As Xiao Huang and Shangguan Feng's wedding neared its end, the heroes of the Martial Arts World below wore all manner of expressions. The coercion behind this wedding was far too obvious. Apart from Shangguan Feng, who was brimming with excitement, Xiao Huang looked less like he was attending a wedding than a funeral.
At the end came the exchange of betrothal gifts—or rather, tokens. This was also a tradition of marital alliances among the Six Great Clans, signifying that from this day onward, the two clans would stand united, watching one another's backs in offense and defense.
Shangguan Qi, the Shangguan Clan's Grand Elder, produced a longsword. It was a Heavenly Weapon once wielded by one of the Shangguan Clan's Yang Spirit Realm ancestors. Using it as a betrothal gift would not disgrace the Shangguan Clan.
What Xiao Tian'ao brought out, meanwhile, was a jade box. Its exterior was exquisitely crafted, and a faint power could be sensed within. No one present knew what it was; only members of the Six Great Clans knew that it contained the Martial Dao Relic.
Though the Martial Dao Relic was now being handed to the Shangguan Clan as a betrothal gift, once the people of the Six Great Clans unraveled the formation upon it, it would still be delivered into Xiao Tian'ao's hands.
Xiao Huang stared fixedly at the Martial Dao True Pill, his eyes full of unwillingness.
He had agreed to this marriage alliance with the Shangguan Clan, but he had been forced into agreeing. If he had refused, his position as the family's heir would have been replaced. The Shangguan Clan's demand was simple: they wanted to marry their legitimate daughter to the Xiao Family's heir as his principal wife. As for who that heir was, they did not care