Since Ruo Shui could not come, naturally the news that the long sword had been touched had reached the Ruo family. The Ruo family personally sent someone to deliver an invitation, asking Ye Chu to visit the Ruo family for a discussion.
Ye Chu naturally knew this could not be avoided. He nodded and accepted it, receiving the invitation. The invitation bore an imprinted route leading to the Ruo clan.
Seeing Ye Chu agree, Shui Gu said nothing more. When Ye Chu was about to descend the mountain, Shui Gu only spoke one sentence: “Cultivation lies in the heart. Follow your heart. Even if you cannot break the supreme being’s intent, at least you will not be completely led astray by it.”
Ye Chu kept Shui Gu’s words in mind. He bid farewell to Bai Xuan. Bai Xuan felt some reluctance, but she did not show it.
The golden child had long yearned for life down the mountain. Not long after Ye Chu left, he too descended with his gold ingots in tow.
The Ruo family was extremely far from Wuxin Peak, spanning tens of thousands of li. Ye Chu travelled alone. He also wanted to see for himself what that unparalleled powerhouse had left behind. Whether it truly contained a method to help him resist the supreme being’s intent.
Not long after leaving Wuxin Peak, while hunting down a ferocious beast, Ye Chu caught the eye of a mercenary team. They invited him to join them.
Ye Chu asked about their destination and found it lay along the route he needed to take to reach the Ruo family. He agreed. After all, having these experienced mercenaries guide the way would save him considerable effort.
In this way, a team of seven or eight mercenaries travelled through various cities and mountain ranges, heading towards the Ruo family.
These mercenaries were not particularly strong. The strongest among them was only at the intent transformation realm. Yet the journey with them was quite entertaining. Travelling alongside them was never boring.
“The next stop is Mayuan City!” The only intent transformation cultivator in the team, an old wolf nicknamed Old Wolf, smiled at Ye Chu. “Mayuan City has an interesting legend. It is said that hundreds of years ago, horse bandits came to plunder the city and completely surrounded it. The entire city was gripped by panic. Everyone thought they would be robbed clean or even killed. At that moment, the city lord’s daughter stepped forward. She told the bandit leader: let your men leave, and I will become your wife. The city lord’s daughter was born extremely ugly. When everyone heard her words, their faces turned ashen. Because marrying her would make the bandits even more inclined to slaughter the city. But the outcome was beyond anyone’s expectation. The bandit leader actually agreed. He married this extremely ugly woman, disbanded his bandits, settled peacefully in the city, and later they had a child who grew to become a great powerhouse.”
At this point everyone laughed. This long-circulated legend always amused them.
Ye Chu smiled as well after hearing it. Together with Old Wolf and the others, he stepped into the city.
“Old Wolf, you came at the perfect time! There is good entertainment today. Mayuan City has not been this lively in a long time!” Someone greeted Old Wolf enthusiastically as soon as he entered. Clearly Old Wolf was quite familiar here.
“What entertainment could excite an old fox like you?” Old Wolf laughed heartily.
“Tsk tsk, a woman has set up a martial arena for a marriage contest!” The man grinned slyly.
Old Wolf curled his lip with disdain. “Such things are not new in Mayuan City. What is so strange about it?”
“But this time the woman is different. You do not know. Many young men in Mayuan City have rushed over. They have sworn to win her!” The man chuckled.
Old Wolf became somewhat interested. He knew the old fox would not get excited over ordinary spectacles. If even he was this thrilled, there must be something truly worth seeing.
“This woman is an absolute stunner. Tsk tsk, her beauty is like jade. Especially those long legs. They are absolutely soul-seizing and incredibly sexy. Just looking at them makes one’s blood surge. If I could marry her and just touch those legs once, I would feel it was worth dying ten years early,” the man said, practically drooling.
Old Wolf burst into loud laughter. “Is it really that exaggerated?”
Even as he laughed, Old Wolf felt an itch in his heart. He stepped towards the direction the man had pointed out.
Ye Chu smiled at the sight. In terms of long legs, he thought few women could compare to Ye Jingyun. Thinking of Ye Jingyun’s soul-stirring long legs made even Ye Chu’s heart ripple. Seeing Old Wolf dragging them in that direction, Ye Chu did not refuse. After all, who would not want to see a beauty? And while he was at it, he could check whether this woman’s legs could truly compare to Ye Jingyun’s.
When Ye Chu and Old Wolf arrived at the place the man had mentioned, it was already packed with a sea of people. The crowd roared in waves, shaking the heart. Blocked by the dense mass of bodies, Ye Chu could not see the arena platform.
“This girl is too fierce. Tsk tsk, she has already defeated a hundred people, right?”
“Pretty much! She is really something. I have seen plenty of women in marriage contests, but one this fierce is truly a first.”
“Damn, those legs are so tempting. I really want to touch them!”
“Hahaha, if you want to touch them, go up and fight her. Maybe you will get the chance…”
“…” The words made the man give an awkward laugh. With his meagre strength, going up to fight would just be asking for a beating.
Old Wolf tried hard to push his way forward, but there were too many people. He could not squeeze through. He broke into a sweat from frustration. Hearing everyone praise this woman so highly made Old Wolf itch even more. He desperately wanted to see her.
“Damn it…” Old Wolf cursed under his breath, but there was nothing he could do.
Ye Chu smiled at the sight. He said to Old Wolf, “Follow behind me. I will take you in.”
“Hm?” Old Wolf looked at Ye Chu strangely.
Ye Chu smiled and stepped forward. As he moved, the crowd actually parted to both sides, creating a narrow path.
Old Wolf was momentarily stunned by the scene. When Ye Chu called for him to hurry up, he quickly followed. His eyes shone with excitement. The group trailed behind Ye Chu. In this crush of people stepping on each other, they carved out a clear path.
“Damn it, why did you step on me?”
“Oi, you were the one pushing me…”
“…”
Curses rang out all around. Yet Old Wolf and the others followed Ye Chu forward without obstruction. Old Wolf and the rest looked at Ye Chu’s seemingly unremarkable figure with astonishment. They had originally thought Ye Chu was only somewhat capable. Now it seemed his strength far exceeded theirs.
“Old Wolf! When did you make friends with such a strong guy?” The old fox stared blankly at Old Wolf.
Old Wolf’s vanity instantly swelled. He puffed out his chest. “Ye Chu, my brother. We have been eating and drinking together the whole way!”
Under Ye Chu’s lead, Old Wolf and the others finally reached the front row. Their gazes fell on the platform. What met their eyes first was a pair of long, taut, and perfectly shaped beautiful legs. They stood straight with no gap between them. Together with her slender yet perky hips, they formed an incredibly sensual curve. In that instant Old Wolf was completely stunned!
“It is her?” Ye Chu reached the front row and saw the person on the platform. He could not help being taken aback. He had not expected it to be her holding the martial contest for marriage. But then Ye Chu found it amusing. “Her holding a marriage contest? Is she joking?”