852 The Gentleman - Mo Wen (1/2)
In China, jousting for a spouse was a rather feudal method of finding a partner for marriage. Usually, it only occurred in the martial art circle and was rather rare.
Mo Wen had never imagined that they would encounter such a thing during their first day in Dragon City. Also, the person jousting for a spouse was actually a foreigner.
”Who knows where the foreign lady heard about this Hua Xian tradition? With much fanfare, she started jousting for a spouse in Dragon City fairly quickly.”
Tang Zhizhi was clearly powerless to act when faced with such an incident.
”Let's go over and take a look,” Mo Wen said, somewhat interested. A foreigner was jousting for a spouse in Hua Xia. This was a rather refreshing scene.
The square was surrounded by people and was very lively. It was a big space, but right now it was almost full of people.
Mo Wen and Gong Biluo relied on their high cultivation to easily squeeze through to the front of the crowd. A banner had been hung in the center of the square. On it was written that this was a joust for a spouse, and the winner could bring home a beauty. But, if they lost, they had to become a servant for five years. All those under the age of fifty years could participate.
Fences surrounded a large empty space in the middle of the square. In the empty space, a woman was sitting on a gorgeous chaise longue. She lay on her side, her entire body emanating an enchanting aura. A few foreigners stood on both sides of the woman attending to her and managing affairs in the challenge area.
Mo Wen glanced over. As expected, the woman was very beautiful. She certainly had the means to attract people to participate in the challenge. She wore an elegant black gown and a pair of delicate stilettos. She was dressed in a very modern style. Her, long, thin, tender and fair legs were on display. They were slender and elegant, and she emanated a seductive aura.
Her hair and eyes were black, and a pure black at that. They were like black gemstones, unlike those foreigners from western countries with golden hair and blue eyes or blond hair and brown eyes. However, from her very three-dimensional facial features, one could tell that this woman was indeed a foreigner.
Such a beautiful woman was most likely rarely seen even overseas. What was most deadly was not this woman's appearance, but her enchanting temperament that seemed to be constantly seducing others. She lay on her side on the chair like a noble but wild Persian cat.
What surprised Mo Wen was that those who participated in this joust for a spouse would actually have to defeat this woman.
In the Hua Xia martial art circle, some sects and clans that had beautiful maidens mostly sought ancient martial art practitioners with the potential to be their sons-in-law. Hence, they thought came up with the method of jousting for a spouse. They would set an age limit or a cultivation requirement for a participant. After defeating the predetermined opponent, the person would win the maiden's hand in marriage. If they failed, they would leave.
It was rare for the woman to personally take part.
The square was very lively, but the empty space in the middle was very quiet. The woman that resembled a Persian cat lay on her side. She seemed to be napping. After a short while, she slowly opened her eyes and swept a glance at the crowd in the square. The corners of her mouth curled into a mischievous smile. She said, ”What's the matter? Does no one dare to come out again today? This is really disappointing. I've always heard that Hua Xia was bounteous and that it was a land where geniuses gathered and young heroes were countless. Right now, from the looks of it, it doesn't seem to live up to its name.”
The mischievous woman's words caused a commotion. A female foreigner was jousting for a spouse in Hua Xia, but no one dared to go up and take her on. It was indeed an embarrassing scene. Moreover, this woman would occasionally provoke them with a few words, making them even more frustrated.
But no matter how frustrated one was inside, they could not do anything about it. There were people who desperately wanted to fight for such a beautiful woman. Unfortunately, those who had tried had all failed and had become the woman's servants.
This woman's cultivation was rather frightening. In the last three days, no one who had exchanged blows with her had managed to last more than three hits.
Although her beauty was tempting, those who failed would become her servant for the next five years. They would have to obey every command and be beaten and punished as she pleased. This was definitely a frightening price to pay.
Therefore, in the square, there were many people who wanted to give it a try, but no one actually dared to make a move.
”This female foreigner is too arrogant. She dares to look down on Hua Xia's ancient martial art practitioners in Dragon City. Isn't that climbing on top of our heads and slapping us on the face? Could it be that there is no youthful strong practitioner in Hua Xia that can come out and take this woman down?”
”That imp! What has she done to earn the right to show off? If I defeat you, I guarantee that I will torment you eight to ten times a day! I'll make sure you never act so arrogantly again!”
”This is a disgrace to our country. Could it be that no one dares to try?”
”You make it sound easy. Do you know who those slaves that are standing there obediently are? The youth on the far left is a strong practitioner ranked in the top ten in the Zhen Wu Mystery Dimension. Rumor has it that his cultivation has reached the pinnacle of the Golden Elixir Realm. However, he did not even last three hits against this woman before losing.”
”Also, do you know who the youth that is third from the left is? He is a strong practitioner that can rank among the top ten across all the mystery dimensions combined. He is one of the Floating Mystery Dimension's top three geniuses, Zhou Xiaofeng. Rumor has it that three years ago, he became a Martial Arts Grandmaster. Such a frightening absolute strong practitioner actually did not last more than a few exchanges against this woman before losing. This woman's cultivation is unfathomable. If it wasn't, she would not have dared to set up a challenge ring in Dragon City.”
”This woman's cultivation is too frightening. How could she possibly still be so young? I suspect that she is an old crone. Doesn't the west have sketchy means to let people who are hundreds of years old retain their youthful appearance? This woman is most likely such a person. She set it up so that only those who were fifty years and below could go up and challenge her. Who could possibly be her opponent? If she did not set an age limit, this woman would most likely have already been settled by our Hua Xia experts.”