Chapter 401: A Banquet at Bibo Tan, the Son-in-Law Selection Ceremony Begins

Let us speak of Fang Longye receiving an invitation from Niu Mowang, inviting him to observe the Bibo Tan Dragon King's son-in-law selection ceremony; having nothing else to do, he gladly went to attend.

After arriving at Bibo Tan,

he parted the water, pushed through the waves, and went straight to the bottom of the pool. After bypassing a large area of underwater stone mountains and coral reefs, he saw a delicate and transparent archway.

With just one glance, he saw Niu Mowang, Jiao Mowang, and four other demons standing there waiting beneath the archway, along with an old dragon with green hair and green whiskers.

Behind them were a dozen or so Dragon Princes, dragon grandchildren, Longpo, and Longnu, along with some fish spirits and crab demons.

"Big Brother!"

Niu Mowang, Jiao Mowang, and the others hurried forward to greet him, and the old dragon also took the opportunity to approach Fang Longye, nodding and bowing as he said:

"This old one greets the Young Lord. It is truly a great honor for Bibo Tan that the Young Lord could come today!"

"Big Brother, this is the newly acquainted friend I told you about, the Wansheng Dragon King~" After the greetings and formalities were over, Niu Mowang introduced him to Fang Longye.

"Mm,"

Fang Longye nodded, only smiling at this Wansheng Dragon King without saying much more.

Wansheng Dragon King did not mind this at all.

He was merely a wild dragon at the Golden Immortal level with no significant background, while the other party was a Young Lord of the Dragon Clan; it was already quite good that he could be looked upon favorably for the sake of Niu Mowang.

With a humble smile toward Fang Longye, the old Wansheng Dragon King respectfully led the group, walking slowly into the archway behind him.

After stepping into the archway, there was a green wood corridor, and Fang Longye carefully observed the interior decoration and layout.

He saw vermilion palace walls, Spirit Shell treasure towers, golden roof tiles, white jade door pivots, tortoiseshell curtains, and coral thresholds; it was indeed a proper Longgong configuration.

Following Wansheng Dragon King into the palace for a distance and turning through two more corridors, Fang Longye and the others arrived in front of a grand hall named Hui Xian Dian.

Under the hospitality of Wansheng Dragon King, Fang Longye, Niu Mowang, and the others entered this Hui Xian Dian to take their seats.

As soon as they were seated, more than ten beautiful Beinu and Fish Maiden brought in fine wine and delicacies; the dishes were Heavenly Kitchen Eight Treasure delicacies, and the wine was Purple Mansion Nectar Mature Brew.

After Wansheng Dragon King toasted Fang Longye and the others, he tactfully retreated, leaving the space for Fang Longye, Niu Mowang, and the other seven to feast~

As the saying goes, dragons do not dwell with snakes.

Although Wansheng Dragon King's cultivation realm was not as high as that of Fang Longye and the others, his age was greater than most of them, so he naturally understood this principle.

He was on good terms with Niu Mowang for certain reasons, but that did not mean he had a close relationship with the others, so he naturally would not linger and make himself a nuisance~

As for the matter he had entrusted, Niu Mowang would speak for him, so he did not need to say anything himself~ After Wansheng Dragon King retreated,

the seven of them drank and chatted freely. Niu Mowang set down the Wine Cup in his hand and entered the main topic, saying: "Our brothers have eaten and drunk enough; it is time to do something for our host!"

"Help with what?"

Peng Mowang asked with a look of confusion.

Before Niu Mowang could explain, Jiao Mowang laughed and scolded him, saying:

"You are never home, so even the invitation didn't reach you! In this invitation, the Second Brother made it very clear: the Wansheng Dragon King is treating us to good food and drink, but it isn't a free meal; naturally, there is something he needs our help with~"

"What is it? Does it require all of us brothers to help?" Peng Mowang did not like his senior brother's habit of keeping secrets.

"Nothing else, as I said before, that old dragon wants to recruit a son-in-law, and those handsome young talents outside are the ones~"

Niu Mowang explained with a smile: "That old dragon originally only wanted to ask me to help him pick the best one from among these people. I thought that since we last parted, the seven of us haven't met for a long time, so I thought I'd call everyone over to have some fun together~"

"Second Brother, you found the wrong person. You can ask me to help you burn, kill, and loot, but asking me to help someone pick a son-in-law? That's making things difficult for me!"

Peng Mowang said with an unhappy face.

"Didn't you hear what the Second Brother said? Everyone is here to have fun and find some amusement, why be so serious!"

Mihou Wang jumped up, came to Peng Mowang's side, patted his shoulder, and said with a smile.

"The Sixth Brother is right. Actually, we don't need to be responsible for anything; we just need to show our faces there and give the new groom a show of force to make him behave~"

Fang Longye also said with a smile.

After speaking, he looked at Niu Mowang and said:

"Second Brother, I'm right, aren't I?"

Although Niu Mowang did not elaborate in the invitation, Fang Longye still understood why he had called the brothers over.

It was actually the same principle as a mortal wedding; calling them over was to have them act as a group of relatives and friends to cheer for the bride's side and intimidate the groom's side.

Especially since the Bibo Tan old dragon was recruiting a son-in-law to live in his house, he needed people to help stand guard and prevent some strong person from usurping the host's position and taking advantage of the situation.

Although Monkey had been recruited by the Heavenly Court for the second time, his record of defeating Li Jing, Nezha, and the one hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals had still spread.

It might not be enough to say he shook the Three Realms, but he had certainly made a name for himself at home and abroad, even throughout the universe.

Thanks to this, the reputation of the seven of them as sworn brothers had also spread throughout the Earth Immortal Realm.

Therefore,

asking them to stand guard was very effective.

Oh, right, the old Bibo Tan Dragon King had originally only wanted to invite Niu Mowang alone.

It was probably because Niu Mowang was a warm-hearted fellow who thought it would be fun to help someone pick a son-in-law that he called the brothers along.

"Big Brother is right!"

Niu Mowang nodded and agreed with a smile.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's hurry!"

Peng Mowang finally understood; weren't they here specifically to torment these pretty boys who wanted to live off the dragon family? That was his specialty!

"That's right, I've also been impatient to properly test those young people outside!"

Mihou Wang chuckled, also looking eager to give it a try.

The others were not as restless as Peng Mowang and Mihou Wang, but they were not uninterested.

So, they looked at each other and smiled, and the seven of them left the hall, walked out of the Longgong, pushed through the water and waves, and arrived outside Bibo Tan.

……

The group had been drinking and making merry in the water palace, not noticing the passage of time; only after coming out did they realize the sky was dim and the east was turning white.

Unknowingly, he had spent an entire night underwater.

In the span of one night, the number of young "talents" waiting by Bibo Tan to live off a woman had increased significantly; a glance across the crowd revealed a sea of heads, roughly estimated at a thousand people.

"Damn, there are actually so many people wanting to live off a woman; it really leaves one speechless~" Seeing this situation, Fang Longye was speechless.

One must know that the Wansheng Dragon King also had requirements and conditions for a son-in-law.

The first condition was that one had to be good-looking, the second was that one's strength had to be at the True Immortal level or above, and the final condition was that one had to be under two thousand years old.

In other words,

these people waiting to live off a woman were all over a thousand years old with cultivation at the True Immortal level or above; with such conditions, their aptitude was already quite good! If one looked only at aptitude, disregarding character, they could certainly be considered genuine young talents.

Not to mention him and Sun Wukong; the two of them were one who cheated and one who was a Child of Destiny, so their cultivation speed could not be judged by conventional logic.

"Fuck!"

Peng Mowang, standing to the side, also said speechlessly:

"I think these people have decent aptitude; why not do something else instead of rushing to be a son-in-law? Can't they have a little ambition?"

Peng Mowang had voiced his inner thoughts for him.

"Hehe," Mihou Wang, known as the Great Sage Who Ventilates, was naturally well-informed, and he smiled as he explained: "Aptitude is worth nothing; these days, background is the kingly way. They just don't want to work hard anymore!"

Peng Mowang sneered, not caring in the slightest that he was still on the Wansheng Dragon King's territory, and said: "That old Wansheng Dragon King? Just a Golden Immortal, that's hardly a background!"

Mihou Wang laughed heartily and said: "Fourth Brother, you come from a wealthy family, so you can talk big without feeling the weight; you look down on this old Wansheng Dragon King."

"But these people don't have a family background like yours. That old Wansheng Dragon King has a cultivation at the peak of the Golden Immortal realm, which is considered peerless among Golden Immortals."

"What's more, when this old Dragon King was young, he obtained the entire legacy of a Taiyi True Immortal, so his family wealth is very substantial. For these people, becoming the Wansheng Dragon King's son-in-law is definitely a shortcut to success~"

Peng Mowang sneered: "Regardless, anyone who thinks of living off a woman is no man at all; they are all a bunch of spineless cowards!"

"Fourth Brother, you have a point there,"

Mihou Wang said with a smile: "Every one of them has cultivated to the True Immortal level; I don't believe they aren't aware of the kind of humiliation they will face when they come here~"

As the two talked, they reached a consensus on this matter. It is evident how looked down upon sons-in-law are in this era~ Amidst the laughter, the group of seven had already arrived in front of these "talents." A high platform had been prepared, and the seven took their seats in order, high above, looking down on everyone.

Whoa, it feels like being a judge at a competition.

After taking his seat, Fang Longye examined the layout of the high platform and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, thinking to himself.

"Interesting~"

The appearance of Fang Longye and the others naturally attracted the attention of the young "talents" below who wanted to live off a woman, and they all looked toward the high platform.

Seeing that it was the Eight Great Sages who were currently rising in fame throughout the world, these people couldn't help but become excited.

Each of them thought to themselves that coming to participate in the Wansheng Longgong son-in-law selection assembly this time was the right choice! They hadn't expected the Wansheng Dragon King to have such prestige and connections, actually being able to invite the Eight Great Sages to witness this selection assembly.

……

Not long after the seven took their seats, the Wansheng Dragon King also appeared on the high platform, sitting at the very end.

Afterward, he instructed the Turtle Prime Minister beside him, saying: "Turtle Prime Minister, you may begin!"

"Yes, Great King."

This Turtle Prime Minister had a long beard and a face full of wrinkles; he looked shaky when he walked, but his cultivation realm was that of a genuine Golden Immortal.

"Ahem~" Leaning on his cane, he walked down from the high platform to the group of "talents" who wanted to live off a woman, cleared his throat, and said with a serious face:

"Congratulations to you all for waiting here before the designated time; you have proven your sincerity and have earned the qualifications to enter the next round of the assessment!"

The designated time? For a moment, these people looked at each other in dismay.

The truth was that Wansheng Longgong had never announced the specific time for the assessment; leaving these people hanging earlier was precisely to test their sense of time and patience.

"Then what about those who haven't arrived yet?"

A handsome, fair-skinned man, waving a folding fan and looking quite dashing, asked.

"Naturally, their qualifications are revoked. Such insincere people are not worthy of our Princess!"

The Turtle Prime Minister's expression remained unchanged as he said indifferently.

Whoosh~ For a moment, the crowd became restless.

However, it wasn't voices of opposition; this was equivalent to indirectly reducing their competitors, so these people were too happy to oppose it, unless they were out of their minds.

"As the saying goes, 'the early bird catches the worm.' Fortunately, I came early to check the venue and the opponents; otherwise, wouldn't it have been a wasted trip?"

A demon immortal, powdered and adorned with pearls, dressed in a gaudy manner, couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"Hehe, with me here, you are destined to have made a wasted trip!" A Human Clan Sword Immortal standing to the side, carrying a precious sword and looking arrogant, sneered as he interjected.

"Hah, a lowly Human Clan breed is worthy of the Princess's favor? It's enough to make one laugh their teeth off!"

Before the demon immortal in front could reply, a tall and upright demon immortal behind him began to mock and ridicule this Human Clan Sword Immortal.

"What? I can't gain the Princess's favor, so someone like you can? Even if I hadn't come, you wouldn't pass the second round!"

The Sword Immortal retorted without showing any weakness.

"……"

"All of you, shut up!"

Seeing the commotion in the field, the Turtle Prime Minister shouted with a cold face. "The second assessment begins now!"

As his voice fell, the waters of Bibo Tan surged, and a group of beautiful Fish Maiden stepped on the waves and came out of the water.

These Fish Maiden were all holding golden trays, and in the trays were dark-colored wooden plaques; it was unclear what their purpose was.

These Fish Maiden swayed their willow-like waists, taking three steps with every sway, and walked gracefully in front of these "talents."

No extra words were needed; these people, aside from wanting to live off a woman, were not stupid, so they naturally reached out and took a wooden plaque from the tray.

"Character Jia, fifty-three~"

A handsome immortal in green robes picked up the wooden plaque in his hand and took a look.

"Character Bing, twenty-seven~"

Another demon immortal, equally handsome, looked at the wooden plaque in his hand.

"..."

"These are your identity tags," Turtle Prime Minister said indifferently. "Remember them well; whether you are promoted or eliminated, you will be addressed by the tags in your hands."

Fang Longye watched from the high platform and shook his head with a laugh; he finally understood that distributing these tags was also a deliberate form of suppression against these people.

One must know, they were not technicians from his past life, but candidate consorts for Wansheng Longgong, yet they were not even addressed by their names, being defined only by their tags; the contempt hidden within this was evident.

"Alright, time is precious; we shall now officially begin the second assessment for you all!"

Seeing that everyone had chosen their respective identity tags, Turtle Prime Minister immediately waved his hand and shouted.

As he waved his hand, the water of Bibo Tan surged again, and a group of fish crones emerged from the water, arriving before these "talents" who wanted to live off a woman.

These fish crones were not like the young and beautiful Fish Maiden from before; each one was an old woman of fifty or sixty, with distorted figures, white hair, and withered skin, yet they were caked in makeup, and their laughter made one's hair stand on end.

"The rest is up to you!"

Turtle Prime Minister waved his large hand, and after receiving the order, these fish crones each chose a target and pounced like wolves or tigers, scaring these people until their faces changed wildly.

(End of this chapter)