Chapter 158, Act Four: The Bloody Wedding
Red ribbons fluttered in the breeze, and joyous celebrations filled the air.
Karin had barely settled in when the fourth act, the grand wedding, began.
She and Shen Yu stood before the guests, looking at Tingyu and Fengyi in the main hall. "Time seems to be flowing faster."
There is a waiting period between the first and second acts, but the flow suddenly accelerates from the third act onwards.
It seems the Lord of the Secret Realm is eager for them to witness all of this.
"Enter my heart garden, follow my old memories, relive the old stories, and you will find the fragments."
Feng Yi's wish is to marry Ting Yu, which means that unexpected changes are bound to happen.
Huali couldn't help but brainstorm, "What if, halfway through the wedding ceremony, another man in red suddenly appears and tries to steal the bride?"
That's how it's usually portrayed in TV dramas.
Shen Yu glanced at her, "Snatching a bride right under the noses of cultivators? If you don't want to live, just explode yourself."
"If we don't see eye to eye, there's no point in saying more," Huali rolled her eyes and turned to look at Tingyu.
In the main hall, Tingyu, adorned in a phoenix coronet and embroidered robe, with golden phoenixes embroidered on them, seemed poised for flight, their radiance shimmering. A smile involuntarily curved her lips, brightening her eyes and brows.
Beside him, Feng Yi was also dressed in auspicious attire, his posture upright, and his handsome brows revealed genuine respect and contentment.
"First bow to Heaven and Earth—"
The emcee's high-pitched and joyful announcement rang out, and the room was filled with laughter and chatter from relatives and friends. The burning dragon and phoenix red candles emitted a rich and warm fragrance, and every face radiated genuine joy.
Cultivators don't usually need to make things so complicated when forming a Daoist couple, but Feng Yi refused to simplify things no matter what. From the grand procession of ten miles of red bridal procession to the smallest details like the patterns on the wedding dress, everything was done by no one else.
Tingyu spotted Huali with her sharp eyes and winked at her with a smile.
With a twist of the rosewood clasp, the vines quickly bent into a heart shape, and Ao Bai, carrying a rose from Qing Lin's pendant, crawled into the heart and blew her a kiss.
Tingyu, who had never seen a kitten blow a kiss before, was clearly taken aback, and her smile deepened immediately. Fengyi also saw this scene and nodded slightly to Huali.
Amidst the sounds of gongs, drums, and silk, the two bowed respectfully.
"Husband and wife bow to each other—"
Tingyu and Fengyi turned around at the same time with smiles, facing each other.
Through the swaying beaded curtain, Tingyu gazed into Fengyi's eyes, where she saw the burning passion and tenderness within. She slightly bent her knees and slowly lowered her head...
boom--
A terrifying explosion, unlike anything in the mortal world, rang out! Like thunder from the heavens, it struck the main gate of the mansion.
"The demonic vine says the Reincarnation Sundial is right here. If we obtain it, we will gain the power of a Nascent Soul cultivator!"
"The Feng family's killing of demonic beasts is unforgivable! We must avenge both the old and new grudges!"
Accompanied by several hoarse screams, the ground suddenly began to tremble violently.
Joy was cut off, replaced by heart-wrenching panic among the crowd.
"The regenerating soil, rise!"
Huali, who was prepared, let out a proud shout, and a huge barrier instantly covered the area in front of the mansion.
But the next second she realized something was wrong; this secret realm was actually suppressing the power of outsiders!
The Devourer pierced straight into the giant eye of the demon beast, and Shen Yu, whose spiritual power was restricted, showed impatience in his eyes.
As he blocked the giant claw with his sword, the boy switched from halberd to sword, precisely piercing the monster's joints and scales with a sharp flick, causing foul blood to splatter instantly.
Without blinking, Shen Yu ran his thumb across the cheekbone where the blood was heaviest, the distinct veins on the back of his hand clearly visible, and pierced through the following monster with a single sword strike.
The half-smeared bloodstain left a dark red mark on his pale skin, savage yet powerful.
The meticulously decorated wedding hall was instantly transformed into a scene of carnage, as a ferocious beast swept in, accompanied by a stench of blood.
All the cultivators in the Feng Mansion were mobilized and, upon orders, escorted the guests as they scattered and fled.
Feng Yi shielded Ting Yu tightly behind him, the gentleness in his eyes replaced by a ferocity like that of a wild beast.
The longsword was drawn, carrying its master's boundless rage, and fiercely attacked a ferocious beast that was charging towards it.
In an instant, the entire Feng Mansion was filled with the sounds of weapons cutting through the air and the roars of ferocious beasts.
After an unknown amount of time, Huali, pale-faced, completed the third wave of Crimson Lotus Flames. Before she could even catch her breath, the next wave of attacks arrived.
Feng Yi's wedding dress was torn on his left shoulder, and a deep, bone-revealing claw mark quickly bled. Just as the giant ape's sharp claws were about to pierce his body, a piercing sound of air being torn apart came instantly!
The dark, flowing light pierced the demonic beast before Feng Yi with unparalleled precision.
The tip of the halberd gleamed with a chilling light, and a masked black figure suddenly appeared.
Tingyu stared at him in a daze, her eyes momentarily merging with the figure of the person who had come to her aid outside the bamboo forest.
Feng Yi's arrival gave Feng Yi a moment to catch his breath. He looked at Ting Yu with complicated emotions and shielded her behind him.
Before they could think, the giant ape, severely wounded by the halberd, went completely mad in its excruciating pain. Its single remaining eye was filled with a violent crimson, and ignoring the halberd piercing its body, it self-destructed its demon core in a suicidal manner.
If the power of a Golden Core cultivator were to strike, the entire Phoenix Manor would be utterly destroyed.
"Watch out—"
"All directions are exhausted, trapped!!!"
As the golden core exploded, it was blocked by the power of the earth-type card. The two collided, and Huali immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.
Shen Yu's expression changed. As he let his shoulder be pierced by the giant claw of the demon beast, he took Hua Li and slaughtered the last demon beast without looking back.
Under the immense impact, Feng Yi, who was doing his best to protect Ting Yu, felt as if his internal organs had shifted.
He spat out a mouthful of blood, and as he slid to his knees, a desperate, crazed blood light erupted from the giant ape's single eye, now shattered! He abruptly condensed his last remaining soul fragment and golden core fragment into a bone spike enveloped in blood flames, and with overwhelming force, stabbed towards the two of them!
"Ah Yu!!!" Feng Yi's eyes were bloodshot.
A figure moved faster than anyone could comprehend, and with a resolute and unwavering momentum, suddenly smashed into Tingyu.
puff--
A tearing sound, so heavy it froze the soul, rang out!
The bone spurs, like fangs from hell, pierced through Feng Yi's weakened protective barrier caused by the chaotic battle, and exploded inside Feng Yi's body like maggots clinging to his bones!
As the chilling sound of bones cracking rang out, Feng Yi's mask shattered with a "click".
Time seemed to stretch out infinitely—
Tingyu saw that face clearly, that...that face that looked exactly like Fengyi's.
Everything from ten years ago, from when she forgot about Caishan, came rushing back to her. All the details she had deliberately ignored were now flooding her mind.
The young master who pulled her out of the darkness with a single sword!
That young master who earnestly promised her "yes" as if setting off the moon amidst clouds!
That young master who had clearly left, but suddenly turned around and pointed out the way to the immortal mountain to her!
The person who rescued her from danger in the bamboo forest with lightning speed!
The person who silently gave her strength throughout countless hardships!
Her lips trembled, her words barely audible, "...It's...it's you..."
It was him...
But... but if it's him, then...
Tingyu looked at Feng Yi on the other side with red eyes. Then... who is he?
As Feng Yi clearly felt his heart shatter, his body swayed, his face filled with utter apology and a sense of relief that even he himself couldn't perceive.
"It has been discovered..."
Feng Yi looked at Ting Yu, and in that instant, he felt as if he had returned to the foot of Wangcai Mountain.
Back then, she huddled in the shadows of the succubus, like a fledgling bird battered by rain and about to be crushed.
But on that dirty face, a pair of eyes shone with an astonishing brightness.
He was thinking to himself how lucky he was that he had listened to his brother and searched the place carefully.
It was just a fleeting encounter, but just as he turned to leave, the little girl's clear voice suddenly pierced through the darkness.
"They say... there are fairy mountains in the world... above the sea of clouds."
Seeing him turn around, she paused, as if gathering her courage, "If... I mean if... I could go to the immortal mountain one day, could I come find you?"
Feng Yi looked at her.
Looking into her stubborn, bright eyes in the darkness.
Looking at her frail body, which seemed as if it could break at any moment from the wind and rain.
A sour, almost burning pain surged up Feng Yi's throat, making it hard for him to breathe.
Looking for him? But he's not even "himself".
His name, his preferences, the meaning of his existence—all are vague and unclear.
How should she find him?
He thought he should leave immediately, but his legs were rooted to the spot by those eyes.
A torrential rain was falling in the little girl's eyes, and the last embers of hope were barely extinguished...
...If this thought could become her belief in living...
Then he...
The boy's Adam's apple bobbed violently, as if he had swallowed an entire cold, bitter abyss.
He gripped his brother's sword tightly and nodded earnestly, "Yes."
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