Jiang Fan was taken aback by what he heard.
He had indeed overlooked this matter.
As one of the most powerful forces in the Heavenly State, the Moon Palace could hardly tolerate the notion of the Moon Venerate having a so-called husband.
Even if they didn’t kill him, they would surely come to warn him to stay away from the Moon Venerate, wouldn’t they?
Yet, no one ever approached him, which was indeed unusual.
But if it was the Leng Yue Sage who ordered them not to disturb Jiang Fan, that would make sense.
Jiang Fan asked in confusion, "Senior, when did you start observing me secretly?"
"Why did I not notice at all?"
The Leng Yue Sage said, "I was there during your journey across the Four Seas."
"I witnessed you freeing the Four Seas from the constraint of Sanqing Mountain, saw you in a fury slay the Demon Emperor in the Ling Shu’s outrage, and watched you protect all beings during the Linlang Hunting."
"I observed you fighting to the death during the early stages of the Ancient Giant war for Taicang State."
"From my observations, my conclusion about you is, while you might suffer small losses, you don’t lose in the bigger picture; although cunning, you have compassion for the weak and a chivalrous heart."
"With the Moon Palace in your hands, I wouldn’t worry too much."
Jiang Fan nodded, finding this evaluation relatively acceptable.
But soon, he became suspicious: "How is that possible? How did you witness my situation on the Continent?"
The Continent is a place where Sages cannot set foot, so how did the Leng Yue Sage spy on his activities across it?
Additionally, after arriving at Taicang State, he often met the Great Wine Sacrifice; could it be that the Great Wine Sacrifice didn’t notice the Leng Yue Sage hiding nearby?
This seemed unreasonable.
Could it be that the Leng Yue Sage was observing him in another way?
As he pondered this, he suddenly recalled something and took a piece of the Moon Realm Fragment from his bosom.
This Moon Realm originally was something from the Moon Venerate and also had a miraculous ability to communicate across worlds.
Who knows if there are other hidden abilities?
Combining it with his journey to the Four Seas, that event happened not long after he had obtained the Moon Realm.
Jiang Fan’s suspicion grew: "Did you observe me using the Moon Realm?"
The Leng Yue Sage chuckled: "What else? Is a treasure of our Moon Palace that easy to take?"
Damn!
Jiang Fan’s expression changed dramatically, wasn’t it that all his secrets had been exposed to the Leng Yue Sage all along?
"Haha, are you scared? The Moon Realm’s peeking feature can only be activated once on a full moon night and disappears at dawn."
The Leng Yue Sage replied playfully.
That somewhat eased Jiang Fan’s expression.
In other words, it can be used for half a day each month, and only at night.
The things he exposed were minimal.
Yet, Jiang Fan still felt uneasy, as no one liked being watched like this.
He would later find a talisman or some Magical Treasure to seal the Moon Realm.
He gave a cold snort and said, "No wonder you didn’t take it back, you were spying on us!"
The Leng Yue Sage pointed at the token in Jiang Fan’s hand, saying: "When it becomes official, you too can activate the Moon Realm’s peeking ability."
Only then did Jiang Fan realize that this token was called the "Candidate Palace Master Token."
He pondered, "Are there other candidate palace masters?"
The Leng Yue Sage said, "Of course, I need to select the most suitable one from among a group of outstanding people."
"Besides you, there are two other candidates."
"After the merit convention, the true future palace master will be selected based on your performances."
"The selected person’s Candidate Palace Master Token will become the official Palace Master Token."
"Those not selected will have their tokens self-destruct on the spot."
Jiang Fan shrugged, handing over the Candidate Palace Master Token:
"You can pick them."
"I have no interest in being the Moon Palace’s Palace Master."
He had no time to manage such a large sect.
He didn’t even have time to manage the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, leaving everything to the Pavilion Master to worry about, let alone a Moon Palace that had nothing to do with him?
The Leng Yue Sage was momentarily stunned: "This is the position of the Moon Palace Master!"
She really hadn’t expected that Jiang Fan would refuse.