“Old Man Wang, you can't hang yourself from a single tree. There are so many trees in the forest, you'll be spoiled for choice!...”
Seeing that the Grand Elder was fine, Lu Ming turned back to continue persuading Wang Defa.
“No, both Sect Masters, what on earth is going on?”
Wang Defa suddenly had a bad feeling.
Could it be that this identity of Wang Defa held some secret he didn't even know about?
Sure enough, Lu Ming's voice sounded again:
“It’s like this. To help you get over your heartbreak, we've decided to help you find a new partner...”
“Yes... choose carefully...”
As soon as Lu Ming and Big Yellow finished speaking, Wang Defa felt his mind explode.
What the hell? Heartbreak?
My lord, you are playing too many tricks here.
You even made up a heartbreak!
“Sect Masters, there's no need. I'm doing very well now. I've already let it go. Yes, let it go...”
“No, you're not doing well, and you haven't let it go... You're completely different from how you used to be...”
Hearing Lu Ming say this, Wang Defa's heart skipped a beat. Had he exposed himself?
That shouldn't be!
He had been performing perfectly!
But he couldn't just get himself a Dao companion out of nowhere!
“Exactly, Little Wang... Everyone is doing this out of goodwill...” the Grand Elder, who had just finished celebrating his own narrow escape on the side, chimed in.
“No, really, there's no need...”
Wang Defa was about to refuse again when Li Busan came in to report:
“Great Sect Master, everyone is ready...”
“Good... let's begin.”
Lu Ming gave a word of agreement and pushed Wang Defa directly onto a chair.
“In a moment, just take a good look. Whichever one you like, present her with a flower...”
Just as Lu Ming finished speaking, Li Busan brought out a tray of flowers and placed it in front of Wang Defa.
The tray was piled high with fresh blossoms.
Wang Defa's eyelids twitched at the sight.
Li Busan shouted toward the door:
“Begin! Please have the first group enter...”
As soon as Li Busan's voice fell, footsteps echoed from outside.
Only Wang Defa looked utterly reluctant, while Lu Ming and the others stared at the door with curiosity.
The next second, a black figure appeared before everyone.
The curiosity on Lu Ming and the others' faces instantly froze, replaced by utter speechlessness.
The person who walked in was not a woman, but Li Busi.
“The first group has arrived,” Li Busi called out, quickly ducking to the side.
He felt like he was in the way!
The next moment, the actual first group slowly walked in.
Ten female cultivators with silver hair and wrinkled faces entered one after another. They walked with steady steps and stood tall.
Though they were no longer young, each possessed an elegant temperament and clear, serene eyes.
Their entire being radiated the calm and tranquility that came with the passage of time.
Seeing these female cultivators, Lu Ming nodded in satisfaction. Li Busan had truly put effort into this.
“Come, come... Old Man Wang, make your choice...”
“Yes, yes... see which one catches your eye...” Big Yellow chimed in from the side.
“Little Wang, they all look pretty good to me. Why don't you just take them all?” the Grand Elder analyzed with a chuckle.
Hearing this, Wang Defa almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
He didn't even want to choose one, and yet he was being told to take them all?
What were they thinking?
Wang Defa looked at the female cultivators before him, utterly speechless.
He really had never thought about finding a Dao companion.
“Great Sect Master, I truly don't want to find anyone...”
“Fine... if you don't like them, next group,” Lu Ming said immediately after Wang Defa spoke.
“Don't forget to give them the compensation they deserve,” Lu Ming turned and instructed Li Busan.
“Rest assured, Great Sect Master.”
Subsequently, Li Busi led the female cultivators away, giving each of them a storage bag.
Inside were pills and spirit stones...
Although the female cultivators were somewhat disappointed at not being chosen, they were thrilled when they saw the compensation.
This compensation was enough to last them a very long time!
Lu Ming watched as three groups went by, including a younger group, but Wang Defa refused all of them.
Could it be that Old Man Wang still couldn't let go of Cuihua?
“Old Man Wang, what was so good about Cuihua that you can't let her go?”
Pushed into a corner, Wang Defa could only say, “Great Sect Master, Cuihua was willing to die for me...”
Hearing this, Lu Ming and Big Yellow's eyes lit up.
Was there some hidden story between Old Man Wang and Cuihua?
The Grand Elder was also full of curiosity and pressed, “How was she willing to die for you?”
“She told me: ‘If you keep pestering me, I'll die for you to see!’”
As soon as Wang Defa's words fell, Lu Ming and the others stared with wide eyes.
“She was willing to die for you like that?”
“Yes... is that not dying for me?”
Hearing this, Lu Ming and the others were dumbfounded. Well, technically, she was willing to die because of him.
Wang Defa was helpless. He was just about to curse the big shot in his heart.
Suddenly, a transmission sounded in his divine sense:
“Are you trying to curse me?”
“No, no... Senior, I wouldn't dare...”
Cold sweat instantly broke out on Wang Defa's forehead.
Oh my god... this senior is too terrifying.
He's so powerful that even across countless mountains and rivers, he can sense me wanting to curse him...
The Grand Elder, who was sipping his tea, curled his lips. Hmph, as if a little punk like you could get past me...
At this moment, Lu Ming saw Wang Defa suddenly breaking out in a cold sweat.
He thought it was because he was pushing him too hard.
Sigh... I guess matters of the heart can't be rushed.
“Forget it. Since Old Man Wang isn't willing right now, let's give him some time to ease into it...”
Hearing Lu Ming's words, Wang Defa couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.
“Great Sect Master, I really don't want to look for anyone. Right now, I only want to focus on cultivation...”
And so, the farcical matchmaking session came to an end...
Afterward, the entire Xinghe Dynasty fell into a state of tranquility.
The entire Eastern Province quieted down.
Lu Ming, Big Yellow, and the others also began to cultivate diligently...
Ten years later.
“Have you heard? That Grandfather of the Xinghe Dynasty died of overindulgence while drinking with hostesses at the pleasure house...”
“Ah? Is this news reliable?”
“Absolutely. The news came straight from the Xiaoyao Sect!”
“How is that possible? The Xinghe Dynasty would definitely suppress such news. How could it get leaked?”
“It was just a coincidence! When the Grandfather died, a scout from the Xiaoyao Sect happened to be begging for food right outside the pleasure house...”
“Heh... now that this Grandfather is dead, the Xinghe Dynasty is probably finished. The three major sects suffered a massive loss ten years ago...”
Across the Eastern Province, topics like this were instantly ignited.
Even the Northern Province received the news.
“Third Sect Master, is this news true? The Great Sect Master and the others won't be in danger, will they?” Niu Lansan asked anxiously.
Huang Tianbao, who was already at the Nascent Soul stage, chuckled.
“Don't worry. Everything is under control...”
Hearing this, Niu Lansan and Niu Lansi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
...
Three forces.
From three directions, the three Sect Masters led the cultivators of their respective sects, with their three Ancestors following secretly in the shadows.
They marched grandly toward the Xinghe Dynasty.
They wanted to wash away their past humiliation and avenge themselves...
Just as their armies set out.
Fei Jiujin, chewing on a deer leg, sent out a sound transmission talisman:
“Great Sect Master, the Haoran Sect has set out...”
Niu Er also pulled out a sound transmission talisman:
“Great Sect Master, the Dingyuan Sect has set out...”
Zhang Shangfei: “The Zixuan Sect has set out...”
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