Madam, please ascend.

Chapter 95 Martial Arts Competition to Recruit a Marriage
King Xian holds half of the tiger talisman in his hand, so he must have entered the city. If you want to seize the tiger talisman from him, you must fight with Tingni, who is in the Return to Void Realm.

That person is from the Shenxiao Dao of the Zhengqi Sect. He is proficient in thunder magic and should not be underestimated.

Yun Yi also had a vague feeling that King Xian had a backup plan. After all, he had been a disciple of the Buried Sword Valley for some time and should have established some foundation in the Demon Sect. Perhaps he would become a rare force in Crescent City.

Meanwhile, although Prince Duan had yet to appear on stage, Yun Yi had already considered him and Futian Pavilion to be part of the same faction. Nun Ci Lan, possessing the Return to Void Realm, was the most formidable of the group.

Now that General Tie had regained his strength, he should be able to hold his own against either Ci Lan or Ting Ni. However, the question was how to handle the other person.

Yun Yi glanced at his wife casually, thinking that if Song Xinci could help, those problems would not be a problem at all.

Song Xinci seemed to sense Yun Yi's intentions, raised her eyes and said, "I am at the critical moment of repairing the avenue, so it is not appropriate for me to take action."

She added, "Of course, if you're in a life-or-death crisis, I'll definitely help you."

Yun Yi smiled and said, "You should just take good care of yourself. As long as you're here, letting me take advantage of your power, it's already a great help to me."

This was true. Sometimes Song Xinci could be a deterrent without even having to take action. For example, Cui Wuming and Luo Tong had great respect for Song Xinci and hadn't had the slightest thought of harming Yun Yi during the journey.

Ye Nianyi sensed a sense of crisis from Yun Yi's words, so she stopped talking and asked, "My father and the others... are they in danger?"

Yun Yi replied, "It's not that great indeed. Today, your father and I went to see the person who claimed to be able to cure you, and we discovered her true intentions."

"Tiger Talisman?"

"Exactly."

Ye Nianyi thought that her guess was right, those two people had no good intentions at all.

Yun Yi added, "But I think Gong Che is handsome and simple-minded. He even told your father privately that he doesn't have to marry you, and he will ask the nun to treat your illness."

Unexpectedly, Ye Nianyi, who had a girlish mind, didn't buy it. "He's just pretending. I don't have the slightest impression of him at all, but he said it was love at first sight. No one would believe that."

Nangong Zhuozhuo echoed, "That's right, sister, you can never trust a man's words!"

Yun Yi glanced at the peach blossom spirit and asked, "Have you ever been cheated by a man?"

Poor Peach Blossom Fairy is not afraid of Suzaku and is quite close to Song Xinci. As a result, Yun Yi has now become her only nemesis.

This stinky man has a bit of a daddy vibe for some unknown reason, it's so annoying.

He only dared to think about it, but never said it out loud. Nangong Zhuozhuo immediately changed his expression: "No way, I was just kidding."

Zhuque now loved watching Nangong Zhuozhuo get humiliated, and couldn't help but laugh out loud. The Peach Blossom Fairy was fearless, but for some reason, she was only a little afraid of Yun Yi, perhaps because he had captured her from the brothel and she was still frightened.

Ye Nianyi thought for a moment and said, "Master Cilan is a cultivator, so my father can't do anything to her. But she didn't directly take action to snatch the tiger talisman, which shows that she is also afraid of Crescent Moon City."

Yun Yi admired the clever girl and nodded, "Indeed, Crescent City is a strategically located border town. The city's protective formation can withstand a full-scale attack from a Return to Void Realm cultivator. Your father will be safe for now."

"Since my father's life is not in danger, how is Uncle Tie now?"

"My cultivation has been restored, and only a very few people know about this."

"In other words, even without the three hundred Iron Pagodas, Crescent City might still be able to fight in the face of adversity."

Yun Yi felt that the girl and he were thinking the same thing, so he asked, "So what does Miss Ye think?"

Ye Nianyi said, "Uncle Tie's half tiger talisman must be taken back, and if Crescent City remains passive, it will be bad."

"How do you say this?"

"If time drags on, complications might arise. For example, Crescent City, having lost the Iron Pagoda, might be attacked by the Great Yan, or the young emperor might go back on his word and recall Uncle Tie back to Kyoto."

"So now we need a way to lure out those who secretly covet the Tiger Tally, and then use lightning speed to take it back from King Xian." Yun Yi took the initiative to propose a plan. "I do have an idea, inspired by the story you just told me."

"what?"

"A contest to recruit a bride."

A strange look flashed in Ye Nianyi's eyes, while Nangong Zhuozhuo became inexplicably excited and made an "oh oh" sound.

Song Xinci immediately revealed Yun Yi's plan: "You plan to persuade Ye Ling to use half of the tiger talisman as a dowry, hold a martial arts competition to find a bride, and thus lure out all those people."

Yun Yi smiled and said, "The problem is that this matter may affect Miss Ye's reputation. I wonder if you..."

Before he finished speaking, Ye Nianyi agreed: "I agree. As long as I can help Crescent City survive this disaster, I don't care about anything else."

Nangong Zhuozhuo came up and said, "Maybe the martial arts competition can really find you a good husband!"

Ye Nianyi blushed: "Everyone who participates has their own ulterior motives. How can I find someone who is sincere to me?"

"That's possible, and why are you blushing? Are you feeling amorous?"

"Zhuozhuo, you're annoying."

When the two girls were fighting, Yun Yi said something shocking.

"Since it's a martial arts competition to win a bride, I also plan to go on stage and compete."

Before Song Xinci could react, Zhuque slammed the table and shouted angrily, "Yun Yi, do you think your life is too long?"

"Little Bird, listen to my explanation first. My purpose of participating in the competition is naturally not to get married." Ye Nianyi's face turned slightly red. She couldn't help but secretly look at Yun Yi. She didn't know what the girl was thinking.

Yun Yi explained, "Since this martial arts competition is intended to lure Prince Xian and his men out, we naturally need to plant some of our own people in it. Besides me, I plan to have Cui Wuming and Luo Tong participate as well."

After hearing this, Song Xinci finally couldn't help but complain: "Luo Tong is fine, but is Cui Wuming going too?"

She spoke tactfully and did not directly ask what kind of competition a eunuch would have. Is a martial arts competition for a husband meant for people like him?
Yun Yi said, "The more people, the better. The muddier the water, the better."

Seeing that the two were still able to speak calmly, Zhuque stopped pretending to be angry. She had just deliberately ridiculed Yun Yi, but in fact, she had a bit of protective intention, fearing that the young lady would be angry during the martial arts competition.

Zhuque knew her young lady's temper very well.

Although he seems generous, he actually likes to dwell on some things.

If Yun Yi really made Song Xinci angry, this happy family scene would immediately collapse.

Fortunately, Song Xinci was not angry. It seemed that the young lady's temper had improved a lot in recent days.

The word "love" is truly wonderful.

Zhuque stopped worrying and hid aside to secretly watch the interaction between Yun Yi and Song Xinci. It was a pity that he didn't have any melon seeds in his hand, so he couldn't enjoy it enough.

Yun Yi continued to ponder, "I think Gong Che will also participate in the martial arts competition to find a bride. Although this person is only at the peak of the Qi Refining Realm, he exudes a strange peculiarity."

No one present except Yun Yi had ever seen Gong Che, so they didn't know the other meaning of his words.

In his previous life, Gong Che won a martial arts competition and married Ye Nianyi. Although he didn't know the exact rules of the competition, he was the one who won in the end.

Therefore, Yun Yi was most wary of Gong Che. Since fate had made him come here after losing the Feitian Secret Realm, it was also possible that he would still marry Ye Nianyi.

Yun Yi said, "Besides him, I suspect Prince Xian will also appear in person. However, since he now holds half of the tiger talisman, he probably won't dare to show up openly, but will disguise himself. His goal isn't necessarily to win, but to disrupt this martial arts competition."

At this time, Nangong Zhuozhuo volunteered, "I want to participate too!"

"you?"

"What's wrong? I can't participate in the martial arts competition to win a bride?!"

Yun Yi's eyes lit up, "That's not impossible."

Song Xinci agreed, "When the time comes, I will help her cover up with a flawless method, and there will definitely not be any flaws."

Yun Yi was extremely confident in his wife on this point. After all, she had recently disguised herself as a man and pretended to be Shi Yucheng, deceiving countless people in the Fuyao Sect.

Even Dao Cheng, who was at the Hedao realm, couldn't see any clues, so those at the Fanxu realm in Yueya City would definitely not be able to detect it either.

When Nangong Zhuozhuo heard that he could perform, he became extremely excited and hugged Ye Nianyi and rubbed against her.

Zhuque couldn't help but start scolding Nangong Zhuozhuo, telling her to be more cautious and not to cause trouble.

At this time, the Peach Blossom Fairy's mind was full of participating in the martial arts competition to win a husband, so she agreed to everything and promised not to do anything naughty.

……

It was getting late, and Yun Yi did not go to the City Lord's Mansion tonight, but stayed in this small courtyard.

There was really no place for this stinky man in the house, so Zhuque simply cleaned up the woodshed and left him a space suitable for meditation.

Anyway, we are all practitioners, so we won’t die if we sleep one night less.

Yun Yi had no right to find fault, so he lived obediently in the woodshed, watching Zhuque, who was tough on the outside but soft on the inside, and occasionally brought in some things to facilitate daily life.

For example, a blanket and a pot of hot tea. She seemed to be much gentler after not seeing her for a long time.

Suzaku asked, "Do you want me to keep watch for you?"

Yun Yi: “Ah?”

"You insist on staying here today, isn't it because someone is watching you?"

"I really couldn't hide it from you."

"I'm not stupid. If you show up in public, your identity will definitely be exposed. However, if the person you provoke is only in the Spiritual Transformation Realm, it's okay. If he is in the Return to Void Realm, I'm afraid I can't help you."

At this moment, a voice sounded faintly from behind: "I'll accompany him."

Zhuque turned around in surprise, then breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, it will be safer with the young lady here."

Song Xinci nodded slightly, then entered the woodshed, directly occupied the only bedding, sat on it and began to meditate.

Yun Yi warned Zhuque, "You guys should also be careful over there, especially concealing Ye Nianyi's presence."

"Don't worry, we are already prepared."

Everyone here returned to their rooms. Yun Yi closed the wooden door and felt inexplicably...shy when he was in the same room with Song Xinci.

(End of this chapter)