The Wind Swordlord trailed off in embarrassment. Obviously, this wasn't his intention, but rather his wife's. She had simply let her greed get the better of her.

Shi Yan facepalmed, though she was already used to this kind of behavior. It wasn't the first time the childish old woman had made such an incomprehensible choice, and her husband had taken her side more than once too. "I'm sure you two thought it was reasonable, but that won't work on Li Tianming. He's not a normal kid. Based on my observations, he doesn't have any physical relationship with Long Wanying either. After all, even Yang Ce has come here. If you two had been here to observe them for as long as I have, you'd know that he isn’t that easy to deal with."

"Why didn't you say that sooner then?" the Rain Swordlord said, glaring at her.

"Me?" Shi Yan was stunned. They were the ones who had wanted to throw their weight around before they’d even settled down!

"It's fine. The Sky Palace disciple is still young and that doesn't change the bigger picture. Our main mission here is...