Chapter 449: Chapter 34: Continually Immersed Among the Masses

Becoming wealthy overnight through marriage is viewed by most people in Xiangzhou as an undeserved gain that is not worth encouraging. This is especially true in the conservative northwestern regions of Xiangzhou, where, even though such cases abound in reality, people still morally value wealth earned through their own efforts.

However, for the progressive Golden Jade people, marrying into wealth is no longer a taboo topic. Marrying someone rich and powerful requires a lot of effort and struggle, after all. Most wealthy people are not foolish, and relying on qualities like gentleness and kindness—which even a Samoyed dog can possess—to attract their attention is just deceiving oneself.

To marry a wealthy person and share their wealth, one must have something unique, and since wealthy people generally have a broader perspective and more high-quality suitors, their standards for choosing a partner are much higher. What makes them feel special must indeed be extraordinarily unique.

Therefore, marrying into a wealthy family and achieving wealth through marriage is essentially like an Independent Cultivator entering a top Sect or an ordinary person getting into a top company; it’s a glorious achievement that requires overcoming numerous obstacles. To the Golden Jade people, it is at least a respectable feat.

So when Wang Jiu explained that his wealth mainly came from post-marital property division, the surrounding protesting crowd didn’t react until he spoke the final sentence.

"She is my ex-wife."

Afterwards, the crowd was silent for a full half-minute before someone finally realized, "You are Zhao Xinyu!?"

"What!?"

"Zhao Xinyu?! Where?!"

"Run, Zhao Xinyu is here!"

Almost instantly, signs of chaos appeared in the previously dense and orderly crowd. Those close to Wang Jiu instinctively wanted to back away, while those further away, hearing Zhao Xinyu’s name, instinctively wanted to move forward. The sidelines wanted to quickly leave the scene. The crowd of hundreds was repeatedly tugged by the scattering human nature, and a trampling disaster seemed imminent.

Seeing this, Wang Jiu furrowed his brows and said in a deep voice, "Quiet!"

At the same time, within the Sword World, the God’s Regret Bell resonated thunderously, sending out an invisible ripple. Touched by the ripple, both Mortal World humans with no cultivation and Immortal Cultivators with some cultivation felt a wooden sensation in their minds, with the thoughts and passions that once filled it vanishing without a trace, leaving them standing there in confusion. The previous dispersing momentum was thus halted.

After quite a while, an older woman shook her head incredulously and looked at Wang Jiu, asking, "Are you really Zhao Xinyu?"

"Of course." Wang Jiu nodded, "I am Zhao Xinyu."

"You’re really the Zhao Xinyu who calls himself the ex-husband of City Lord Zhao Chenlu?"

Wang Jiu said, "Indeed, I am her ex-husband."

"Impossible!" The older woman shook her head, "Such a lofty Fairy, how could she have an ex-husband, especially someone like you..."

Wang Jiu was more than happy to address this question.

As the question was raised by the older woman, the onlookers nearby also turned their attention. After being brainwashed once by the God’s Regret Bell, most had calmed down, capable of thoughtfully considering the issue. The question posed by the older woman was exactly what most people had in mind.

How could Zhao Chenlu have an ex-husband? If she indeed had one, it should be someone from the equally unattainable Immortal Family, not someone as ordinary as Zhao Xinyu.

Wang Jiu had answered this question long ago during a temporary government strategy meeting.

"Although Zhao Chenlu is exceptionally talented and has profound cultivation, she ultimately hasn’t reached the Realm of breaking through the void and ascending. She’s still human. As long as one is human, they have seven emotions and six desires—even actually, those who ascend breaking the void do too—Zhao Chenlu, of course, is not exempt. For example, look at this..."

As he spoke, Wang Jiu took out a local newspaper from Golden Jade City from his Storage Bag, pointed at the front-page headline and said, "City Lord Zhao Chenlu attended the Golden Jade Food Festival, encouraging the restaurant that won the Grand Prize on Gourmet Street. Look at the accompanying photo, Zhao Chenlu is tasting the food, which indicates she at least has an appetite." 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

In the crowd, a large man said, "City Lord Zhao is known for her discerning taste in food; the Golden Jade people all know that. What’s so strange about it?"

"If she were truly an Immortal, merely feeding on the essence of clouds and mist would suffice. Why indulge in Mortal World’s delicacies? Appetite and lust are always closely related, as the Saint said, when the belly is full, lust arises. A person with an appetite is likely also to have lust."

"This, this..." The big man was momentarily at a loss for words.

Most surrounding people, although disagreeing with this perspective, upon rational thinking, also couldn’t figure out how to refute the argument.

Wang Jiu continued, "So, since Zhao Chenlu has desires, looking for a partner who can satisfy her sexual needs is only logical. Although I am average in appearance and cultivation, and not considered an ideal choice by most ordinary people, Zhao Chenlu neither judges by looks nor is interested in martial arts competitions to find a husband. She is already at the top of the Xiangzhou Continent in all fields and doesn’t need a partner to provide any extra services. She only needs someone proficient in one area, and I happen to be a master in this regard."

As soon as these words were out, someone jumped in with disbelief, "Master? Just you?"

Wang Jiu said, "Whether it’s size, shape, hardness, technique, endurance as hard conditions, or theoretical knowledge and practical experience as soft conditions, I am the top in Golden Jade City, even in all of Xiangzhou. And considering my practical experience involves someone as unattainable as Zhao Chenlu, just based on experience, I should undoubtedly be the number one on the Xiangzhou Continent. Calling me a master is not an exaggeration."

This statement was made self-righteously and was completely irrefutable.

Objectively speaking, if there truly were a person on the Xiangzhou Continent who could become a long-term partner with Zhao Chenlu based solely on bedroom skills, calling them a master would simply be justified. However, people obviously find it hard to accept such a theory, as reason and emotion cannot be reconciled.

In this contradiction at last, someone jumped up and shouted, "It’s all nonsense, everyone don’t listen to his wicked words and deceit! For someone so shameless, let’s beat him half to death first!"

This statement immediately received an enthusiastic response from the surrounding crowd.

People of the Golden Jade weren’t as martial and combative as those from Shen City, but they were also modern people of Xiangzhou with courage and fighting spirit, and when facing an extremely despicable enemy, they would also stand up fearlessly to do what they could.

"I’ll offer five thousand taels to reward the expert who teaches this shameless man a lesson!"

"I’ll offer ten thousand taels!"

"I will offer one hundred spirit stones. Would any immortal cultivator be willing to punish this man?"

"If someone can kill Zhao Xinyu, I’ll sleep with him for ten nights!"

"Hmph, a bunch of mindless brutes, actually thinking they can use money to buy strength to teach Zhao Xinyu a lesson. Whether this person is really involved with Zhao Chenlu or not, but it’s obvious that they are quite wealthy, what’s the point of competing with him in wealth. Watch as I write an article condemning his shamelessness and vulgarity, letting more people see his true face!"

"Hello everyone, I’m a new broadcaster Mr. Liu, and I’m currently bringing you the latest live coverage from within the protesting crowd..."

However, just as the situation was about to descend into full chaos, a team of Silver Armor soldiers descended from the sky, quickly stopping the crowd’s commotion.

It was the patrol team responsible for daily security in Golden Jade City.

The leading captain looked impatient and shouted, "What are you doing!?"

The people immediately responded in a cacophony, "Sir, that demon over there claims to be the ex-husband of City Lord Zhao Chenlu, and is spreading rumors that City Lord Zhao Chenlu is obsessed with desires, we simply cannot tolerate such shameless statements, and this righteous anger caused the chaos... Since you’re here, quickly arrest him!"

"Yes, aren’t you directly under the City Lord’s Mansion? Aren’t you arresting this villain who insults the City Lord, oh no, the former City Lord’s purity and affects the City Lord’s Mansion’s dignity?!"

The Silver Armor Captain had a look of exasperation, "You bunch of troublemaking citizens who are just full from eating too much, can’t you just be quiet and behave for a while?! Woke up early this morning just to be dragged on patrol, and my rare day off is ruined, all because you refuse to stay at home! Now you even have the audacity to start commanding me around? Who to arrest and who not to arrest, is it up to you? All of you disperse and hurry home! Don’t you have work today!? Someone, first arrest that person leading the singing and dancing!"

"Sir, you’re being unfair! We’re only participating in the protest amidst our busy schedules to maintain the dignity of the City Lord’s Mansion, the one who should really be arrested is Zhao Xinyu!"

The Silver Armor Captain spat and ignored them.

He too wanted to arrest Zhao Xinyu. If only they could deal with this person, those loitering in front of the City Lord’s Mansion would naturally disperse, and the patrol team’s canceled day off and continuous overtime hell could also come to an end. However, when the patrol members were urgently gathered, they were already instructed from above.

Zhao Xinyu’s identity is sensitive, and they must not act rashly without orders from higher up.

That one sentence made a situation that could have been dealt with swiftly become very troublesome. The patrol members had no choice but to keep running around amidst the furious indignation of countless troublemaking citizens, their precious day off completely vanished.

After the patrol members finally managed to clear things up amid flying eggs and vegetable leaves, the situation had already secretly worsened to the point of being difficult to resolve. The patrol could forcibly disperse the protestors, but they couldn’t dispel the discontent in people’s hearts. The matter concerning Zhao Xinyu became more entrenched amidst this contradiction. People might choose not to protest in front of the City Lord’s Mansion, but the City Lord’s Mansion still had to deal with a rogue like Zhao Xinyu.

And that night, the City Lord’s Mansion’s first statement came belatedly.

Upon investigation, Zhao Xinyu’s identification was unequivocally confirmed.