Chapter 1694 — He Is a Mystic-Rank Expert
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"No matter how capable he is, just how capable can he be? Do not tell me he is a Mystic-rank expert." Old Master Sun challenged her. "You should know that a rogue cultivator must at least reach the Mystic rank before he can barely earn the respect of families like ours. Yet in the eyes of the hidden families, such people are nothing more than hired muscle and lackeys, and their status is far below that of our great families. So, Jingyan, consider this your grandfather's final request before he dies. I am not insisting that you marry into the Yu family, but you must at least marry the son of another great family, all right?"
"Grandfather, he... He might actually be a Mystic-rank expert," Sun Jingyan said helplessly. "And he also seems to possess remarkable medical skills. Could you let him take a look at your illness?"
"Hmm? Mystic rank?" Old Master Sun was taken aback. He had only mentioned it casually, never expecting that Sun Jingyan's rogue-cultivator boyfriend really would be a Mystic-rank expert. Though a rogue cultivator of the Mystic rank was still less important in the eyes of the hidden families than a Yellow-rank heir of a great family, a Mystic-rank expert was nevertheless an extraordinary asset in the eyes of the great families.
Old Master Sun's thoughts reached further. If Sun Jingyan's rogue-cultivator boyfriend really was a Mystic-rank expert, and if he could persuade the man to join the Sun family as a resident son-in-law, then the Sun family would gain a Mystic-rank expert out of nowhere. That would be of immense significance to them.
The Sun family was a cultivation family specializing in auxiliary healing, so it had no real combat experts of its own. Adding a combat expert would therefore be an excellent thing. It would bring the family more tangible benefits than a marriage alliance with another family.
"Yes. He is a Mystic-rank expert..." Sun Jingyan forced herself to say it. She was talking about Wei Zhao, but in truth, Wei Zhao had no relationship with her at all.
"In that case, I will give you a chance. Bring him back to the Sun family. If what you say is true, let him attend the Gathering of the Great Families with us. Having a Mystic-rank expert would be an excellent opportunity for the Sun family to make a strong impression!" Old Master Sun said. "Of course, there is one condition: he must agree to marry into the Sun family as a resident son-in-law..."
"What?" Old Master Sun's first condition had already been difficult enough for Sun Jingyan. Bring Wei Zhao home? And take him to the Gathering of the Great Families? Would Wei Zhao agree? And now her grandfather wanted Wei Zhao to marry into the Sun family? This was such an impossible demand that she might as well be beaten to death.
"What is it? Do not tell me you made him up." Hearing the doubt in Sun Jingyan's voice, Old Master Sun frowned.
"That is not it. I suppose meeting him would be fine... But could we wait a while? I do not want to make our relationship public just yet. And as for becoming a resident son-in-law, he would never agree to that... After all, he is a Mystic-rank expert..." Sun Jingyan said with a bitter expression.
"The opportunity has already been given to you. This is my bottom line!" Old Master Sun said. "If he joins the Sun family, then our strength will increase, and I can accept that. But if he merely marries you, then you will become part of his family. In that case, we might as well form a marriage alliance with one of the great families. That would be far more worthwhile!"