Xun Rong… no! It should be Feng Rong, turning her head to look at Long Xi below, her eyes narrowed instantly, and she began to spew venom, “You are Long Xi? I heard that you took over the position of family head at such a young age, and are the most talented among the younger generation. Now it seems… ha, how come your cultivation is still only at the Lesser Golden Core stage?”

Long Xi froze for a moment, but did not immediately turn hostile. He replied in a deep voice, "Long Xi's aptitude is shallow, naturally not comparable to Young Master Feng's amazing talent!"

"That's incredibly shallow!" Feng Rong showed no consideration for others and continued to spew poison, "Otherwise, why would she give up a perfectly good life and choose a child as her master?"

"..." Long Xi was pricked again. As a member of a family that inherited the ancient bloodline, he had heard of Feng Rong and that she was difficult to get along with. He didn't expect her to be this difficult to get along with.

“I’m different! I’ve always had good taste!” Feng Rong shamelessly patted herself on the back, then gave You You a wink, “Right, surname… You Tiannv!”

You You's lips twitched, and she grabbed Xun Fengrong, who had drawn all the hatred in the room, and pulled her over, lowering her voice to ask, "What are you doing here?"

"Didn't you see?" Feng Rong rolled her eyes. "Of course it means the Feng family is choosing you as their master! How about that, isn't that giving you enough face?"

Before Youyou could say anything more, the Wu family head finally reacted, “So it’s the young master of the Feng family!” He smiled stiffly, his eyes darting around as he continued, “Is the young master of the Feng family also here to choose a master? I wonder if the head of the Feng family is also here. Choosing a master is a big deal. If the head of the family is not here, the young master of the Feng family should not make decisions on his own.”

"How do you know I can't make the decision?" Feng Rong turned around, looking the Wu family head up and down with disdain, and launched a barrage of sarcasm. "Some people who are arrogant, stupid, vicious, and ugly can become family heads and make decisions for their corrupt families. Why can't I, a descendant of ancient times and the young master of the Feng family, do the same?"

"You..." The head of the Wu family seemed to have never been confronted like this before. He immediately turned red with anger and stepped forward, looking ready to fight, saying, "You brat, how dare you..."

"Who did you say?!" Before he could finish speaking, Feng Rong's face darkened, and an immense pressure instantly emanated from her.

Before the head of the Wu family could react, he felt his legs give way and he was forced to the ground with a thud, unable to move, as if his internal organs were about to explode.

This is... the pressure of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator!

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However, the oppressive aura did not stop; instead, it swept across the stage, about to collide with Wu Yue behind it.

"Your Majesty!" Long Xi below finally reacted and quickly stepped forward to pull Wu Tiannu over, setting up a barrier to block the oppressive force.

"Alright, Xun... Feng Rong!" You You also realized that Feng Rong might be really angry, so she quickly pulled the person next to her.

Feng Rong turned around and glared at her, angrily saying, "I'm doing this to stand up for you, don't be ungrateful!"

"Okay, thank you, alright? Stop messing around!" His temper is really something else. He can talk a lot at others, but he'll fly into a rage if someone insults him.

I wanted to just brush him off!

Feng Rong was even angrier, but she knew this wasn't the place to lose her temper. She could only glare fiercely at You You before finally withdrawing her oppressive aura and letting out a loud "Hmph!"

The Wu family head, who was on the ground, was helped up by the others. Although he was not injured, he seemed to be frightened and could not stand steadily.

"Um..." Seeing that the conflict between the two sides was getting deeper and deeper, and it seemed like they were about to fight, the high priest immediately stepped in to smooth things over, chuckling and saying, "Since the two celestial maidens have chosen their relatives, let's begin the formal establishment of the covenant."

The rest of the Wu family reacted quickly, nodding and saying, "Yes, yes, yes! It's time to draw up a contract. Drawing up a contract is a big deal."

"Which of you two celestial maidens will begin by establishing the covenant?" The high priest glanced at You You, then at Wu Yue, who was being protected by Long Xi.

What is a contract?

Youyou was stunned; no one had told her there was such a procedure!

“Let’s go first!” Long Xi glanced at You You across from him, took a deep breath, and said.

"Alright, alright." The high priest nodded hurriedly, wiping away cold sweat. Thank goodness, no fight broke out. He gave a stiff smile and looked at the others on the platform, saying, "Then, would you please trouble you and everyone else to rest down below for a while?" He pointed to the chairs that had already been prepared below.

Unaware of the situation, You You nodded, turned around, and stepped off the stage, casually pulling away a certain sullen, ruffled chicken. When he returned to the stage, he looked back and saw that the Wu family members had also left, leaving only Wu Yue and Long Xi on the stage, seemingly preparing to do something.

"What is a contract?" she couldn't help but ask.

Ling Qi was about to answer when Feng Rong interrupted, "Nonsense! Of course, it's about signing a follower contract. Isn't that why the Long family chose the Heavenly Maiden as their relative?"

"Huh?" You You was truly bewildered this time. She hadn't realized there was this whole process for choosing followers! Wasn't it just a matter of receiving an appointment notice? "What kind of contract? Isn't it just about planting a spiritual root?" She didn't understand!

"Your Excellency..." Ling Qi explained in a deep voice, "Followers are different from ordinary people who are bestowed with spiritual roots. The Heavenly Maiden will transfer a portion of her power to them, helping them to unleash their greatest potential. This is why the Heavenly Maiden's followers are all exceptional talents, one in ten thousand." Even those with poor spiritual root quality can become top-grade with the Heavenly Maiden's help.

"I see……"

"Moreover, the stronger the Heavenly Maiden's power, the more fully her followers' potential is unleashed, and the higher their cultivation level will be." Ling Qi thought of something, glanced at her with some concern, and then looked at Wu Yue on the platform and said, "I've heard that the earlier a Heavenly Maiden awakens, the stronger her power. Heavenly Maiden Wu Yue awakened her Heavenly Maiden abilities at a very young age, so she must be quite powerful."

"The ancient bloodline of the Long family is becoming increasingly diluted, which is why they chose the Wu family as their leader in an attempt to revive the Long family." Feng Rong snorted coldly, her eyes darting around before turning to You You and saying, "You think you have any hope? They ruled you out from the very beginning!"

"..." No, you can't stand not arguing with people for a second, can you? She never expected anything from the dragon race in the first place!

“Once the contract is successfully established, Long Xi’s cultivation level will definitely increase. Just wait and see how people laugh at you then.” He gave a gloating look, and then proudly raised his head and said, “But you don’t need to worry. I don’t even care about Long Xi’s cultivation level. If you ask me for help… cough… I can help you. As long as you establish a contract with me, my cultivation level will definitely be above his.”

"No need!" You You immediately refused, blurting out, "I've already chosen someone!"

"What did you say?!"

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