From the shopkeeper, Wu Hao also learned of five relatively suitable targets. Of course, their ages were similar to his son's. Although age difference wasn't much in the cultivation world, Rulong was still young, so Wu Hao still wanted his son to marry someone he liked.
After they married, having a few, or even dozens, of grandchildren would be great.
As for his son's character, as a Father, Wu Hao naturally understood him extremely well. He was extremely kind, upright, and a genuinely good person. Coupled with inheriting the looks of both himself and Su Qiaoran, he was definitely considered a handsome man even among cultivators.
The shopkeeper recommended the eldest daughters from the four great Core Formation Peak families in Sunset City, as well as the eldest daughter from the City Lord's mansion.
In his subsequent observations, Wu Hao directly eliminated the eldest daughters of the four great families. The reason was their character was poor. On the road, Wu Hao disguised himself as a pitiful beggar and approached the four eldest daughters to beg, but unexpectedly, they directly ordered their subordinates to beat him away.
The people from the four great families also didn't expect that they would lose the chance to attain the Dao and become immortals because of this.
Then only one target remained: the eldest daughter of the City Lord's mansion. According to the information Wu Hao obtained, the eldest daughter of the City Lord's mansion was named Xu Qingxue. She was the same age as his son, both eighteen years old.
It was just that her talent was slightly inferior to his son's, only a mid-grade spirit root, which was why she was only at the early stage of Foundation Building.
Very quickly, Wu Hao investigated the route Xu Qingxue took daily. At the same Time, he investigated Miss Xu Qingxue's reputation and public opinion in Sunset City, but unexpectedly, it was surprisingly good. Everyone said Xu Qingxue was a great person, and even the number one beauty in Sunset City.
However, what others said could only be used as a reference. Wu Hao still preferred to verify it himself. It wasn't until he lay on the road and Miss Xu Qingxue had a maidservant take him to seek medical treatment that Wu Hao completely decided to have Xu Qingxue become his daughter-in-law.
After doing all this, Wu Hao took the portrait of Xu Qingxue and came before Wu Rulong, then spoke.
"Son, this is the person your father has found for you. Take a look and see if you like her?"
Originally, Wu Hao thought his son would be very shy when he saw the portrait of Xu Qingxue, but unexpectedly, Wu Rulong expression changed slightly, and he immediately became hesitant.
Wu Hao clearly saw the clue, furrowed his brow, sensed that something was wrong, and directly asked.
"Son, it looks like you seem to know her?"
"Yes, I met her some time ago."
Wu Rulong also didn't hide it and told him about meeting Xu Qingxue on the road the day before and becoming acquainted with her.
Wu Hao immediately became happy upon hearing this. It seemed that Xu Qingxue should not be averse to his son. In this era, not being averse equals liking, which meant there was a high probability that this marriage would succeed.
So when he heard his father tell him to pursue Xu Qingxue, Wu Rulong didn't object. And with the help of Wu Hao, this BOSS-level strategist, Wu Rulong quickly and successfully won over Xu Qingxue.
Time had now passed for a full half month. After hearing that Xu Qingxue had accepted his son confession, Wu Hao immediately stood up and spoke.
"Let's go, follow your father to the City Lord mansion to propose marriage."
"Yes, Father!"
Hearing his Father's words, Wu Rulong tone was also extremely excited. After all, being able to marry the girl he liked and bring her home, how could this not make Wu Rulong excited?
Very quickly, under Wu Hao's lead, the two arrived in front of the City Lord mansion. At the entrance of the City Lord mansion stood two Qi Refining Peak guards. Upon seeing Wu Hao and Wu Rulong, they stopped them.
"Stop, who are you two and what are you doing at my City Lord's mansion?"
"Please inform him, we have important matters to discuss with the City Lord."
Wu Hao said with a warm smile on his face. Proposing marriage was indeed discussing important matters, right?
After glancing at Wu Hao and Wu Rulong, the two guards also felt that the two of them carried an extraordinary aura, so they didn't stop them, but instead spoke.
"Please wait here for a moment, I will inform the City Lord."
One of the guards said this and turned to leave. Wu Hao and Wu Rulong were not in a hurry either.
Very quickly, that guard quickly returned and spoke.
"Please come in, the City Lord is already waiting for you in the main hall."
"Thank you."
Wu Hao said politely, then directly entered, and Wu Rulong also quickly followed.
When the two arrived at the main hall of the City Lord's mansion, they saw an extremely stern-faced middle-aged man sitting in the main seat of the hall, who was none other than Xu An, the City Lord of Sunset City.
At this moment, Xu An's expression also carried a hint of doubt. He was very curious about who would come to visit him.
The moment he saw Wu Hao, Xu An's expression also became solemn. As an early Nascent Soul cultivator, he couldn't see through the realm of the cultivator in front of him. It seemed to be a strong expert.
Of course, this was also thanks to the power of the Heavenly Emperor Myriad Dao Scripture, so unless someone's realm was two major realms higher than Wu Hao's, they simply couldn't tell what realm Wu Hao was in.
"Fellow Daoist, may I know how to address you?"
After sensing Wu Hao's extraordinary nature, Xu An stood up, a smile appearing on his face, and looked at Wu Hao, asking.
Wu Hao waved his hand, and then spoke.
"Fellow Daoist can just call me Old Wu."
"So it's Fellow Daoist Wu, I've long admired your name."
Xu An also spoke with an expression of sudden realization, but in reality, he had never heard of him, putting on a look of admiration.
But Wu Hao didn't expose him, because he was here today to propose marriage for his son.
So Wu Hao quickly got straight to the point and stated that he was here today to propose marriage. The moment his words fell, Xu An's expression immediately became incredibly gloomy.
"Fellow Daoist Wu, if you are here to propose marriage, I'm afraid I cannot agree. I will only look at my daughter's choice. If my daughter likes him, then it's fine, but if my daughter doesn't like him, I will not force her."
"Hahaha, you can rest assured about this, Old Xu. My Rulong is already together with your family's Qingxue. You'll know just by having your Qingxue come over."
Wu Hao said with a smile. Hearing this, Xu An's expression was full of suspicion, but he still had his daughter come over.
Unexpectedly, when Xu Qingxue arrived and saw Wu Rulong standing beside Wu Hao, her expression also became incredibly shy. How could Xu An not understand? It seemed his daughter really had something going on with the other party's son.
Just as Xu An was about to say something, Wu Hao spoke. He directly took out a storage ring and spoke.
"Old Xu, don't say I'm stingy. This is the betrothal gift from my side."
Xu An was also a little curious about how much betrothal gift Wu Hao could take out, but after seeing the contents inside, Xu An also fell silent, then stood up and said with a smiling face.
"Old Wu, don't say anything else. Let the children decide their own matters."
How could Xu An have room to refuse? In terms of strength, he felt he was definitely not Wu Hao's opponent. In terms of financial resources, Wu Hao had just thrown out a hundred top-grade spirit stones as the betrothal gift.
One must know that those were top-grade spirit stones! Let alone a hundred, he couldn't even produce ten. Since Wu Hao was so sincere, how could he still refuse?
Of course, the most important thing was that the two children were mutually attracted. Otherwise, Xu An might not have agreed.
Although he didn't know the origin of Wu Hao's family, being able to produce a hundred top-grade spirit stones as a betrothal gift meant they were absolutely not simple. Letting his daughter marry Wu Rulong was definitely not his daughter suffering a loss.
As for why he gave Xu An a hundred top-grade spirit stones as a betrothal gift, Wu Hao had fully considered the reasons. After all, Xu An was the Father of his daughter-in-law, Xu Qingxue. If resources were insufficient, Xu An would be unable to improve his realm and there would be a day when his lifespan ended naturally.
By then, Xu Qingxue would also be a member of their Wu Family. If Xu An were to perish, Xu Qingxue would definitely be very sad. That's why Wu Hao was extremely generous in taking out a hundred top-grade spirit stones to help Xu An increase his cultivation.
After all, for the current Wu Hao, a hundred top-grade spirit stones were nothing at all. He didn't even use them. Rulong had cultivated for ten years and only used less than fifty top-grade spirit stones. It was better to take out a hundred and give them to Xu An as a betrothal gift.
Regarding resource acquisition later on, Wu Hao actually already had some ideas, but he still needed to wait for his son to free up his hands and for the Wu Family to grow a bit stronger before being able to execute them better.
Very quickly after that, the two discussed and finalized the children's wedding date. Because Wu Hao was relatively anxious, the wedding was quickly set for half a month later.
The news of the City Lord's eldest daughter's wedding quickly spread throughout Sunset City. Everyone was shocked. After all, in the eyes of the cultivators in Sunset City, Xu Qingxue was like a high mountain flower, admirable but unattainable. Therefore, many people were very curious about who could win over Xu Qingxue.
Among them, there were even people from the four great families who went to cause trouble, but they were decisively eliminated by Wu Hao. Regarding his son's major life event, Wu Hao naturally couldn't afford any mistakes.
Even if there were Core Formation Peak experts stationed among the four great families, they were still not Wu Hao's opponent. If anyone was to blame, it was that their cultivation methods were simply too low-grade and their foundations too shallow.
That day was also called the doomsday of the four great families.