Chapter 860 - 295: Take Mu Qingge as Your Wife (Second Update)
Southern Continent, Golden Sea Prefecture.
Within the state mansion, the crowd surged, bustling with activity.
The most informed tea houses and taverns were buzzing with excitement, indescribable in words.
However, whether they were drinkers or tea drinkers, the topic they endlessly debated, for days on end without tiring, was the City Lord of Luoxing City.
"Speaking of the City Lord Mu, you could talk about them for three days and nights without repeating yourself!"
"City Lord Mu... I know. Top of the Green Talent List, winner of the Alchemy Dao Conference, the only Holy Level Artifact Refiner in the Middle Ancient Realm, and what else? The true master of Dragon Teeth!"
"Tsk tsk, there’s one more thing, did you know?"
"What thing?"
"The latest news is that the famed City Lord Mu of the Middle Ancient Realm is actually a stunning beauty!"
"Ah—?!
"Is it true or false?"
"It’s as true as a pearl!"
"The City Lord Mu is actually a woman? This... this is too unbelievable!"
"Looking back on those days, on the Sunset Grassland, during that majestic great hunt, City Lord Mu withstood three punches from Young Master Ji, and later gambled three hundred moves with him. On the grassland, she brought Dragon Teeth, charged into the beast tide, and the war drums on that rainy night, now that I remember, it still fills me with excitement. Yet, I never expected that the person who achieved all this was a woman!"
"Yes, and this woman also forged a Holy Artifact, astonishing the world. She even elevated Luoxing City, making it one of the top cities in the Middle Ancient Realm."
"And, nine years ago, she hadn’t even entered the Cub Phoenix List, but five years later, she astounded everyone by becoming the top of the Green Talent List, even surpassing the mysterious and undefeated Wei Molili, Young Master Wei."
"Exactly! Before the Alchemy Dao Conference began, who knew City Lord Mu could practice alchemy? Yet she quietly took the first place. And, I heard she was specially admitted to the Inner Courtyard of the Alchemy Institute after a rigorous assessment. Plus, she mastered all twelve Pill Paths in just four months, far surpassing the former number one of the East Continent Alchemy Academy, Young Master Yao of the Yao Family!"
"Such a monstrous talent, such an amazingly talented person, such an admirable individual, yet they’re a woman! This news is just too shocking."
"Indeed, with this news, many people have started rushing to Luoxing City to verify it."
"Heh heh, now that City Lord Mu’s identity as a woman is revealed, who knows how many women in the Middle Ancient Realm are shedding tears, heartbroken."
"But the men are quite pleased! Such a beauty, not only incredibly talented but also unmatched in looks, is truly perfect. Don’t the unmarried men now have a chance?"
"Hahahaha—! Stop dreaming, a woman as exceptional as City Lord Mu, with such extraordinary talent, is not someone ordinary people can aspire to marry. Only the descendants of great families might dare to try their luck."
"Indeed. With the news of City Lord Mu being a woman, a saying has started spreading across the cities of the Five Continents."
"What saying?"
"A wife should be like Mu Qingge!"
"A wife should be like Mu Qingge?"
"A wife should be like Mu Qingge!"
In the taverns, the place heated up, with almost everyone joining in on this topic.
But in one private room of the tavern, three people sat silently. These three were two men and one woman. The two men faced each other while the woman sat between them.
Sheng Yuli looked at Qin Yiyao and smiled bitterly, "Yiyao, did you know beforehand?"
Qin Yiyao glanced at him, nodded almost imperceptibly. At this moment, she couldn’t quite articulate her feelings, just a vague sense of relief.
Sitting opposite Sheng Yuli, Jiang Tianhao played with an empty teacup, muttering, "A wife should be like Mu Qingge."
This murmur caught Sheng Yuli’s attention, who looked up in surprise, "What do you mean?"
Jiang Tianhao, however, looked up and smiled, "I want to go to Luoxing City."
Qin Yiyao glanced at him, raised her teacup to her lips, took a light sip, and her lips curled into a trace of a mocking smile.
...
The same thing happened in different cities.
Every day, countless people surged towards Luoxing City.
West Continent, Ying Family.
Ying Ze had just emerged from his cultivation when his father called him over.
He looked at his father with a puzzled expression, while the head of the Ying Family spoke earnestly, "Ze’er, you and City Lord Mu Qingge of Luoxing City have quite a close relationship, don’t you?"
Ying Ze looked at his father, did not reply.
Fortunately, the head of the Ying Family knew his son’s character, so he was not concerned, and continued, "Do you know that she is a woman?"
Ying Ze’s eyelid twitched.
This subtle motion was caught by the Ying Family Head. He smiled and said to Ying Ze, "It seems that you know. Since you two share some sort of destiny, would you be willing to take a trip to Luoxing City soon?"
"Why go to Luoxing City?" Ying Ze looked up and asked.
The Ying Family Head laughed and said, "You’ve been focused on cultivation, so you probably don’t know the phrase that’s been spreading throughout the Middle Ancient Realm recently."
Ying Ze remained silent, patiently waiting for him to continue.
"When choosing a wife, choose Mu Qingge!" The Ying Family Head looked into Ying Ze’s eyes and said with a smile.
’When choosing a wife, choose Mu Qingge?’ Ying Ze silently repeated the phrase in his heart. He already understood his father’s intentions. However, there was not a single flutter in his heart.
Not for any other reason than he clearly remembered that Mu Qingge had once said in front of him and Ji Yaohua that she already had someone in her heart.
Ying Ze’s silence prompted the Ying Family Head to advise, "Ze’er, you can’t refuse this matter capriciously. Mu Qingge is not only gifted in cultivation, but she’s also a Holy Level Refiner, a Holy Level Alchemist, and even a City Lord. If you manage to bring her into the Ying family, it would be greatly beneficial for us. Listen to your father, take a trip to Luoxing City."
In the Northern Continent, Han Caicai stood in Wanxiang Building, gazing at the night sky. He held a jug of wine, surrounded by the rich aroma of alcohol. "When choosing a wife, choose Mu Qingge... When choosing a wife, choose Mu Qingge?" His long eyes were half-drunk and half-awake, a self-mocking bitter smile playing on his lips.
After a moment, he slowly raised his hand, tilting the wine jug in his hand, letting the fine wine pour out from the jug’s mouth. He murmured, "Everyone knows when choosing a wife, choose Mu Qingge, but in this world, there is only one Mu Qingge."
Also in the Northern Continent, Ji Yaohua was pulled out of seclusion by his father, who told him about this matter. Ji Family Head’s intention was very clear, the same as the Ying Family Head’s, hoping their precious son could bring Mu Qingge into their family, to add a significant asset... not just an asset, but a whole house!
In the Eastern Continent, Fengjiang City, the Yao Family.
Yao Xinghai was hastily summoned back, and upon entering the door, he heard the phrase ’When choosing a wife, choose Mu Qingge’. Undeniably, he was slightly moved.
This slight movement stemmed from their first meeting in Luoxing City.
At that time, he was astonished by a man’s appearance, finding it surprising. Later, in the Ruishui River, when Mu Qingge’s female identity was exposed, he realized his initial feelings were not wrong.
His father suggested he take a trip to Luoxing City.
Without much hesitation, he nodded in agreement.
In the Central Continent, Xi Qianxue was practicing in her room; when she exited cultivation, the tightly closed room door opened. Her master, the Divine Venerable of the Divine Hall, appeared before her.
"Qianxue, have you heard about the news spreading in the Middle Ancient Realm these past days?" the Divine Venerable asked as he sat across from her.
Xi Qianxue, her face calm, slowly shook her head.
The Divine Venerable smiled and said, "Nowadays, everyone is talking about choosing a wife, choosing Mu Qingge. Turns out, that City Lord of Luoxing City, the top of the Green Talent List, the only Holy Level Refiner in the Middle Ancient Realm, the one who comprehended the Alchemy Dao at the Alchemy Conference and achieved the Holy Pill, is actually a woman."
Xi Qianxue’s eyes slightly narrowed.
The Divine Venerable said, "You find it surprising, don’t you? As does your master. Remember, you’ve even sparred with her several times; didn’t you notice anything?"
Xi Qianxue slowly shook her head and said in a calm tone, "No."
The Divine Venerable stood up, shook his wide sleeves and said, "Alright, no need to dwell on this matter. I won’t affect your cultivation. Remember, you are the most perfect woman in this realm in my heart, and also should be the model for all women. Work hard in your cultivation, don’t disappoint me."
After speaking, the Divine Venerable exited.
However, Xi Qianxue did not continue her cultivation. She bit her lip and whispered, "Has it been discovered by outsiders? What happened that forced you to give up your disguise?"
...
In Luoxing City, countless people were heading towards it.
All just to see for themselves whether the legendary City Lord Mu was a man or a woman.
Moreover, rumors had it that from the Five Continents, every family with some status was eagerly sending their most outstanding and noble men to Luoxing City to propose marriage.
This scene of a phoenix seeking a mate, how could they miss it?
And many also harbored a thought, that perhaps the City Lord Mu didn’t want to marry outside, but preferred to recruit a husband, maybe even taking a fancy to them?
Such things were not impossible!
Therefore, everyone entering Luoxing City had their own agenda. For a time, the entire Middle Ancient Realm was abuzz with excitement because of Mu Qingge.
"You are here because..." Mu Qingge sat in the City Lord’s seat, looking at Wei Molili who had come seeking her, feeling somewhat surprised.
Those ridiculous rumors outside, she had naturally heard. But she didn’t want to pay any attention to them. Who she wanted to marry was not for outsiders to decide.
As for the people continually pouring into Luoxing City, she treated it as a way to promote Luoxing City’s economic development.
"I’ve come to help you solve the trouble," Wei Molili said lightly.
Mu Qingge’s mouth twitched, she asked, "Solve what trouble?"
Wei Molili bluntly said, "I owe you a life, taking the blame wasn’t enough, whoever you don’t want to marry, I’ll kill them."