"Mhm," Chen Ying'er answered softly.
She knew perfectly well that she could not hide it from her grandmother. Or rather, that had been her intention all along.
"When I get back, I'll discuss it with your grandfather and cancel the marriage agreement between our family and the Yang Family." Seeing how directly her granddaughter answered, San Shui could tell at once that she was serious.
Although doing so would certainly offend Yang Haohan, one of the Knight Temple's Divine Seal Knights and the current Temple Alliance Leader, she could no longer afford to worry about that.
After all, if they followed Chen Ying'er's suggestion and extended her engagement to Yang Wenzhao, San Shui could already predict the outcome from her granddaughter's behavior.
She simply intended to use those extra eight or ten years to deepen her relationship with Yue Chen during their time in the Demon Hunt Squad, then use that as grounds to break off her engagement to Yang Wenzhao.
That way, Chen Ying'er alone would bear the blame, and the relationship between the Soul Temple's senior figures and Yang Haohan would remain unaffected.
Chen Ying'er had undoubtedly devised a way to minimize the damage to her temple's relationship with Yang Haohan of the Knight Temple. But to Granny San Shui, it was a solution she could never accept.
Leaving aside how badly it would damage Chen Ying'er's reputation in the Alliance, how would she maintain her standing in the temple afterward? Simply doing such a thing would effectively rob her of any chance of ever leading the Soul Temple.
After all, why had the Soul Temple painstakingly nurtured Chen Ying'er and sent her into a Demon Hunt Squad to gain experience, if not so she could one day rightfully assume the responsibility of leading the Soul Temple?
"Grandma,