Death… And Me

Chapter 631 - The Final Decision

Laun looked at Xiria with surprise as he instantly rejected the idea.

”What?! No can do! You might not have the necessary talent like Dilan or Tuc, but youʼre my only daughter. Besides, even though youʼre just a little worse off than those ones, youʼre still a very talented member of our clan. Thereʼs no way that your mother or I would let that happen! Who knows what that guy will try to do to you? Forget it!”

It turns out that Laun had always been a very protective father. If the Soul Stone wasnʼt extremely important to the clan and Frandin wasnʼt a Celestial Land Disciple, he would never allow Xiria to try that. Well... that was regarding his daughter. As for his two sons, he was very strict with the two of them. Dilan just so happened to be Xiriaʼs older brother.

However, Xiria quickly explained.

”Father, he had me right on his palm and could do anything he wanted. For the sake of knowing how to use the Soul Stone, I wouldnʼt have resisted at all. Also, he understood that we wouldnʼt do anything to him even if he didnʼt know the method. However, he still didnʼt touch me and stopped everyone from continuing. You have to give him this much credit at least.”

Launʼs dark expression didnʼt disappear as he said.

”Still...”

However, Sumeri intervened right after.

”What I want to know is whether you think you can trust him or not. Xiria, from what youʼve seen so far, what can you say about him?”

Xiria pondered over the question a bit and then explained.

”He always acts high and aloof. However, I havenʼt heard about him doing anything bad in the city. The only thing I can tell is that he got into an argument against Valia from the Portin Clan.”

”An argument? Why? Didnʼt he go to the Portin Clan earlier?”

Laun then explained what they found, which left Sumeri quite surprised.

”I see... he got into an argument for the sake of his humans. Thatʼs really unexpected. We donʼt bring our humans into Zasfin establishments to avoid these kinds of problems, but he didnʼt care about that. He totally defended his own. Why do I feel like he treats his humans even better than us?”

Xiria and Laun couldnʼt answer that, deciding to ask.

”What does Ancestor mean by that?”

Sumeri shook her head as she replied.

”Oh, nothing. Itʼs just that these humans accompanying him seem more important to him than what we initially thought. Of course, thatʼs a good thing. At least, our beliefs match each other. Iʼm especially satisfied that he did say it would be very dangerous to whoever wants to follow him. On top of that, he also gave us the option to refuse if we wanted to.”

Laun snorted as he said.

”Ha! Thatʼs just because he can recruit anyone in the other clans even if we donʼt choose anyone.”

Sure enough, he still didnʼt like the idea.

However, Xiria shook her head as she refuted her fatherʼs words.

”Thatʼs not it. What Gian wants is someone who wonʼt mistreat his humans. How many clans do you know that have Zasfins like us?”

”This...”

He could definitely find some poor families who treated their human slaves well. They were rare, but considering the size of the city, they existed. However, finding a clan with as much authority as theirs with the same thoughts was another story. He wouldnʼt be surprised if they were the only big power in the city that didnʼt think about humans as nothing but slaves.

Sumeri smiled at Xiria before commenting.

”You seem to trust him quite a lot. Why is that? Could it be that you really took a liking for the man? Donʼt forget, heʼs from the Celestial Lands, so you probably wouldnʼt even have a chance since he has so many better options.”

Xiria immediately shook her head. What was it? Love at first sight? Those things only happened in books.

”Thatʼs not it!”

Laun was even more displeased now, saying.

”Thatʼs right! Anyway, you canʼt go with him.”

Sumeri shrugged her shoulders as she changed the topic.

”Well, if you say so. Then, who would you send in Xiriaʼs stead? Even though itʼs dangerous, itʼs also an enormous opportunity. If it allows the selected clan member to join a Celestial Land, that would be even better.”

Xiria immediately raised her hand as she said.

”Ancestorʼs right. I want to go myself!”

Laun was taken aback as he instantly shouted.

”What?! Didnʼt you hear what I said?!”

Xiria didnʼt seem to care, though.

”You said it yourself, father. Iʼm not at the level of Zasfins like Tuc and my older brother. If we put other clans in the mix, I can only be considered good at best, but far from the top. I donʼt want to let this chance slip from my fingertips! Heʼs someone who passed the Rank Five Bloodline Trial on his own. As long as I survive, I can definitely benefit from accompanying him. Even if you refuse, I wonʼt let it go. My only doubt was whether ancestor would accept it or not.”

Laun immediately looked at Sumeri and said.

”Ancestor, you said it yourself. It is indeed a great opportunity. In that case, isnʼt it better to have one of our top geniuses go? He did say that gender doesnʼt matter, right? Then, my son, Dilan, would definitely accept it.”

Xiria was enraged as she couldnʼt help but say.

”Father, youʼre too shameless. You just said that my talent was too high to be wasted, but now youʼre offering Big Brother Dilan? Youʼre contradicting yourself!”

Laun threw caution to the wind.

”So what? I donʼt want to give my daughter to the wolves. If I have to be shameless, I will do so with open arms.”

Sumeri massaged her forehead. She couldnʼt say she understood Laun since she had never married. She became the ancestor of the Asume Clan due to her putting all of her time into Soul and Spiritual Energy cultivation. That being said, she didnʼt have a son or a daughter to lose like him.

”Alright, thatʼs enough, you two. Thereʼs an easy way to resolve this.”

Luan and Xiria looked at Sumeri, waiting for her idea.

”Have Gian Torio decide. Give him a list of members from our clan who would want to go and have him meet them. Whoever he chooses to take in the end shall be the clanʼs choice. Understood?”

Laun and Xiria nodded, agreeing with the idea. Itʼs just as Sumeri mentioned. The final decision would still be Gianʼs. From the looks of it, he didnʼt care who it was as long as he or she had the Bloodline Soul Mark.

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