"Elena! This is utter nonsense!" Old Ford's face darkened, his tone severe. "The situation is turbulent right now, and the family is standing at the very crest of the storm. At a time like this, you want to make such a grand spectacle of a wedding? You have no sense of priorities..."
Old Ford's words caught in his throat halfway through.
His thoughts took a sharp turn. Wait.
A wedding?
Those three women, plus his daughter—that meant four fourth-rankers on his side.
And with himself, a peak fourth-ranker, Red Leaf Manor now possessed five top-tier fourth-rank combatants. Not to mention that Su Li appeared to be a master magic smith capable of casually forging top-grade high-level equipment.
The nobles in the royal capital were all perched on the fence, watching from the sidelines. None of them dared to openly choose a side.
If they used this wedding to let slip a little news of these monsters' strength, they would not even need to wait for the Baris Empire to attack. Those fence-sitters would be scared stiff and come running overnight to pledge their allegiance!
This was practically the perfect stage for the Iris Family to flex its muscles before the world!
Old Ford's attitude made a one-hundred-and-eighty-degree turn.
The old face that had been taut with rebuke forcibly pulled itself into an enthusiastic smile.
"But this wedding is a fine idea!" Old Ford slapped his thigh hard, his voice booming. "It was this old man who failed to think things through! This must be done! And it must be done on a grand scale!"
Saina and Elena were still glaring at each other when the old man's abrupt change of face left them somewhat at a loss.
"Tomorrow, I'll have the highest-grade invitations sent out!" The more Old Ford thought