Masquerade in Bridal Attire and Marry the Prince

125. Fake Age

Translator: asassin

For three days in a row, all the people that joined the ring were martial arts practitioners who didn’t belong to a sect. Their skills seemed impressive, yet those would be nothing in front of the old sects – just child’s play. Du Chuxuan watched for three days, laid back. The good news was he had learned about the powers in Wulin during this time.

There were sects of different levels, though the demarcation wasn’t exactly clear. Every sect had its own standards. For example, Luosheng Gate, Black Sand Sect, and Jiuqu Palace were powerful sects which had existed for years. There were also some new sects that had a lot of momentum, but in the end, their disadvantage was a lack in heritage.

As for the already semi-secluded sects like Manlou and Sect Luo, only those with status in some of the major sects could hear a little bit about them, many of which were more or less cooperative with the imperial court.

“Since no one else is eager to join the competition, Black Sand Sect will take the ring.” The last fight ended with both parties injured. No one was in a hurry to take part in the game for a while.

That made sense. Although there were many sects, many master hands could not join the ring because of the rules. The competition went as far as the younger generation’s power took it.

The ones that didn’t join the game either hadn’t found a proper opponent, or didn’t think it was time yet.

Seeing a man from Black Sand Sect go up, Du Chuxuan and Yuxing Tianrui were finally in the mood. The man wore a black suit, very reserved, like a sharp blade. Du Chuxuan was slightly appalled for he knew this man had good martial arts skills.

Even from a distance, he could feel his martial will. To be able to comprehend the martial will at such a young age, he knew he was a real talent.

“Well, when are you going to join the ring, my dear disciple?” Jiu Dengdan finally showed up. It was not clear if he had found out what had happened before since he never went back to the inn after Officer Chen appeared.

Knowing his survival ability, Du Chuxuan hadn’t been worried. “Whatever you’ve found out, don’t tell me about it. I don’t want to hear it.” He was tired of waiting for the patrol office to come to him for the past three days, and he didn’t want to hear any bad news now.

“Well, well, well, with your temperament, aren’t you afraid the man next to you will get tired of you?” Jiu Dengdan didn’t bother with him, “Don’t you want to know why the court doesn’t care about the case anymore? I heard that the news of the secret book was first known to the emperor. As for whether it was the work of that third prince, I’m not clear.”

Upon hearing that, Du Chuxuan’s gaze suddenly went cold. That secret book was the highlight of this assembly. For something like this, Wulin would rather see it destroyed than let the imperial family get it first. It wasn’t easy.

“There aren’t many people left. I think we’ll have the final winner in two days. Let’s wait for the result.” After that, Jiu Dengdan stopped speaking.

Tapping his fingers slightly, Du Chuxuan took a deep breath. “Tianrui, this man looks quite arrogant. I want to see what he’s got.” Then, he squeezed Yuxing Tianrui’s hand, who didn’t even have time to respond, and jumped up the ring.

The rules provided that if there were no challengers within the time of one tea, the person in the ring won automatically. It was a surprise that another person popped up at this time, when the time of one tea was almost up. The crowd could see the arrogance of the young man in the ring darkened.

The viewers didn’t expect this. What a farce! The challenger could have joined earlier. He totally spoiled the young man’s mood who was one step away from winning.

Du Chuxuan didn’t notice the change of mood that his impromptu action was a damper. However, even if he knew, he wouldn’t have cared.

“I haven’t fight for a long time. Though I have to say it is a bit disappointing that there’s not one capable young man in Wulin now.” He sneered, his voice filled with sarcasm. Across the ring from him, the young man’s face distorted in anger.

“What do you mean, sir? Wulin Assembly has always been a competition among peers.” After hearing him, a man from Black Sand Sect spoken up.

Du Chuxuan tilted his head and pointed towards the third prince. “What are the requirements of the participants in this contest?”

The third prince didn’t expect the topic to be thrown at him so suddenly, but he was quick. “Anyone that’s not older than 25, for sure.”

That was indeed the rule. Now, every eye fell on Du Chuxuan. It was clear. With so many masters and lords here, if he dared to violate the rules, there would be no shortage of men who would have a good fight with him.

Du Chuxuan snickered, holding his arms across the chest, and with a turn, jumped onto a lantern in the ring, standing on it with one toe.

That lantern was made of paper. It wasn’t very sturdy, and would break under the slightest force. But miraculously, it remained intact under his weight. Immediately, the crowd understood how powerful he was.

“When did I say I’m over 25?” He looked at the crowd with a sidelong glance, “That you can’t do what I do doesn’t mean I’m as useless as you”

Though Jiu Dengdan thought Du Chuxuan was arrogant to deserve a beating, he actually agreed with him. Du Chuxuan was a rare material for martial arts, one that he had never seen in his life. It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that Du Chuxuan was a martial arts genius. Those who were hailed as geniuses by other sects were simply no match for him.

No one knew what the master and disciple were thinking, and now people from many of the sects rose. “Ignorant! Even if I don’t know your age, considering your powerful inner strength, I know your martial arts skills aren’t accomplished in a day.”

“Don’t mislead us. The few people like you all hold very important positions in their sects. If you do belong to such a young sect, how could we not know about it?”

Such voices were everywhere. It seemed nobody believed what Du Chuxuan said at all.

Not bothering to waste his breath with these people, he tossed a thing at the third prince. “Well, Your Highness, please give a hand to these idiots and tell them how old I really am”

It was Luo Xuan’s travel certificate. Though the age on the document was fake, it came in handy.