Dai Mubai immediately bowed. "Thank you, Father-in-law, and thank you both, Your Excellencies, for giving us your blessing!"
Ning Fengzhi stepped forward, helped him up with both hands, and patted his shoulder. "Mubai, from now on, I'm entrusting Rongrong to you."
"Rest assured, Father-in-law. I'll never mistreat Rongrong." Dai Mubai took Ning Rongrong's hand and spoke with conviction.
Ning Rongrong leaned against Dai Mubai's arm, her face bright with happiness.
"Come." Ning Fengzhi nodded and headed out of the hall. "The family dinner is ready. We can talk while we eat."
Chen Xin and Gu Rong rose together and followed Ning Fengzhi. As they passed Dai Mubai, they nodded to him as well.
Dai Mubai followed the three of them, holding Ning Rongrong's hand. A weight finally lifted from his heart, and he wore a composed smile.
This visit to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had gone far more smoothly than he had expected.
The marriage alliance was only the first step. Now that Ning Fengzhi had agreed, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had become one of his strongest allies.
Next, he needed to bind the sect's interests more closely to his own while ensuring it survived the storm to come.
And the key to that was Spirit Hall.
In all honesty, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was at the height of its power. It had yet to suffer a catastrophe like the Soul Hunting Operation, so Dai Mubai could not be sure what Ning Fengzhi truly thought of Spirit Hall.
Ning Fengzhi certainly could not imagine that Spirit Hall would launch an assault to destroy his sect five years from now.
Of the Upper Three Sects, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was insufferably proud, while the Clear Sky Sect had withdrawn from the world. When