The Heavenly Monarch was quite pleased when he heard Bai Zhi stop flatly refusing. He felt Qing Qiu was still just as unwilling as ever to get involved in disputes.
Delighted, he laughed heartily and said, "Of course. We should take the younger generation's wishes into account. I'll arrange for my Sang Ji to visit Qing Qiu."
After the two of them settled things, they made their respective arrangements. When the other factions heard about it, they each had their own thoughts and prepared to have their younger generation give it a try as well.
Sure enough, Sang Ji hurried to Qing Qiu the very next day.
But Sang Ji wasn't the only one who came to Qing Qiu. Young talents from the other clans came too, hoping to seize this chance. If they could form a marriage alliance with Qing Qiu, their clans would be guaranteed prosperity for ten thousand years.
After all, Qing Qiu had a marriage alliance with Great Xia, and Great Xia had close ties with Kunlun Ruins. It was like getting a powerful backer in one fell swoop.
Bai Fengjiu soon found herself constantly being approached by people for no apparent reason in Qing Qiu. Fed up with it, she slipped away to Great Xia without a word, leaving all those hoping to win her affection unable to find her.
Sang Ji had serious reservations about marrying someone from the younger generation who was so much younger than him. But it was the Heavenly Monarch's command, and for the sake of the Heavenly Clan, he could only swallow his pride and go to Qing Qiu.
What Sang Ji hadn't expected was that, after delaying for just a few days, he would discover Bai Fengjiu wasn't in Qing Qiu. For some reason, he felt a sense