"Ha!"
Seeing that his companions seemed unclear about the matter, the young man in the lake-blue brocade robe patterned with clouds and the white jade crown finally flaunted his knowledge. Then, no longer keeping them in suspense, he revealed the answer:
"You probably don't know yet, do you?"
"That salt-inspection immortal appointed by the Heavenly Emperor is surnamed Lin, given name Hai, courtesy name Ruhai, and is from Gusu... He was the third-place laureate in the immortal examinations a few rounds ago, a man of integrity and remarkable ability."
"Since taking office, he has acted swiftly and decisively, carrying out extensive reforms with considerable results. Though he is only a fourth-rank salt-inspection immortal in the Heavenly Court, he oversees the spiritual veins of Jianghuai and has fortune on his side. His power and influence are no small matter!"
As he spoke, he paused and looked once more toward the figure in the sky-blue fitted gown not far away. His voice dropped a little.
"And that immortal Lin has a beloved only daughter, who is exactly eleven years old."
"Apparently, about half a year ago, since her mother passed away early and the busy Immortal Lin had no time to care for her, he sent his beloved daughter to the Rongguo Immortal Estate in the Divine Capital, where her maternal grandmother, Old Madam Shi, would raise her?"
"By chance, she arrived just in time for this year's immortal examinations."
When the young man finished speaking, the companions gathered around him suddenly understood, as if the pieces had fallen into place.
"So that means..."
"That young lady over there is the daughter of Lin Ruhai, the salt-inspection immortal?"
"Old Madam Shi of the Rongguo Immortal Estate's granddaughter?"
As soon as his companion finished speaking, a female cultivator in a crimson fitted outfit