After the banquet
Taking advantage of the time, everyone carefully examined this Demiplane.
In the Main World, it was already autumn, yet here it seemed to lie between spring and summer. Countless peach blossoms had bloomed, and the paths were covered in pink petals clinging to the little stones.
There was no sun in the sky, yet sunlight poured down.
The lake was emerald green and clear to the bottom, with fish swimming within it.
At that moment, beneath a patch of peach blossoms in the distance, Alice and Ruxiji were taking a walk together.
Alice was fifteen. Her appearance had clearly inherited the finest traits of both her parents; she was beautiful and youthful, dressed in a Druid's robe with elegant bearing. Five Silver Lines could faintly be seen.
Wherever the two went, guests showed them respect. The daughter of a god and the son of a god possessed such honor; even those of the Sacred Domain were no exception.
"The young Count Teta Xiao is only fourteen, so it is still hard to tell what qualities he possesses. Alice, however, is truly quite beautiful, and her bearing rivals that of a real princess. She would make an excellent marriage match!" A female Sacred Domain expert carefully examined her before speaking.
"I cannot agree. A Divine Child's lifespan is comparable to that of the Sacred Domain—around three hundred years. Other than someone of the Sacred Domain, who could match them? Yet what Sacred Domain expert is under a hundred?"
"Whether one marries a Divine Child or takes a daughter of a god as a wife, it is a tragedy. Their sons, even their grandsons, may die before the Divine Child does. And the Lineage that marries into their family will be drained dry through long-term control."
"To be drained