Chapter 968: The Truth Behind the Forced Marriage

What struck him as odd was the number of Heavenly Fire Sect members in Wind Moon City’s City Lord Manor. They far outnumbered the Wind Moon Sect members. That, and the expressions on everyone’s faces, felt wrong.

Shouldn’t people be smiling on a day like this? Why did they all look so grim?

Qin Xiao set the thought aside for now and approached the gift registry.

Surely Seven Stars Tower had sent a wedding gift. He was on good terms with Wind Moon Sect, and there was Meng Sanqian’s connection to consider too. They ought to have observed the usual courtesies.

“Excuse me. Has anyone from Seven Stars Tower brought a gift?”

Rather than hand over his own gift immediately, Qin Xiao asked first.

He wanted his gift to be comparable to the Tower’s. Giving far more or far less would both be awkward.

“Who are you? Why ask that? We did not notify any factions outside the western part of the Southern Region. Everyone here is from the west. What do you mean by asking about Seven Stars Tower? Are you trying to ruin our Holy Son’s wedding?”

The middle-aged man recording the gifts reacted sharply at the mention of Seven Stars Tower.

Qin Xiao wore ordinary clothes and had altered his appearance slightly to avoid attention. The man hadn’t recognized him.

But something in his tone caught Qin Xiao’s attention. This gift clerk belonged to Heavenly Fire Sect. Why was someone from that sect keeping the accounts here, on Wind Moon Sect’s territory, in the Shen family’s own home?

“Please forgive him, Steward. He’s a distant relative of mine. It’s his first visit, and he doesn’t know the arrangements. He spoke out of turn.”

A young man stepped forward as Qin Xiao frowned.

Qin Xiao looked at him. He was certain they had never met.

“If he’s with Wind Moon Sect, we’ll leave it at that.”

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