Even though it was already the end of spring, North Yue City, which was close to the Crouching Dragon Mountain Range, was still in a world of ice and snow. All Linlong could see was a vast expanse of white snow.
The cold posed no threat to a cultivator like Linlong at all. He still only wore a single shirt.
In order to appear less special, he did not carry the violet sun sword on his back. Instead, he kept it in his Runic Spatial Ring.
The violet sun sword had returned to normal after killing Xing Bai. The reason it returned to normal was that the sword soul was clearly still very weak. Linlong still needed to work hard to recover its former glory.
Linlong knew that this was closely related to his own strength, so he could not rush things like this.
Linlong walked into North Yue City in the heavy snow. What puzzled him was that despite the heavy snow, the city was still decorated with lanterns and streamers. There were not many people on the streets, but they could be seen everywhere.
Among them, most of them were powerful martial artists. Moreover, most of them formed cliques. Very few of them traveled alone like he did.
Could something big have happened here? Linlong thought to himself.
I'll find a place to stay first, then slowly ask around. Thinking of this, Linlong walked towards an inn on the side.
Walking into the inn, Linlong discovered that there were quite a few people sitting inside, and they were all in twos and threes. As soon as he walked in, these people's gazes were all focused on his face, and there was a strange smile on their faces.
Linlong was unmoved. Instead, he calmly walked to a table by the window and sat down.
The waiter walked over very quickly. Linlong casually ordered a few dishes, and before he could ask anything, the waiter had already said to himself, "Young master, I believe you're not familiar with North Yue City?"
"Hm?" Linlong glanced at him.
The waiter smiled, "Young master seems to be a cultivator with a certain level of strength, but you must be careful."
He lowered his voice slightly.
"It's very easy for someone like young master to be kidnapped when you're alone," the waiter continued.
"Is there no law in North Yue City?" Linlong asked.
"Law? North Yue City is under the control of Ling Xiao Palace. Ling Xiao Palace is the law, "the waiter's voice became even softer.
"This was done by Towering Palace?" Lin Long was stunned.
"Of course. As for the reason, it's a long story," the waiter said meaningfully.
Lin Long naturally understood the underlying meaning. He immediately took out an ingot of silver and threw it directly into the waiter's hand. The waiter's eyes immediately lit up, and he immediately explained.
"In truth, this is related to the lady of Towering Palace. I don't know why, but Lady Qian Yurou of Towering Firmament Palace really hates those handsome young men. Anyone who looks like that is easily kidnapped by them on the streets … "
Before the waiter could finish speaking, a scream came from outside the window. Linlong turned his head and saw a handsome young man who was walking alone being knocked down by two young women. He was quickly brought to a sedan chair by the two women.
Soon after, the palanquin was carried away by a few other women. After the palanquin was carried away, the palanquin that seemed to have been waiting at the side was also carried by a few women and followed behind the previous palanquin.
Looking at the women's clothes, all of them had the words "Towering Firmament Palace" embroidered on them.
"Look, this kind of thing happened just like that. So, young master, you should be careful." The waiter pointed at the two palanquins outside.
Linlong naturally didn't care. With his current strength, he didn't need to worry about this kind of thing.
"Did anything happen to these people after they were kidnapped?" Linlong asked.
"I heard … they were tortured. In any case, they won't die. Also, the strange thing is, after these people came out, they didn't complain or take revenge. It's also because of this that Qian Yurou didn't attract the public's condemnation." The waiter explained.
"Then is the person in the other palanquin Qian Yurou?" Linlong looked outside the window and asked again.
"This … I don't know." The waiter was a little speechless.
"In that case, the city is decorated with lanterns and colorful banners, and there are powerful cultivators everywhere. What's going on?" Linlong asked another question.
"This matter is also related to the lady of Towering Palace, Qian Yurou." The waiter said.
"What do you mean?"
"It's like this. The Palace Master of Towering Palace, who is also Qian Yurou's father, Qian Ping, saw that Qian Yurou was causing trouble and wouldn't listen no matter how he disciplined her. So, he came up with the idea to find a powerful son-in-law. That way, he would naturally be able to discipline his daughter … There are many ways to find a son-in-law, but he chose the most unexpected method, and that is to find a spouse through a martial competition." The waiter said.
"Martial competition for a spouse?" Linlong was stunned. He didn't think that he would encounter such a thing as soon as he came to North Yue City.
To be honest, he was originally worried about how to sneak into Towering Palace and find a chance to get the Green Lotus Spirit Milk. Who would have thought that such a good opportunity would appear. After all, if he became Qian Ping's son-in-law, then his chances of getting close to and obtaining the Green Lotus Spirit Milk would undoubtedly increase by many times.
Immediately, he became interested in this martial competition for a spouse.
"Yes, it's a martial competition for a spouse." The waiter nodded.
"However, this Qian Yurou is so strange. Why are there so many people participating in this martial competition for a spouse?" Linlong asked curiously.
"Young master, you don't know. There are only three reasons why so many people are here for Qian Yurou. One is because Qian Yurou is extremely beautiful. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call her the number one beauty of the Northern Region. Another is the power of Towering Palace. Towering Palace's power is not small. If you become Qian Ping's son-in-law, then your identity and status in the entire Northern Region will be different. The last reason is Towering Palace's Green Lotus Spirit Milk. I heard that the Green Lotus Spirit Milk is a spiritual liquid that can greatly increase the power of the user. With so many benefits, why would there be no one to participate in this martial competition for a spouse? "The waiter said.
"Is that so?" Linlong finally understood a little.
"Young master, you must be here to participate in this martial competition for a spouse." The waiter looked at Linlong, then said, "However, if young master doesn't belong to any of the invited forces, I advise you not to participate."
"Why do you say that?" Linlong really didn't understand.
"It's like this. Towering Palace has only invited the stronger forces that are on good terms with Towering Palace. If young master doesn't belong to any of these forces, I'm afraid you won't even be able to participate," the waiter explained.
"There's such a thing?" Linlong was stunned.
After thinking about it, he understood. After all, Towering Palace was a large force. Palace Master Qian Ping naturally wanted a son-in-law of equal status.
However, this would be a little troublesome for him. He was alone and didn't belong to any force. If he were to force it, he could be said to be a member of Purple Sun Sect. However, Purple Sun Sect was extremely far away from here. It wasn't one of the invited forces at all.
Just as he was feeling a little gloomy, more people walked into the inn. These people were dressed strangely. When they saw that Linlong still had some empty seats, they immediately walked towards Linlong.
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