A gentle breeze swept through several trees, setting their dense branches and leaves swaying with a rustling whisper.
Beneath the trees, Xu Tianran sat in his wheelchair, looking at Huo Yuhao across the table with helplessness on his face. "Yuhao, I heard from Ju Zi that you contributed greatly to the Sun Moon Empire's occupation of the Heaven Dou Empire. You are a man of merit, and having you is the Sun Moon Empire's fortune.
"Logically speaking, I should reward you generously to commend your achievements.
"However, I have pondered for several days and still could not think of what to reward you with. After all, with Old Kong behind you, there are many things you do not lack. Rewarding you with things you already have might only be icing on the cake—dispensable, and incapable of demonstrating the reward your great contributions deserve."
After saying that, he sighed.
In truth, he had quite wanted to arrange a marriage for Huo Yuhao.
For example, he could marry Xu Tianzhen to Huo Yuhao. That would bring him closer to Huo Yuhao. No matter what, the other party was a genius Old Kong thought extremely highly of. Once he matured in the future, he would certainly become a pillar-like powerhouse within the Sun Moon Empire.
But the problem was that arranging a marriage also required considering Huo Yuhao's wishes. Old Kong stood behind him, and Xu Tianran truly did not wish to force Huo Yuhao and thereby become enemies with Old Kong.
For now, he could only leave it to Ju Zi to slowly win him over and see whether she could take down Huo Yuhao.
As for Ju Zi, whom he trusted most, he had feelings for her, but not many. In his eyes, she was merely a tool anyway. If she