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Chapter 1002 Tao Meng's purpose
Chapter 1002 Tao Meng's purpose
Chapter 1002 Tao Meng's purpose
A moment later, the crimson-robed Tao Meng turned his gaze towards Shun Fang and Shun An and cupped his hands before he continued with that same smile on his face
''Brother Fang, sister An, the second reason I'm here involves the two of you actually, as well as little Fen.
You see, Xiao Fen and my seventh son have been playing together a lot lately, and they seem to have formed a bond. In fact, my seventh son won't stop talking about her and I've heard she is quite fond of him as well. So, while I know that they are both still young, I've come to ask you if you've considered having Xiao Fen engaged to my son.''
Both Shun Fang and Shun An were taken aback by Tao Meng's unexpected offer, as the entire Shun estate fell silent once more. Shun Fang first glanced at Shun An and then Shun Fen as his face gradually fell, before he turned to look at the king of the 'Roaring Waves Kingdom' once more.
Looking at Shun Fang's darkened expression, Shun Long could already tell that his father wasn't willing to even discuss this matter and was about to decline.
Of course, Shun Long also knew that Tao Meng's suggestion wasn't anything out of the ordinary. After all, it was completely normal for nobles to have their children engaged at an early age and eventually have them marry each other in the future.
In fact, Shun Long had also experienced this in the past, as he was engaged to that flat-chested woman from the Lin family in the 'Sky Fortune Kingdom'.
And indeed, a few moments later, Shun Fang stood up and shook his head before he answered in a cold tone that left no room for discussion
''I refuse. Prince or not, my daughter will not be engaged to anyone. When it's time for her to marry, she can choose her own husband!
I appreciate your good intentions but there is no need to bring this matter up again in the future. I've already experienced this once with my son, and I'm not planning to repeat the same mistakes!''
Tao Meng was stunned momentarily and even the soldiers behind him couldn't believe their own ears. Shun Fang actually rejected the king's offer?
However, Lin Huefeng seemed to know much more than those soldiers as she shook her head and explained to Shun Long
''This isn't surprising. Actually, Tao Meng didn't lie just now. It's true that Xiao Fen has been playing with his son, as well as with the sons and daughters of many other nobles from the kingdom. For some peculiar reason, many of those nobles started to buy properties in this 'Yellow Amethyst street' a few years ago, so many of their kids have been interacting with each other... as well as Xiao Fen. So, it was only a matter of time before someone came forward to suggest an engagement with her.''
Of course, Shun Long could easily piece everything together after hearing Lin Huefeng's explanation.
After all, it was plain as day to see that those nobles had all started to move to the 'Yellow Amethyst street' to get acquainted with the mysterious Heaven grade expert who lived there, Lin Huefeng. Since Lin Huefeng stayed with the Shun family, those nobles knew that as long as they could form a connection with anyone from that family, they would also have an indirect connection to Lin Huefeng as well.
Then, with the support of a late-stage Heaven grade cultivator, forget about just the 'Roaring Waves Kingdom', those people would be able to walk backward anywhere in the entire mortal 'continent'.
Thus, those nobles pulled every string possible and did everything in their power to get acquainted with the Shun family!
At the same time, Shun Fen looked at her father and lowered her head, not saying anything in response. While it was true that she was friends with the seventh prince, the young girl hadn't thought of getting engaged just yet.
And yet, to everyone's surprise, Tao Meng waved his hand in a nonchalant manner before he continued
''Ah, I see. No matter, no matter, it's alright. Having Xiao Fen choose her own partner is not bad either. If my son is truly determined he should earn her affection himself.''
The crimson-robed king then cupped his hands and bade farewell to Shun Fang, Shun An, and Lin Huefeng, promising that he would pay them another visit in the near future.
However, Shun Fang could tell that the king wasn't going to be the only one to do so from now on. Now that Shun Long was back, it was only a matter of time before more and more of those nobles started paying them a visit in hopes of getting acquainted with his Shun family.
A storm had already started to brew as the political scene of the 'Roaring Waves Kingdom' was about to change.
And yet, Shun Long wasn't the slightest bit interested in these undercurrents. Instead, he turned to look at Shun Fang and said
''Father, I'm only planning to stay here for a month. After that, I have to return to the central continent with Mei'er. But before I leave, I'm going to make sure that both you and mother will reach at least the Spirit realm!''
Shun Long's tone was calm and unhurried as if he was mentioning something that could be done with the flip of a hand. However, Shun Fang and Lin Huefeng were both stunned when they heard that, their expressions turning into ones of pure disbelief.
''The Spirit... realm? Did you just say the Spirit realm?''
Of course, Lin Huefeng's shock was the highest out of everyone here. After all, she was well aware of what it meant for someone to reach the Spirit realm even in the Desolate East, let alone in this mortal world!
Even her husband, Liu Jian, was only a rank 3 Spirit realm cultivator after cultivating for his entire life, but Shun Long had the confidence to turn a person who had lost their whole cultivation base into a Spirit realm expert in a single month?
However, Shun Long's next actions were more than enough to answer her and Shun Fang's questions. Waving his right hand, Shun Long took out a dozen different items from the 'Stone of Time', and placed them all on the ground in front of him. And among those items... the most striking ones were three thick booklets, each one emitting an extraordinary aura!