Master Megan wasn’t embarrassed when her intentions were exposed, and said, "A marriage alliance between noble families is never simple. Without this Spirit Plant, your Scott Clan would have declined. How can you hope to marry into our powerful Cooper Clan?"
Emma Scott couldn’t stand it any longer. She abruptly stood up and said, "Then there’s no need to marry into your family. I don’t agree with this." After saying that, she left with a flick of her sleeve.
Master Megan sneered coldly, "Such a young age, yet so naive. Some things can’t be decided by whether you agree or not."
Owen Bertram sat to one side, giving Master Megan a cold glance.
Sheppard Owen and Randolph were sitting nearby but remained silent, their thoughts unknown.
Owen Bertram no longer took the lead, blending into the team with minimal presence. During the daytime, Sheppard Owen and Master Megan led the way, with Randolph at the rear.
The day after Master Megan mentioned the marriage to Emma Scott, they encountered a powerful Tire-5 Demon Beast. Master Megan restrained Sheppard Owen and killed the beast with a thunderbolt.
Then she seemingly glanced unintentionally at Emma Scott in the team.
However, Emma Scott looked indifferent: This level of skill is far from Lord Algernon’s. What is there to show off?
Everyone on the team had witnessed Owen Bertram’s heroism at Duck Palm Beach. So, only Rachel reacted with amazement and praised, "What amazing skills, Elder! So swift and decisive. I don’t know when I’ll be able to reach your level..."
Master Megan became even more displeased with Emma Scott in her heart: this young girl not only was naive but also had no vision. Her performance in the Fifth Great Domain should have been outstanding, yet Emma didn’t seem to be impressed, clearly not recognizing the extent of her abilities.
But it’s good that way, a naive girl is easier to control once married. When the time comes to trick her into handing over the Poison Shadow Oak and lock her up in a remote courtyard, the Spirit Plant will belong to the Cooper family!
Without the guidance of the magpie, they encountered four Demon Beings within a day. Master Megan took action multiple times to demonstrate her strength, trying to intimidate Emma Scott and the Lioyd Sect.
But... only Rachel played along enthusiastically with flattery and praise.
By the morning of the third day, after Sheppard Owen had contacted the Divine Strategy Alliance using the Magic Treasure, he was delighted, "Uncle and the others are ahead of us. Let’s hasten our pace, and we’ll meet them in the afternoon."
He also had more good news: "According to the estimates of experts from various parties, we are close to the place where the Spiritual Treasure Embryo will appear. If all goes well, we’ll soon witness the birth of an unparalleled treasure with our own eyes!"
Everyone, including Master Megan, showed excitement. She put away her bead and took out a Tao Sword, leading the way, "I’ll no longer hold back. If we encounter any Demon Beings along the way, I’ll kill them with one swing. Let’s join forces with the Alliance Leader as soon as possible!"
"That’s great!" Everyone cheered.
Following that, Master Megan kept her word, killing any Demon Beings encountered with a single sword strike.
However, this didn’t showcase her strength either. The people of the Scott Clan and Lioyd Sect were not fools. They knew that Sampson Owen and his team had just cleared this path of any truly powerful demon beings. The opponents Master Megan killed were just the remnants.
But Master Megan felt very pleased with herself, thinking that she had shown the Scott Clan and Lioyd Sect their place in the alliance: supporting roles!
You fellows are just here to make up the numbers; your only function is to make our alliance look more powerful to win over the other three parties.
If it comes to comparing actual strength... you should have seen it during this journey. People like me are the backbone of the whole alliance!
Sampson Owen intended to bring the Lioyd Sect and the Scott Clan into the coalition, but the Illusionary Monastery and the Dragon Emperor Hall didn’t dare to oppose him. However, the two factions tried their best to display their power and status to belittle the Lioyd Sect and the Scott Clan along the way.
In fact, Sheppard Owen also turned a blind eye to such behavior.
So when Master Megan forcibly tried to marry her nephew to Emma Scott, no one opposed it.