Deng Yici pinched her sleeve between her fingers and covered her lips, a glint of cunning flashing through her eyes as she leisurely followed the True Lord to their seats.
As luck would have it, the Eastern Bian Li Clan sat directly opposite the Western Bian Chu Clan, while the Wen River Deng Clan's table faced the Eastern Ya Cui Clan's. A mere lift of the head brought Zhang Yuan into view across from them.
Deng Yici noticed Zhang Yuan glancing their way out of the corner of his eye and shot him a flirtatious wink, her gaze decidedly suggestive.
Zhang Yuan was used to it and paid her no mind, continuing his conversation with Li Huixi.
Li Huixi had noticed, but seeing that Zhang Yuan paid Deng Yici no mind, she merely swept her gaze over her and likewise dismissed it.
An odd expression appeared on True Lord Imperial Balance Myriad Turns's face as a thought stirred in his mind.
The Eastern Bian Li Clan could recruit a live-in son-in-law.
Then there was no reason his Wen River Deng Clan couldn't do the same. What if he had Yi Ci steal Zhang Yuan away from the Eastern Bian Li Clan?
The Eastern Bian Li Clan was already strong enough with a Deputy Sovereign of Heaven and Earth. If they also remedied their shortage of successors, producing a True Lord of their own surname and gaining another of an outside surname, would any other clan still have room to survive in the Azure Firmament Dust-Dyed Realm?
Although he had previously schemed against Zhang Yuan by questioning the firmness of his Dao heart, ultimately, his clan alone hadn't been responsible for Chen Xinqiao's death.
*The Wen River Deng Clan, the Hengyang Lu Clan, the Jingyang Li Clan, the Western Bian Chu