“Little sister, this time it’s really different, listen to me…”
The General pleaded persistently until he finally managed to convince his little sister.
Then he said, “Little sister, didn’t Wanying hold a Marriage Tournament a few days ago?”
“This…” Madam He was stunned for a moment.
Was this related to that event?
“There was, but why?” Madam He asked with some worry.
“That Marriage Tournament was seen by the Young Sect Master of the Qianming Sect. He was in a rush to the Imperial City and didn’t stay in Yuzhou City, but later… he mentioned it before the Emperor, saying he wanted to take Wanying as a concubine…”
“That’s impossible!” Madam He immediately rejected the idea. “I would never let Wanying marry into such a Tiger and Wolf Sect, let alone as a concubine!”
“Little sister, you should know the power of the Qianming Sect.”
The General did not get agitated but spoke slowly and heavily.
Madam He fell silent upon hearing this.
The Qianming Sect was the upper sect of the Luohao Sect, an absolute ruler within a thousand-mile radius.
Several royal dynasties were its vassals because within the Qianming Sect, there were true ‘Immortals’!
The Sect Master of the Qianming Sect had already reached the Condensation Realm as a True Person.
His strength was ghostlike—not strong enough to move mountains or fill seas, but his full power was equivalent to the force of a hundred galloping horses.
Moreover, the power exerted through his magical arts was far beyond mere physical strength.
If the Sect Master wished, he could single-handedly crush tens of thousands of troops of the Great Qian Dynasty!
Add to that the many other experts within the sect, and simply put, the Qianming Sect was a colossus that the Great Qian Dynasty dared not provoke…
Under such circumstances, the status of the Qianming Sect’s Young Sect Master was obvious.
Even the Emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty wouldn’t dare show any arrogance before him, instead calling him “virtuous nephew” with a beaming smile.
And now, the Young Sect Master had directly told the Emperor that he wanted to take Wanying as a concubine…
It was clear that if they refused, they would face the double pressure of both the Great Qian Dynasty and the giant Qianming Sect.
At that time, the small He family might very well be crushed to dust.
Madam He gritted her teeth.
Was she to compromise again?
To watch her daughter be sent into the fire pit, living a life without dignity, without freedom, enduring endless humiliation and torment…
No! She would never allow this to happen.
Wanying was her and his daughter; she would never let her suffer!
“What are you all doing? Why are you arguing?”
At that moment, Lin Guiming suddenly appeared from behind.
He patted the General’s shoulder first, and when he turned his head, Lin Guiming gave him a quick once-over.
“So it’s you…”
Lin Guiming then stroked his chin.
He wasn’t mistaken—the man before him was indeed the so-called General he had met earlier in the forest.
“Is that you?” The General also recognized Lin Guiming, frowning deeply.
This arrogant young man had left a strong impression on him.
“What are you doing at the He family?”
“That’s a question I should be asking,” Lin Guiming retorted. “I don’t recall having seen you before? This is my master…”
Lin Guiming was about to say this was his junior sister’s home when Madam He seemed to seize on a lifeline, her eyes lighting up.
She quickly said, “This is his wife’s home. Why can’t he come here?”
Upon hearing this, the General’s expression instantly changed.
He turned to Madam He, frowning and asking sharply, “What did you say?!”
His voice became unprecedentedly anxious, and his expression turned stern.
“I said, Wanying is already married. He is her husband!” Madam He pointed at the innocent-looking Lin Guiming with righteous certainty.
“Besides, they have already consummated their marriage. Wanying might already be carrying his child!”
“You…” The General gasped, feeling dizzy and weak.
He pointed at Madam He, stepping back several paces, his finger moving back and forth between Lin Guiming, Madam He, and not far off, He Wanying, who was watching this scene.
“Do you know what kind of trouble you’ve caused?”
His expression darkened, his face contorted with a mixture of grimace and stiffness.
“If the Young Sect Master of the Qianming Sect presses the issue, not only you… but even the entire Great Qian Dynasty will be implicated. Do you understand?!”
“Why are you yelling so loudly?”
Lin Guiming squinted, stuck a finger in his ear, and looked at the General with disdain.
“Speak properly, I’m not deaf. Are you a groundhog?”