Seeing through but not calling it out, Bexia chose to remain silent, but he couldn't shake the feeling that something was amiss. Why did they insist on marrying Moon to him on their first meeting? Even Lian was willing to sacrifice herself. There must be some ulterior motive behind all this.
Although what the head steward just mentioned might be part of the reason, it certainly wasn't the main one. With the vastness of the dimensional universe and the fact that there were more than just their family in the Blood Wolf clan, they could easily find another clan member for Moon to marry. Moreover, Source Blood was definitely the fundamental reason hindering such an event.
"I could establish a contract instead. Why must Moon marry me?" Bexia hesitated for a moment before tentatively speaking up.
"Young master! Please don't joke around. Since the Source Blood is already in your possession, you must marry the young miss. Otherwise, the Andrews family will cease to exist in the future!"
"Is it that serious? Aren't both the master and the young miss still around?"
"But you can't let just the two of them have children, can you?"
"Errr…?" Bexia was taken aback by the steward's words and asked in return, "Why does it have to be me?"
"It has to be you, young master!" the steward affirmed decisively.
"It seems that the young master doesn't fully understand the importance of Source Blood to the Blood Wolf clan."
"Is there some hidden secret?"
"What hidden secret? It's just that the Blood Wolf clan can only procreate new life with living beings that possess their own Source Blood. Everyone knows about this!" the steward explained.
"Hah—?!" Bexia was quite shocked. No wonder the Blood Wolf clan was so few in number. He used to think it was because the members were very faithful to their race. So, this was the reason!
"Do you understand now, young master?"
"Yes, I do," Bexia nodded, feeling a bit bewildered now.
"I wonder how the young master and the young miss met?" the steward asked another question.
"I saw her being surrounded by a group of people and couldn't ignore it, so I stepped in to help her. Then she unexpectedly drank my blood and mysteriously passed on her Source Blood to me..." Bexia briefly recounted the situation, as it wasn't much of a secret and Moon would know if asked.
"It seems the young miss has quite a favorable impression of you, young master! She bit you willingly. Mind you, she's never bitten a man before!"
"It appears that my earlier concerns won't come to pass. Young master, you must put in effort to win her over soon, so she can bear several children. This way, the Andrews family can increase its numbers!" The steward patted Bexia on the shoulder with earnestness and even subtly shared some of Moon's preferences and weaknesses.
"We're here! Young master, you shall reside here temporarily!" the steward stopped in front of a door and announced.
"I can't stay here. I have matters to attend to!" Bexia immediately rejected.
"That's alright. Your matters are the family's matters. The old servant will assist you."
"I need to go to the Bluffworld first, and then to the Pangu mainland!"
"No problem, we were already planning to return to the Pangu mainland. It's on our way!"
"But I have companions outside!"
"The sir can have them brought over together." The old steward's tone changed, saying, "Of course, the old servant can also assist, to bring the companions over for the sir!"
"......" What could he say to this?
"Then I'll trouble the steward!" Bexia thought for a moment and nodded in agreement, because he remembered one thing: he had offended an immortal god of the elemental clan. If he acted alone, he was very likely to face retaliation. For safety reasons, it was not a bad idea to follow Lian.
Although she was a somewhat mediocre candle head! But her deterrence was powerful enough, and with an immortal-class battleship, safety was guaranteed.
On the other side, the once beautiful little garden had now turned into a ruin. Lian was sitting on a raised boulder, stroking the wings of her own woman. Her face was flushed as she lay with a soft appearance on her lap.
Your mother is still your mother after all!
"It's quite surprising, I didn't expect this piece of Divinity to be related to him!" Lian played with the natural Divinity between her fingers. In fact, this Divinity belonged to her before, and it was with this Divinity that she had a chance to advance to eternal level. However, due to some later events, she had to pass it on to her daughter.
"And the most important thing is that he can actually control Divinity..." Lian frowned and pondered for a moment, feeling that Bexia was extraordinary. And he probably knew about the origin of the divine gun Gognir, said to be from a very special place. If it weren't for her failed advancement, there might still be a chance after the eternal level.
"But it's fine like this, little Yueyue, just marry and settle down!"
"I don't want to~! Why don't you marry?" Yue voiced her dissatisfaction, but she seemed weak as she spoke.
"That works too! But you'll have to provide the bridal dowry at that time. Whether you want to or not, we both have no choice now!" Lian said indifferently, blaming Yue in return, "Isn't it your fault? You couldn't even protect your source blood, making me suffer as well!"
"I only did it to find something to heal you! And who knew that guy's blood was so delicious, it even made me feel like my strength had increased a bit!" Yue said, reminiscing about the taste of Bexia's blood, licking her lips in a nostalgic manner.
"But you shouldn't have given all the source blood!"
"Then go and try it, anyway I got drunk after a sip and gave him the source blood while half-asleep, now it doesn't matter what you say!" Yue also put on a stubborn look, showing the resemblance between mother and daughter.
"Got drunk after a sip?" Lian frowned upon hearing this, solemnly nodding, "Oh! I'll try it later."
"But getting back to the point, that Bexia is quite wealthy! Anyway, I can't support you anymore. You better hurry up and get married, it will also help lighten my burden!" Lian had a bitter look of a parent in distress.
"I don't want to!"
"Do you have any slight liking for him?" Lian suddenly asked.
"No!" Yue shook her head decisively and added, "Just thought his blood was tasty, almost like my servant!"
"Hehe! So, what do you think of him?" Lian asked again.
"That bastard... is tolerable, I guess!" Yue hesitated briefly, recalling the past.
"What do you consider him as then?"
"More or less just an ordinary friend!" Yue sneered, speaking with a disdainful tone, but what she really thought in her heart remained unknown.
"Hehe! Let's leave it at that for now!" Lian continued to stroke Yue, a hint of a mysterious smile playing on her lips.
For some reason, Yue suddenly felt a bit weary. Under Lian's touch, she slowly closed her eyes and drifted off into a deep sleep.
