A disturbing smile appeared on Kui Luo’s face as he looked at Lu Yin’s dissatisfaction. "It's very simple: Young Master Yu meets all of your requirements. On top of that, because of what he lived through, you have the justification to act even more ruthlessly in the Perennial World without any of the true powerhouses caring. None of them will bother with you."

"He passes all of my criteria?" Lu Yin was surprised.

Kui Luo started raising fingers as he continued, "First, Xia Zhitong’s from Shenwu's Sky, which gives you a connection there. You’ll be Shenwu's Sky's son-in-law, which will allow you to openly go and rely on them. That’s one, right?”

"Second, do you know how Yu City was first founded? They sell the Mother Tree’s bark. Many of the citizens of the city travel to the Lower Realm to collect bark, which is something that you also need.”

"Third, the entire reason why Shenwu's Sky wanted Xia Zhitong to marry Young Master Yu is because the Yu family used to support the Lu family."

This last bit of news caught Lu Yin off guard. "They supported the Lu family? Then why weren’t they just wiped out?"

Kui Luo explained, "Because Young Master Yu's father betrayed the Yu family. After the Lu family was exiled, but before the four ruling powers moved against the Yu family, the previous city lord, who had always supported the Lu family, was eliminated by his own son. So, Young Master Yu's father arrested...