"Elder Huan, forgive Qingyue for speaking out of turn, but everyone here who supports urging Jingxiao to propose marriage now is being extremely shortsighted!"
Lei Qingyue's face had already reddened. It was not from excitement, but anger—anger at the scene before him.
"Upon learning that the Ancient Void Dragon Clan had a Nine-Star Dou Sheng expert, who also happened to be Zi Yan's father, I did indeed assess the matter from the Thunder Clan's perspective. I was happy then, but only because of our alliance with Origin Return Manor. We now have a powerful ally, one who can allow us to fear neither the Soul Clan nor the Ancient Clan's pressure."
"Afterward, I was happy for Jingxiao as well. That boy had a fine eye—his sworn elder brother was Xiao Yan, while the woman he fancied happened to be Zi Yan. What pleased me most was that there had never been any interests mixed into Jingxiao and Zi Yan's feelings. When they first met, neither the Thunder Clan nor the Ancient Void Dragon Clan had influenced them in any way. Their feelings were pure, yet you all wish to take the initiative and taint such feelings with interests. How shortsighted!"
The more Lei Qingyue spoke, the more heartbroken he became. "Everyone is under enormous pressure because of the Ancient Clan and the Soul Clan. I understand that, and I am equally anxious. But your approach is far too blunt. I can understand the reasons behind it, so Origin Return Manor will understand them too. Zhukun will naturally understand as well."
"A marriage that begins for the sake of interests will ultimately end because of interests. Let me ask something else: what if Zhukun demanded that Jingxiao marry into his family? What if he demanded that the Thunder Clan become an