Their plan is for Divine to die at the Enchanted and her father to also die due to the poisoning, which will make their report look perfect with no loophole and even if the tribulation is suspicious they won't have evidence against them.
But things didn't happen the way they want it to bo, and Divine survived the enchanted while also bringing along the antidote. Although they didn't know how she survived they did see a sin in what she has done, and use that attack her again by stripping her right to become the next heir to the Dukedom. They also make a verdict that she should be married off so she won't be able to compete again to become the heir. At the beginning Divine was angry but after years has passed she start to cope and also start to find a solution until recently that she thought of the bet
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Divine entered the hall with no hint of unease in her and this makes the elders frown especially the First elder who have been cooking all these schemes from the beginning.
"I greet the Elders" Divine said after the reach the place designed for those who are to be judged or has to stand before the elders stands
Looking up the first elder scan her from head to toe before he said
"Mmmm, You are welcome child" as he is the elder with the highest rank in there he's the one who can reply in place of other Elders. He then he sit and continued
"Judgement elder read our final result for her"
"Wait..." Divine interrupted before the judgment elder stand to give details,and she start to talk.
" According to the family rule, if a female member shows she has talent which can speak for her, then she has the right to pick her husband even if she is to be married off. Am I correct, first elder sir" Divine said while looking at the first Elder straight in his face, and she paused waiting for his response
This act make him angry but he knew better that he can't use his aura inside this hall and these is for protection of those being judged from getting hurt or killed by hot blooded elder or elders who wants to cover crime
" Yes the rule said that but you are still just an early stage Grand Knight at age 20, its not a rare talent in this world" the first Elder try to downgrade her talent which is not a lie and not true either, because he knew that even in this northeastern empire she will be classified as one of the top talented in this era, but at world stage she will just try.
Divine scoffed and said to him "I know, but I want to challenge you to a bet. Are you in " she said this in a very calm tone and a expression which shows that she is very confident
The first Elder see this and his instincts ask him not to accept the challenge but his dignity doesn't allow him to run a way from the challenge of a mere Mortal Realm cultivator throw at him. All enders also looks at his direction wanting to know how it will go.
"Explain your challenge child" he said like an elder who is watching a young child fall and trying to help the child stand back of his feet
"Ok, the gate of inheritance will open in less than a decade later and the bet I want to propose is that if I can achieve a foundation establishment stage after it's closed I will be permitted to make my choice of husband myself" she intentionally downplay the stage and did not say mid stage outright because she knew he would try to make it go to higher stage and although she guess right but not exactly right
" Hmmmm.... The gate of inheritance will open for 10 years before closing, and there is less than 10 years before the gate opens, so now you are planning to cross to 5 stages in nothing less than twenty years. Are you that confident child" The first Elder reasoned
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