Since Xia Youran had studied at Northern Heavens, there was nothing wrong with calling her Senior Sister.
The fact that the master of the Nine Summers Chamber of Commerce had sent his daughter to Northern Heavens showed that he had a good relationship with the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy. But how could he secretly collude with the Dragon Demon Palace? Northern Heavens had given him a thorough thrashing.
"Cough, sorry. Sometimes, I can't control what my father thinks."
The beautiful senior sister had apparently realized the awkwardness of the situation and hurried to explain.
Her father, Xia Tianyan, might be a Sovereign, but at heart, he was still a businessman.
Businessmen were fickle, hedged their bets, and played both sides. That was only to be expected.
To maneuver between factions and trade favors, Xia Tianyan had even arranged a marriage alliance with the Dark Shadow Chamber of Commerce, another of the three great chambers of commerce. He'd promised his daughter to the son of his old rival, Liu An.
In other words, Xia Youran and Liu Ying were engaged.
Demon Punishment Heaven of the Dragon Demon Palace, Xia Youran of the Nine Summers Chamber of Commerce, Liu Ying of the Dark Shadow Chamber of Commerce, Dong Yuan of the Heaven Origin Chamber of Commerce, Xi Qinghai of the West Pole Palace, Zhou Xuan of Mysterious Yin Mountain, and Su Buxiu of the Heaven Tripod Holy Sect.
These seven were recognized by the various powers as continent-level prodigies. At the very least, they were the strongest new generation of Northern Heavens experts to have overcome the first Physical Body Tribulation.
After the Dragon Demon Palace was destroyed, Demon Punishment Heaven, who seemed poised to become the foremost of the seven prodigies, had vanished. No one knew whether he was alive or