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Edmund stiffened. He showed a pained expression as he said, "Then please tell me what should be done. I just want Tatiana to be safe!" Could they not tell he was just joking? Why take it so seriously?

Dallas remained silent. He had arrived the day before. If there had been a solution, would he have waited until now?

"Please call someone from the Thoran family," Rosarch slowly suggested. "They should be able to lift the heavy gravity on this mountain."

"That's our only option left." Dallas sighed and took out his phone to make a call.

"Grandpa!" Just then, Tatiana's voice came from halfway up the mountain.

Dallas trembled. Looking up, he saw Tatiana and a man walking shoulder-to-shoulder down the mountain. Edmund felt nervous. It seemed it had been five years since he last saw his daughter. Seeing the young miss alive, Hogan started sobbing while Helix wiped away his tears.

If it were not for Helix's intervention, Hogan might have already offed himself.

"Tsk tsk, your family makes quite the entrance," Nash remarked lightly, eyeing the throng of people at the foot of the mountain.

He had originally planned to fly down the mountain with his sword, but upon detecting the crowd below and guessing they were Tatiana's family, he chose to land halfway and walk the rest of the way down.

"How can you be so relaxed? My grandfather is the deputy commander of the Divine Strategy Squadron while my father is the colonel of the Northern Territory. And my great-grandfather is a peerless national hero!"

Tatiana boasted again about her

impressive family background. With such connections, she could make waves anywhere! She preferred to keep a low profile. Otherwise, she would surely be a prominent figure among the elite socialites.

"I'm the commander of the Celestial Dragon Squadron, so my rank is

the Warden of the Northern

above your grandfather. My et

Territory, which ranks above your father. What's there for me to be nervous about?" Nash quipped with a smirk.

Tatiana burst into laughter. "Just don't say that in front of them, or they'll definitely dislike you!"

She had not realized that Nash also liked to brag. Suddenly, Tatiana stopped walking, turned around, and asked with a serious expression, "Nash, do you love me?"

Nash nodded. "Time breeds affection. We spent so many days in the illusionary array. I've already fallen in love with you!"

Tatiana felt a wave of sweetness course her heart, but her expression remained serious as she said, "There's something I haven't told you. Actually, I'm already betrothed." Nash did not show any surprise. Smiling lightly, he replied, "So what?"

Tatiana pursed her lips and looked down. "It's a marriage arranged by my grandfather and great-grandfather. I'm worried they won't agree to me dating you."

Throughout their acquaintance, Nash had only revealed that he had two other women in his life and that he had grown up training on the mountain. He also apparently did not have a significant family background.Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

In contrast, the Cricton family, being a lineage of array masters, necessitated marrying equals in terms of family stature.

Nash placed his hands on Tatiana's shoulders and said earnestly, "Didn't I tell you? I'm the commander of the Celestial Dragon Squadron, and my father is the Warden of the Northern Territory. Am I inferior to the Thoran family?

"Moreover, I've learned over 3,000 array patterns. Give me one more month and I'll even master that tome of yours. What's the Thoran family going to compete me with for you?"

"Oh come on, I'm not messing around here," Tatiana said with frustration as she stamped her foot. Was this really the time for him to be boasting?