The 1451st Chapter: Martial Contest for Marriage, the Eight Immortals of Penglai
Shangguan Xian nodded slightly.
The two walked toward the densely packed crowd ahead.
"This is the Dragon City Lord's only daughter holding a martial contest to choose a husband. I wonder who will emerge victorious."
"I heard that the younger generations of the Wang Family, Lu Family, and Zhuo Family—the Three Great Families—have long been eager to try.
They've been preparing for this for a very long time."
"Didn't I hear that the Wang Family brat is more than ten years older than the Dragon City Lord's daughter? Why is he still joining the martial contest to choose a husband?"
"You don't understand. What if he gets a chance? Maybe she likes the uncle type."
Someone laughed. "Becoming the Dragon City Lord's son-in-law would mean a status beyond imagination."
"I heard that the Dragon Princess has taken a Sage as her master."
"That's right. That's Shenghai City's first Sage.
From now on, Shenghai City is secure. We won't have to fear water beast attacks anymore."
Someone said thankfully, "In terms of strategy, we have the Dragon City Lord.
In terms of strength, we now have a Sage overseeing the city. Luckily, we all came to Shenghai City.
If you ask me, the surrounding cities will ultimately be unable to escape destruction.
But Shenghai City will only grow stronger and stronger."
Hearing the people around them chatter endlessly, the topic had shifted from the martial contest to Shenghai City's rise and fall.
These melon-eating spectators truly cared about the great affairs of the nation.
Unfortunately, if water beasts really attacked and disaster descended, all they could do was curl up and flee for their lives.
"Go ask around and find out what's going on," Xu Zimo said, looking