Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

"What's wrong?"

"Young Master Lu, do you perhaps want to try your luck up there too?"

Seemingly sensing Lu Feng's thoughts, Gu Canyang, who had been silent, also teased, "Although I have never seen that little girl named Bei Chenwan, judging from the frenzied behavior of these outside martial artists who flock to her, this little girl must be incredibly beautiful, a beauty that could topple kingdoms..."

"So, it's perfectly normal for you to be interested right now..."

Gu Canyang remained calm, seemingly well aware of Lu Feng's thoughts.

"Damn it! What are you saying, old man? Do you think I'm the kind of person who's blinded by lust?"

Faced with Gu Canyang's teasing, Lu Feng was taken aback for a moment, then said with a somewhat helpless expression, "Kid, I'm not participating in this so-called son-in-law selection event to pick up girls, but to find someone, okay!"

"Since it's to find someone, you'd like to go up and give it a try?"

Gu Canyang stroked his long beard, rolled his eyes at the other man, and said, "Do you think I don't know what you're thinking?"

"Old-fashioned, you just don't understand!"

Shrugging again, Lu Feng secretly transmitted his voice, "As the saying goes, competition is merely a means, not an end...!"

"If I can pass the three tests of the selection ceremony and gain the approval of the Beichen clan, I can also use the Beichen clan's connections to find out where Xiaoyu is. At the same time, I can avoid alerting the two envoys of the Wusheng Sect..."

"As for marrying Bei Chenwan, it's merely an excuse. Once I find Xiaoyu's whereabouts, that will be the day I leave the Eighteen Fortresses of Lianyun...!"

Lu Feng said with a determined look.

"Is that so? But..."

Gu Canyang still looked suspicious and said, "I find it hard to believe that you have absolutely no interest in that Bei Chenwan?"

"Ahem! Alright, Old Gu, let's get down to business...!"

Lu Feng looked somewhat embarrassed, as if someone had seen through his thoughts, and quickly changed the subject.

...

Meanwhile, the atmosphere on the stage remained incredibly lively.

Bang!

A loud thud was heard as a human body struck the ground. The next moment, a pockmarked cultivator coughed up blood and was forced to retreat. He then fell off the platform like a kite with a broken string, his body covered in blood and mud!

"Failed, next one!"

He also glanced at the pockmarked cultivator who had fallen from the platform not far away, and Bei Chenwu remained expressionless, speaking in a calm tone.

As for Bei Chenlie, who was watching from the sidelines, he also had a furrowed brow and a gloomy face, seemingly in a bad mood and very dissatisfied with the result of this son-in-law selection event.

Because the selection process for a son-in-law has already passed the halfway mark, and most of the suitors have been eliminated, but very few people will be able to pass the second test of strength, less than five or six people, which is clearly not in line with Bei Chenlie's "plan"!

"Tch! These few low-level talents are far from enough to satisfy my needs, let alone kill that 'monster' from the Wusheng Sect! Not enough... I need more good talents...!"

Bei Chenlie narrowed his eyes, a hint of greed and murderous intent flashing in his pupils, as if he were plotting some unknown conspiracy!

"Hmph! A bunch of good-for-nothings dare to dream of marrying Wan'er? They're like toads trying to eat swan meat!"

Just as Bei Chenlie was silently calculating, a disdainful sneer came from afar.

Swish!

The next moment, a distinguished young man in purple robes stepped through the air and landed steadily on the platform.

The young man in purple robes was not old, about twenty-five years old. His handsome face was full of arrogance, and his Yuan energy aura was also very strong. He had already stepped into the third level of the Xuan Gang Realm, and was far superior to most of the suitors present. Clearly, he had an extraordinary background!

"Where did this guy come from?!"

"Such a profound and powerful aura of Yuan energy indicates that this person's cultivation is at least at the third level of the Profound Gang Realm!"

"This person is only in his early twenties, yet he possesses such formidable cultivation. Just who is he...!"

"Could this person also be after the young lady of the Beichen clan?"

Seeing the purple-robed youth suddenly appear and make a domineering entrance, all the marriage proposal candidates present cast astonished glances, some of which were mixed with rumors. At the same time, most of them looked at the young man with fear in their eyes!

After all, the other party not only had an extraordinary temperament and great strength, but also had an arrogant and domineering demeanor that showed no regard for the people present. He was clearly no ordinary person and was most likely a top genius from a powerful family in the outside world!

"You are... Mu Yuan, the young master of the Mu family in Hedong Prefecture?!"

Their gazes also fell on the purple-robed youth opposite the platform. Bei Chenwu's expression froze slightly at first, then a deep astonishment appeared on his face, as if he had also recognized the other party's identity and background!

The newcomer was none other than Mu Yuan, the young master of the Mu family, one of the quasi-fourth-rank aristocratic families of Hedong Prefecture in the Xuan Song Kingdom!

"Heh, I didn't expect this young master to be so famous outside, even in the closed and exclusive Lianyun Eighteen Fortresses, everyone knows about him..."

Mu Yuan glanced at Bei Chenwu, whose face was full of astonishment, and a slight smile appeared on his lips. He couldn't help but feel a little smug.

"Huh? Isn't that the brat from the Mu family in Hedong Prefecture?"

"Why is even this kid here in Lianyun Eighteen Fortresses to join the fun?"

"If I remember correctly, this young man was already engaged, and his fiancée was also from a powerful and influential family. Could it be that old man Bei Chenlie is planning to marry his precious daughter into the Mu family as a concubine?"

"This is completely unlike the temperament and style of that old man, Bei Chenlie...!"

Upon seeing Mu Yuan's sudden appearance, the other three clan leaders, who had been observing from the sidelines, also cast surprised glances, seemingly quite taken aback by his unexpected arrival.

"Hmm, such pure Yuan energy, and it even faintly carries the scent of an innate spiritual body..."

"Heh heh, finally a promising talent has arrived...!"

Compared to the surprise of the other three family patriarchs, Bei Chenlie's eyes gleamed with greed. He licked his lips, and beneath his sleeves, his withered hands clenched tightly. "It seems my plan is about to be realized...!"