Do You Want a Wife?

After spending half a day writing and drawing alone in the small wooden house, Sect Leader Kang Da decided that he still wanted to marry the younger sister of the He Household.

This is because the two families are currently on good terms, and a marriage alliance is possible.

Secondly, it's because if He Dezong marries the youngest sister of the He Household, he won't be able to make a move on Jiang Qing anymore. The Sect Leader Kang Da is still waiting for his Little Sanzi to reach the Foundation Establishment before bringing back another Foundation Establishment.

The third reason is that He Household sister is in her prime, with a beautiful and radiant appearance, a plump and lovely figure.

The only concern now is that I've heard that Aunt He Household dotes on this younger sister, and I wonder if she'd be willing to give her to Sect Leader Kang Da, a middle-aged man nearing forty and whose ambitions are waning.

It was already evening when Kang Dabao left the wooden house. After checking on the injuries of the Shao siblings, he returned to find Sima Fei's entourage already waiting at the door.

They hurried forward to meet him, but the other party said nothing more than that Sima Xiang had summoned them.

Knowing he couldn't afford to slight this important figure, Kang Dabao quickly left his group and handed over the Qian Liu for safekeeping.

He then tidied his clothes, changed into his official robes, and hurried into the commander's tent.

The main hall where the Five Aspects Sect used to hold meetings has now been requisitioned by Sima Fei and turned into the commander's residence.

At this moment, he was sitting on the high seat of the Five Aspects Sect Master, using an abacus. His hands were constantly fiddling with the abacus beads made of Second Tier spiritual material, Jade Glaze, which clattered and clicked in his hands.

Besides Kang Dabao, there were a few other people in the hall, all of whom were Sima Fei's confidants. They stood with their hands clasped below the steps, staring at their toes, none of them daring to speak.

Following suit, Sect Leader Kang Da stood at the back of the line with his hands clasped, also glancing down at his official boots, whose uppers were already cracked.

"Bah! The state's Artisan Office is utterly rotten. They charged me ten Spirit Stones for just a pair of these official boots! They really dare to ask for more than a few days' worth!"

Kang Dabao was feeling sorry for himself when he heard a voice from above. "When you go out, find Gun Shilu and tell him I rewarded you with a new pair of boots."

Hearing the sound, Kang Dabao looked up and saw that Sima Fei had already put down the abacus and was looking at him with a half-smile.

"Thank you for your consideration, Sima." Kang Dabao composed himself and bowed in reply.

"No need for thanks, they're all the same stuff, won't last more than a few hours." Sima Fei his hand dismissively. "You did a good job in Pingrong County this time, preventing that brute Xu Household from dragging everything down with them. You fought bravely and didn't lose the battle; you deserve credit."

The matter of Xu's reckless advance involves Sima Fei's core support base, Sima Fei can say what he himself cannot.

Kang Dabao dared not respond, but only said some empty words in humbly, and then carefully dared not speak again, continuing to keep his head down in silence.

"I'm asking you this: do you want a wife?"

"Huh?" Kang Dabao's eyes widened in surprise upon hearing this.

"I'm asking you this: do you want a wife?"

"Huh?" Kang Dabao's astonishment remained undiminished, and his exclamation grew even louder.

"Choose one and marry her." Sima Fei didn't repeat himself, his expression unchanged, and tossed down a lead-colored Jade Slip that landed at the feet of Sect Leader Kang Da.

"Sima Rong reports, this lowly official is fond of women and has poor aptitude; he only possesses Four Spirit Roots, I fear..."

"Thud!" Another Jade Slip landed at his feet.

Kang Dabao dared not speak further, his spiritual sense penetrating the Jade Slip as he began to peruse it. The scene before him felt somewhat familiar.

"Hey, you actually picked it." After about fifteen minutes, Sima Fei stopped using the abacus and spoke impatiently, though his expression was unreadable.

"Although they are all daughters of prominent families from the capital region who moved here, they all possess Spirit Root. Are you, a mere Chongming Sect leader of the Chongming Sect, complaining that their social status is too low?"

"This humble official dares not say so, but I feel that I am of lowly birth and of questionable character, and therefore unworthy of these noble ladies," Kang Dabao replied cautiously, half-truthfully.

"I have reviewed the official records of all the officials in the thirteen counties of Cloud Horn Prefecture. Your background is clean. You lost your father at a young age, practiced Daoism in your youth, and were raised by a family. Apart from a minor matter of bullying a woman and being vindictive, you have no bad deeds."

Over the years, you've hardly ever even been to a brothel. You want to label yourself as morally corrupt? Even your four junior brothers aren't exactly disappointing; they're all reasonably capable of being molded. In a remote place like Cloud Horn Prefecture, your family's reputation is already quite outstanding.

I know you're actually quite ambitious, and I'm giving you special treatment because of your modest achievements. But don't try to be clever and use these words to fool me." Seeing Sima Fei's expression turn cold and his eyes become sinister.

Upon hearing the threatening words of the Foundation Establishment True Cultivator in front of him, Kang Dabao immediately recalled the scene of Sima Fei smashing the Five Aspects Sect Master with a single palm strike. That blood-red crown was still in his Storage Bag!

Startled, he immediately knelt down, his face filled with panic, and kowtowed deeply, saying, "Sir, please don't misunderstand! This humble official dares not! I'm truly just afraid of causing these noble ladies any inconvenience."

"Since you don't dare, then I'll make the choice for you. Go back and prepare the geese, and come to my Fei Household next month."

Once Sima Fei made his decision, there was no room for argument. After he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and one person from each of the two standing guards stepped forward, pulled Kang Dabao up, and escorted him out the door.

"What should I do!" Kang Dabao fell with worry as he left the main hall, even more so than when he was fighting with a knife. He returned to the cabin, still preoccupied, and couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

It's true he wanted to climb the social ladder, but at most he could only think about the nearby Foundation Establishment Aristocratic Clan. What kind of family was the Fei Household? How could an old bachelor Kang Dabao possibly be worthy of their attention?

But Sima Fei chose himself as his son-in-law, even if he only married a concubine's daughter, the Sect Leader Kang Da would have to treat her like an ancestor.

Now look what's happened! You want someone else to have a hundred or so children for you? Dream on! This noble lady from a wealthy family in the capital, once she enters your household, she can keep several male lovers right in front of you, and you'll have to stand by and smile obsequiously!

That's all fine, male concubines are male concubines, but now even as a minor county magistrate, Sect Leader Kang Da has to live in constant fear of being killed by assassins from the Two Instruments Sect.

Once he becomes the first local son-in-law of the Fei Household within Cloud Horn Prefecture, wouldn't that news go straight to the desk of the Two Instruments Sect leader?

If you really anger such a big shot, you'll become the target of everyone's ire. Even if Sect Leader Kang Da had ten more lives, it probably wouldn't be enough to kill him!

The Sect Leader Kang Da was so worried that he was filled with sorrow and couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

Sima Fei hadn't expected Kang Dabao to have so many hidden agendas. He seemed to be in a good mood and chose to hold a celebration the day after he discussed it with Kang Dabao.

At the same time as issuing this order, the news that the girl would be "given to Kang Dabao and the Fei Household's daughter" was also spread throughout the entire camp.

The hundreds of cultivators from various counties who had gathered there all knew that the Kang County Magistrate of Pingrong County was going to marry a woman from the Fei Household.

This also means that it won't be long before the entire Cloud Horn Prefecture knows about it, and even people in the neighboring prefectures will hear about it because it involves the marriage of a daughter of a Cloud Horn Prefecture.

The news caused an uproar in the camp, with discussions erupting far louder than when the Acting Sima Gun led the chanting of slogans.

Among them are those who envy and those who despise, but many more are both envious and resentful, secretly cursing, "The dog is about to get some good mutton," which is considered a nice remark.

During the feast, even Xu Bai, who was serving wine, made a few sarcastic remarks. He was also feeling uncomfortable. Although the Dai County Xu Household was not ordinary, compared to them, he was about to say something more sarcastic when he saw Acting Sima Gun also serving wine.

Even the Acting Sima Gun offered him wine, praising Kang Dabao as a worthy son-in-law of the Fei Household.

"At Lord Ying's invitation, a branch of my Gun Household will also be relocating from the capital region to Cloud Horn Prefecture. At that time, our two families will be fellow villagers, making our relationship even closer."

This intimate gesture made the wounded soldiers in Pingrong County's team both angry and afraid. Even the general surnamed Xu kept quiet and slunk back into the crowd.

Acting Sima Gun patted Kang Dabao on the shoulder for a while before turning back to the main table.

This incident terrified Kang Dabao so much that he dared not sleep after the banquet, and could only meditate for a night in the Wuxiang Mountain gate, where mourning filled the camp, feeling as if he had thorns in his back.

He was terrified that if he closed his eyes, some disgruntled comrade might rip off his head in a fit of anger.

The day after the grand feast, when the merits were tallied, Kang Dabao, as the Fei Household's prospective son-in-law, should rightfully be ranked first among the thirteen county officials who led the expedition, even without any merit.

Sima Fei must have amassed quite a fortune of Spirit Stone this time; he was incredibly generous.

He rewarded Kang Dabao with 1,000 Spirit Stone, a First-Tier Supreme-Grade White Bear Fang Banner, a bottle of Meridian-Nourishing Pill, and five high-grade magic Law Artifact.

Because Pingrong County ranked first among all counties in this merit-based commendation, in addition to the rewards and pensions they were entitled to, each Pingrong also received an extra one hundred Spirit Stone, two bottles of cultivation pills, and a mid-grade magic Law Artifact, which was the envy of many.

However, all these things combined cannot compare to the envy of others Fei Household marries off their daughter.

"This guy surnamed Kang is just waiting to die." Many people below the stage looked at Kang Dabao's brand-new official boots with amusement, wishing that the assassins of the Two Instruments Sect would come and kill this loyal henchman of the Immortal Dynasty on the award stage. Only then would they feel relieved.

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"What's wrong with the Fei Household's daughter? Is she made of Spirit Stones?" Sima Fei looked at his nephew and sneered.

"Uncle, there is no reason for a woman of the Fei Household to marry a peasant," a tall, imposing man in front of Sima Fei said respectfully.

"The Earl of Nan'an will soon be getting married, to a woman from the Yue Household." Sima Fei glanced at his nephew, seeing that he was still in a daze, and sighed inwardly.

He then explained, "This person comes from a distinguished family. The ancestor once said that if he Core Formation, he has a 70% chance of reaching the upper-grade level. How many people with Upper-Grade Golden Core fail to form Nascent Soul? Even the chance to advance further is not entirely nonexistent. Such a person is of noble birth; even the eldest daughter of Nascent Soul clan might not be a suitable match for him, let alone a mere Han City Yue Household."

"Although this place is small, it was personally chosen by His Highness the Prince of the South, do you understand? The three patriarchs of the Immortal Dynasty and thirty-three Nascent Soul forces have all kept watch here."

If we fail to hold our ground this time, the Immortal Dynasty will truly fall into their hands.

She's just a concubine's daughter from a minor branch of the clan. How many legitimate daughters from the main branch have died over the years for important clan matters? What gives you the right to be so reluctant to let her go?

"Uncle, although our branch in the Qiu River is a minor clan, we still have our ancestor Ye Shui alive. Even if she is an illegitimate daughter, she can be hurt or killed, but she cannot marry this peasant!" The burly man remained defiant.

"So impressive, trying to intimidate me with the name of Ancestor Ye Shui." Upon hearing this, Sima Fei immediately changed his expression and sneered.

"Your nephew wouldn't dare," the Fei Lineage member replied softly, neither humble nor arrogant.

"Fine, if your Qiu River Hall won't marry, my She Mountain Hall will! Tell your second father that your branch should all go back, lest you get your feet dirty in Cloud Horn Prefecture and then go to Ye Shui's ancestor to complain about me!" Sima Fei turned and left.

"Nephew obeys, and will follow your instructions, Uncle."

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