Wang Xiaole arrived at the venue for the martial arts contest and saw that a three-meter high platform had been set up on the originally empty square. Surrounding the platform from all four directions were curious onlookers.
Everyone who entered the venue had to go through a security check by the guards stationed at the entrance. It was similar to being searched before entering an examination hall in the China. These guards, who had been brought in from the imperial palace, would pat the upper body and legs of the people and then use special instruments to scan them. Only after the guards confirmed that the person was not carrying any dangerous items would they lift their guns and allow them to pass.
This was the rule before entering the venue, which everyone had to abide by. Wang Xiaole saw many elegantly dressed upper-class nobles who could only cooperate with the inspection obediently. Of course, he couldn't be an exception. After all, he had been through several examinations before and had gotten used to being checked. So another one wouldn't be a big deal for him.
With the thought of earning some extra money, Wang Xiaole got in line and approached the guard. Although for a moment, the lady in front of him seemed to have a twinkle in her eyes, and although he was the one who went through the longest inspection time among the whole line, he believed that the guard was just doing his job, and he ignored those details.
After experiencing a minor disturbance, Wang Xiaole walked lightly and arrived in front of the posted announcement, squinting as he read it.
The announcement clearly stated the rules, and according to common sense, anyone who was preparing to challenge the platform must carefully read it. However, since Wang Xiaole had always disliked paragraphs with too many words, his reading could only be summarized in four words: Skip the beginning and end! and only focus on the middle content with his eyes.
Because of this bad habit, he missed the person who initiated the martial arts contest and didn't know that his disciple had already participated in it. At this moment, Wang Xiaole didn't think there was any problem with his selective reading. His full attention was focused on the part about the prize.
The announcement clearly stated: the organizers would distribute the prizes based on the "number of victories." Whether participants came early or late, as long as they defeated one opponent, they would receive 3000 silver coins. With two victories, they would receive 8000 silver coins. After defeating the third opponent, the prize would be upgraded from silver coins to gold coins.
At that moment, the two patterns resembling coins were jumping up and down in Wang Xiaole's pupils, making his breath become somewhat heated. If it were the nobles who had seen big scenes before, they might find the prizes a bit stingy. But Wang Xiaole didn't care about that. He only wanted to earn enough to afford a good life for himself and the two girls. He was well aware of what he needed to do next. His goal was definitely not to get married to a girl he had never met through this matchmaking opportunity. He had absolutely no intention to delay the other person. So, he wouldn't stay at the venue for too long. He would leave after winning a few matches.
However, many times, plans often couldn't catch up with the changes about to happen to the person involved...
The focal figures and forces participating in this matchmaking contest had already appeared one after another at the entrance of the platform. As a powerful force within the imperial capital, second only to the royal family and the main god sect, the Senate naturally received the information about the matchmaking contest, which concerned the future of the empire, as soon as possible.
The Senate sent out a lineup that could be described as "star-studded," and they came with great pomp and circumstance to join in the fun, immediately mobilizing half of the members of the Senate.
At the forefront of the team composed of a group of demons is Xin, who is wearing white clothes and has a tall and slender figure, slowly approaching.
The leading demonic man has mysterious eyes, slightly drooping lips forming a slight arc, not too thick or thin.
With his flowing jet-black shoulder-length hair casually draped over his shoulders, if he were born in the Celestial Empire, he would definitely be the sole spokesperson for shampoo commercials.
The man, who looks quite dashing, ranks second in "Elder Ten" and is named Le Dusi.
The remaining few main members of the Senate unanimously decided to make Le Dusi the male protagonist of this martial arts competition.
The reason he was chosen primarily can be attributed to two factors:
Firstly, Le Dusi's identity carries enough weight.
Considering that the chief of the Senate, the sleeping demon, hardly ever comes out, the actual leader of the Senate for these past years has been Le Dusi.
Secondly, the man who wins the martial arts competition and marries Isabella must conform to the mainstream aesthetic of the Dibiles people.
And based on the blushing reactions of some indecisive girls in the crowd after seeing Le Dusi, it seems that he also passes the beauty standards of the External Appearance Association.
Similar to Lucia, Le Dusi, who looks more human in appearance, could definitely be a winner in life under normal circumstances.
However, his smooth-sailing days are about to be disrupted by an unintentional participant, causing a ripple.
The starting point of everything was a gaze.
Amongst the many members of the opposite sex, there was one pair of eyes that caught Le Dusi's attention, and they belonged to Wang Xiaole.
Even in a sea of people, Le Dusi immediately noticed the fleeting figure in the distance.
Objectively speaking, Le Dusi has good eyesight, but unfortunately not as good as a cat, or more precisely, not as good as that chubby orange.
After all, the chubby orange could tell that Wang Xiaole is a boy, not a girl, but Le Dusi's eyesight didn't match up to its level. He only thought that he had seen an alluring member of the opposite sex.
However, this fleeting thought was short-lived. What truly caught the attention of this demonic being was his judgment of Wang Xiaole.
After the Senate's team entered the center of the arena, Le Dusi, who was standing still, couldn't help but mutter to the nearby earth demon, "I've made an unexpected discovery! I may have found the culprit behind the killing of the horn demons..."
