The Medallion novel Chapter 1484

"Just think about it. If our clans became united by marriage, we will become of great importance in the Sovereign Sect. I think you know the relationship between the Grand Sky Sect and the Sovereign Pavilion. As long as you explain everything to Hannah, I don't think that she would refuse." Benedict deliberately mentioned the name of the Sovereign Pavilion to show Timothy that he was indeed serious in what he was proposing.

The truth was that the relationship between the Grand Sky Sect and the Sovereign Pavilion was also brought by a marriage. Back then, in order to gain the support of the Sovereign Pavilion, Benedict's younger sister had to marry the former leader of the Sovereign Pavilion who was already over seventy years old. That was the main reason why the Grand Sky Sect could become what it was today.

"Well..." Timothy was almost rendered speechless as Benedict strongly insisted on the marriage. He didn't want to give in, but also couldn't just flatly refuse him. Just as Benedict said, the Grand Sky Sect had close ties with the Sovereign Pavilion. It meant that the Sword Spirit Sect couldn't do something that might directly offend the Grand Sky Sect.

"I think you're wrong. Although I'm a woman, I still have the right to make my own decision when it comes to my marriage." Suddenly, a sweet voice echoed throughout the hall.

A moment later, a beautiful woman walked in and appeared before them. She was very graceful and looked very composed. It was none other than Timothy's daughter—Hannah.

"Oh, Hannah, you are here. Well, I didn't mean it like that. I just thought that if Timothy would deem that it's okay, then you might also agree as well..." Seeing that Hannah made an appearance, Benedict assumed that everything would go more smoothly. After all, he couldn't find any reason why they would turn down his proposal.

"Well, my father can't make that decision for me. I hope you can understand this," Hannah said with a straight face.

"Hannah, don't be rude to our guest!" Timothy reprimanded her immediately.

"No, it's okay. I actually agree with her. Let her speak for herself," Benedict said, still confident that Hannah could think logically for the good of their sect.

"Although it's my honor that you have personally picked me to be married to your son, I'm afraid that I can't agree to that." To Benedict's surprise, Hannah refused without any hesitation.

"Why is that?" Benedict's eyes instantly darkened. He didn't expect that Hannah had the guts to turn down such a grand gesture.

"It's because... I've actually decided to hold a martial arts competition to select the most suitable man for me, and it's going to be held after half a month," Hannah said without any hint of fear or panic in her voice.

Hearing that, everyone looked at each other in surprise. It was the first time that they had heard about that, and they didn't expect that Hannah would go to such an extent to counter Benedict's proposal.

"What? A martial arts competition for choosing the man that you would marry?" Benedict couldn't help but clench his fists. He underestimated Hannah's ability to quickly act according to the present circumstances.

"That's right. Indeed, I'm not a young girl anymore, and it must be the right time to find a suitable man to get married to. However, I have a lot of admirers, so I'm having a hard time choosing which one is the best. Thus, I came up with a decision and chose to hold a competition," Hannah responded.

"Hannah, have you really made up your mind?" Hearing her daughter's words, Timothy couldn't help but indirectly remind her that she didn't have to push herself that far.

"Timothy, what is the meaning of this? I personally visited to offer this marriage, and now you'll suddenly tell me you want to hold this competition. Are you playing a trick on me on purpose?" Benedict expressed his anger at once.

"Master Benedict, please don't take it that way. You see, Hannah is a bit willful. Once she has already made up her mind, it's hard to persuade her otherwise. Tomorrow, I will announce the details of the competition. I will also invite the elites from various sects and clans to participate in the said event. Of course, your son is also welcome to participate. With your son's strength, he can surely win the competition, right?" Timothy knew that the competition idea was much better than be directly tied up on the neck and obey what Benedict wanted.

"All right, fine. I hope that after this competition, I won't hear any excuse." Benedict didn't want to make a scene. Since the matter was already decided, he just needed to play along with their plan and win the competition. Then, he finally stood up and cupped his hands before leaving.

As Benedict and his men left, Timothy and Hannah looked at each other and were able to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Hannah, are you really sure about this? After that event, there will be no turning back." Timothy knew that his daughter was just trying to help him and the Sword Spirit Sect. At the very least, she didn't want Benedict's plan to succeed. However, once the competition was finished, Hannah would have to get married to the winner.