Betrothal Gifts Enter Purple Mansion

"Alright, I agreed. I'll make the trip for you."

Jiang Yun thought he had misheard. "Ancestor, you agreed?"

He had not expected the God King to agree after asking just one question.

"If you were merely seeking pleasure, I would stop you. But if it is for the Dao, then everything can be compromised."

The God King ancestor spoke slowly. He was not some rigid old man.

Jiang Yun was stunned at first, then quickly understood. Jiang Taixu treated his own people very well and held great love for the Human Race.

But anyone who had cultivated to this point could never be purely good.

To achieve his goals, he would not stop at nothing, but neither did he mind using power to pressure others.

The world was not simply black and white, and people were likewise shades of gray in every color.

"Thank you for your protection, Ancestor. But when you go to arrange the marriage alliance, could you secretly take me with you?"

Seeing how reasonable the God King was, Jiang Yun directly explained his plan to him.

It was not easy to form Dao companions with female cultivators from other factions.

Especially Saintesses—it was even harder. The God King before him was proof enough.

Unless one used force, but that would ruin one's reputation too badly.

Once that precedent was set, finding Dao companions in the future would become far too difficult. Especially Ancient Emperor daughters or Emperor's Daughters—could force be used against them?

If one did, death would come soon enough.

There were few marriage alliances between Sacred Lands, because they involved each side's inheritance. A union between core disciples could bring countless hidden dangers.

If two Sacred Lands formed a marriage alliance, what would the other Sacred Lands think? The many transcendent inheritances had always