After the Third Elder lectured him for a while, Li returned straight to his residence. Devouring the Superior was Devouring the Superior; no matter what happened tonight, no one in the clan was allowed to mention it again.
The next morning, Fugaku came to see Li. Of course, Fugaku did not mention anything that had happened the night before, but the way he looked at Li had changed. The Uchiha clan revered strength above all else, and the power Li had displayed yesterday had already reached the pinnacle of the Uchiha clan.
Such strength would have been terrifying even among Kage-level fighters. Since Li possessed that kind of power, Uchiha Fugaku naturally felt a trace of fear.
When Fugaku saw Li, he immediately handed him a letter. "Li, the Third Elder asked me to give this to you."
Li frowned and took the letter. "Oh? Is the Third Elder's health all right?"
Fugaku nodded lightly. "The Third Elder is not seriously injured, but he is not in good spirits."
Li opened the letter. Ever since Mao Yihua had told him that the person Mao Zhihua had always wanted to challenge was the Third Elder, Li had never imagined that the Third Elder's strength could be so formidable. But now it seemed that Mao Zhihua, who had created a sword technique capable of defeating the Third Elder, was even more terrifying.
The letter was very short, and Li finished reading it in just a few seconds. But afterward, he frowned.
Seeing Li's expression, Fugaku could not help growing nervous. "What is it?"
"The Third Elder wants me to marry Ling," Li said slowly. "The marriage arrangement has already been made."
Fugaku took a deep breath, and his expression darkened. After all, he had been promoted single-handedly by the Third Elder, so