When Shang Yumin heard that this melodramatic arrangement was made by Duan Gujin, she was instantly furious to the point of exploding.

Everyone in the Guanghan Heavenly Palace knew that she was about to get married, and the candidates had been chosen, just waiting for her to agree to marry one of them.

Now it could be said that the entire Guanghan Heavenly Palace was aware of her impending marriage, each person gossiping about her in an unusual manner, which infuriated her.

She felt that these days she was literally living in a mortal hell.

Thinking of the source of all her suffering, Duan Gujin who made these melodramatic arrangements, Shang Yumin wished she could tear him into thousands of pieces, wished she could roast him over a fire for hours.

Only this way, could she relieve the hatred in her heart.

Initially, Duan Gujin thought this matter would end there, but little did he expect that Shang Yumin had no intention of letting him off so easily.

A day later, a large group of youngsters from the Qiankun Continent broke through the disciples' blockade and directly rushed to his location, setting fire to his secret chamber.

When Duan Gujin saw his seclusion chamber being set ablaze, he was immediately dumbfounded.

He was utterly bewildered, unable to guess why those youngsters from the Qiankun Continent would want to burn his chamber.

After half a day, he saw that nearly all places suitable for posting images were plastered with his portraits, and next to those images were writings that he had harassed Shang Yumin.

Seeing himself being posted everywhere like a wanted criminal, Duan Gujin was speechless.

"Shang Yumin, what exactly does she want to do? Doesn't she know that we are allies?"

Duan Gujin originally wanted to find Shang Yumin to ask for a reason, but to his surprise, he was informed by her maid that she was not in, and he could only leave.

The maid was a disciple of the Guanghan Heavenly Palace, and Duan Gujin initially thought that the maid was on the same side as him.

However, the next moment, to his utter surprise, he had barely left when a large group of young people followed behind him.

Seeing the large, menacing group of people appear behind him, Duan Gujin was once again speechless.

"Damn! Shang Yumin really is ruthless!"

Duan Gujin knew that this definitely wasn't the maid's idea, after all, the maid was Shang Yumin's maid, only taking orders from Shang Yumin.

The maid must have intentionally leaked his whereabouts, surely under Shang Yumin's orders.

Duan Gujin could not agree with Shang Yumin's actions; after all, they were in the same trench now, and they had the Sky Crossing Demon King as their prime enemy to deal with.

"How can she disregard the bigger picture like this?"

Duan Gujin originally thought that Shang Yumin would be sensible and discerning, and would not take action against him.

However, he had not expected that she would throw a fit at this time and seek people to take revenge on him, which left him quite speechless!

"This Shang Yumin, called a business prodigy, now seems to be rather ordinary. Perhaps she is still very young, so immature, but I think she will become mature once she enters other continents."

Left with no choice, Duan Gujin then had to go undercover.

Although the young people of Qiankun Continent tried everything to find Duan Gujin,

no matter how hard they worked, they still couldn't locate Duan Gujin.

At this moment, Duan Gujin had already disguised himself as another person, and even an average Martial Sect expert might not recognize him.

And at this time, the victor of the Martial Arts Competition had already been decided, with Cao Wentian being placed tenth.

What frustrated Cao Wentian immensely was that the nine people ahead of him were all middle-aged men, each with at least the strength of the Martial Master Ninth Realm.

He had initially raised a slight objection, but the elder of the Guanghan Heavenly Palace told him that this was the rule of the Martial Arts Competition and that the final selection power lay in the hands of Shang Yumin.

"We in the Guanghan Heavenly Palace treat all heroes equally! No matter your age, no matter your height, no matter your background. As long as you are a heroic person, as long as you can fully showcase your talents and capabilities on this stage, you might possibly become the fortunate son-in-law of the beautiful Shang Yumin!"

Cao Wentian felt so frustrated upon hearing this answer that he almost vomited blood, as he never expected such a result.

"If I lost to my peers, I would have nothing to say. But what in the world is the Guanghan Heavenly Palace doing, how can they put all these middle-aged men in the top nine, it's clearly not giving us young people any chance."

Cao Wentian was fit to burst with anger, he hadn't thought that such a result could have been deliberately orchestrated by Duan Gujin.

Duan Gujin knew Cao Wentian's personality; certainly, he wouldn't be satisfied with such an order of ranking and he would definitely make some sneaky moves!

And Duan Gujin actually wanted to see what sneaky moves Cao Wentian would make next; he wanted Cao Wentian to play tricks.

As long as Cao Wentian really played tricks, then Duan Gujin would have a chance to catch him in the act and then coerce him.

Cao Wentian was very angry, clearly dissatisfied with the result of the match.

But the Assassin Dynasty no longer had any spies within the Guanghan Heavenly Palace, meaning he had no external support here, making him desperate to the point of frenzy, yet he had no other choice.

He spent more than two hours pondering at night, and finally, he decided that it was time for the Sky Crossing Demon King to take action.

He knew he had to provide a strong reason for the Sky Crossing Demon King to get involved, not just because he couldn't defeat the other contestants and was unable to marry the beautiful and rich Shang Yumin.

"I must get the Sky Crossing Demon King to eliminate those nine opponents for me!"

Thinking of the nine middle-aged men ranked ahead of him, he felt he should leverage the power of the Sky Crossing Demon King to eliminate them first.

"Just because you middle-aged men also want to compete with me for a woman?"

In the middle of the night, a sinister red light flashed through Cao Wentian's eyes.

Moments later, he contacted the Sky Crossing Demon King, who was thousands of miles away, using a special communication tool.

"Sky Crossing Demon King, I have uncovered some very valuable information! It turns out that the people of Guanghan Heavenly Palace want to use the Martial Arts Competition to tie the knot with other powerful sects. If Guanghan Heavenly Palace really finds a powerful sect as their in-laws, it would be very unfavorable for you—their goal is to completely eliminate you! We must thwart this marriage alliance by all means, Sky Crossing Demon King, we absolutely cannot let the schemes of Guanghan Heavenly Palace succeed!"

15 minutes later, Cao Wentian received a message from the Sky Crossing Demon King.

"You say, how should we sabotage their marital alliance?"

"Could you teach me some powerful skills, so that I have the strength to deal with the nine opponents ranked ahead of me. As long as I can defeat these nine opponents, I could marry the next Palace Master of Guanghan Heavenly Palace! Once I truly marry her, from then on, no one would think of dealing with you!"

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