The Appraisal Dance

'Your groom?' Xuanbing questioned, slithering forward again as the upper half of his body circled Han Xuelian.

The Grandmaster's posture stiffened, closing his eyes respectfully while the Guardian Deity sniffed him.

'I have been asleep for far too long, Grandmaster of Beast Conquering,' Xuanbing stated, remaining intimidatingly close behind the Grandmaster. 'You are to wed this youngling from the Han Clan?'

'Perhaps,' Chi Cheng replied with a chuckle. 'The details, I will explain to you on another occasion. However, now, I must ask why does Xue Ling Ridge reject the Grandmaster of Ice? He is on his ascension journey, why do you deny him his right to bond with the land and achieve his final state as a cultivator?'