Liu Yi was up to nothing. She just kept drinking. She and Lu Li had seven or eight goblets in a row. It was okay for him, but Liu Yi blushed and her eyes misted. Obviously, she was drunk.
Admittedly, even though Liu Yi was not extremely pretty, she was one of the best. Particularly, she had in her an elegant temperament that was with her since she was born in a big family, something that girls born in the Di Long Tribe could not compare to.
A beauty had been intoxicated. Her skin was rosy in color, and her charming body was soft; her actions were powerless and her eyes were misty.
It was all very inviting. Lu Li himself had quite a few drinks. He was an energetic young man who rarely came in contact with the fairer sex, not to mention drinking wine with a pretty lady at such proximity.
The night was picturesque, and the scenery was impressive. The pretty girl exhaled fragrant smells which came Lu Li’s way. Even if Lu Li was not drunk from the wine, he was now. Seeing that Liu Yi stood up unsteadily trying to pour him more wine, he hurried to grab the flagon. However, he unexpected grabbed onto Liu Yi’s delicate hands.
Lu Li quickly withdrew his hands and said with embarrassment, "Lady Yi. Don’t drink any more. You are drunk!"
Liu Yi poured Lu Li some wine regardless. She also filled her own goblet. Some wine even spilled over. Liu Yi emptied her goblet in one sip. Then she closed her eyes and took a few deep breath. Liu Yi looked to the garden in the distance and said, "Lu Li. I won’t say all those polite and official words today. Today, the reason I ask the ladies of the family and you to the feast was the family had asked me to solicit you. If you give your consent–apart from me, you can marry any of the rest of the ladies. You… can even consummate the marriage tonight!"
Lu Li already knew this. Today, he had handed in the Azure Dragon Spear and the Silver Rainbow Sword which exposed many things. It was understandable that the Liu Family would value him so much.
A genius was significant for a family, but a directly-related lady was nothing in the eyes of the patriarchs. If Lu Li were to marry a lady, he would be considered to have joined the Internal Clan.
Lu Li said nothing in return. Liu Yi carried on with a bitter smile regardless of that. "It is quite ridiculous and pathetic. We, the directly-related family ladies, seem to be quite glamorous and enjoy high status, but it is not true. We are even inferior to an average girl in a tribe. When our family needs us, we must sacrifice at any time."
While saying this, Liu Yi put on a mocking smile and shook her head. "Do you know why the Zhao Family can establish relationship with such a great Lord Yu? Do you really think that it is because Lord Yu valued Zhao Family’s power? Or that the Zhao Family Patriarch can kiss ass? No! The fact is—at the Frigid Cloud Mountain, the Zhao Family Patriarch had given his precious little girl to Lord Yu as a concubine with no status. When Lord Yu is done with the Frigid Cloud Mountain business, the Zhao Family lady will be abandoned with no mercy."
"What?"
Lu Li couldn’t believe this. He became quite sober. He had heard some news that ladies of the big families could not decide their own marriage, but he would have never thought that the Zhao Family would be so cold-hearted as to sacrifice one of their honorable ladies to a powerhouse for him to toy with…
"Ha-ha, do you think it’s quite ridiculous?"
Liu Yi derided more. She turned around and looked at Lu Li and empathetically told him, "Actually… you don’t know. I was sent over that night as well, but Lord Yu did not like me. I was sent to three different lords and none of them liked me. Ha-ha-ha!"
Tears slid down Liu Yi’s face, silently, as she uttered these words. She was laughing and crying. The look made Lu Li’s heart throb and he was shocked.
"Lady Yi…"
Lu Li tried to comfort Liu Yi but did not know where to start. Liu Yi wiped off her tears and had another drink. Then she looked up to Lu Li and said, "Do you feel that these big families like the Liu Family and the Zhao Family are disgusting? Lu Li, the world is bigger than you imagined. We don’t have to talk about the outside world. Big families on the Northern Desert are too numerous to enumerate. We are the Overlord of the Wu Ling County, but when we go out, any powerhouse can overthrow us. Take Lord Yu as an example. He doesn’t need to do anything himself. He can dispatch one of his minions to send us to our doom. If a family can establish relationship with such a man, the Family Patriarch can kneel to him like a dog, let alone sacrificing a lady."
Lu Li was speechless. What Liu Yi said had subverted his perception. It opened his eyes about how cruel the real world was.
"Whew, whew!"
Liu Yi sighed and her eyes became clearer. She seriously said, "Lu Li, I will not lie to you. We, the Liu Family, may be ousted from the Wu Ling County any time now. Three months ago, my grandpa was heavily injured and has been in a coma. He hasn’t gained consciousness yet. He may never be able to do that. That is why the Zhao Family is willing to go so far to establish relationship with Lord Yu. They want to replace us, to become the new Overlord of the Wu Ling County."
"Lu Li, do you still remember last time during the Bloodline Awakening when a boy of the Zhao Family awakened Bloodline of the Fifth Rank? As we speak, the child has been sent to the Yu Family and became a disciple of the Internal Clan of the Family."
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