「Several days later.」
Buxu Zi and Xu Xing, accompanied by House Elders from the Butian Sect, personally went to Spring and Autumn Mountain to discuss the marriage with Zuoqiu Lin, the Zuoqiu Clan Leader. Thanks to a prior reminder from the Nanhua Sect, and given that Xu Xing was a powerful figure in East Huangzhou, Zuoqiu Lin was overjoyed to hear of Xu Xing's intention to propose. He immediately agreed to the marriage and had the clan elders prepare a banquet to entertain the entourage from the Butian Sect.
"Ying'er is my niece. Her father had limited aptitude. Sadly, during his attempt to break through to the Dao Pill Realm, his meridians catastrophically reversed, and he perished. Over these years, I, as her uncle, have been the one looking after her..."
At the banquet, Zuoqiu Lin invited Xu Xing to the seat of honor. After they had exchanged toasts for a while, he looked at Xu Xing, his face flushed, and said the above.
