Chapter 474: Senior Brother Junior Sister, Sweet Times In The Human World
The full moon hung high, and red lanterns fluttered with the wind on the green-tiled pavilions, their festive red and yellow light illuminating the peaks of the Hundred Lotus Sect.
Wearing a red dress, Liang Acting, accompanied by Tong Zilan and Liang Zhu, walked to the firecrackers laid out like a formation behind the main peak’s Yingfeng Platform. With a wave of her small hand, a flame appeared at her fingertips.
“Godfather! Elder Tong, are we ready?!”
Liang Zhu looked at the moon’s position in the sky and replied with a smile, “Light it.”
*Swish—*
*Bang!!*
The sky-piercing arrow shot straight into the sky, bursting into a brilliant firework and signaling the opening of the grand ceremony.
Gongs and drums roared to life, and countless guests in the plaza turned their attention to the spectacle, their faces filled with relaxed smiles.
At the table before the red platform, Xiao Yunluo, dressed festively, had a red hornet’s nest wrapped around her head. She looked around and sighed slightly, “I’m clearly the Xuan Xing Sect Young Master… By status, I should be the most important.”
Beside her, Li Longling narrowed her eyes, picked up her teacup, and smiled, “Why didn’t Young Master Xiao discuss it with Anping beforehand? I don’t really mind.”
Yun Yiyi propped her chin, took a sip of wine, and pouted, “Junior Sister Pei and Anping are childhood sweethearts; they’ve known each other the longest, so it’s normal for her to marry first. Let’s discuss instead who’s going to be the second…”
“Us…”
Xiao Yunluo muttered, her gaze unconsciously falling on the white-haired girl in a red dress beside her.
Feng Yu Die was diligently gnawing on a roast duck leg. Seeing Xiao Yunluo look over, then Yun Yiyi, and then a black cat on Li Longling’s shoulder also looking over, her rapidly chewing mouth slowly stopped.
*Gulp…*
“What’s wrong?”
There were nearly two thousand round tables in the plaza now, and each table was surrounded by at least ten people, but their table only had four people.
Although it wasn’t explicitly stated, Xiao Yunluo could figure out with her toes who was sitting at this table.
This was the table for the fiancées!!
Why was Feng Yu Die mixed in with them…
“Second, why are you sitting here?”
“It says my name here…” Feng Yu Die picked up the sign next to her and pointed, “See, Feng Yu Die.”
“No… I didn’t mean that…”
Li Longling chuckled and interjected, “Young Master Xiao, it doesn’t matter. It doesn’t say who is sitting at this table. It could just be for the girls who are close to Anping.”
Xiao Yunluo pouted and thought for a moment, not dwelling on it too much. She propped her chin and said, “Never mind, I wonder how Lian Xue is preparing…”
… …
*Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—*
*Bang—!*
In the small private room on the west side of Yingfeng Platform, Pei Lianxue, dressed in her wedding gown, sat sideways by the dressing table. She turned her head and looked through a crack in the window at the brilliant firework blooming in the night sky. Her poker face finally showed a slight change, and the corners of her mouth slowly curved upwards.
“Senior Brother… Hee hee hee—”
A pair of small hands gently rested on her shoulders. Xiao Die, with heavy blush makeup, leaned close to Pei Lianxue’s cheek and grinned, showing her teeth. “Junior Sister Pei, you’re about to bow. Are you ready? Do you remember the rest of the procedures?”
“Mhm!!!”
“Young Master planned everything according to mortal customs. Originally, there was supposed to be a bridal chamber teasing, but he said there were too many people, so it was skipped.”
“It’s okay!!”
“You don’t have to be so loud…” Xiao Die sighed. She took the red veil from the nearby rack and gently placed it on Pei Lianxue’s head, tidying her hair. “Shall I go open the door then?”
Pei Lianxue smiled, lowered the veil, and softly replied, “Okay~”
Her little hand, painted with nail polish, gently rested in Xiao Die’s arm.
Pei Lianxue stood up from the round stool and walked to the door with small steps.
“The bride is coming out of the room~~~!!”
The double doors with the “囍” character slowly opened. The young boys who had been waiting at the doorway, carrying flower baskets, excitedly scattered red petals into the air. Joyful music played, with a suona solo standing out, blowing about a beautiful union and immense happiness.
Pei Lianxue, surrounded by the little boys, walked across the red carpet and over the threshold.
*Tap, tap…*
The sound of horses’ hooves came from far and near.
A white horse, with a red flower pinned to its chest, snorted. On its back, the solemn young man in brocade robes, a faint smile on his face, slowly rode forward, holding the reins. He looked at the bride led by Xiao Die, his deep purple eyes filled with endless tenderness.
Ye Anping rode his horse to their front, bent down, and extended his hand. “Lian Xue, come.”
“Mhm!”
Ye Anping took her outstretched hand, pulled gently, and lifted Pei Lianxue onto the horse’s back. She sat sideways behind him, her hands around his waist, and then he nodded at Xiao Die.
“Go~~!!!”
Amidst laughter and cheers, the horses’ hooves once again made crisp ringing sounds as they moved forward.
Ye Anping tightly gripped the reins with both hands and looked ahead. The sound of gongs and drums was incessant in his ears, but the bride clinging tightly to his back brought him extraordinary peace.
He could hear Pei Lianxue’s quiet, bell-like giggle amidst the lively suona music: “Senior Brother, hee hee…”
Ye Anping smiled helplessly and softly called out, “Still calling me Senior Brother… Lian Xue, after the ceremony, you’ll be my wife.”
“I’m just used to it, hehe… Husband.”
Ye Anping shook his head slightly, but then Xiao Die nearby quickly reminded him, “Young Master, the groom can’t shake his head today!”
“Yes, yes, yes…”
Ye Anping shrugged to show he understood, but Xiao Die chided him again, “Shrugging is not allowed either! Young Master, you can only smile today!”
“Yes!”
Joyful music and flower petals streamed from the small private room on the west side of Yingchun Platform and wound up the mountain. Due to their status, the disciples of the Hundred Lotus Sect and accompanying disciples from other sects who couldn’t attend the main feast had already been waiting on both sides of the mountain path.
As they passed an intersection, Ye Anping saw Ye Wan’er squatting on a willow tree, keeping watch for any cultivators looking to cause trouble. Seeing him and Pei Lianxue approach, she waved hello.
As soon as Ye Wan’er waved, a short youth in the crowd suddenly widened his eyes, pointed in their direction, and shouted, “You!!!”
However, after only one word, he was instantly caught by Ye Wan’er. She lunged forward, subdued him, and, unnoticed by anyone, bound him tightly, stuffed a rag in his mouth, and carried him away.
Ye Anping watched this scene, and it took him a long time to recall that the youth just now seemed to be Jiang Yu.
The young master he had impersonated when they first went to Chi Long Mansion…
He felt a hint of awkwardness, not expecting to meet him at this time. But judging by his appearance, he seemed to have joined the Fengli Sect in the Western Regions and was already a cultivator at the Early Foundation Establishment Stage. He seemed to be doing quite well.
The horses’ hooves clattered for another two thousand steps. Among the onlookers on both sides, the golden Daoist robes of the Moon Shadow Sword Sect gradually became more numerous, but one woman in a light pink long dress was particularly striking.
Ye Anping stared at her. The woman also lowered her eyes and nodded, as if expressing her gratitude.
After a long moment of recollection, Ye Anping finally remembered the name “Yu Shui Ting.” After Yun Jiujiu and Yun Yiyi were captured, she was the one who let go of a Sword Sect disciple who had been instigated by Zhuang Yan.
She was at Mid Foundation Establishment back then, and now she was at Late Foundation Establishment. It seemed she had left the Sword Sect and become a rogue cultivator since then…
These two were just the only two people he remembered among the many he had seen along the way. Many people looked familiar, but he couldn’t recall their names, or perhaps he hadn’t bothered to ask them at the time.
The white horse carried the two people upward, straight towards the moon above the main peak’s grand hall plaza, like a magpie bridge.
Silver-white moonlight shone on the road ahead. Ye Anping couldn’t help but be moved. He looked up and saw two small figures against the backdrop of the full moon, suspended in its center.
Qiu Shui Rou held her stomach with both hands, standing beside Si Xuanji, smiling and nodding.
Si Xuanji, however, was floating cross-legged high in the sky. Seeing him look over, her Yin-yang eyes narrowed into slits. Her lips parted, and she said something.
Ye Anping used his far-sight technique to see the shape of her lips, which seemed to say:
—This big moon was specially made for you. Do you like it?
Ye Anping nodded slightly. “Mm…”
Then he asked softly, “Lian Xue, do you like it?”
“I love it!!!”
“I haven’t even asked what it is yet…”
As if getting closer to the ceremonial platform made her more excited, Pei Lianxue couldn’t help but hug Ye Anping’s waist and replied excitedly,
“I love it anyway!!”
*Crack—*
Ye Anping felt a slight tightness in his waist and unconsciously marveled at his junior sister’s strength.
That was his Nascent Soul-stage old waist…
“Hiss— Lian Xue, be gentler, gentler! Senior Brother is going to break…”
“Oh… hehe…”
“Hoo—”
Xiao Die, standing nearby, frowned and glared. “Young Master!! Smile!!”
“Yes, yes, yes…”
*Tap tap—*
The horse’s hooves trod on flower petals, on the red maple leaves of early autumn, and on the thousands of steps paved with a red carpet.
Ye Anping’s gaze was forward, but his thoughts had already returned to the past. He understood every detail of this world and had foreseen his future from the very beginning. Yet, he had neverexpected to be able to tie the knot with the junior sister he had raised since childhood on such a grand occasion.
Under the watchful eyes of the disciples from various sects in the Western Regions and numerous rogue cultivators, he rode the horse along the red carpet.
So many Nascent Soul and Deity Transformation cultivators gathered together, just to witness the wedding ceremony of a mere Young Master of the Hundred Lotus Sect.
Regardless of his past or present life, this was Ye Anping’s first time…
He was indeed surnamed Ye, but he hadn’t met a girl surnamed Pei in his previous life.
He glanced back at the bride behind him, wearing a red veil, as if a lifetime had passed in an instant…
“Young Master!! No looking back!”
“…Yes.”
Ye Anping turned his head back. As the horse’s hooves crossed the last step of the stairs, familiar faces like Liang Zhu, A’ting, Mr. Qi, Elder Lei, Tong Zilan, and Fu Xuan Shangxian came into view.
Of course, there were also the four young women with purple, black, gold, and white hair around a table below the red platform, and Ye Ao and Kong Yulan, dressed in red and positioned on the platform’s left and right.
“The bride and groom have entered the hall!!”
Xiao Die’s voice broke through the sound of gongs and drums and reached the ears of everyone in the plaza, causing them all to raise their cups and stand up facing them.
Ye Anping dismounted and gently helped Pei Lianxue, letting her rest on his arm. Liang A’ting quickly scurried over with Xiao Die. The two, acting as bridesmaids, took out red envelopes from their storage bags and scattered them into the air.
The thousand-zhang red carpet extended upwards, and congratulatory shouts erupted from both sides.
Ye Anping matched Pei Lianxue’s small steps, walking slowly through the crowd of Nascent Soul cultivators. He heard Pei Lianxue next to him seeming to count their steps, murmuring,
“He loves me, he loves me not, he loves me, he loves me not…”
Ye Anping felt helpless. They were about to bow in marriage, and she was still using steps to divine whether he loved her? What a silly girl…
Ye Anping had originally planned to deliberately slow down before stepping onto the last step of the stairs, allowing her to step onto the red platform with the last word being “he loves me.” But perhaps it was fate, as he had no intention of doing so. When they took the final step onto the last tier of the red platform…
“He loves me! Hehe—”
Ye Anping murmured softly, “Silly girl, it’s time to bow.”
“Hehe, mm!”
The two walked side-by-side to Ye Ao and Kong Yulan. Kong Yulan was already in tears, dabbing her eyes continuously with a red silk scarf.
Ye Ao, standing beside her, had a helpless smile. “Yulan, why are you crying?”
“Our son is marrying a bride. I’m just excited, sob sob sob…”
Hearing this, Ye Ao couldn’t help but recall his own wedding with Kong Yulan.
Back then, he was also the one who went to fetch the bride. He flew on his sword with Kong Yulan, who weighed two hundred jin, from the west wing room to the wedding hall. Fortunately, he managed to support Kong Yulan’s weight, otherwise, they might not have had a son…
Moreover, the guests at that time only consisted of his and the Kong family’s relatives, just enough to fill ten tables.
But now!
Look at his son!
So many Deity Transformation mighty figures, whom he wouldn’t have dared to even imagine encountering before, were present! All just to celebrate his son’s marriage!
If it weren’t for his thin skin, he would be shouting, “This is my son!!” right now, but he still had to show off.
Ye Ao raised an eyebrow and looked at his friends at a table in front of the red platform, especially Huang Shanhu, the sect master of the Roaring Tiger Sect, who used to love bragging about his son.
Now it was his turn: Old Huang, can your son do this?!
“Hehe…”
Seeing his father’s smug look, Ye Anping could guess what he was thinking with his toes. He smiled with a hint of helplessness etched on his face.
A cannon fodder is no longer cannon fodder, but cannon fodder’s dad is still cannon fodder’s dad…
However, he was a good dad.
And a good mom, of course.
The cheerful gongs and drums suddenly stopped. Liang Zhu, dressed in a brocade robe, stepped onto the stage from one side and came between Ye Anping, Pei Lianxue, and Ye Ao, Kong Yulan. He cleared his throat:
“Ahem—”
“Huh? Brother Liang, are you the officiant?”
Liang Zhu tilted his head slightly, a smile on his face. “Just doing it for the money.”
Then, he amplified his voice with spiritual energy and shouted:
“A good day, a good month, at a good time, a lifetime of mutual affection, asking heaven but not the lovers! On this wonderful day, the Young Master of the Hundred Lotus Sect, Ye Anping; the direct disciple of Yun Jian Shang Xian, Pei Lianxue, are joyfully married!! This is indeed a match made in heaven, groom and bride, bow to heaven and earth—!”
As soon as this was said, the guests below erupted in an uproar. Only Yun Tianchong, Fu Xuan Shangxian, and others smiled at the crowd. But then Yun Tianchong’s face darkened.
It turned out that many Nascent Soul cultivators from the Western Regions unconsciously turned their heads towards him, as if they all wanted to ask what was going on.
However, seeing Yun Tianchong’s lack of strong reaction, everyone understood that the identity of “Yun Jian Shang Xian’s personal disciple” was likely not fabricated or imposed.
Yun Xi, sitting in a wheelchair to the side, turned to him and asked, “Dad, what’s going on?”
“Go ask your grandpa…”
Ye Anping, who personally oversaw this congratulatory speech, heard the commotion from the crowd below and was quite satisfied. He took Pei Lianxue’s hand and turned to face the guests.
He then saw Si Xuanji lying on her side on the tiled roof of a distant tower, propping up her cheek and nibbling on melon seeds with a cat-like pout.
“First bow!”
Ye Anping withdrew his gaze and bowed to heaven and earth with his junior sister.
“Second bow!”
They bowed to the sun and moon again.
“Third bow!”
Finally, they bowed to the spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
Feng Yu Die watched from her side with envy, her eyes sparkling.
Seeing her expression, Ye Anping thought she was about to make a move. A hint of vigilance immediately arose within him, but Feng Yu Die merely stared and did nothing.
Despite it being a good thing, Ye Anping inexplicably felt a bit disappointed.
The three formations and seventeen demon-binding ropes beneath the red platform – he had prepared them in vain…
Heh!
“Second bow to the honored elders!”
Ye Anping pulled Pei Lianxue to face Ye Ao and Kong Yulan. Under the guidance of Liang Zhu, they bowed to express gratitude for their upbringing, then for their teachings, and finally for their parental love.
“Husband and wife bow to each other!”
Finally, facing Pei Lianxue, she turned around twice before facing him, her hands clenched tightly, two hot tears dripping from beneath her veil, forming a small pool at the tiger’s mouth of her fists. Whether it was excitement or something else, he wasn’t sure.
“Junior Sister, why are you crying…”
“I’m finally marrying Senior Brother… sniff—”
“First bow, share blessings.”
The two clasped their hands and bowed:
“We’ve already been intimate, aren’t we married?”
“But… the ceremony… sniff—”
“Second bow, cherish the love of a cultivation partner.”
The two clasped their hands and bowed again:
“Alright, stop crying. When I lift your veil later, your face will be smudged like a cat’s.”
“I can’t help it… sniff—”
“Third bow, perfection!”
In the final bow, Pei Lianxue, unable to contain herself, threw herself into Ye Anping’s arms after this bow, hugging him tightly.
“Ah?!”
“Wuwuwu—”
Ye Anping could only accept her embrace, patting her back as he listened to her sobs.
“There, there~”
“Senior Brother, I’m so happy!!”
Ye Anping was silent for a moment, then gave up correcting her address. Smiling, he said:
“…Senior Brother is too.”
“Wow~~ Senior Brother, I love you!!!”
“I love you too.”
Liang Zhu, enduring a mouthful of PDA at close range, grumbled inwardly that the couple wasn’t following the procedure. He’d have to extort more money from Sixth later. He walked around them to the front of the stage:
“Let the feast begin!!! Escort the bride to the wedding chamber!”
*Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—*
*Bang! Bang!*
The bell music, which had stopped, resumed. Fireworks bloomed once more from behind the Yingchun Stage, against the backdrop of the night sky and starlit river.
Xiao Die walked over from the side. Seeing her, Ye Anping patted Pei Lianxue’s back and comforted her:
“Alright, wait for me in the wedding chamber. I’ll come over after I finish toasting.”
“Mhm!!”
Pei Lianxue sniffled hard, then, with Xiao Die’s help, descended the stairs from the back. Holding up the red canopy held by the Hundred Lotus disciples, she headed towards the pavilion on the eastern peak of the Hundred Lotus Sect.
After watching them leave, Ye Anping picked up a wine cup from the red platform:
“Dad, Mom, your son will toast you first. My junior sister cannot drink.”
Ye Ao smiled and chided, “Still junior sister? You’re cultivation partners now! Call her ‘wife’…”
“Junior sister just rolls off the tongue, it’s fine.”
Kong Yulan also nodded, “Hurry up and give me a few more grandchildren.”
“Uh… your son will try his best.”
After toasting his parents, Ye Anping picked up a pot of wine and walked into the plaza. He approached Xiao Yunluo’s table and lingered on Feng Yu Die for a moment:
“Uh… Yunluo, Longling, Yiyi, and Senior Sister Feng, shall we have a drink?”
No one objected. Feng Yu Die hesitated for a moment but finally raised her wine cup and, along with Xiao Yunluo and the others, wished them in unison:
“Happy wedding.”
“Well, I’ll go toast the others then.” Ye Anping glanced at the two thousand tables beside him and felt a little weary, “I’ll have to drink hundreds of cups.”
Li Longling nodded, “Go ahead, drink slowly… The banquet has just begun. I’m quite looking forward to the wedding night games.”
“Let’s skip the wedding night games… If we really started them, with so many people, who knows what it would turn into.”
Yun Yiyi shrugged and replied, “This is a wedding for Pei Mei Meier as mortals, but the one with me later will be in the style of cultivators.”
Li Longling said, “I don’t mind mortal or immortal… Chi Long Mansion has many mortals too.”
Xiao Yunluo hesitated for a moment, then suddenly asked curiously, “What are dragon weddings like?”
Ye Anping was taken aback, “Yunluo, you can ask Elder Lei about it later. He’s familiar with it.”
“?”
“Just kidding. The Xuan Xing Sect Young Master’s wedding will surely be a grand affair. And besides…”
Ye Anping couldn’t help but glance at the top of the tower where Si Xuanji had been. She was no longer there, seemingly having returned with Qiu Shuilei.
Xiao Yunluo tilted her head, “Besides what?”
“I’ll tell you later, I’m going to toast.”
Ye Anping smiled at Feng Yu Die, who remained silent, and took out a roasted chicken he had specially prepared as a reward from his storage bag, placing it before her.
“Here, for you.”
“Huh?! Mmm… Hehe—”
Then, he turned towards the table next to them, where cultivators were discussing Pei Lianxue’s status as Yun Jian Shang Xian’s personal disciple, and sighed before walking over:
“Esteemed seniors, this junior is here to toast you…”
“Young Master Ye is polite, please…”
Feng Yu Die watched him walk away, then looked down at the roasted chicken before her and began to tear into it with gusto.
Xiao Tian had suggested an idea yesterday. She really didn’t want to disturb Young Master Ye and Junior Sister Pei, and she was still reluctant. However, after hearing Xiao Tian’s “Young Master Ye Capture Plan,” she realized it might actually work.
Young Master Ye didn’t believe she liked him. Yun Jiujiu had said that it was a good time to cook first and then stir-fry. This was indeed the perfect opportunity!
Sitting at the table, eavesdropping as Xiao Yunluo and Li Longling and Yun Yiyi chatted about how best to plan their dual cultivation ceremony, Feng Yu Die couldn’t help but wonder how she and Young Master Ye would plan their own grand ceremony.
Should she dig up the ashes of her lying master and place them in the position of honor?
Hmph!
But after thinking about it, she felt it wasn’t quite right…
Why not hold the wedding ceremony at her master’s grave?
…
As her thoughts drifted, the full moon that had been overhead had already traversed forty degrees across the starry sky.
A short while later, Feng Yu Die stood up as Ye Anping seemed to be rushing the guests like herding ducks.
“Senior Sister Xiao, I’m going back to get something, and I’ll be back shortly.”
“Oh… alright.”
Then, she walked out of a small door on one side of the plaza, washed her hands, and took out the wedding dress and red veil of the same style as Junior Sister Pei’s, which she and Xiao Tian had expedited the order for at the Hundred Lotus sect’s marketplace yesterday. She changed into them in the woods and flew towards East Peak on her flying sword.
… …
————
On the peak of East Peak of the Hundred Lotus sect, inside the top floor of a seven-story pavilion, red candles and yellow light filled the room, creating a slightly dim but very warm atmosphere.
Pei Lianxue, wearing a red veil, sat beside the bed while Xiao Die lectured her on the preparations a bride usually makes when entering the wedding chamber, keeping her company to pass the time.
“Normally, when mortals enter the wedding chamber, they prepare a white silk handkerchief. During intercourse, it’s placed underneath. The next morning, after the act, the stained handkerchief is shown to the parents.”
“Mmm… but…”
“Junior Sister Pei and Young Master Ye have already consummated their marriage, so this step isn’t really necessary. I’m just telling you for fun, to pass the time. You can dual cultivate just like you always have~”
“Mmm.”
Pei Lianxue listened to Xiao Die’s stories silently, but her mind had wandered elsewhere. She had already married her Senior Brother and consummated their marriage, but she still had a regret in her heart.
— Her Senior Brother had told her when he was at Chi Long Mansion that once she successfully trained Ating, he would give her a little Ating.
However, Ating was not living up to expectations at all. How many years had it been, and she still couldn’t defeat her.
She had taught Ating according to what her Senior Brother had taught her. When her Senior Brother taught her, she could occasionally defeat him after six years.
She would have to spend more time accompanying Ating in sword practice later…
Xiao Die seemed a little thirsty at this moment. She stood up from beside the wedding bed and said,
“Junior Sister Pei, I’ll go get some water and wedding cakes.”
“Mmm.”
Creak—
Xiao Die pushed open the door and ran out.
The room became silent. Pei Lianxue couldn’t help but lie down on the bed, letting out a long sigh. The image of her Senior Brother’s face appeared in her mind, and she giggled foolishly.
“Senior Brother… hee hee hee—”
Suddenly, there were two “tap tap” sounds.
Pei Lianxue thought she heard someone flying on a sword and coming over. She assumed it was her Senior Brother, so she quickly sat up again, demurely folding her hands on her thighs, and waited.
However, in the next moment.
A gentle breeze brushed her face, and then her red veil seemed to be propped up by something.
?
Pei Lianxue blinked in surprise, looking at the mysteriously propped-up red veil. She was stunned.
“Mmm?”
She slightly furrowed her brows and quickly scanned the room with her spiritual sense, only to find no one inside.
??
Pei Lianxue looked at the side of her lifted red veil, her brow furrowed deeper. She tried to pat it as if swatting a mosquito, but still couldn’t touch anything.
???
Large question marks appeared in her orange eyes beneath the light pink eyeshadow, and more question marks floated above her head.
— … —
And then, in the next moment, her red veil was suddenly lifted directly from her head and flew out of the window of the wedding chamber, soaring rapidly outward.
*Pa—*
— … —
Six dots appeared above Pei Lianxue’s head from left to right like a carousel.
After a moment of stunned silence, Pei Lianxue finally woke up as if from a dream and rushed to the window. She looked at her red veil, which had already flown far away, and shouted,
“My red veil!!”
Then, she stepped on the windowsill and chased after it using her body-controlling spell.
“Don’t run!!”
She wanted to see what dared to snatch her red veil!!
Pei Lianxue flew rapidly and a moment later caught up to the red veil. However, the red veil seemed to be startled and suddenly sped up even faster.
“Ah?”
But Pei Lianxue didn’t notice that as she rushed out to chase her red veil, another woman wearing an identical red veil, who had accidentally matched her outfit, climbed in through the window and then sat demurely by the bed.
A short while later, Xiao Die returned carrying a jade pot, cups, and pastries. Seeing that the window in the room was open, she became a little helpless and said,
“Junior Sister Pei, you can’t open the window in the wedding chamber. It’s a rule!”
— … —
“But it doesn’t really matter. You’ve already consummated your marriage. Where were we just now?”
— … —
“Oh! The white silk handkerchief! Let me think. Before you have intercourse with Young Master Ye, you need to drink a cup of hua diao wine, and you must clink cups before lifting the veil…”
— … —
… …
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“This junior will take my leave. Fellow Daoists, please continue to enjoy your meal and drinks.”
Ye Anping smiled, inverted his wine glass, and then turned away from the last table he needed to toast. He was slightly dejected.
Because he had eaten poisonous insects when he was young, he could not get drunk, and his face didn’t even flush. This was also why he couldn’t find an excuse to leave early or ask Liang Zhu to drink for him.
Brother Liang was also one to enjoy a good scene. Fearing that he wouldn’t complete his toasting duty, he had accompanied him with a wine jar for almost the entire time.
Seeing his sixth brother looking so helpless now, Liang Zhu was very pleased.
“Heh, hard work.”
Ye Anping raised his hand and pointed at Liang Zhu with his index finger. “Brother Liang, you… tsk tsk tsk…”
“Heh heh… What is the groom thinking, not entertaining the guests and rushing to accompany the bride, hahaha… Brother also toasts you. Here.”
Before Ye Anping could react, Liang Zhu waved his hand and refilled the empty wine glass in his hand.
Ye Anping was stunned for a moment and sighed helplessly again.
“Alright, this round is for Eldest Brother, Second Brother, Third Brother, Fourth Brother, and Fifth Brother…”
What do you mean by grouping me with them?
Liang Zhu was stunned for a moment and immediately gave him a look, but he chuckled and let it slide. After finishing this cup with Ye Anping, he turned around and saw Liang Acting Guzzling from a wine jar, and his eyes widened.
“Ating!!!”
Tong Zilan, standing beside Liang Acting, smiled and said, “It’s a joyous occasion, let Ating have a drink.”
“Elder Tong… can you stop spoiling her… you call this ‘a little’?”
“Oh, it’s alright… Ating has already reached Foundation Establishment, drinking a little won’t do much…”
… …
Ye Anping looked at Liang Zhu and Tong Zilan and felt a sense of déjà vu, wanting to laugh. But when he turned his head and saw that Feng Yu Die, who had been at Xiao Yunluo’s table, was gone, he frowned and quickly walked over, asking,
“Yunluo, where is Senior Sister Feng?”
“Mmm… she said she was going back to get something and would be back shortly.”
— … —
Ye Anping was silent for a moment, but since the wedding ceremony was over, he didn’t think much of it. He nodded and said,
“Then I’ll head back to East Peak.”
Yun Yiyi suddenly added:
“Hic… Anping… Sister Pei will be in a wheelchair tomorrow, I… I’ll push her!!!”
“?” Ye Anping looked at her, her eyes almost rolling back from drinking, and felt a bit helpless. “Yunluo, Longling, take care of Yiyi.”
Li Longling: “Mmm… Anping, you go ahead.”
Ye Anping nodded in agreement, then left through the small path beside the square, stepping onto his Flying Sword and heading straight for East Peak.
The autumn wind at night caressed his face, making his stomach, which had swallowed dozens of pounds of wine, feel much more comfortable.
Below the pavilions on East Peak, Red lanterns fluttered in the wind. Many of the young attendants on night watch were gathered in the courtyard below, playing cards and eating pastries.
Seeing Ye Anping descend on his Flying Sword, they all covered their mouths and giggled, then shouted in unison:
“The groom is here~~~!!”
“You all go back and rest early. You’re only at the Qi Refining Stage. You don’t need to tend the alchemy furnaces these days, but don’t get carried away playing.”
Ye Anping waved his hand and took out the prepared red envelopes from his Storage Bag, handing them to them.
The girls thanked him in unison, cupping their fists and bowing joyfully:
“Thank you, Young Master!”
“Thank you, Groom!!”
“I think calling you Senior is better…”
Ye Anping patted one of them on the head, then walked towards the seven-story pavilion beside him. He pushed open the door, stepped over the threshold painted red, and went up the stairs floor by floor, finally arriving at the door of the Wedding Chamber, which was covered with “囍” (xi) characters.
Xiao Die had just heard the girls’ shouts and was already waiting at the door.
“Young Master…”
“Forget it, forget it.” Ye Anping raised his hand to stop her, and before Xiao Die could block him, he took out a Storage Bag and handed it to her. “Here, this is yours.”
“Hehe… Go in, the bride is almost asleep.”
Creak—
Ye Anping nodded and directly pushed the “囍” character on the door.
Red candles burned in the four corners of the Wedding Chamber, dim but warm. A faint floral fragrance wafted towards him. Ye Anping glanced at it, then stepped over the threshold and slowly closed the door.
The room was suddenly so quiet that not a needle could be heard.
The bride by the bed seemed a little nervous, and couldn’t help but rub her hands together.
Ye Anping glanced at her, wondering why his Junior Sister was nervous. He slowly walked to the bedside, reached for her red veil, pinched a corner of the veil with his hands, lowered his head, and slowly lifted it.
As the veil was lifted, the bride’s eyes slowly opened. Under the light pink eyeshadow, her golden eyes trembled, and her silvery-white hair was coiled up behind her head…
Feng Yu Die blinked her eyes, a blush appearing on her cheeks.
“…”
The smile on Ye Anping’s face instantly vanished without a trace, even becoming somewhat tasteless.
He remembered a dream he once had that left a deep impression on him…
He slowly let go of the hands holding the red veil.
“Hoo…”
Ye Anping exhaled a breath. He suddenly felt that although he was immune to all poisons, he could actually get drunk. He closed his eyes to calm his mood and once again pinched the red veil and lifted it.
This time, he lifted it halfway and then directly let go. He covered his face with both hands and rubbed it hard.
What the hell is a surprise?!!
What does it mean to have mixed feelings?!!
The indescribable emotion in his heart at this moment perfectly embodied both phrases.
“Feng Yu Die!!! Ouch!! What are you doing?!”
“Ah…” Feng Yu Die shrunk her head, then raised her hand and lifted the red veil herself. Looking at Ye Anping, she said weakly, “Young Master Ye, that… Dual Cultivation…”
“Huh?”
“I’ve given up on Junior Sister Pei, but I found I like you, Young Master Ye. You didn’t believe me when I told you yesterday, so Xiao Tian came up with this idea to make you believe me.”
“Xiao Tian?”
Ye Anping was stunned for a long time. After thinking for a while, he suddenly seemed to realize something. He walked to the window on the east side, pushed it open, and looked out with his Spiritual Sense.
Then he saw a figure in a red wedding dress, like a mosquito in the night, with the star river as a backdrop, circling and spinning in the sky, chasing a golden firefly…
Feng Yu Die also walked over and looked into the distance.
“Young Master Ye, I want to marry you.”
Ye Anping exhaled a breath with profound meaning. He turned to look at Feng Yu Die’s trembling eyes. Rather than anger, his mind was filled with a question:
— Is she serious?
“Are you for real?”
“Yes! I learned yesterday. The book Senior Sister Xiao gave me… Whatever you like, I can do it, hehehe…”
Ye Anping raised his hand and directly twisted Feng Yu Die’s face, asking,
“Does it hurt?”
Feng Yu Die’s eyes welled up with tears, and she nodded, “It hurts!”
“…It seems it wasn’t a dream.”
As the autumn wind blew outside, Ye Anping gradually calmed his mind.
“We’ll talk about it later. Tonight is my Junior Sister’s wedding ceremony.”
“Okay, hehe… Can I kiss you then?”
“No…”
As soon as the word left his lips, a nearly thousand-chi ice-blue beam of light suddenly swept across the night sky.
Clang—
Roaring—
A distant mountaintop was directly cut in half, stirring up waves of mist, which slid down into the adjacent gully.
“…”
Ye Anping and Feng Yu Die were both stunned at the window. In the next moment, Feng Yu Die saw the red figure flying rapidly towards her. She quickly stood on her tiptoes, kissed Ye Anping on the corner of his mouth, then turned and pushed open the door of the Wedding Chamber, fleeing in haste.
Ye Anping turned to look, raised his hand and wiped his mouth, and immediately understood.
Feng Yu Die was serious…
When he turned back to look at his Junior Sister, Pei Lianxue, who had snatched back her red veil and placed it on her forehead, had already stepped onto the windowsill. Ye Anping was startled.
“Junior Sister…”
Pei Lianxue seemed a little apologetic. She jumped in from the windowsill and explained,
“Senior Brother, my red veil suddenly flew off just now. It was like a ghost… I scanned it with my Spiritual Sense, but couldn’t see anything.”
Ye Anping withdrew his thoughts from Feng Yu Die, gently closed the window, and lightly patted Pei Lianxue’s head, saying,
“How could there be a ghost? It was just some strange thing.”
“Oh…”
“Shall we enter the Wedding Chamber?”
“Mmm.”
Ye Anping lowered his gaze and exhaled a breath. He slowly knelt and reached out to pinch a corner of the red veil, lifting it for her.
The dim light of the red candles shone through the veil onto her flushed face, tinged with a hint of powder.
Pei Lianxue slightly raised her eyes to look at her Senior Brother. Beneath the light pink eyeshadow, her clear eyes were as gentle and translucent as fine jade. Her lips, painted with lip gloss, curved upwards slightly.
She gently took her Senior Brother’s large hand and closed her eyes.
Ye Anping smiled and lowered his head.
Reflected in the window, their lips met, summoning a hundred thousand spring breezes to ripple through their hearts…
…
