The rabbit-like magical beast jumped on Qin Haodong's shoulder and kept rubbing his cheek with its furry little head.
Qin Haodong thought the little thing was cute, so he held it in his arms.
At this time, countless black shadows galloped from afar and surrounded him in an instant.
Qin Haodong glanced at them and found that they were all cultivators with high cultivation. Most of them were at the Early-stage of Form Synthesis, and the leading old man had reached the Middle-stage of Form Synthesis.
He had never been to Red Flame City, nor had he seen these people before. He didn't know why they surrounded him.
Just as he was running his Genuine Qi, the old man stepped over and said, "He Zhong, the general manager of the He family, greets you, son-in-law!"
"He family? Son-in-law? "
Qin Haodong listened with a confused face.
Although he had just heard the old man talk about the marriage contest, he didn't participate in it or sign up. How did he become a son-in-law?
He asked in surprise, "Uncle, have you mistaken me for someone else? This is the first time I've come to Red Flame City. I've never seen you or been to the He family. "
"No, I haven't." He Zhong said with a smile, "Today is the day of the He family's marriage contest, and you happen to be the son-in-law we've chosen."
"You've chosen me? How is that possible?" Qin Haodong said inexplicably, "I haven't seen your lady or received any embroidered ball. How did I become a son-in-law?"
He wanted to go back to Earth, so he had no intention of finding a son-in-law at all.
He Zhong said, "It's the first time you've come to Red Flame City, so it's not surprising that you don't know our customs. Now I'll explain it to you.
Here, every young lady will raise a marriage mouse after they are born. When they grow up, they will release the marriage mouse when it is time to find a husband.
"The marriage mouse is quite intelligent. The person it chooses is the person the lady wants to marry.
"The marriage mouse in your arms happened to be raised by the lady of the He family, He Ziwei. It chose you, so you're the son-in-law of the He family."
"What the hell? Is this a marriage contest?"
This strange way of finding a husband was really refreshing. He didn't expect that the little fellow in his arms was here to choose a son-in-law.
The marriage mouse seemed to have sensed his emotions. It stretched out its little head and rubbed against his chin, as if saying, "I chose you."
Qin Haodong said, "Isn't this a little too reckless? What if the marriage mouse chooses someone who is already married, or someone in their seventies or eighties? "
He Zhong patiently explained, "That doesn't matter. In our Lingwu Continent, polygamy is a common phenomenon. It's fine even if you're married.
The Rat of Marriage also had another name, the Rat of Heaven's Will. This little fellow was rather intelligent, and its choice represented the will of heaven. The person it chose was definitely the best husband.
So, son-in-law, please come back with us! "
"This …"
Qin Haodong was confused. He just wanted to walk around here and had no interest in finding a bride.
Besides, he didn't even know what He Ziwei looked like. He didn't know whether she was beautiful or ugly, fat or thin. How could he be randomly selected?
Just as he was racking his brains to refuse, a voice came from the side. "Director He, it's too early for you to make a decision. The marriage mouse may not choose this person."
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a young man in white walking in from outside the crowd.
The man was about 1.80 meters tall and held a black folding fan in his hand. He looked like a gentle and refined scholar.
However, Qin Haodong clearly saw his cultivation. This guy had reached the Early-stage of the Form Synthesis.
The He family was the first family in Red Flame City. He Zhong naturally knew this young man. He was Zhuo Wengong, the favorite son of the City Lord Zhuo Wangsun.
If someone else had stood up and questioned him, He Zhong would have driven him out directly. However, this person in front of him had a special identity. He could only ask patiently, "Childe Zhuo, what do you think I did wrong?
The young lady's marriage mouse chose you. "
Zhuo Wengong waved the folding fan in his hand and said, "Although the marriage mouse is in that man's arms, it doesn't mean anything. It's very likely that the marriage mouse was caught by him.
He's still holding the marriage mouse. He will run away after he lets it go. "
Qin Haodong couldn't find an excuse to refuse this marriage. After hearing this man's words, he immediately said, "This brother is right. I did catch this little thing. I'll let it go now."
Then he put the marriage mouse on the ground and said, "Go, go, go. I don't have any delicious food here."
However, the little guy didn't want to leave at all. On the contrary, it jumped on his shoulder again and pressed its cheek tightly against his, looking very intimate!
Qin Haodong complained in his heart. "What do you want to do? I have a lot of wives. Why don't you choose someone else? "
He Zhong knew very well what Zhuo Wengong was thinking. This guy liked the young lady of his family, but the He family didn't agree with this marriage.
"Childe, as you can see, the marriage mouse is very obvious. It's not caught by you."
"What's the hurry? It's only been a while. It might come to me soon. "
Zhuo Wengong took out a fiery red fruit, which gave off a strong fragrance as soon as he took it out.
"Little thing, come to me, and this Blood-striped Red Fruit will be yours!"
He Zhong's expression changed greatly. He knew very well what the Blood-striped Red Fruit was. It had a strong fragrance, which was very tempting to any magical beast.
According to the custom of Red Flame City, choosing a husband was completely up to God. Now Zhuo Wengong was using the Blood-striped Red Fruit to tempt the marriage mouse, which was obviously cheating.
However, he was just a servant of the He family, while Qin Haodong was the son of the City Governor. There was a big gap between their statuses, so he couldn't say anything.
When he was thinking about whether he should invite his master over, he saw that the marriage mouse just glanced at the Blood-striped Red Fruit and didn't show much interest. It was still jumping on Qin Haodong's shoulders.
"This …"
The complacency on Zhuo Wengong's face disappeared. The Blood-striped Red Fruit was extremely rare. He had spent tens of thousands of top-grade Spirit Stones to get it, just to tempt the little thing in front of him.
He had done many experiments before. Other magical beasts would drool after seeing the fruit, but the marriage mouse didn't care about it. Or did it mean that there was something on Qin Haodong that attracted it more?
Seeing this scene, He Zhong breathed a sigh of relief.
This was the best result, which saved a lot of trouble. The He family didn't want to have a conflict with the City Governor unless it was absolutely necessary.
Zhuo Wengong threw the Blood-striped Red Fruit hard on the ground and said angrily, "No, there must be something on this guy. Otherwise, the marriage mouse wouldn't be like this."
Qin Haodong was speechless. If he could cheat, he would find a way to drive the little thing away.
"You treat the young lady of the marriage contest as a treasure, but I only treat her as a big trouble."
He Zhong said, "Young Master, that's not right. According to the rules of our Red Flame City, the choice of the marriage mouse is the only thing that matters.
"As long as the person chosen by the Karma Mouse, he will be the son-in-law of our He family."
"You …"
Zhuo Wengong was so angry that his face turned red. Then he shouted, "According to the rules, right? Then I'll challenge this guy now! "
"Challenge?" He Zhong's face suddenly changed. He said, "Young Master, please think twice. Although our ancestors have a challenge rule, no one has used it for many years. Have you thought about the consequences?"
Zhuo Wengong shouted, "Don't think about it. I don't believe that I can't beat such a bumpkin!"
"Well, since you have decided, I'll send someone to invite the young lady to preside over this challenge."
Then he waved his hand, and a servant beside him quickly flew away.
Qin Haodong asked, "Uncle, what's going on with this challenge?"
He Zhong explained, "According to the rules of our ancestors, although the marriage mouse has chosen the son-in-law, if anyone is dissatisfied, they can also directly challenge him.
"For example, as long as Young Master Zhuo wins the challenge, he will become the new son-in-law of our He family.
"The rules of the challenge are agreed by both sides, and the final result is in the hands of the young lady.
"Of course, the young lady's judgment must be fair, or she will not be able to stand in Red Flame City in the future."
Qin Haodong was happy to hear this. "There's no need to judge. I'll just give up, okay?"
"Uh …"
He Zhong was speechless. Everyone else wanted to be the son-in-law of the He family, but this person seemed to be avoiding it. It was really strange.
He said, "The reason why this challenge hasn't been used for decades is that the result is too harsh.
If the son-in-law fails the challenge, he will be killed on the spot to protect the chastity of our young lady! "
"What the hell? Who made this rule?"
Hearing that he would lose his life if he lost, Qin Haodong waved his hand and said, "Forget it."
Although he didn't want to accept this marriage, it was much better than losing his life.
He had thought of looking for a chance to slip away, but He Zhong and the servants surrounded him tightly, as if they were guarding against this move. It was not easy to leave. It seemed that he could only wait for a chance later.
He asked again, "What if I win? What's the price? There will be some punishment. In that case, I won't have to do anything else. "
"Of course not." He Zhong said, "According to the rules of our ancestors, the one who loses the challenge will be a slave for life."
Qin Haodong smacked his lips. The price was really high. No wonder no one had challenged for so many years.
The problem now was that Zhuo Wengong risked such a big price to challenge him. Did he look like a soft persimmon?
While he was thinking, several figures rushed from a distance. The leader was a woman in a red wedding robe. It was He Ziwei, the young lady of the He family.
Although Qin Haodong had seen many beautiful women, he was still a little stunned when he saw He Ziwei.
This woman not only had a pretty face that was extremely exquisite, without any flaws, but also had a curvy body. She couldn't be more devilish.
Especially her two slender and straight legs, which were even more perfect than a photoshop.
After seeing her, he understood why Zhuo Wengong risked being a slave for life to challenge him. This woman was too tempting.
"Miss, you're here."
He Zhong immediately went to greet her.
He Ziwei nodded and then asked, "What's going on? Why did you call me here? "
"Well, this Mr. Qin won the favor of the Rat of Marriage and became the new son-in-law of the He family." He Zhong pointed to Qin Haodong and said, "But Mr. Zhuo was not convinced, so he issued a challenge. That's why I asked you to host it."
He Ziwei looked in the direction of He Zhong's finger and saw a handsome and dignified young man standing there. She couldn't help but feel relieved.
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