"High yellow level?" Jiang Hai froze for a moment. Was this little girl really so gifted? Jianan was not even fifteen, and a high yellow-level mage already ranked quite well among mages, at least far above the first rank of the Soul-Refining Zither Heart.
Jiang Hai looked at Jianan curiously.
A shadow passed through Jianan's eyes, and a thin veil of tears gathered in them. Stubbornly, she said, "I won't. I'll never marry that wastrel, no matter what! I won't practice water magic."
"What's going on?" Jiang Hai asked with a frown.
Qin Xiaoxiao sighed. "Jianan was betrothed as a child to a mage from the Falan Kevin Family. Her clan are East Dragon people too, but they have a special constitution. All their female members have exceptional talent for water magic. If they cultivate together with a fire mage, their cultivation speed doubles, and they're guaranteed to reach above purple level seventh rank."
"So her elders are making her marry someone she doesn't like just because of that?" Jiang Hai asked, his brow furrowed.
Qin Xiaoxiao said, "Jianan's family has already fallen into decline. Her grandfather is their only purple-level Grand Magister. Once he passes away, her family will fall out of the ranks of the foremost families."
"That's no excuse. No family's strength should be built on sacrificing its members' lives. Besides, is that fellow from the Kevin Family a man of poor character?" Jiang Hai asked with a frown.
Qin Xiaoxiao sighed. "Not exactly. The sons of the rich and powerful are all like that. Feng Nuo's grandfather is a Fire Saint Magister, after all, and the Kevin Family has practiced fire magic for generations. Once they reach a certain realm, they need the union of yin and yang to neutralize their fire mana."
"I understand." Jiang