In the peaceful days I'd settled into, I'd been thinking that I could keep taking things one step at a time, slowly rebuilding my affection with Ye Qingxian and making up for all the romance I'd missed. Meanwhile, a world-shaking event was unfolding in the Ye Family.
Ye Kong.
The Ye Family's Grand Elder.
He was already the most powerful fighter the Ye Family openly had.
Even so, the entire Ye Family wasn't his personal domain, where his word alone was law.
The reason was simple: the Ye Family had a long history.
How could a Hidden Family with such a long history have only one Grand Elder in the open, without a few old monsters kept in reserve?
After Ye Qingxian was born amid countless auspicious phenomena and the Heavenly Dao's blessings, she became the focus of every member of the Ye Family.
It was those old monsters in reserve who had joined forces to arrange her marriage long ago.
Ye Kong counted as one of those old monsters too.
But he couldn't decide everything.
Just as now.
He faced an argument with the others in the family's forbidden grounds.
The Ye Family's Seventh Ancestor emerged from his tomb. With one simple sentence, he silenced the argument. "There's no need to discuss this any further."
"The person betrothed to Ye Qingxian has an equally extraordinary background. He may well possess the potential to reach the pinnacle and become unrivaled one day. Our Ye Family can't afford to offend someone like him, let alone the forces behind him."
"Ye Qingxian is the wife he chose long ago."
"No matter what, we must see this marriage through."
"Only then can the Ye Family thrive for generations through an alliance between powerful families."
An old man gave a slight nod. "Exactly. That's