"Next person." Jiang Fan's clear voice resounded through the palace hall. Shentu Fan immediately stood up and walked to the center of the palace hall.
"Godkings, I forfeit this competition." Shentu Fan also forfeited.
When Shentu Fan returned to his seat, he even winked and smiled at Qin Yu. Qin Yu was also able to sense that Shentu Fan was instead very happy. After all, it was actually Shentu Fan himself who was unwilling to participate in this groom search. It was his Imperial Father who had forced him to do so.
After a short moment, Kuiyin Hou arrived.
"Godkings, Brother Qin Yu has already taken out his gift. I know that I am inferior and thus decided not to take out my gift to embarrass myself. I also forfeit." Kuiyin Hou said.
Kuiyin Hou was merely a Palace Master of the Floating Snow City. He actually only possessed a single second-rate Grandmist Spiritual Treasure. It was bestowed to him by Jiang Fan. How could he, Kuiyin Hou, possibly take out such a precious gift?
"You can withdraw." Jiang Fan said with a smile. Jiang Fan naturally knew of his old subordinate's wealth.
All seventeen candidates had arrived. The display of their gifts had surprised many people. Of the seventeen candidates, sixteen had forfeited. Only Qin Yu had displayed his gift.
The result was extremely clear.
"Brother Qin Yu, congratulations." When Kuiyin Hou walked down from the palace hall and passed by Qin Yu, he said to Qin Yu with a smile.
Qin Yu lightly smiled.
Jiang Fan stood up. He looked to the crowd and said. "Everyone, from the looks of it now, there seems to be no need for us to judge."
"Of the seventeen candidates, sixteen have forfeited. Even if we wanted to judge, we would not be able to do so. Haha …" The Utmost West Sage Emperor from the Mount Blazing Flame also laughed.
Jiang Fan nodded and said. "Everyone, in that case, I shall announce the result."
The various Godkings all nodded. Only then did Jiang Fan look to the crowd below. With a clear voice, he announced. "The third chosen candidate spot for this groom search shall be obtained by Qin Yu."
"Thank you, Your Majesty Sage Emperor." Qin Yu stood up.
Furthermore, the whip in her hand also flew toward Jiang Fan. Since he had obtained this chosen candidate spot, this gift naturally belonged to Jiang Fan.
Jiang Fan held the long whip with one hand and continued. "The three chosen spots for the groom search have been determined. Two of them were obtained by Qin Yu and one was obtained by Zhou Xian. So … one of them will become my son-in-law. Tomorrow, please submit the list of betrothal gifts to the Sage Emperor Palace. I will decide who will win based on the list of betrothal gifts and the performance of the two candidates in the process. "
"In the end, the winner will be determined. The winner will send the betrothal gifts according to the list. The person who loses is not allowed to take it. "Jiang Fan said with a light smile.
Jiang Fan was not too greedy. He merely looked at the list and did not directly ask for their betrothal gifts.
"Send me the list tomorrow. After ten days, I will officially announce who will become my son-in-law, Li Er's husband, in this Sage Emperor's Palace. "Jiang Fan's face was filled with smiles.
Qin Yu and Zhou Xian below glanced at each other.
"Ten days, there's only ten days left." Qin Yu muttered in his heart. After ten days, he would have to openly marry Jiang Li.
After that, everyone began to drink and chat enthusiastically. Only after the banquet ended did Qin Yu break away from the crowd and walk out of the Utmost North Sage Emperor's Palace.
Outside of the Imperial City's gate.
"Qin Yu." This time around, Zhou Xian had left the Sage Emperor's Palace even earlier than Qin Yu. He had been quietly waiting for Qin Yu outside of the city gate.
What was this Zhou Xian planning to do?
Qin Yu looked to Zhou Xian with a smile on his face. "Brother Zhou Xian, I saw that you had left the Sage Emperor's Palace early. So you were actually waiting for me here. May I know what important matter you have?"
"It's nothing, I'm merely congratulating you." Zhou Xian said with a smile. He then asked. "May I know what Brother Qin Yu's betrothal gift is?"
Only by knowing yourself and knowing your enemy would one be able to win a hundred battles.
This Zhou Xian actually came to ask him this question? Qin Yu lightly smiled and said. "As for what the betrothal gift is, I have yet to completely determine it. May I know what your betrothal gift is, Zhou Xian?"
"Regarding that, I still need to return and discuss it with my Imperial Father." Zhou Xian did not answer.
Qin Yu sneered in his heart. This betrothal gift was most definitely decided long ago. After all, he was going to send the list of betrothal gifts tomorrow. However, Zhou Xian actually replied that he still needed to return and discuss it. It was clearly an excuse.
"In that case, Brother Zhou Xian, you can return and properly discuss it. I will not be accompanying you." Qin Yu immediately turned around and left.
Seeing Qin Yu being so rude, Zhou Xian's facial muscles involuntarily twitched. He then sneered and led his subordinates away from the city gate.
*****
After returning to the Floating Cloud Mansion, Qin Yu, Kuroh and Hou Fei gathered together.
"Big brother, is your betrothal gift really that one million Low Quality Heavenly Divine Artifacts? Isn't that a bit too frightening? I reckon that even if it's a bit too much for you, that Utmost North Sage Emperor still wouldn't believe it. "Hou Fei muttered.
Kuroh also nodded and said. "What the monkey said is correct. That Utmost North Sage Emperor might not necessarily believe that you have a million Low Quality Heavenly Divine Artifacts."
Qin Yu smiled.
A million Low Quality Heavenly Divine Artifacts, if this was truly written on the list of betrothal gifts, then the Utmost North Sage Emperor would definitely be very anxious. The Utmost North Sage Emperor must be feeling anxious and unable to believe it completely.
After all, even if all of the precious materials in the Divine Realm were added together, it would still not be enough to craft a million Low Quality Heavenly Divine Artifacts.
However, what the Utmost North Sage Emperor and them did not know was that the Low Quality Heavenly Divine Artifacts that Qin Yu had crafted were merely some ordinary materials.
"A million Low Quality Heavenly Divine Artifacts as the betrothal gift, that was a decision made in the past. Now, I have changed my decision. "Qin Yu pretended to be mysterious and said.
Hou Fei and Kuroh both looked to Qin Yu.
"This third chosen candidate spot was relatively easy to obtain. As for the first-rate Grandmist Spiritual Treasure that I prepared beforehand, that scepter, Ten Thousand Willows, I did not take it out. Thus, I have decided that the betrothal gift will be this scepter, Ten Thousand Willows. "Qin Yu said with a smile.
Qin Yu had always pursued perfection in everything he did.
A first-rate Grandmist Spiritual Treasure as the betrothal gift. Even in the groom search, if his performance was the same as Zhou Xian's, he would likely still be able to obtain victory.
Furthermore, in the groom search, he had obtained two candidate spots whereas Zhou Xian had only obtained one. And now, his betrothal gift was a first-rate Grandmist Spiritual Treasure.
Was there any reason for him not to win?
… …
The next day. Qin Yu arrived at the Sage Emperor's Palace by himself. However, right after he arrived at the entrance of the Sage Emperor's Palace, he was stopped by the Sage Emperor's Palace's guards.
The Heavenly Deity bodyguard also recognized Qin Yu. He immediately said respectfully, "Lord Qin Yu, His Majesty the Sage Emperor has ordered that you and Lord Zhou Xian's list of betrothal gifts are to be handed over to me. I will pass it on to His Majesty the Sage Emperor. His Majesty the Sage Emperor has said that he will not meet with either you or Zhou Xianzhong for the next ten days. This is to show fairness. "
Qin Yu came to a sudden realization.
However, Qin Yu felt it to be ridiculous. Not seeing him and Zhou Xian? How could this be considered fair?
Qin Yu flipped his hand and took out a golden scroll. He handed it to the Heavenly Deity bodyguard. The Heavenly Deity bodyguard bowed to Qin Yu again. "Lord Qin Yu, I will go and present this to His Majesty the Sage Emperor right away."
Qin Yu nodded slightly. Then, he continued to stand before the Sage Emperor's Palace's entrance. His Spatial Energy completely spread out and enveloped the entire Sage Emperor's Palace as he carefully monitored the Heavenly Deity bodyguard.
Qin Yu knew that this was the Sage Emperor's Palace, and that the Heavenly Deity bodyguard would definitely not deliberately hide the betrothal gift list.
However, in order to guarantee the victory of this groom search, Qin Yu would not allow any accidents to occur. He must personally see that the betrothal gift list was in the hands of the Utmost North Sage Emperor.
Under the coverage of his Spatial Energy, Qin Yu also saw that the Utmost North Sage Emperor had received the betrothal gift list. Qin Yu was able to clearly see the excited expression on the Utmost North Sage Emperor's face.
Qin Yu's betrothal gift list contained the first-rate Grandmist Spiritual Treasure scepter, Ten Thousand Willows.
"Oh, Brother Qin Yu is also here." Zhou Xian's voice sounded beside Qin Yu's ear. Qin Yu turned around and saw Zhou Xian walking over with a smile on his face.
At this moment, that Heavenly Deity bodyguard had already returned to the Sage Emperor's Palace's entrance. When he saw Zhou Xian, he immediately said, "Lord Zhou Xian, His Majesty the Sage Emperor has ordered …" The Heavenly Deity bodyguard repeated what he had told Qin Yu to Zhou Xian.
Zhou Xian frowned slightly. He took a glance at the Heavenly Deity bodyguard.
At the same time, Zhou Xian looked to Qin Yu. Qin Yu lightly laughed, "Zhou Xian, this is the Sage Emperor's Palace. Are you afraid that this Heavenly Deity bodyguard would dare to deceive you?"
Zhou Xian looked to the Heavenly Deity bodyguard and snorted coldly. Then, he handed the golden scroll to the Heavenly Deity bodyguard.
"Brother Zhou Xian seems to care a lot about that betrothal gift list. Could it be that you think that you still have hope of winning?" Qin Yu sneered and said with disdain. Zhou Xian was naturally able to sense that disdainful tone.
As for Qin Yu, he was surprised.
If Zhou Xian did not have any hope at all, he shouldn't care about the betrothal gift list. However, from the looks of it … the betrothal gift seemed to be very extraordinary.
Could it be that there was something more precious than a first-rate Grandmist Spiritual Treasure?
Even if Zhou Xian's betrothal gift was also a first-rate Grandmist Spiritual Treasure, Qin Yu who had obtained two of the selections should still be able to win. Thus, Qin Yu could only use such a disdainful tone to provoke Zhou Xian. He wanted to see what sort of confidence Zhou Xian had.
"I have no hope of winning?" Zhou Xian took a glance at Qin Yu. He did not care about Qin Yu's mockery in the slightest. "Brother Qin Yu, we will know the result in ten days."
After he finished saying those words, Zhou Xian directly left the Sage Emperor's Palace.
Qin Yu looked to Zhou Xian's back and frowned. "Exactly what sort of confidence does this Zhou Xian have? Could it be that he is putting on an act? "Qin Yu stopped thinking about it.
Qin Yu did not believe that Zhou Xian would still be able to win at this stage.
*****
Qin Yu and Zhou Xian both handed over their betrothal gift lists. In the remaining few days, everyone waited quietly. The Utmost North Sage Emperor even announced that the Sage Emperor's Palace would not accept outsiders during this period of time.
Inside the Thunder Punishment City.
"Imperial Father, would that Utmost North Sage Emperor choose me to be his son-in-law because of that list?" Zhou Xian was not confident in himself. "That Qin Yu's betrothal gift list might be that first-rate Grandmist Spiritual Treasure."
Zhou Huo muttered to himself.
"Xian 'er, don't be anxious. If Qin Yu's betrothal gift list is truly that first-rate Grandmist Spiritual Treasure, I only have a thirty percent chance of success regarding the betrothal gift list that we handed over. "Zhou Huo frowned." However, this is already our last resort. After all, you will only be able to obtain one out of the three spots. We can only take a gamble. "
Zhou Xian nodded slightly.
Several days later, the Utmost North Sage Emperor's Palace announced the result. As for who the final victor would be, no one had a hundred percent certainty.
… …
Days felt like years. This was the feeling that Qin Yu was currently experiencing. With every passing minute and second, Qin Yu's heart was filled with anxiety. This was especially true when Zhou Xian handed over the betrothal gift list. His expression and words caused Qin Yu's thoughts to run wild.
"Could it be that this Zhou Xian truly possesses some sort of powerful ability?"
Qin Yu guessed in his heart.
"No, this won't do. No matter what, I must win this time around." Qin Yu immediately stood up. At the same time, he spread out his Spatial Power.
Qin Yu's Spatial Power was capable of covering a circumference of several hundred miles.
Although the Floating Cloud Mansion and the Wood Mansion were relatively far from each other, they were still within this range. "There are no Godkings monitoring." Qin Yu's Spatial Power covered an area. All the movements of the Godkings were being monitored.
Qin Yu directly teleported over and arrived in the Wood Mansion.
"Mn, Little Yu?" Jiang Lan who was sitting beside the pond turned around to look. At this moment, Qin Yu had just walked in from the courtyard entrance. "Uncle Lan." Qin Yu's face was slightly red.
It was red from anxiousness.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Lan was relatively calm. He immediately smiled and said. "Oh, that's right, I don't recall seeing you enter the Wood Mansion's entrance. How did you suddenly arrive here?"
At this moment, how could Qin Yu possibly have the interest to talk about these things?
"Uncle Lan, let's not talk about this anymore. In these past two or three days, I have been feeling somewhat uneasy. Recalling Zhou Xian's expression when he handed over the betrothal gift list, I think that Zhou Xian ought to have some trump cards. I wish to request Uncle Lan's help in going to the Utmost North Sage Emperor to investigate. If the Utmost North Sage Emperor is truly biased toward Zhou Xian, then please help me speak to him and have him state his conditions. I will try my best to satisfy him. "
At this moment, Qin Yu was in a bit of a mess.
"Calm down, calm down." Jiang Lan said to Qin Yu with a smile on his face. "Your current advantage is extremely clear. You do not have to worry too much."
Qin Yu could only smile bitterly.
How many years had it been? All for the sake of being together with Li Er. Furthermore, in the process of the groom search, he had also strived his hardest to obtain her. If he were to lose in the end, then what would that mean?
Would he be forced onto the path of no return?
Seeing Qin Yu's expression, Jiang Lan repeatedly said. "Okay, I'll personally go to the Sage Emperor's Palace and have a proper chat with that big brother of mine. Is that enough?"
Only then did Qin Yu's heart calm down a bit.
"Thank you, Uncle Lan. I'll have to trouble Uncle Lan again." Qin Yu also felt a bit embarrassed in his heart. Merely, this matter was something that Qin Yu's heart would continue to be in suspense the entire time.
Jiang Lan smiled. "I'll go right away." Uncle Lan disappeared from the Wood Mansion.
"I hope, I hope that everything goes smoothly." Qin Yu was looking forward to it in his heart.
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