2965 The Couples Challenge (1/2)
In time, the desert became a deadly territory that only consumed the lives of the people who entered. Not another man was ever sent in again.
Eventually, the king realized that only couples were allowed to enter the desert, especially those who had gone through hardships together. So, the king made a rule. When a particular relationship was not blessed, the couple could take the challenge and visit the desert together. If they could make it out alive, the king would personally bless their union and publicly announce them as a newlywed, so no one was allowed to break them apart ever again. In addition, the king would even reward them with money and assets.
The couple was the perfect example. They were related as a master and a disciple.
The man was a master, known as Fu Xiaotian.
The woman was his disciple, known as Le Yingying.
A relationship between a master and a disciple was generally forbidden. Moreover, Fu Xiaotian already had a wife.
His wife was from a family that was well-known for spells and wizardry. They used to be apprentices together in the past. In order for him to inherit the secret magic and spells of the family, he decided to pursue her, rather consistently. His gesture finally moved her, and they soon became married. He became the son-in-law of the family and obtained what he had always wanted.
Fu Tianxiao fully utilized his wife's network to expand his own business. Soon, he emerged as a great man admired by many. Many disciples were recruited in the name of his success.
He played his role well by showering his wife with love and being a good husband in public. Generally, he was known as a man who was obsessed with his wife and possessed a reputation that was praised by many.
However, some people bad-mouthed him as an idler who only sponged on the wealth of his wife's family.
Eventually, he grew sick of the rumors, which consequently made him grow to repel his own wife. Secretly, he started to cheat on her with his disciples.
In order for him to get rid of his wife without making a bad name for himself, he made a plan to frame his wife for cheating on him with one of his disciples. The news spread in the town quickly, making his wife look like a horrible woman for cheating.