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"President, is there something wrong with the proposal?" Sima Huiniang asked the question carefully when she noticed the faintly amused smile on Luo Chen’s face.
"Wrong?" Luo Chen repeated, his voice calm. "For the Li family of Qinhua River, of course, there is nothing wrong.
"Lingjun is my disciple and already leads a hall of his own. If they choose him into their family, it would establish a deep bond with me. Even without their grand elder, no one would dare to treat the Li family lightly out of regard for my name."
Sima Huiniang nodded in full agreement. The Li family’s intentions were precisely as he described. Yet the curve of his smile left her faintly unsettled.
While she was still wondering at his meaning, Luo Chen’s tone abruptly hardened. "But they are dreaming far too sweetly.
"Lingjun may be at the fifth stage of the Qi Refinement Realm, but his aptitude is limited. In the eyes of most, he is a man with no hope of ever reaching the Foundation Establishment Realm. A marriage candidate like that would pose no threat to the Li family, yet by tying him to their bloodline, they would gain the leverage to ride upon the strength of the Luo Tian Society.
"Where in the world does anyone get such a sweet deal?"
The words struck Sima Huiniang like a jolt of thunder. For a moment, she froze before the true intent of the Li family’s offer dawned on her.
She had only considered the surface of how the Li family appeared willing to marry off a seventh stage granddaughter to a fifth stage hall leader. Yet beneath that apparent generosity lay a carefully calculated move. By choosing someone like Qu Lingjun, whose cultivation was weak and prospects limited, they ensured he would never have the ability to interfere in the Li family affairs.
As the realization settled, a spark of admiration flickered...
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