Chapter 1906
Mountain God 10
Dan Qing took out a small ingot of silver and tossed it to the waiter.
Xiao Er beamed and immediately told Shan Qing and Zong Da everything he knew.
There used to be a wealthy family in the county called the Li family.
Mr. Li, who was already in his fifties, only had one daughter.
He had many women in his harem, but none of them became pregnant. Only his legal wife became pregnant at the age of thirty and gave birth to a daughter.
Mr. Li had previously refused to give up, still wanting to have a son.
But even with more than 100 women in the backyard, none of them got pregnant or gave birth, not even a second daughter.
Now that Mr. Li has accepted his fate, he wants to find a good son-in-law for his daughter and have him move in with him.
Miss Li was spoiled by Mr. Li and was very willful. She was unwilling to marry a stranger and asked Mr. Li to let her choose her own husband.
But how many men had she, a young lady confined to her chambers, actually met?
Miss Li, perhaps having read too many storybooks, proposed to choose a husband by throwing a bridal bouquet.
And surprisingly, Master Li agreed.
Today is the day Miss Li throws her embroidered ball to choose a husband, and many people have come to watch the excitement.
Of course, there are also many who want to be hit by the hydrangea.
After all, the Li family is extremely wealthy, and joining the Li family means enjoying a life of luxury.
And Miss Li is also a rare beauty!
Not to mention poor families, even the eldest sons of other wealthy families wanted to marry into the Li family.
Dan Qing had almost finished eating and was naturally interested in the custom of throwing a bridal bouquet to choose a husband.
The practice of choosing a son-in-law by throwing an embroidered ball is really unreliable.
He knew two of the most famous examples.
One example is that Tang Sanzang's mother, Miss Yin, threw an embroidered ball that hit the top scholar Chen Guangrui.
It's said that she, the daughter of a prime minister, actually threw a bridal bouquet to choose a husband?
Does she not find any of the young elites in high society attractive?
After their marriage, Miss Yin accompanied Chen Guangrui to his new post, where they encountered bandits.
The rest is history, so I won't go into details.
Let's just talk about Miss Yin's ending.
After Chen Guangrui was resurrected, the family was reunited. However, Miss Yin committed suicide because she felt unclean and unworthy of Chen Guangrui because she had once been with a bandit...
Nonsense! If she hadn't endured humiliation and hardship, how could she have given birth to Tang Sanzang? How could she have survived?
Miss Yin is truly pitiful, having suffered so much injustice and still being disliked by Chen Guangrui.
The second example is the famous story of Princess Huanzhu trying to catch the embroidered ball, only to throw it to a beggar.
By marrying a rich family's daughter to a beggar, Xiao Yanzi and her group are simply harming the Du family's daughter!
So, the idea of throwing a bridal bouquet to find a son-in-law is absolutely unreliable!
Shan Qing and Zong Da arrived outside the Li family's house.
The Li family built a two-story building specifically for Miss Li to throw the embroidered ball.
The area below the small building was already packed with people: farmers from the countryside, laborers in short clothes, scholars with patched-up clothes, and people dressed in brocade...
Dan Qing stopped outside the crowd. With his and Zong Da's eyesight, even from a distance, they could clearly see what was happening on the small building.
Two maids stood on the railing on the second floor, looking down and reporting what they saw to the person inside the curtain.
A moment later, the curtain was lifted, and Mr. Li came out with Miss Li.
Miss Li was indeed a beauty, which drew excited cheers from the men below.
But Shan Qing's gaze was drawn to Master Li.
No wonder Master Li has never had a son. He's committed so many sins; it would be strange if he had one. It seems this Miss Li isn't his biological child either.
However, Miss Li has enjoyed the wealth and status that Master Li obtained through his evil deeds, and has thus incurred his karmic debt. She will be implicated by Master Li in the future and will not have a good ending!
Dan Qing realized that the two of them were about to meet their demise.
But he won't care.
Master Li should have gone to hell long ago. His enemies are still waiting for his fate in the underworld before they can let go of their grudges and be reincarnated.
Miss Li looked downstairs. The maids had already looked at all the men downstairs and selected some of them.
They were pointing them out to Miss Li one by one.
Miss Li's gaze was drawn to a figure in the distance.
Although the person was too far away to see what he looked like, his tall stature and outstanding demeanor alone were enough to outshine all the men downstairs.
He seemed like an extraordinary man, someone of high status.
Miss Li made a decision instantly and whispered, "Li Niang, help me!"
A soft laugh rang in her ears: "Leave it to me."
Miss Li picked up the embroidered ball handed to her by her maid and threw it into the distance.
The man downstairs excitedly tried to catch the embroidered ball, but was surprised to find that it had passed over their heads and flown into the distance.
Um, is Miss Li really that strong?
Even a grown man couldn't possibly throw a bridal ball that far, could he?
Dan Qing noticed that the embroidered ball was heading straight for him, and he detected demonic energy on it.
Dan Qing sneered and dispersed the demonic energy above with a wave of his right hand.
The embroidered ball fell from mid-air, but instead of landing in anyone's arms, it landed in a passing manure cart.
The group of men who had been charging towards the spiked ball: "..."
The audience: "..."
Miss Li gritted her teeth in anger: "Li Niang, what are you doing?"
Li Niang's voice reached her ears: "It wasn't me. I'm afraid there are people from the Xuanmen sect nearby."
Lately, people from the Xuanmen sect have been coming to the county town every now and then, preventing her from going out to hunt freely.
This incident today was probably orchestrated by those members of the mystical sects.
They discovered the demonic aura she possessed on the hydrangea, and feared that it would lead them to her.
Li Niang: "I'll hide away for two days first, and then I'll come back after the danger has passed."
"Don't go! What will I do if you leave?" Miss Li was so anxious that she no longer cared about the volume of her voice, and was heard by Master Li and the maid.
Master Li: "Li Niang, what are you saying? Who are you telling not to leave?"
“That, that…” Miss Li pointed to Shan Qing in the distance, “I told him not to leave, I want him to be my husband. Father, please send someone to stop him.”
Following Miss Li's gaze, Master Li saw Shan Qing, who stood out from the crowd.
Master Li praised his daughter's good taste and immediately sent a servant to invite Shan Qing.
But Shan Qing already knew Miss Li's intentions towards him, so he had no intention of staying. He turned and left with Zong Da.
The Li family servants searched the vicinity but couldn't find anyone.
Mr. Li: "I searched the county town, but I don't believe he left the county town so quickly."
Madam Li said worriedly, "What if we anger them? Didn't you say that they're not an ordinary person? I'm afraid they have a powerful background and are not someone we can afford to offend."
Mr. Li: "We're not trying to hurt him; it's actually a good thing. Our daughter is so beautiful, no man wouldn't be tempted by her."
"They're of high status, they wouldn't want to marry into another family!"
"This..." (End of Chapter)