Chapter 1213: Chapter 40: The Old Clan Chief Examines His Grandson’s Future Wife

The Jiuluan Clan Patriarch’s intentions were certainly well thought out. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

You say Lu, that child doesn’t like Hu Linglong, then just pick another.

After all, though the Sky Fox Clan is somewhat weak, the Sky Fox Tribe is renowned within the Eight Desolate Beast Clan for its beauty.

Sky Fox women are gentle as water, with exceptional looks; surely there’s one who could be pleasing to his grandson’s eyes.

The Old Clan Chief doesn’t want a powerful one if it means ending up with a fierce personality like Hei Linlin, or a physique and appearance like Rita from the Bimong Clan, as his grandson’s wife.

Due to the Jiuluan Clan Patriarch’s interference, this year’s Heavenly Fox Saintess selection ceremony is completely different from previous years.

Not only are there many participants, but even Heavenly Fox Mixed Bloods are now allowed to partake in the selection for the first time in the history of the entire Sky Fox Tribe Country.

This time, there are dozens of purebred Heavenly Foxes and Half-Beast Sky Foxes participating.

The Jiuluan Clan Patriarch plans to bring his grandson to Hu Capital to observe the Heavenly Fox Saintess selection ceremony, so Lu can choose one he fancies to be the Saintess.

But who could have predicted that upon hearing this news, Lu not only refused but secretly sneaked away to the Di Clan alone.

Furthermore, Lu utilized the Grey Camp’s power behind his back, directly ordering an assassination on the Heavenly Fox Candidate Saintess en route.

Lu’s stance was clear: If you’re going to choose, then for each one you choose, he’ll eliminate them all, so you’re left with nowhere to find a Heavenly Fox Saintess.

This matter, the Old Clan Chief only recently discovered, and upon hearing the news, he was almost apoplectic.

Helpless, the Old Clan Chief didn’t notify the Sky Fox Tribe and came specially to Hu Capital to look into the new Saintess of the Sky Fox Clan.

In the Old Clan Chief’s view, his own taste should be on par with his grandson’s; if he finds someone pleasing, his grandson certainly would as well.

Clearly, the Jiuluan Clan Patriarch failed to realize that there’s something in this world called a "generation gap."

The Old Clan Chief has been in Hu Capital for several days now and specifically chose this inn, reputedly the one where all Heavenly Fox Candidate Saintesses from the capital stay, to study the future granddaughter-in-law up close.

But as days went by, the Old Clan Chief’s brow furrowed more and more.

These Heavenly Fox Candidate Saintesses from various parts of the Sky Fox Tribe Country, though beautiful, mostly turned out to be mere pretty faces.

Like the few Heavenly Fox Candidate Saintesses who had been heatedly arguing just now; they shamelessly cursed over a few rooms, right in public view.

Such conduct obviously did not meet the Old Clan Chief’s ideal of gentle as water, both internally and externally cultivated.

Reflecting on this, the Jiuluan Clan Patriarch shook his head and started to doubt whether it’s too much to compel Lu to marry a Heavenly Fox Saintess he doesn’t fancy because of previous generations’ obligations.

"Master, don’t be too quickly disappointed; these few are merely a part of all the Heavenly Fox Candidate Saintesses. Perhaps the ones coming from other capitals might be much better," comforted the Old Clan Chief’s two aides.

"Alright, let’s have another look to see if there’s anything appealing besides looks in these ladies," the Jiuluan Clan Patriarch’s gaze shifted to the courtyard.

The suite the Old Clan Chief stays in is the best unit for viewing the entire inn, conveniently observing every corner of the courtyard.

People in the courtyard find it hard to discern what’s happening inside rooms, so watching the competition from the window is perfect.

The news spread quickly, regarding the contest between the Heavenly Fox Candidate Saintess from Cangdu and the one from Fengdu.

Not only regular guests within the inn, but even other candidate Saintesses from various capitals who were lodging in this inn came out to watch.

Everyone knows that the Heavenly Fox Saintesses residing in this inn could be their strongest competitors in the future.

Gaining more insight into the competition now could increase their chances when they face each other.

"I’ll go first for the first round, the second round, Qin Yue." Hua Yanluo and Qin Yue were already arranging their sequence; they didn’t even bother mentioning Yun Sheng, treating her as nonexistent.

During the brief interval just now, the two women had already changed out of cumbersome dresses.

Each donned a set of training clothes and a magic robe, only then did Yun Sheng realize Hua Yanluo was a Martial Artist, and Qin Yue was a Mage.

The two women, already beautiful, were striking after changing outfits, drawing quite a few cheers when appearing.

Yet Yun Sheng, still in her plain attire without changing her outfit, followed the two women unhurriedly, seemingly more like a maid than one of the three Heavenly Fox Candidate Saintesses.

However, no one paid much attention to Yun Sheng, after all, everyone believed she was merely a low-class Sky Fox Half-Beast.

Everyone’s eyes, including those of Fengdu’s few Heavenly Fox Candidate Saintesses, were fully focused on Hua Yanluo and Qin Yue.

"Folks, I am the innkeeper. At the request of several candidate Saintesses, I will act as the judge for this competition. Let me first explain today’s rules: Best of three matches, each match ends at a point. No harming or killing. The loser will relinquish the suite..." The innkeeper loudly announced the competition rules in the courtyard.

Running a business, he certainly didn’t want bloodshed within his premises.

However, without the competition, these candidate Saintesses might cause disturbances indefinitely, so the innkeeper reluctantly took on the role of a judge.

About this innkeeper, though he runs an inn, being able to attract so many candidate Saintesses suggests he has some background; each of these Heavenly Fox Candidate Saintesses has family backgrounds he cannot afford to offend.

Yet nominally, he’s merely a businessman.

A businessman seeks profit. Though the competition might incur some losses, it could bring attention to his inn and bolster its reputation.

The innkeeper is quite willing to host such a competition.

"Hold on, the rules of the competition are fine, but the results seem problematic. Simply relinquishing a room seems too lenient," as soon as the innkeeper finished speaking, someone stepped out from among Fengdu’s three candidate Heavenly Fox Saintesses.

As the woman stepped forward, the male creatures present jointly cheered.

The woman’s high bridge nose, fiery red lips, and her daring martial outfit exposed her belly and legs, exuding exotic charm.