"Father, did I really choose wrong?"
Jasmine asked her father with a regretful voice as she watched Aksai's figure dissolve into the sea of the city's crowd from afar.
If she had known that Aksai was capable of producing a discipleship invitation token of the Purple River Sect, she wouldn't have opposed her marriage with him.
One could say that, by Aksai's forr world's standards, she was the proverbial "gold digger." However, in the cultivation world, she was simply following its norms. Even her father did not find fault in her thinking.
Both father and daughter duo had assud that if Aksai had been married to Jasmine, he might not have given the token to Ruan.
Instead, he would have used it on himself and kept Jasmine as his partner, bringing her to the Purple River Sect. After all, a man has to prioritize his family.
The cultivation resources accessible to the inner disciples of the sect were far more potent than those given to the outer disciples. Even the living arrangents offered to inner disciples were vastly superior to their outer disciple counterparts, causing much envy among the latter.
Jasmine was deeply committed to her cultivation journey. She aid to establish her foundation and beco a Foundation Building Expert in her life. Being together with Kaan was a ans for her to access more resources from him as his wife.
With the potential of becoming an inner disciple of the Purple River Sect, Aksai had outclassed Kaan by a long shot. It was only natural that the father and daughter pair would feel so regret in their hearts.
"What's done is already done," Reman shook his head and sighed deeply before continuing. "Let's hope that we haven't offended that boy Aksai with our futile attempt to get that talisman from him."
Jasmine and Reman watched the Purple River Sect's ship leave in silence. They then waited quietly for Kaan to return to them. The trio had decided to stick together and settle sowhere in the Purple River Gate.
They didn't have the luxury to leave Wuyum County safely like Aunt Reta and her son. They could only bide their ti in the city and wait for the chaos to die down a bit.
Living in the Purple River Gate wasn't easy. The monthly citizen tax for each individual was going to burn holes through their savings. As such, they needed to find a stable source of inco. In short, they had many tasks to tackle.
However, Kaan had decided to go after Aksai to have a word with him regarding their previous encounter. He wanted to apologize to Aksai for his rude behavior right after arriving at the Purple River Gate.
Kaan had tried to bully Aksai using his identity as an outer disciple of the sect. However, it turned out that Aksai had an even bigger identity than him.
While others might not understand the status and prestige of an inner disciple, being from the sa sect, Kaan knew better. Even if Aksai wasn't the sect's inner disciple himself, the fact that he was associated with one already made him a bigger deal than Kaan.
Therefore, Kaan wanted to ensure there was no tension between him and Aksai now that they had separated. After Aunt Reta and Ruan had boarded the sect's ship, Kaan tried to approach Aksai. However, the latter disappeared right after bidding adieu to the mother-son pair, prompting Kaan to run outside the city in an attempt to find him.
After so ti, Kaan returned and t Reman and Jasmine. The two seed to have many questions for him. However, he shook his head before speaking to them in a grave tone.
"I thought I had caught Aksai's trail. But the guy just seemingly vanished into thin air. I couldn't find him. Moreover, I heard so interesting news just now," Kaan spoke, his expression darkening.
"Boy, don't keep us waiting. What is it?" Reman asked impatiently.
"They say that Lian Lakir, the most talented scion of the Lakir family, died in the Wilben family's territory," Kaan said as he looked around and continued in a hushed voice. "The Lakir family's remnant forces are furious. They have started stirring up quite a bit of trouble in the Wilben family."
"Well, this only proves our initial decision to stay away from Ragui County was right," Jasmine chid in as she looked at her future husband. "What the Wilben and Lakir families do in Ragui County has nothing to do with us anymore."
"That's not my point," Kaan spoke as he t Jasmine's eyes.
"The thing is, the Lakir family's remnant forces are saying that Lian Lakir was killed for possessing the Purple River Sect's discipleship invitation token. This token was claid by the Lakir family in an auction event in one of the sect's territories.
Even in their precarious condition, they are not willing to let go of that token easily. In fact, they are more determined than ever to get it back now that their Foundation Building ancestor is either dead or in hiding."
"What does the Wilben family have to say about this?" Reman asked, starting to understand the gravity of the news.
"The Wilben family claims it has nothing to do with Lian Lakir's death or the theft of the sect's token," Kaan replied promptly.
"Both sides are unwilling to involve the Purple River Sect in their matters. Tokens are frequently sold at auction events, so the sect doesn't want to diminish the allure of the token by intervening. They will let the families resolve this matter themselves. It's just how you would expect the sect to behave.
In short, the tension between the two counties isn't going to die down anyti soon. Although our decision to co to Purple River Gate was correct, we haven't prepared ourselves for a long stay.
Furthermore, we can't stay in the city anymore because the guards saw us enter with Aksai. We have to leave if we want to avoid future troubles heading our way," Kaan spoke in a grave tone, looking at both Reman and Jasmine, hoping they would understand his hints.
"I don't understand," Jasmine said with a puzzled expression. "What does accompanying Aksai to enter the Purple River Gate have to do with our ability to stay in the city?"
"So that's how it is! I… I get it now," Reman said, understanding Kaan's words. He glanced around to ensure nobody was listening before adding in a hushed voice.
"Soone like Aksai possessing the discipleship invitation token is indeed unimaginable. Kaan, are you suspecting Aksai of killing Lian in the Wilben family's territory?"
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