Find You a Marriage

"Little friend, we meet again."

At that moment, a refined, elegant middle-aged man walked over from behind the little girl and spoke to Lin Bei with a smile.

Beside the middle-aged man was also a beardless, fair-faced old man.

"Lin Bei greets Sect Master Ning, and greets this senior."

Lin Bei bowed in salute.

Ning Fengzhi was somewhat surprised. "So you know me, little friend."

Lin Bei smiled. "I guessed."

Ning Fengzhi teased, "How did you guess?"

"Mainly because Sect Master Ning carries himself with grace and nobility, and his manner is refined and gentle. At a glance, you have the air of a benevolent gentleman."

Lin Bei racked his brains and finally thought of a few idioms, immediately blurting out his praise.

Hu Liena: "..."

Junior brother, aren't you sucking up a little too much?

Ning Fengzhi: "..."

So I was that good?

This young man had a sweet tongue.

Ning Rongrong made a face at Lin Bei. "Flatterer."

Hey, you little girl.

How did the formation fall apart when it got to you?

Was I being a flatterer?

If I was a flatterer, wouldn't your daddy be a horse?

Your dad was about to neigh!

Lin Bei decided not to lower himself to the little girl's level. He looked at Ning Fengzhi and asked, "Sect Master Ning, when did you arrive? Have you found a place to stay?"

"We arrived yesterday. For now, we're staying at a hotel."

Ning Fengzhi smiled faintly, then looked at Lin Bei and suddenly asked, "Since you are from Spirit Hall, little friend, could you tell me who tomorrow's Bestowal Ceremony's Holy Son is?"

Lin Bei smiled. "Doesn't Sect Master Ning already know?"

Ning Fengzhi's gaze sharpened, and he was secretly astonished.

When he had first heard the news that a Holy Son was to be bestowed, Lin Bei had immediately come to mind. In the end, it really was this little fellow.

"Sect Master Ning, there are quite a few fun places in Spirit City. Please take your time looking around. I still have matters to attend to, so forgive me for being unable to keep you company. I'll take my leave first."

Lin Bei noticed Yue Guan, who had suddenly appeared not far away, beckoning to him, and saluted Ning Fengzhi as he spoke.

Ning Fengzhi nodded, glanced in Yue Guan's direction, and said with a smile, "Since you have business, little friend, go on."

"Goodbye, Sect Master Ning."

"See you tomorrow."

Lin Bei bid farewell to Ning Fengzhi and walked toward Yue Guan with Hu Liena.

On the way, Hu Liena lowered her voice and asked, "How do you know the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?"

Lin Bei answered, "We met once before in Heaven Dou City."

"That little girl seemed very familiar with you..." Hu Liena said.

"We're not close."

"Really not close?"

"Lord Yue Guan, is something the matter?"

Lin Bei decided not to answer Hu Liena's question against his conscience.

Because he really was very familiar with Ning Rongrong.

After all, he had read the original work...

Hu Liena pursed her lips. Her junior brother was not being obedient.

Yue Guan glanced at Ning Fengzhi and the other two gradually walking away in the distance, then withdrew his gaze. With a faintly playful smile on his face, he said to Lin Bei, "The Pope is looking for you."

"Oh, Teacher is looking for me?"

Lin Bei nodded, thinking, Tomorrow is the Bestowal Ceremony. Does Bibi Dong have something to instruct me on?

"Then I'll go see Teacher first."

"I'll go with you."

Hu Liena spoke from beside him.

"Na Na, you have to come with me."

Yue Guan shook his head, though. Hu Liena could not very well be present for what the Pope was about to discuss.

Lin Bei shrugged and smiled. "Looks like there's no way around it, Senior Sister."

"You'd better hurry and go see Teacher."

Hu Liena said helplessly.

Lin Bei came to the Council Hall alone.

Bibi Dong sat upon the Pope's throne. When she saw Lin Bei enter, her icy expression softened a little.

"Teacher."

Lin Bei greeted her first, then asked, "Did you call me here for something?"

Bibi Dong looked Lin Bei up and down.

Although the child had been born a commoner, he was handsome and refined, with swordlike brows and starry eyes. His features carried a bold, heroic air of their own. Once he grew up, there was no telling how many young girls in the first bloom of love he would charm.

After weighing her words for a moment, Bibi Dong said, "Tomorrow, aside from appointing you as Spirit Hall's Holy Son, I also intend to find a marriage for you."

Find a marriage?

Lin Bei's heart tightened, and he thought to himself, Here it comes.

Back when Bibi Dong had taken him as her disciple, he had faintly sensed that something was waiting for him—

So it turned out she wanted to use him as a bargaining chip for a Marriage Alliance.

Only, who does she want me to enter a Marriage Alliance with?

The Clear Sky Sect was impossible.

At present, the Clear Sky Sect was living in seclusion, and given the former Pope Qian Jixun's act of killing the Clear Sky Sect's daughter-in-law, there was no hope of the two sides reconciling.

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family?

That was possible...

After all, Yu Xiaogang came from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family. From Bibi Dong's perspective, there were plenty of reasons to have Lin Bei form a Marriage Alliance with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family.

"What, are you unwilling?"

Seeing Lin Bei lower his head and stay silent for a long while, Bibi Dong frowned and asked.

"Ah, no. I'll leave everything to Teacher's decision."

Lin Bei came back to his senses and said respectfully.

A Marriage Alliance with another sect would not harm his own interests, and it could even bring him plenty of benefits. Naturally, Lin Bei had no reason to refuse.

Besides, Bibi Dong could not possibly choose some ugly girl to be Lin Bei's wife, so no matter how he thought about it, he would not lose out.

As for pursuing love?

Love my ass!

Feelings growing over time was pretty good too.

Bibi Dong nodded in satisfaction.

She had not taken this disciple in vain.

Not only was his talent powerful, he also respected his teacher and valued the Dao, and was extremely obedient.

"I intend to have you marry that Little Princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Rongrong. That child is a sect's princess. Whether in status or talent, she is worthy of you."

Bibi Dong said.

Lin Bei was a little surprised.

I spent all that time guessing, and it turned out to be the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?

This...

That girl Ning Rongrong?

In the original work, Ning Rongrong was a thoroughly pampered little Witch right from the start. Only after suffering repeated blows at Shrek Academy did she rein in her temper.

Aside from that, she was very pretty. Taking her as a wife would not be a loss at all.

Lin Bei smacked his lips. Fine, Ning Rongrong it is. Once she grows up, she'll be a great beauty too.

Thinking this, Lin Bei said, "I'll leave everything to Teacher's decision. It's just... Teacher, will the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect agree?"

"Hmph."

Bibi Dong gave a cold laugh. "If they don't, then they can prepare to face your axe."

That did not seem good.

If they did not agree, he would take an axe to them?

Wasn't that a little too overbearing...

In truth, Lin Bei understood what Bibi Dong meant by those words. This Marriage Alliance was Spirit Hall giving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect a chance—

Either accept the Marriage Alliance and become Spirit Hall's friend.

Or refuse and become its enemy.

If they truly refused, then the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would have to face Spirit Hall's hostility in the future. When that time came, whether Lin Bei was acting as the Holy Son or as the Pope, he would be more than enough to give the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect a headache.

Because his talent was simply too powerful.

If they could not eliminate Lin Bei while he was still weak, then once he grew up in the future, he would absolutely become every enemy's nightmare.

After that, Bibi Dong gave him some more instructions about what to pay attention to tomorrow, then let Lin Bei return.

On the way back, Lin Bei pondered—

The plot had already begun to diverge from the original.

In the original, Spirit Hall had never thought of winning over the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect at all. It had gone straight into the Soul Hunting Operation, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had been destroyed—

If not for that cheater Tang San.

Spirit Hall really would have unified the realm.

Of course, on the surface, it was Tang San's existence that had stopped Spirit Hall's path to unification.

But the underlying reason was still that Spirit Hall's methods were too ruthless, pushing many potential allies onto the opposing side.

After all, you wiped out two great sects just because you said so.

Who knew whether you would turn your spearhead on me next?

Especially the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

This sect was the strongest auxiliary sect on the continent. Spirit masters who roamed the world had, to a greater or lesser extent, had dealings with spirit masters from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. By wiping them out, you directly pushed those spirit masters onto the opposing side too—

Wouldn't it be better to win them over as allies?

In the original, there did not seem to be any mention of Spirit Hall trying to win over the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

It only said that the Soul Hunting Operation began, and then the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon were destroyed.