Let alone Tomas, even Tamara herself was in awe at Lilia's explanation, she didn't know she had such an incredible ability, Tomas on the other hand didn't pay any attention to her body constitution when he fell in love with Tamara.
Just like Tamara stated earlier, before she met Aster, Tomas was the only member of the opposite member that could look at her without even the slightest trace of lust, and that included her own father and family members, such was the attraction of the Silk Consort body constitution.
It was because it's a mix of both appearance and the instinctive desire of someone to improve his lineage, it's a biological reaction.
This time it was Tamara the one that spoke, because she still had some doubts.
"Wait, you mentioned that the ancestors of that guy's sect are… Heavenly Conquerors, wouldn't such strong dual cultivators have a way to force me, it still doesn't make sense that they left me alone after I refused", she said.
Lilia contemplated things for a moment, there were some things Tomas and his wife had no need to know, but she decided to explain a bit more, because how could she not lend a hand to her darling, to bring a new potential wife candidate, in the form of Alexandra to the group.
"As strong as the Yin-Yang Paradise sect might be, they are still at most the fourth or fifth ranked among the top ten powers of the high ranked Stellar Systems, they aren't strong enough to have a say in the bigger scheme of things, only those in the top three can… for a variety of reasons".
"However, if they were to offer a woman with a Silk Consort body constitution to the right person then, as you can imagine they'll be heavily rewarded, which will give them the chance to enter the inner core of the Heavenly Quadrant".
'Especially because it's easier to find another Silk Consort body constitution owner, than courting the "Iron Maiden", whose heart is said to be made out of ice and steel, not to mention her unusual status', inwardly added Lilia as she giggled.
"Also, you probably had noticed it already, but men look "distasteful" for you, right?", said Lilia.
"Mm, that is actually the case… with a couple of exceptions", answered Tamara, as she stole at gaze at Tomas and even if it was for a split of second to Aster too.
"That's because your heart can't be influenced by external means, so even if a dual cultivator were to try and use "charm" with you, it won't affect you at all, they have to "win you over" fair and square, which isn't limited to your partner, you don't find your brother or that drunk guy annoying for that same reason", Lilia noticed the troubled gaze on Tamara's eyes and she finished her explanation, she didn't develop feelings for Aster, but she indeed saw him a better light after being so heavily helped by him, it was gratitude, unlike what she felt for Tomas, it was better to clear this little misunderstanding, that her darling's ability to attract women combined with the side effects of being basically radiated by yang energy that shared the same properties as Aster's one caused.
'At least I can confirm that darling's appealing aura isn't related to his dragon lineage now', thought Lilia as she tightly hugged Aster's right arm.
Tomas knew one thing that his wife, daughter and friends didn't, the fact that Lilia was 100% a member of the Drage family, and based on the explanation she gave them, he could tell that the one that coveted his wife was most likely another member of the Drage family.
It wasn't that hard to guess it, they put a lot of importance to blood, and they can make such a colossus as the Yin-Yang Paradise, act as their dogs, well at least a few select group among them can.
And those weren't good news, even if it will take time, it's a sure thing that the other party will notice that the link of the Bone Melting Palm has been lost, which most of the times means that the one who was marked with it died.
But considering the great plans that the Yin-Yang Paradise sect had for Tamara, they will send someone to investigate and who knows what will happen if they find out that she was cured.
Some people would rather destroy a treasure than leave others have hit, the classic "If I can't have it no one can", which is even more common when dealing with people with high statuses.
Naturally Lilia knew it will come to this, she counted with it and that's why she was the one who told Aster, to declare that Alexandra will become a guest elder in his valley.
Tamara naturally could reach a similar conclusion, with the exception that she didn't know that she was in presence of someone from the Drage, Tomas only knew it because he was going to become the clan head of the Atria family, if the Supreme Elder wouldn't have interfered.
And so, the ancestor took him to pay his respects to the Drage ancestor in one of his anniversaries that takes place every thirty years, as most of the time such an important character is in seclusion cultivating.
Julian has also attended one of those, but Sean and Ulises haven't, because the lowest requirement is having put a foot into the Heavenly Realms as a direct representative and of course bring a worthy present, the Atria ancestor is one, while Ulises parents who were the only ones that reached that level, died before being able to take their children to what is probably the most important date in the whole Dragon Legacy Heavenly Quadrant.
Anyway, the question that was floating in Tomas and Tamara's mind right now, was "What now", Tamara will require time and a lot of resources to recover her cultivation, and even then, she needed to be at least a half step Heavenly Realm cultivator, to be able to protect herself and her daughter, while they stayed in a middle ranked Stellar System.
After a moment of silence, Tomas bowed towards Aster as he spoke what was in his mind.
"Young master, will it be possible for Tamara to come back with me to Rodia, it will be made in secret and…".
Before Tomas could finish his sentence, Lilia interrupted him.
"You are underestimating the value that those guys put on a woman with a Silk Consort body constitution, even if it becomes public that Tamara has a daughter, meaning that there is a high chance her heart has been taken, she is still perfect for dual cultivation, in fact since consent isn't needed for that well you can imagine the rest, paying for someone that can use divination formations to track her down is still profitable".
"Not to mention they'll do it just out of spite, considering their plans to raise on the ranks were ruined", calmly said Lilia.
She wasn't trying to scare Tamara nor lying or exaggerating, this was in fact a conservative prediction, she made because she could more or less guess who were the ones that instigated the tragedy that fell upon Tomas's family.
Tomas had a downcast expression, he couldn't bring such trouble to the Terranova sect for sure, and that put him in a dilemma he made an oath to serve Aster for the rest of his life, but he just recovered his family and now he was about to lose it again, it was heart breaking.
The only solution he could think off was sent Tamara to another Heavenly Quadrant, that could buy them enough time for her to be able to recover and then protect herself, but in the meantime, she won't be able to enter in contact with anyone she knows who lives in the Dragon Legacy Heavenly Quadrant, otherwise a divinator might be able to track her down, it was that or join a power on par with the Yin-Yang Paradise sect.
But the problem is that, at that level of course her aptitude will be measured and that will reveal her body constitution, and the same problem will repeat, unless she has a powerful and decent backer in the sect.
Fortunately for them, Lilia was here to offer a solution that will benefit everyone, and her beloved son the most of course.
"That being said, the Fritz clan head can just announce she sadly passed away, hold a small ceremony and she can come with us to the Myriad Occupation sect, the ancestor's peal, the four valleys and other special areas are protected against divination formations~", said Lilia, her words where like the whispers of a little devil.
Agnes was a bit surprised that Lilia knew that, but then she thought that due to her high cultivation she might have noticed it, she only knew about it, because it was her cousin and her friend the ones that casually mentioned it once.
Of course, Lilia knew it about, because it none other than her, the one who asked for those formations to be engraved on the valleys, even before Aster and Alice were born, the Myriad Occupation sect was supposed to be a place where she and her friends could relax and enjoy their time together, without any nuisance getting in their way, and now it had become the perfect stage for her darling to grow.
"If you think that she will get stagnated because she'll be limited to the valley, you don't need to worry, she can join the missions, because divination doesn't work near my darling~", added Lilia.
Even Aster was taken by surprise, he knew about the formations that blocked external tries to track them, the life-saving talisman he and Alice had, also covered that, but she didn't mention that divination didn't work on him, on the other hand it was logic, soul oaths didn't work on him, so how could someone track him whose existence was "null", and those who were linked to him one way or another, could be benefited by his influence, as long as they stayed close to him.
Such was the case of Eris and that special oath with the Cosmos Tree as witness, or the necklace that Mylene wore as a proof of their friendship, which once made her taste hell, as her spirit form was exposed to the aura of annihilation.
"Sean Fritz was told she'll join the Myriad Occupation sect, that's why he tried to cause troubles while she is still here, because even with ten times the guts, he wouldn't dare to go and make a scene at our battle peak, my master told him to go present a complaint with the Supreme Elder if he dared after all", said Nerissa as she pointed at Alexandra.
Agnes laughed, that was so like Valentina, one mustn't confuse her calm self with shyness, Valentina loves battle as much as her, the difference is that as she is more responsible, in part because she is older and also because the rules in her branch are different.
"Mom's treatment will still take more time, and I promised to… join his team if he cured mom", mumbled Alexandra, she changed "belong to Aster", to "join his team", it's not like Aster took her previous affirmations seriously anyway, what he was interested into, was her defensive ability.
In his group each girl had a role, he had rune masters, alchemists, poison masters, long, medium and short-range combatants, crowd control experts, sensitivity type, a scout in the form of Kana, a chef and even a lucky charm, but none of them specialized in defense, in terms of defense he was the best.
And Alexandra had the potential to cover that aspect, not to mention she also had a decent offensive as her easy victories in the Silicon Forest suggested.
Tomas was all smiles, he went from heaven to hell to heaven once again, his eye for people hasn't failed him yet, and the feeling he gets from Aster, is the same as Jack or Ulises, he instinctively knows he can trust him, as Tamara stated he wouldn't have accepted to work for Aster if that wasn't the case.
"Thanks to the young master, I'll keep working hard to make the Terranova sect grow more and more, I have a few letters from brother Arthur for you and young miss Aria, also I have one from old man Sylas for lady Sarina and young miss Kana", said Tomas.
With all the thing regarding his family, and the rollercoaster of emotions he went through in such a little amount of time, he actually forgot to give the letters that Arthur and Sylas asked him to deliver for the girls.
"I'll organize the public announcement of sis's death, hahaha!", in comparison with the words he was saying, Ulises voice was rather amused, which earned him a glare from Tamara.
"Just wait brat, once I recover my cultivation, I'll give you a little beating for the good old times", mumbled Tamara.
"We'll leave tonight, so make the announcement tomorrow morning, you can always go to the Twin Sword Valley to see us, in fact I have a little deal to discuss with you", said Aster.
He was about to add a new ally for his Terranova sect, especially because with Tamara who was the oldest and the original heir to the Steel Tower sect, sooner or later the whole Fritz Stellar System will be under his flag.
The Atria family are also in the list, not only because Rodia where Arthur and the others live is part of that Stellar System, but because Tomas is the original heir, but for that they need to gather intel.
There is also the mysterious death of Tamara's father, which needed to be investigated, and they also had to deal with the influence from the Castle Armored sect, but that is Ulises and Jack's work.
Tamara only had to focus on her recovery, while Tomas who is in charge of managing the Terranova sect with Arthur.
"We'll leave you to catch up with each other, we'll leave at midnight, Tomas you'll come with us, also take these", said Aster as he handed a couple of spatial rings to Tomas, those contained some yin and yang accumulation crystals as well as special resources for the high echelon of the Terranova sect and their allies, which Aster prepared for them.
"Jack can represent me, I'll stay behind to entertain our little brother… don't worry sis, I'll go visit you from time to time", said Ulises as he left.
Aster and the girls also left, because the family of three had many things to discuss, surprisingly Nim didn't ask anything regarding mates or courting for a change, which is amazing considering a new "female" joined Aster's group.
But that could be because the three was currently annoying the poor Ligress girl Mira, as the soft growls, that came from Aster's room, followed by the tree's bombardment of questions, suggested.
"Come here you damn tree, I'll freeze you to death!", shouted Mira whose eyes had the word "murder" written on them.
"Why, I just asked if you can have offspring like other spirit beasts, isn't that important for every girl?", asked Nim genuinely confused about why Mira was angry.
"You sure found some lively new people darling~", said Lilia as a she hugged Aster from behind, now that they had dealt with everything they needed in this place, it was time to return to the sect, which meant she'll have her darling spoil her as much as she wanted.
Aster could feel the predacious eyes from all the girls on him, and he chuckled.
"Go easy on me ladies, I have a family to take care off", jokingly said, which made the girls giggle, slowly but surely every little piece was falling in its right place, the time for his return to the Drage family approached, and he will make sure that they pay for how they treated Lilia, with interests, but that is a story for another day.
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