While Wang Shouzhe was still muttering to himself, inwardly calculating how he would deal with that big girl Lici when she returned.
On the other side, Wang Liyao hurriedly stepped forward to smooth things over, shifting everyone's attention away.
On behalf of Longzuo Purple Mansion Academy, she presented a congratulatory gift—a medium-sized high-grade Spirit Vein sealed within a spirit pearl.
Generally speaking, clan marriages had nothing to do with an Academy, and there was no need for one to send congratulatory gifts. But first, Longzuo Academy had worked closely with the Wang Clan in recent years, their relationship was harmonious, and they had indeed made quite a bit of money together. Second, the two being married this time were both little prefectural princesses. Given the relationship between Lingyun Sacred Land and the Great Qian Imperial House, it was only natural for the Academy to make some gesture.
Ever since Wang Liyao advanced to the Purple Mansion Realm more than a decade ago, she had been sent to the Outer Realm Battlefield for a period of training.
After earning some merits, she had been granted the title of "Master Xuanyao" by the imperial court. She then formally took over the management of Longzuo Academy, and now she already possessed some of the imposing authority of an Academy master.
Taking the opportunity, Luoqiu and Luojing also presented their gifts as elders. Though they were not as eye-catching as Wang Lici's dragon leg and dragon whip, they had been carefully selected and were extremely valuable.
The relatives present were all deeply moved, swelling with shared pride.
Back then, they had watched these children grow bit by bit from babbling toddlers. Yet in the blink of an eye, those little children had become great figures whose might shook entire regions.
There was no need