"Your appearance, spiritual root, and family background are all outstanding, but you've been delayed for too long, are a bit older, and have been working too aggressively at the Taoist Court, so your temper isn't great either. Now finding a husband who matches the Xia family's status and has extraordinary talent is basically impossible."
"But as for Xiao Tianquan..."
Master Xia paused and continued, "He is the core of the Xiao family's direct lineage, young, with a good spiritual root, very ambitious, and with a promising future. He doesn't shame you. Coincidentally, he's somewhat beneath you in every aspect, just enough for you to control."
"Of course, I won't wrong you; a Golden Core from the Xia family marrying down to a Foundation Establishment of the Xiao family—what would that look like if word got out?"
