"Why am I so weak? I still can't break through to the Middle Fifth Grade. If I were strong enough, I could be like Huo Hongling and ask the Confucian Temple for help, or even that... that Great Nether Empress."
Qi Muxue clenched her fists, starting to blame herself.
Lu Mingyuan knew she was belittling herself again. Just as his father-in-law had said before he left, she had become trapped by her own insecurities. He could only comfort her, saying, "It's alright. Everyone shines in their own way and has their own worth. As long as you are by my side, I am happy. That is enough."
Seeing this, Zi Yun and Hong Wan watched from a distance with envy.
Only Yun Qinghe silently rolled her eyes, clearly unhappy with their public display of affection.
...
「Two days passed.」
The marriage alliance ceremony officially began.
