CHAPTER 395 JOINING THE GROOM-RECRUITING COMPETITION (PART TWO)

"There are 1, 458 competitors for Hailey, and they are..." It took the elder about 15 minutes to finish the

roll-call of names for Hailey's suitors.

The martial artists present had an excellent cultivation base. So the elder assumed that the

announcement of the names of all the competitors for Hailey was clear enough, and they all heard what

he said.

However, at the mention of Darren's name, Hailey, who was slumped on the stage, clearly recognized

his name and glanced down the scene looking for that familiar face. But to her dismay, there were just

so many people. Aside from that, Darren had already put his mask on, so she didn't find him at that

instant.

The martial artists who were going to fight for Hailey were way more than the other girls' competitors,

causing the people to discuss what was with her to have so many suitors. Even the pretty girls standing

beside her couldn't help but turn to look at her with jealous eyes.

Though the other girls were not as beautiful as Hailey, they were pretty good-looking and could make

men drool. But there was just something about Hailey that made her unique and different among

others. She was more elegant than them, too, especially now that she was dressed in pale green and

stood gracefully on the high stage. Besides, one could not easily find out about her cultivation base. It

rested as a mystery, which attracted the young men even more.

Then, finishing off with the roll-calls, the elder on stage announced the rules of the fight, and soon the

competition momentarily began. Considering the arena, plus the fact that there were just too many

martial artists who wanted to compete for Hailey, the competition for her was saved as the last event.

In every fight, there would be two martial artists who were competing for the same girl. So the group of

people was divided two by two. Every pair would fight at the same time, and they could only use one

skill on each other. The losers would be eliminated while the winners got the chance to fight again until

there was only one winner left.

In that way, the competition wouldn't last for too long. Besides, they were only allowed to use one skill

on each other so that they wouldn't be hurt badly. The rules were pretty reasonable, one would say.

The competition went fast, and after about an hour, the other 99 girls all got their final winner—their

groom to marry.

As the competition commenced, Darren was sitting under the stage. He didn't really pay much attention

to other martial artists, except when there was a pretty influential martial artist on stage.

"Sir, do you have the confidence to win over the prettiest girl on stage?" Governor Joshua Fang, who

was just beside Darren, asked him curiously with a smile on his face.

Giving him a mocking smile in return, Darren just shook his head without saying a word.

Meanwhile, Governor Joshua's daughter couldn't even hide her disappointment. She had always seen

herself as a rare beauty in the eastern land. But now, seeing the one hundred beautiful girls on stage

who were as pretty as her, she finally realized that she was not that special at all. Not only that, the girls

on stage were all way better than her when it came to cultivation base. She couldn't take it for now, and

that was why she felt so devastated.

"Father, I'm going home with my cousin now. Please come home soon after you finish your job here."

Bidding her father goodbye, she then turned to Darren and said, "Goodbye, sir. Good luck on your

fight."

After these words, she bowed to Darren, then turned and left stomping her feet along the way. She

couldn't even hide the bad mood that was betrayed on her face.

"Alas! Poor child." Governor Joshua let out a deep sigh. Clearly, he knew how his daughter must be

feeling right now.

"Sir, I'm going to report to the elder host I am recommending you. Then I will be dealing with some

other things in the city. Would you excuse me for a second?" Asking for Darren's permission, Governor

Joshua said politely.

"Go ahead," Darren answered in an indifferent tone, not taking his eyes away from the high stage

where Hailey was seated.

Just a few inches away from them, Elder Herman of the Violet Phoenix Sect, upon hearing Governor

Joshua's words, interrupted, "You don't have to report now that you recommend him. Just leave your exclusive content.

name, and there will be a generous reward sent to your Governor's Office tomorrow. Just go and do

your job."

"Thank you very much, Elder Herman! My name's Joshua, and I am the Governor of Hoarfrost City,"

Governor Joshua replied and bid them goodbye.

"Okay, I see. Go ahead," Elder Herman responded and bid him farewell too.

"Yes. Thank you again, Elder Herman."

After Governor Joshua left, Elder Herman asked, "Why did you shake your head just now, Darren? I

can see that you are a compelling martial artist, and you have an excellent chance to win. Why don't

you have that confidence? It's not something a strong and talented martial artist like you would do.

Haha."

"Elder Herman, it's not that I am not confident enough. It's just that even if I win, I won't be together with

her as a couple. I don't intend to marry her," Darren said simply, shrugging his shoulders. The reason

why he agreed to join the competition was quite complicated to explain—he was too lazy to tell as well.

"Yeah? Then what are your plans then?"

Elder Herman got curious, and right when he was about to ask Darren for more explanations, the elder

on the stage announced that it was time for the competitors for Hailey to go up on stage and fight.

After the announcement, more than one thousand superb martial artists flew on stage at the same

time, showing off their skill. Gathering up his strength, Darren, like them, also flew on the high stage,

ready to fight.