Chapter 74 074 The Wedding and the New Teacher

This new teacher is different from the previous gods. No matter how "stupid" A-Meng appears, she will not go crazy, jump up and down or break down.

He remained taciturn, gentle, and patient, tirelessly correcting Ah Meng's mistakes in incantations and mental techniques. He would even modify her cultivation methods on the spot based on her habitual errors, allowing her to passively gain benefits without even realizing it.

It can be said that a cultivation system was specially created for A Meng.

In less than a month, the spiritual energy within her body was about to circulate and connect to form a divine meridian. If this continued, she would soon cultivate divine essence. A Meng was very anxious.

Therefore, for this day's lesson, she planned to deliberately reverse her spiritual power and shatter the faintly visible divine meridians within her body.

"Your Majesty the Ghost King must not harm yourself."

Little did she know that the new teacher noticed her idea as soon as it was formed.

He looked at her calmly, without any hint of blame, but rather with the loving kindness of an elder, and sighed softly, "If the ghost were still here, she would not bear to see you like this."

A-Meng was taken aback. "You know my mother?"

He remained silent, and in that instant, Ah Meng seemed to see a trace of pain in his dark eyes.

"I don't know him."

A-Meng felt that he was lying.

"However, parents all over the world feel the same way. I imagine that if you were alive today, you would not want to see you torturing yourself like this."

Seeing her silence, he continued, "Your Majesty is exceptionally intelligent. The reason why your cultivation on the path of divinity has been slow is because you do not wish to form a marriage alliance with the Heavenly Realm, is that right?"

A Meng looked up at him, wondering who this person was.

"Actually, regardless of whether Your Majesty wants to form a marriage alliance with the Heavenly Realm, as a ghost spirit who has cultivated the divine path and is proficient in dual-elemental techniques, this is a great boost to your strength. The road ahead is uncertain, and if you can make yourself stronger, I believe it's not a bad thing. What does Your Majesty think?"

Hearing this, A-Meng's eyes welled up with tears, not because she was moved by her new master's compassion and care, but because she thought of her mother.

When her mother was alive, her greatest hope was that she could become strong enough to protect herself no matter what happened.

If she damages her divine meridians now, her ghost meridians will also be affected, making it difficult to advance further in either the ghost or divine paths. Is it really worth it to give up the opportunity to become stronger just to refuse an unwanted marriage?

No, she wouldn't want that!

Then again, what if things drag on indefinitely? Does she expect others to stand in her way and die for her?

Can't she be the one who stands in front of others?

"Thank you for your guidance, Master."

As if waking from a dream, A Meng bowed deeply to the man.

Over the next few months, A-Meng's divine cultivation progressed rapidly, and she quickly cultivated divine essence. The strength of a god's power depends on the believers, and normally cultivating divine essence is only the first step to becoming a god. However, A-Meng had a unique advantage in this regard.

She had been the princess of the Ghost Realm for many years, and now she was the new Ghost King. She had a group of believers in the mortal world, and recently, due to Zhu Miao's curse, the number of pilgrims in the Ghost Realm had increased greatly. As a result, she had gained a great advantage in both the ghost realm and the divine realm.

General Meng didn't say anything about her choice, but it made the old ministers who advocated peace, including Gui Xiang, extremely happy, and they worked hard to prepare for the wedding.

With the wedding date fast approaching, preparations are nearing completion.

On the eve of the wedding, Yinye and several skilled palace maids helped Ameng with her makeup trial.

Ameng, feeling rather uninterested, looked at the elegantly dressed girl in the bronze mirror, asked for a pot of wine, and poured herself a drink.

To cheer her up, the palace maids teased, "Look at our Emperor, he's sure to have the Crown Prince of the Heavenly Realm completely captivated!"

"Oh my, Your Majesty's makeup is so beautiful, even I, a woman, am mesmerized."

"Exactly! What man in the world could resist the allure of His Majesty like this!"

As Ah Meng's personal maid, Yin Ye knew a little about Ah Meng's feelings for her, so she frantically winked at the palace maids, telling them to keep quiet.

"Your Majesty, General Meng requests an audience."

"Who? Who did you say?" A-Meng thought she was hallucinating because she had drunk too much.

"Your Majesty, it is General Meng, who is right outside the palace."

A Meng did not summon him, but stood up on her own. She felt a little dizzy and stumbled as she walked out of the hall until she saw the tall figure standing under the palace lanterns in the night.

"Master..."

General Meng's expression shifted slightly; since ascending the throne, he had rarely heard her call him that.

The young girl who emerged from the deep palace gates was dressed in a silver-white wedding gown sent from the heavens, with red lips and pink makeup, looking like a goddess descending to earth.

How could General Meng not see the tenderness in the girl's eyes? Even if he couldn't see it for a day, year after year, under the constant gaze, he would understand.

But he couldn't respond, because he had already given what she wanted to someone else.

"Your Majesty, I have something to discuss with you."

The silver-masked general's eyes remained calm and composed, showing no trace of surprise. He looked at her as a master would at a disciple, as a subject would at a king, but not as a man would at a woman.

Ah Meng knew this would happen, and secretly laughed at her own wishful thinking.

She quickly regained her composure, stood at the palace entrance, and the cold wind that rushed in sobered her up. After a moment, she said to the person outside the door, "General Meng, please come in and speak with me."

...

On the auspicious day and time the next day, the Heavenly wedding procession arrived as promised.

The officials of the Ghost Realm offered their congratulations, and almost all the ghosts turned out in full force to send off their Ghost King to his wedding. At the very front of the wedding procession was General Meng.

As the current de facto ruler of the Ghost Realm army and the imperial tutor appointed by the late king to assist the new emperor, he assumes the role of an elder in the maternal family.

However, because of these identities, he was also destined not to accompany the wedding procession all the way to the Heavenly Court. The Ghost Realm could not be an empty city; he still needed to guard it. Therefore, he only escorted A-Meng to the boundary marker before leading his army back.

A-Meng lifted the beaded curtain of the sedan chair and looked back, but she never saw him turn around.

"Little sister Ameng, shall we continue our journey?"

A gentle voice came from ahead. He had been attentive and considerate of her reluctance and sadness at being married off to another country.

A-Meng lowered the beaded curtain, looked ahead, and nodded to Lin Shen.

So the wedding procession continued its journey towards the heavens.

The Heavenly Court seemed to attach great importance to this marriage alliance. After the procession entered the Heavenly Realm, the roadside was adorned with blooming flowers and flowing colorful clouds. Celestial birds roamed on both sides, and celestial maidens sang and danced along the way. The extravagance of the procession was far beyond what the Ghost Realm could compare to.

Ah Meng watched the whole way without showing any emotion, but she was secretly alarmed. She also understood the worries of those old ministers more deeply.

Compared to the Celestial Realm, the Ghost Realm is far inferior in both wealth and strength.

Weddings in this world are mostly similar, even if the bride and groom are gods or demons.

After going through all the procedures, the newlyweds were brought before their elders.

Now, Ah Meng and Prince Lin Shen only have one elder blood relative left.

Ameng respectfully bowed to the Heavenly Venerable sitting at the head of the table. When she heard him tell her to dispense with the formalities, she was stunned. She looked up and saw a familiar face.

It was her new teacher.