Chapter 4: Proposing Marriage

From the shopkeeper, Wu Hao learned of five relatively suitable candidates. Of course, their ages were similar to his son's. Although age differences didn't matter much in the cultivation world, Wu Ru-Long was still young, and Wu Hao wanted his son to marry someone he actually liked.

After they were married, it would be enough if they gave him several, or even dozens, of grandchildren.

As for his son's character, as a father, Wu Hao naturally understood him very well. He was extremely kind and upright, a genuinely good person. Combined with the looks he inherited from himself and Su Qiaoran, he was definitely a handsome man even among Cultivators.

The shopkeeper had recommended the young misses from the four Peak Golden Core families in Sunset City, as well as the Young Miss of the City Lord's Manor.

Upon further observation, Wu Hao directly eliminated the young misses of the Four Great Families. The reason was their character; Wu Hao would disguise himself as a pitiful beggar on the street and beg from them, but he didn't expect them to have their subordinates beat him away.

The people of the Four Great Families had no idea they would lose their chance at Immortal Ascension because of this.

Thus, only one target remained: the Young Miss of the City Lord's Manor. According to the information Wu Hao gathered, her name was Xu Qingxue, and she was the same age as his son, eighteen.

However, her talent was slightly inferior to his son's; she only had a Medium Grade Spiritual Root, which was why she was only at the Early Stage Foundation Establishment.

Soon, Wu Hao investigated the route Xu Qingxue took every day. At the same time, he looked into Young Miss Xu Qingxue's reputation in Sunset City and was surprised to find it was exceptionally good. Everyone said Xu Qingxue was a wonderful person and even the number one beauty in Sunset City.

But what others said could only serve as a reference. Wu Hao preferred to verify things himself. It wasn't until he lay on the road and Young Miss Xu Qingxue had her maid take him for medical treatment that Wu Hao finally decided on Xu Qingxue as his daughter-in-law.

After finishing all this, Wu Hao took a portrait of Xu Qingxue to Wu Ru-Long and spoke.

"Son, this is the partner your father has chosen for you. Take a look and see if you like her."

Wu Hao originally thought his son would be very shy upon seeing Xu Qingxue's portrait, but he didn't expect Wu Ru-Long's expression to change slightly, becoming somewhat hesitant.

Wu Hao clearly saw the clue. Frowning, he sensed something was off and asked directly.

"Son, it looks like you know her?"

"Yes, I met her a while ago."

Wu Ru-Long didn't hide anything. He recounted how he had met Xu Qingxue on the road a couple of days ago and got to know her.

Wu Hao was delighted to hear this. It seemed Xu Qingxue didn't dislike his son either. In this day and age, not disliking someone was as good as liking them, which meant there was a high probability this marriage would work out.

So, when he heard his father tell him to pursue Xu Qingxue, Wu Ru-Long didn't object. With the help of Wu Hao, a boss-level strategist, Wu Ru-Long soon successfully won Xu Qingxue over.

Half a month had already passed. Hearing that Xu Qingxue had accepted his son's confession, Wu Hao immediately stood up and spoke.

"Let's go. Follow your father to the City Lord's Manor to propose marriage!"

"Yes, Father!"

Hearing his father's words, Wu Ru-Long's tone was also extremely excited. After all, how could he not be excited about marrying the girl he liked?

Soon, under Wu Hao's lead, the two arrived at the front of the City Lord's Manor. Two guards at the Peak Qi Refining stage stood at the entrance and stopped them upon seeing Wu Hao and Wu Ru-Long.

"Halt! What are you two doing at our City Lord's Manor?"

"Please inform the City Lord that we have come to discuss important matters with him."

Wu Hao said with a warm smile. Proposing marriage was indeed discussing an important matter.

After glancing at Wu Hao and Wu Ru-Long, the two guards felt that they carried an extraordinary aura, so they didn't block them. Instead, one said:

"Please wait here for a moment. I will go inform the City Lord."

One of the guards turned and left, while Wu Hao and Wu Ru-Long waited patiently.

The guard returned quickly and spoke.

"Please come in. The City Lord is waiting for you in the main hall."

"Thank you."

Wu Hao spoke politely and entered directly, with Wu Ru-Long following closely behind.

When the two reached the main hall of the City Lord's Manor, they saw a middle-aged man with an incredibly solemn expression sitting in the main seat. He was none other than the City Lord of Sunset City, City Lord Xu An.

At this moment, City Lord Xu An's expression held a hint of confusion. He was quite curious about who would come to visit him.

The moment he saw Wu Hao, City Lord Xu An's expression turned serious. As an Early Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator, he actually couldn't see through the Realm of the Cultivator before him. It seemed he was a powerful expert.

Of course, this was also thanks to the power of the Heavenly Emperor Myriad Dao Scripture. Unless someone was more than two major Realms above Wu Hao, they wouldn't be able to tell what his Realm was.

"Fellow Daoist, how should I address you?"

Having sensed Wu Hao's extraordinariness, City Lord Xu An stood up and looked at Wu Hao with a smile, inquiring.

Wu Hao waved his hand and then spoke.

"You can just call me Old Wu."

"So it is Fellow Daoist Wu. I have heard much about you."

City Lord Xu An said with a look of sudden realization, though in reality, he had never heard of him, putting on an admiring front.

But Wu Hao didn't expose him, as he was here today to propose marriage for his son.

So Wu Hao soon got straight to the point and stated that he had come to propose marriage. The moment the words left his mouth, City Lord Xu An's expression instantly became extremely dark.

"Fellow Daoist Wu, if you've come to propose marriage, I'm afraid I cannot agree. I will only respect my daughter's choice. If my daughter likes it, then fine, but if she doesn't, I won't force her."

"Hahaha, you can rest assured about that, Old Xu. My Wu Ru-Long is already together with your Xu Qingxue. You only need to call your Xu Qingxue over to find out."

Wu Hao said with a smile. Hearing this, City Lord Xu An's expression was full of suspicion, but he still had his daughter come over.

Unexpectedly, when Xu Qingxue arrived and saw Wu Ru-Long standing beside Wu Hao, her expression became incredibly shy. How could City Lord Xu An not understand? It seemed his daughter really did have something going on with the other party's son.

Just as City Lord Xu An was about to say something, Wu Hao spoke up and directly took out a Storage Ring.

"Old Xu, don't say I'm stingy. This is the betrothal gift from my side."

City Lord Xu An was also somewhat curious about how much of a betrothal gift Wu Hao could produce. But after seeing the items inside, City Lord Xu An fell silent. Then he stood up and said with a face full of smiles:

"Old Wu, say no more. Let the children decide their own affairs."

How could City Lord Xu An have any room to refuse? In terms of strength, he felt he was definitely not Wu Hao's match. In terms of wealth, Wu Hao had just thrown out a hundred Top-Grade Spirit Stones as a betrothal gift.

You must know those were Top-Grade Spirit Stones! Forget a hundred, he couldn't even produce ten. Since Wu Hao was so sincere, how could he possibly refuse?

Of course, the most important thing was that the two children were in love; otherwise, City Lord Xu An might not have agreed.

Although he didn't know the background of Wu Hao's Family, if they could produce a hundred Top-Grade Spirit Stones as a betrothal gift, they were definitely not simple. Letting his daughter marry Wu Ru-Long was certainly not a loss for her.

As for why he gave City Lord Xu An a hundred Top-Grade Spirit Stones as a betrothal gift, Wu Hao had fully considered the reasons. After all, City Lord Xu An was his daughter-in-law Xu Qingxue's father. If the resources weren't sufficient, there would come a day when City Lord Xu An would reach the end of his natural lifespan if he couldn't raise his Realm.

By then, Xu Qingxue would already be a member of their Wu Family. If City Lord Xu An fell, Xu Qingxue would surely be very sad. That was why Wu Hao was so generous as to take out a hundred Top-Grade Spirit Stones for City Lord Xu An to improve his cultivation.

After all, to the current Wu Hao, a hundred Top-Grade Spirit Stones were nothing at all, and he couldn't use them anyway. Wu Ru-Long had only used less than fifty Top-Grade Spirit Stones in ten years of Cultivate, so it was better to take out a hundred as a betrothal gift for City Lord Xu An.

Wu Hao already had some ideas about acquiring resources later, but he still needed to wait for his son to be free and for the Wu Family to grow a bit stronger before he could better execute them.

Soon after, the two of them agreed on the wedding date. Because Wu Hao was in a hurry, the wedding was set for half a month later.

The news of the City Lord's daughter's wedding soon spread throughout Sunset City, shocking everyone. After all, in the eyes of the Cultivators in Sunset City, Xu Qingxue was like a flower on a high Peak—to be admired from afar but unreachable. Many were curious about who could have won her over.

Some people from the Four Great Families even went to cause trouble, but they were decisively wiped out by Wu Hao. Since it concerned his son's major life event, Wu Hao naturally wouldn't allow any mistakes.

Even though the Four Great Families had Peak Golden Core experts backing them, they were still no match for Wu Hao. They only had their low-level Cultivation Technique and shallow foundations to blame.

That day was also known as the doomsday of the Four Great Families.