Who wants to become a god? Aren't you all forcing me?

#225 - Chapter 225 A New Side

The scorching sun hung high, and the city walls stretching for miles stood on the boundless wilderness. From afar, one could hear the clamor emanating from within.

This was the destination of Li Chenqiu and Xiang Nanzhi's journey—the Man-Serpent God City!

……

Man-Serpent God City, South Gate

Beneath the hundred-meter-high arched city gate, soldiers in uniform stood like javelins on either side, their cold gazes sweeping over the people entering and exiting.

A wide road stretched out from the city gate, disappearing into the end of the wilderness, and Li Chenqiu and Xiang Nanzhi were driving on this road.

Inside the car, Li Chenqiu sat in the passenger seat, leaning wearily against the window.

"Hey, hey, wake up, we're here!"

Xiang Nanzhi, who was driving, tugged at Li Chenqiu's arm.

Li Chenqiu lifted his heavy eyelids and looked at the Man-Serpent God City at the end of the road: "We're here so soon?"

"So soon? I've been driving continuously for an hour, an hour!" Xiang Nanzhi exaggeratedly said, "And without even eating breakfast!"

"You've worked hard," Li Chenqiu said perfunctorily, then waved his hand.

The next second, a cloud of mist covered Li Chenqiu's figure.

Xiang Nanzhi asked in surprise, "What are you doing?"

"Nothing."

An old voice came from the white mist.

"I thought you were going to do something... Wait!" Xiang Nanzhi turned her head in suspicion, "Why has your voice become so old?"

"When a person gets old, their voice naturally gets old too," Li Chenqiu said slowly.

At the same time, the mist around him slowly dissipated, and a brand-new image appeared before Xiang Nanzhi.

"Huh?" Xiang Nanzhi raised her eyebrows. "Why did you change into this?"

Li Chenqiu was now silver-haired and hunched over, his fair skin had turned bronze, and wrinkles covered his face, turning him into an old man in his fifties.

"Didn't Bai Qiu say that the Man-Serpent God City is going to hold a divine marriage? My appearance is quite outstanding, so I might easily be chosen by that god. Becoming an old man is a bit safer," Li Chenqiu explained.

Xiang Nanzhi's face darkened: "You're really narcissistic!"

"I'm not narcissistic, I'm just stating a fact. You're not blind, haven't you noticed my outstanding appearance?"

"Haven't noticed," Xiang Nanzhi said against her conscience.

Li Chenqiu chuckled and didn't continue speaking.

"By the way, do you think I should doll myself up? Although my current face isn't very attractive, my temperament is really hard to ignore. Even if my appearance is ordinary, I might still be favored by the god!"

Xiang Nanzhi stroked her chin.

Li Chenqiu carefully sized up Xiang Nanzhi after hearing this: "No need, I think your temperament is more introverted and not flamboyant. You won't be discovered by the god."

"Is your 'introverted' praising me or scolding me?"

"Have you ever heard of anyone using 'introverted' to scold someone?"

……

After a lot of effort, the two drove their off-road vehicle into the Man-Serpent God City.

Due to the divine marriage, there were many cars in the Man-Serpent God City. Not long after entering the city, the two began to experience traffic jams.

"Are you and your car meditating? Move!"

"How can I move? The people in front are playing bumper cars, do you think I dare to move?"

"Forget it, I'll just carry the car on the sidewalk. It'll be forever before we get to the hotel at this rate."

Xiang Nanzhi rested one hand on the car frame, staring impatiently at the traffic light above.

"What a terrible place, so few lanes," Xiang Nanzhi muttered, then turned to look at Li Chenqiu: "Which way do we turn at the next intersection?"

Li Chenqiu opened his eyes: "Turn left."

Xiang Nanzhi asked curiously, "Hey, are we just going to wait at the ghost ship's docking point when we get there?"

"The ghost ship won't arrive for another three days. We're just going there now to check out the surrounding situation," Li Chenqiu replied.

Xiang Nanzhi's eyes lit up when she heard this: "Then after we're done, will you take me to eat hot pot? I'm hungry!"

"We'll see after we're done."

……

After being stuck in traffic for nearly an hour, Li Chenqiu and Xiang Nanzhi arrived near the ghost ship's docking point…

Li Chenqiu rolled down the car window and looked in surprise at the tall gate, or rather, the four large characters above the gate—Man-Serpent Tribe!

At this time, the entrance of the Man-Serpent Tribe was crowded with people, without exception, all young people.

Obviously, they were all here for the divine marriage.

In the car, Xiang Nanzhi smiled when she saw this scene: "Are the girls of the Man-Serpent Tribe so beautiful that so many people are infatuated?"

"They're not infatuated with the women of the Man-Serpent Tribe, but with the Man-Serpent Tribe behind these women," Li Chenqiu said faintly.

"That's true, stop looking, which way should we drive?" Xiang Nanzhi asked.

"Just park nearby!" Li Chenqiu reached out and unfastened his seat belt.

"Huh?" Xiang Nanzhi turned the steering wheel and drove towards the parking space on the side of the road: "Does the ghost ship dock here?"

Li Chenqiu shook his head: "No, inside."

As he spoke, Li Chenqiu pointed to the gate of the Man-Serpent Tribe.

"Inside the Man-Serpent Tribe?" Xiang Nanzhi asked while reversing the car.

Li Chenqiu nodded helplessly: "This is difficult!"

After parking the car, Xiang Nanzhi supported Li Chenqiu, this "old man", and walked towards the gate of the Man-Serpent Tribe.

From afar, they could hear the sounds coming from the gate.

"Why won't you let me in? I am a direct descendant of the Benbo'erba Tribe. I just want to take a stroll in the Man-Serpent Tribe, is that not allowed?"

"We are all here for the divine marriage, and now we want to see the Man-Serpent Tribe. Is that too much to ask?"

"Are the women of the Man-Serpent Tribe made of gold? Can't we even meet them and talk to them?"

The young people crowded in front of the gate shouted loudly.

"Special period, please understand. Tonight, the god will choose the candidates to participate in the divine marriage. The Man-Serpent Tribe will naturally arrange meetings for those selected by the god," the middle-aged man standing in front of the door shouted loudly.

This man's name was Lin Li, and he was the chief steward of the Man-Serpent Tribe.

"What if you're not selected?" someone asked.

Lin Li looked at the speaker: "Since there is no possibility, what difference does it make whether you meet or not?"

"This…"

That person wanted to say something to refute, but didn't know where to start.

At the end of the crowd, Li Chenqiu and Xiang Nanzhi stood together.

"It seems we can't get in by conventional means."

Li Chenqiu's turbid eyes slightly focused, looking at the ten-meter-high wall.

Xiang Nanzhi understood and touched her face, saying, "Participate in the divine marriage? That's indeed a way. It seems I have to dress myself up properly and sacrifice my looks a bit."

Li Chenqiu: (■_■)？

Participate in the divine marriage?

Is this guy's brain broken? Wouldn't it be better to sneak in secretly?

Just as Li Chenqiu was about to explain something, someone had already started talking to Xiang Nanzhi.