Xiao Yang City, Dong Tian was pulling a donkey cart into the city to sell goods when he saw groups of people standing in pairs or threes, holding a piece of paper and discussing it heatedly.

"Brother Li."

He curiously asked the porter unloading the goods, "What are those people discussing?"

"You don't know?"

The porter glanced at him, "There's a Daoist nun named Heng'e who wants to renounce her vows and is here to find a spouse."

"A Daoist nun seeking marriage?"

Dong Tian was full of confusion.

Having finished unloading the goods, the porter handed Dong Tian a piece of paper, "You can read, take a look for yourself."

Dong Tian looked at the paper and was immediately astounded.

It was a marriage-seeking announcement, with a portrait of a female Daoist nun on it, who was incomparably beautiful, looking just like a fairy descending from the heavens.

"Is this for real?"

Dong Tian asked in amazement, "Does such a beautiful woman truly exist in the world?"

"Of course, it's real."

The porter nodded, "Miss Heng'e lives in Fragrance Tower. Every night, she comes out to play a piece of music; I've had the fortune to see her once, in person, she is a hundred times more beautiful than the portrait."

Dong Tian instantly felt an unbearable itch in his heart.

"I must go see for myself!"

"You'd better go early."

The porter smiled, "It's not too late today; if you delay any longer, there will be no place for you to watch."

"But it's only noon right now!"

Dong Tian was surprised but could not suppress his curiosity, and he left the donkey cart with the porter for safekeeping before immediately heading towards Fragrance Tower.

The porter did not deceive him. Even though it was noon and the sun was blazing, outside Fragrance Tower, there was already a sea of people.

When Dong Tian arrived, the crowd had filled more than half of the street, and he could only see Fragrance Tower from outside the crowd.

"Make way, make way!"

Dong Tian tried to squeeze in.

"What are you pushing for, stop pushing!"

However, the people in front of him firmly blocked him, "You can stay here; Miss Heng'e will play the zither on the top floor of Fragrance Tower. You can see her from here."

Dong Tian looked forward, "Why not move forward a bit? I see there's still space in front of Fragrance Tower!"

"That's where the officials and dignitaries stand."

People in front said, "Can we compare with them?"

Dong Tian couldn't help but exclaim in admiration; even officials and dignitaries could only stand to watch, so how beautiful must Miss Heng'e be!

"Is there any other way to get closer?"

Dong Tian asked.

"Yes."

A man turned around and said, "If you participate in Miss Heng'e's marriage competition, you could see her up close."

"Really?"

Dong Tian surprised, "Then why don't you participate?"

"We all did!"

The crowd shouted in unison, revealing expressions of regret, "But we were eliminated."

"Miss Heng'e's requirements are too high; ordinary people don't even have the qualifications to get close."

Hearing this, Dong Tian immediately became overjoyed.

He had nothing to worry about; he was confident.

"I want to participate in the matchmaking; make way, I'm going to participate!"

He shouted, and the people turned around and saw his handsome appearance; they stepped aside and let him pass.

As long as Dong Tian could pass through two rounds of selection, Fairy Heng'e would perform a few more pieces of music, so everyone was willing to do him a favor.

Dong Tian pushed his way through and arrived at the foot of Fragrance Tower.

Outside Fragrance Tower, a group of men lined up, undergoing selection.

"I have the strength to lift a cauldron and can provide shelter for Miss Heng'e from wind and rain!"

The first in line was a burly man, muscular and confident.

But before he could finish his sentence, the man in charge of the selection waved his hand.

"You've been eliminated."

"Why?"

"You don't meet the appearance standards!"

The selector wasted no words and signaled the guards to carry the burly man away.

Dong Tian was shocked; the conditions were indeed strict.

He was at the very end of the line.

"Next."

A scholarly looking young man with a soft and creamy complexion at the front of the line was called over by the selector.

"I..."

As the soft-complexioned scholar walked over and barely uttered a word, the man said, "Eliminated!"

"Why, I'm as handsome as Pan An, what's not good about me?"

"You have body odor!"

The man didn't bother with explanations and signaled the guards to escort the scholar away.

Then, Dong Tian witnessed person after person being eliminated.

For shifty eyes, foul intentions, or gluttony - all sorts of reasons were given, indisputable, making Dong Tian increasingly nervous.

"Could this man be purposely causing trouble?"

That's what Dong Tian thought, and then it was his turn.

"You... hmm..."

The man took one look at him, surprised, "Born into poverty, yet you possess a zeal for learning and have acquired impressive martial skills, not bad."

Dong Tian was stunned; without asking anything, how did the man know so much about him?

After a moment of contemplation, the man nodded.

"You've passed."

"What?"

Dong Tian was bewildered, and then he heard cheering from around him.

"He passed, finally someone passed the first round!"

"Who is this kid? To pass the first round, he must be truly skilled!"

"Hurry, look up his background. After he gets eliminated later, I want to take him as my son-in-law!"

Amidst the crowd's chatter and discussions from various officials and nobility, Dong Tian, still confused, entered the Fragrance Tower.

In the great hall of the Fragrance Tower, dozens of men sat at ten tables in groups of threes and twos. Seeing Dong Tian enter, they each sent a representative to approach him.

"May I ask brother, what is your special talent?"

The men inquired.

"Special talent?"

Dong Tian wondered, "What talent?"

"Don't joke with us, brother."

The men chuckled, "Those who enter this tower, besides having handsome features and outstanding character, must possess a special talent, whether it be governing a nation, playing chess, musical instruments, calligraphy, painting, or martial cultivation..."

They informed Dong Tian that a man with mere good looks and no substance couldn't possibly make it into the Fragrance Tower.

Dong Tian was deeply impressed, listening to the men speak, every one of them refined and witty.

"Miss Heng'e is truly formidable."

Dong Tian found his table and said, "In my view, you all are one-in-a-million handsome men, rare in this world."

"You surely have not seen Miss Heng'e."

The men said with a smile, "If you had seen her, you'd understand, to say she is like the moon in the sky would not be an exaggeration."

Their words piqued Dong Tian's curiosity even more.

Although he came from humble beginnings, he was proud at heart and disdained vulgarness adorned with makeup. Naturally, he felt compelled to meet such a woman no matter what.

Sitting in the great hall, Dong Tian waited with anticipation.

His expression was reflected in a mirror, observed by Sun Wukong and Immortal Zhenyuan.

"This man has good qualities."

Immortal Zhenyuan remarked, "He has an excellent foundation and is fated for the path of the Immortal."

"Hmm."

Sun Wukong nodded, "How did the King of the Human Clan react?"

"After confirming Heng'e wasn't the Wushan Goddess, he became hell-bent on possessing her, even sending men last night to abduct her."

Immortal Zhenyuan smiled, "I gave them a little punishment and sent them packing."

He glanced at the young maid serving tea beside him.

"Girl, aren't you becoming too pretty?"

"The master said, if you are going to do something, do it to the best."

The maid replied, "Heng'e is a cultivator with profound cultivation. If the King is wise, he'll stop sending people."

She continued with a smile, "If he doesn't behave, then I might just have to make a fuss at the Imperial Palace."

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