Sages wondered if hed suddenly stepped into a reality show. Four young n and four young won, they were chatting and mingling like a dating show, yet to the side the four chaperones were also paired up and chatting. The only thing missing was a narrator. Will these four pairs of youngsters find love? Will their Elders be able to choose matches and negotiate marriages? Is that a spark among the Elders? Is it ti for their second spring? Love triangles, circles, and every other shape are bound to arise in this season of Cricket ets Spider.
His own amusent was only a temporary distraction as their approach attracted the attention of those gathered. Sage could tell that Xiezi was fuming, but her vicious words were held back by the fact they were the guests of the Zhu Clan. Such internal strife shouldnt be shown off in front of strangers. Sage on the other hand, was not as concerned with propriety in this case, especially after being snubbed by the Zhu Clan in the past.
Ahh, here you are! Are the negotiations going well? Are you matchmaking? Such a great batch of youngsters. Tell about them as well, Im not close with any of them so Ill be able to make a more neutral judgent.
Neither party looked happy to see their new group of three, and Sages request didnt make it any better. He also didnt stand on ceremony, pulling a chair out of the Universe Ring and directly taking a seat between the two groups of Elders. Sitting between the two old n and won, facing towards the table of young people, Co on, give the details. Tell about these eight. They are certainly dragons among n and phoenixes among won, right?
The faces of the two old n from the Jinxi faction soured further, but the two old won of the Zhu Clan were surprised, but then they imdiately llowed. Sage felt like they knew there was more to this whole thing than they had imagined. As a clan that used marriage to build their power and influence, the Zhu Clan was likely no slouch when it ca to gas of intrigue. Two groups coming from the Chong Clan, wearing similar outfits yet with drastically different coloring. If these two old won couldnt figure out that this was so sort of dispute between internal factions, they would never have survived so long in their clan. In fact they actually seed pleased. Internal disputes like this usually ant that their clan could fish up more benefits for themselves.
The most famous mbers of the Zhu Clan were actually those that had negotiated amazing alliances and arrangents. In the Zhu Clan, a woman was judged based on the deals she could make. The most legendary of them were those that had acted as a diator, extracting benefits from both sides while also increasing the reputation of their clan at the sa ti. The won of the Zhu Clan competed harshly with each other, for only the most skilled were allowed to stay within the Clan and lead the next generation. The higher they ranked among the other won the more choice they were given over their future husbands.
Sage had no idea how very harshly this clan full of beautiful flowers treated their own mbers, he only knew that they had snubbed him and so he was happy to disrupt the Jinxis dealing with them. Xiezi was here to recruit them to their cause, but now that the Jinxi were already here, he found another path. While it may not be as good as gaining their support, stopping them from supporting the Jinxi was nearly as valuable. It was also likely to be much easier.
Since both sides of this dispute were technically from the Chong Clan, he could use their shared origin to make the Chong Clan look bad. Even if they knew this was a split between two factions, they still had the sa source, and to the outside world they were one and the sa. He just had to be careful not to be too obnoxious, or they might ignore how it made them look and help out the Jinxi rely to spite him.
The old woman sitting next to Sage laughed, her voice still sweet and soft despite her wrinkled skin and grey hair, Welco! Its so very kind of you to offer, but we werent actually worried about matchmaking at the mont. We were just catching up about old tis and giving the youngsters so ti to interact, then she winked and added with a lowered voice, We can always discuss matches later after we see which ones are compatible.
Haha, youre right! I was just a little too hasty. The Zhu Clan is famous for their ability to match people up, so I was eager to join in the fun. You know, Ive always wondered, does the Zhu Clan ever break up one of their matches? Are you always confident of your choices?
Sage let only a sliver of his hostility show, not wanting to directly oppose them, but if these two won knew him then they would understand what he was implying. On the other hand, if they were unfamiliar, then it would just seem to be a question spoken with an unusual conviction. The woman speaking to him didnt seem phased, but the other, a seat over, narrowed her eyes. She didnt comnt, but Sage could see the calculation in her gaze.
We pride ourselves on setting up marriages that will last for all ti. There have been cases of a pairing being cancelled, but that is always before the marriage and always initiated by the other party. We Zhu do not break our promises.
Sage nodded, directing his gaze to the silent won as he did. With his interjection into their conversation, whatever they might have been talking about previously was pushed aside and it turned into an examination of the good qualities of the eight young folk. Sage brought out another seat for Xiezi and Tujiu, and then directed them to sit with the youngsters. Xiezis eyes flashed with rage and then she took the chair and sat down. She was not yet forty, an age which was still quite young among Cultivators. Especially considering that the four old people Sage was sitting with were many hundreds, if not thousands, of years old.
A Core Formation Cultivator, like the four old folks, could have a maximum lifespan of 5,000 years. Of course, that was if they reached that stage at a young age. If soone spent half their lifespan before they broke through, then they would die of old age when they reached 2,500. With how many ranks there were, this beca a complicated calculation, but from how old these people looked they either took a very long ti to reach their current rank, or they were absurdly old and experienced.
Usually it was a combination of both, but because of their role in this eting, he assud they were all old foxes. In fact, Sage only dared to sit between them and start talking about the younger generation because he was a Nascent Soul. His own age was sowhere around a single century, but because he had surpassed them in strength, he declared himself as at least equals to them in seniority and they didnt dare to refute him. Xiezi was also forced to concede this point. She was very highly ranked among the Xie faction, and she was near the peak of the fifth rank just like these four old folks. Her strength being near equal to them should have given her enough clout to negotiate, but Sage butted in and sent her to sit with the younger folk. She could then choose to fight back, but doing so would reduce Sages standing.
Sage chuckled inwardly, Xiezi chose to put the mission first and accepted his direction. Funny enough, Tujiu was of a similar age to Sage because of the Inner World, but because he was a Demonic Beast he matured far more slowly and fit in quite well with the youngsters. Demonic Beasts matured very quickly physically, but their ntal and emotional maturity was extrely slow in comparison. Tujiu was very singular in his desires, imdiately asking to duel with the n and also boasting about his capabilities to the won. Xiezi on the other hand, stayed quiet and observed the group, like she was studying them. Of course, she also spent half her attention on trying to hear what was going on at the other table.
The Jinxi old n continued to send glares at Sage, but they played along and offered praise for the young n they brought. They hadnt got the chance to pull the Zhu Clan over to their side, and they certainly didnt want Sage there to disrupt their negotiation, so they could only engage in small talk and join the conversation about matchmaking.
Elsewhere in Plum Lantern City.
A sliding door was thrown from its tracks, a man ran into the room in such a hurry that hed broken the door. The sudden noise and bustle caused a powerful pressure to erupt in the room and the man in a hurry was forced to his knees. In front of him, a middle aged man was sitting cross legged in front of a bronze statue. The statue depicted an imposingly large and heavily muscled shirtless man throwing a punch. Upon the chest of the statue was the character for Violent, and it was being studied by the seated middle aged man.
The powerful aura ca from this man and completely restrained the new arrival. He didnt bother to rise or turn around when he spoke, You broke my door.
The man in a rush didnt fight the power weighing down upon him, imdiately falling to his knees and kowtowing to the seated man, Forgive , Sect Leader! There is important news!
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