Xu Yang cupped his hands. "Thank you, Elder Wei, and the Wei family for your high regard, but I currently have no intention of joining any faction."
Ultimately, this all boiled down to marriage alliances. He couldn't be bothered to argue back and forth only to part on bad terms. Since his admission into the Celestial Strategy Academy was already set in stone, there would be no more unexpected twists. Unafraid of offending anyone, he simply chose to decline outright.
Of course, his tone remained perfectly polite. If the other party still took offense to that, there was nothing he could do.
The Wei family's Fifth Elder frowned. "Won't you at least hear our conditions, Fellow Xu? The Wei family has come with absolute sincerity. If you aren't satisfied with the terms, we can always negotiate."
