After Wan Aiyi sat down, he looked at the newlyweds standing in the middle and asked, "Who exactly are Elder Shu and her Daoist partner? Why are people from Shenzhou here to congratulate them?"
Wan Ai Zhaoyao shook her head, "Both she and Venerable Chongjiu are very mysterious. I'm afraid even the Dean may not know their true identities."
Of course, this was just her guess.
Jiang Jingyi glanced at them, then lowered her head to drink her spiritual tea.
They had only just arrived in the world and had inquired about the aforementioned forces, but had not yet met any of them.
But then they met the head of the Van'e family.
After thinking for a moment, she put down her teacup and turned to start a conversation with him.
Seeing that she was sitting above him, Wan Aiyi thought that she must be of high status, so he smiled and responded.
Seeing that the time had come, Gu Pingsheng began to act as the master of ceremonies.
The Eight Desolations Pact Ceremony is both complex and simple, mainly because the master of ceremonies needs to recite a bunch of congratulatory and respectful words.
Throughout the entire process, the bride and groom simply stood there, only occasionally offering a bow to Gu Yunxiao.
Originally, there was also a ritual of bowing to heaven and earth, but this was canceled by the heavy moxibustion team.
Heaven and Earth? The heavens and earth here are not worthy of his respect; they might not be able to bear it.
Every time they bowed, fireworks would light up the sky outside.
As the fireworks faded, countless flower petals fell to the ground, and soon the entire city of Hong was covered with petals.
The person in charge of cleaning up the entire city of Hong was almost in tears looking at the overwhelming rain of flower petals.
Fortunately, the next moment someone delivered the money he would normally receive in a year.
Looking at the shower of petals in front of me, I exclaimed, "What a grand display of romance!"
Shu Jianyue was unaware of everything outside. She was like a block of wood, bowing whenever she was told to.
Seeing this, Chong Jiu took her hand and squeezed it. "Are you bored?"
Shu Jianyue rolled her eyes at him. "Of course." Why are there so many honorifics and congratulatory messages to read? Who made this rule?
Zhong Jiu looked at her with affection, "Almost there, just hang in there a little longer."
Gu Pingsheng read the congratulatory message while looking at them speechlessly. He hadn't said anything, yet the two of them had the nerve to say it.
After the ceremony, they sat down next to Gu Yunxiao, and then Yu Chuan, Yan Xi, and Wu Yan stepped forward to pay their respects.
Two of them were their own children, and one was Shu Jianyue's disciple, so naturally they had to step forward and pay their respects.
"son."
"daughter."
"Wishing my father and mother a long and happy marriage, may they be inseparable and love each other forever."
Yan Xi came up with this congratulatory message, thinking her father would like it.
Chong Jiu grinned, clearly pleased with their congratulatory message. "Good, this is a gift from your father and mother. Cultivate diligently and remember your mission."
"Yes." Yu Chuan and Yan Xi bowed and stepped aside.
Then it was Wuyan's turn.
At this moment, Wu Yan removed the ribbon from her eyes, revealing a pair of bright, deep black eyes looking at them.
After bowing, he presented the congratulatory gift with both hands and said, "Disciple Wuyan pays respects to Master and Grandmaster. Disciple wishes Master and Grandmaster a happy marriage, good things to come, sweet dreams to come, a long and lasting relationship, and that you never be apart."
Shu Jianyue almost laughed when she heard this. This child is still young and hasn't even finished reading all the books yet. It must have taken him some time to find this congratulatory message.
"Good, Wuyan is so good. Come here. This is from your master and..." Shu Jianyue glanced at Chongjiu before continuing, "and it's from your master Chongjiu. May you live happily every day and have everything you wish for."
The term "shigong" (師公) really doesn't sound good.
"Thank you, Master. Thank you again, Master Chongjiu." Wuyan readily expressed his gratitude, accepted the gift, and then retreated to Yanxi's side.
Yu Chuan looked down at him and smiled, "Little Wu Yan, tell me, where did you learn this congratulatory poem from?"
Wu Yan moved closer to Yan Xi, clearly not wanting to acknowledge him.
“Hey…” Yu Chuan reached out to pinch his ear.
Yan Xi slapped his hand away, frowning as she said, "Be careful, Dad will punish you again."
"I'm afraid..." Yu Chuan felt the burning gaze coming from Chong Jiu and couldn't help but shut his mouth.
After all, his injuries hadn't fully healed yet.
Originally, the banquet could begin after the younger generation had finished their greetings and congratulations.
However, Yun Zhongtian and the others discussed it with Gu Pingsheng and Chong Jiu, and then added them to the group as well.
Chong Jiu had no objections and agreed after discussing it with Shu Jianyue.
Now it was their turn to present gifts and offer congratulations.
Wan Ai Zhaoran and Wan Ai Zhaoyao had been waiting nearby for a while, and now they, along with Yun Zhongtian, Xie Yukong, and Hong Jinbao, stepped forward to offer their congratulations.
Yunlan was overjoyed to see Yun Zhongtian standing in the middle; her mouth stretched into a wide grin.
Danxia rolled her eyes at him and snorted coldly.
He was only missing a son, no, he was missing a child.
Didn't you see that Wan Ai Zhaoyao is mixed in with them?
When Wan Aiyi saw Lian Sheng's eyes fixed on her two children, she almost grinned.
He looked at Wan Ai Zhaoran with even more affection, knowing that if it weren't for his insistence, Xiao Yao wouldn't have had this opportunity.
Hong Shunzhi remained relatively calm, but he was happy to see his son making progress.
Taoist practitioners rarely have children, so he doted on this son. Fortunately, his personality was like his mother's—naive and a bit domineering, but not selfish or arrogant.
Shu Jianyue and Chong Jiu returned the greeting.
After they left, the banquet began.
For her own sworn brotherhood ceremony, Shu Jianyue was naturally not stingy and placed two spiritual fruits on each table.
Of course, to fit the occasion and for symbolic meaning, she arranged for apples to be placed there.
Knowing the goodness of this spiritual fruit, they couldn't wait to put it away.
Those who didn't know about it naturally wouldn't care, only feeling that the spiritual fruit was novel and they had never seen it before.
Gui Chong, for example, didn't know this and thought it was just an ordinary spiritual fruit, until Dan Xia reminded him.
Seeing that Danxia and Yunlan had already put away the two spiritual fruits, he frowned and put them away as well.
But in his heart he still thought that no matter how extraordinary it was, it was just a spiritual fruit, and it couldn't possibly have the same powerful effects as the God-Soothing Fruit.
Why act like someone who's never seen the world and put away the spiritual fruit so early?
Danxia didn't hear his thoughts, otherwise she would definitely have rolled her eyes at him.
You've seen the world, if you're so capable, then don't accept it!
The guests in the main hall were clearly talking to each other, but they kept glancing at Lian Sheng and Hong Lang out of the corner of their eyes, looking like they wanted to go up and chat but didn't dare to.
Gui Chong glanced at Lian Sheng several times, wanting to go up and say hello, but Lian Sheng's gaze fixed on him, so he could only sit there and drink alone.
Because they were secluded in Guitu Mountain and didn't engage with the world, very few people here knew him.
Honglang looked around, then stood up, walked to Chongjiu, and bowed.
Then he said a string of congratulatory words and presented the gift he had given, and then looked at Chongjiu.
Chong Jiu immediately set up an array around them. "What's wrong?"
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