Chapter 237 Red Kite Seeks Jade (Part 11)
Three days later.
Since the seal was completed, the island has become more lively than ever before.
At the entrance of the Jiang residence, countless flying boats and carriages were suspended in the high-altitude magic array. Many cultivators carrying invitations walked into the residence, and even the streets were crowded with cultivators who came to watch the excitement.
"Brother Jiang, congratulations!" Lin Feibai bowed to Jiang Xiangyun.
"Seventh Brother should say that, Brother Lin, you're too kind." Jiang Xiangyun returned his greeting with a smile. "This must be your daughter, right? She's grown so much!"
Behind Lin Feibai, a beautiful and dignified girl of about seventeen or eighteen years old bowed to him upon hearing this, saying, "Tingxue greets Uncle Jiang."
Jiang Xiangyun smiled and nodded: "Tingran didn't come?"
“The Zhou family still has some matters to attend to, so my daughter and I will handle them on their behalf. We haven’t skimped on the gifts,” Lin Feibai said with a smile.
"Then I can rest assured," Jiang Xiangyun said with a smile. "Please, my brother."
"Please." Lin Feibai also extended his hand in invitation.
"Dad, I saw Uncle Jingchen. I'm going to find him," Lin Tingxue whispered.
Lin Feibai smiled helplessly: "Go ahead, remember to say hello."
Before he could finish speaking, Lin Tingxue had already darted away like lightning, accidentally bumping into several elderly elders, causing them to frown repeatedly.
"Kids these days..."
"What does it look like?"
"Ha, this pact is the most ridiculous one. Didn't you and I come too?"
"That's not the same. I want to see what the Jiang family is up to."
Lin Tingxue was finally helped up by a woman in purple. She looked up and smiled, "Thank you, sister."
Bai Yi smiled and handed the gift to the Jiang family disciple who was recording the gifts, saying, "You're welcome."
"Hu Jingchen!" Lin Tingxue saw the person not far away and ran straight over.
Bai Yi walked into the mansion and passed a tall, black-haired man who was frowning as he took out his storage ring. A large pile of high-quality luminous pearls were scattered on the table. He said in a deep voice, "No, there are 37,000 in total. Count them carefully."
"Qingdu, no need to count," Xia Ling whispered to him. "And there's no need to memorize every single name of your Merfolk."
“No.” Qingdu frowned.
"It's all written that the young master's wedding is over," Yu Qianning said helplessly.
Qingdu then gave up.
"Tsk, I knew merfolk weren't very bright." Qu Fengyu raised an eyebrow, handed over the gift, and smiled, "Where is your Mrs. Jiang? I'm her aunt."
Xuan Zhiyan, standing nearby, disagreed, saying, "Why Madam Jiang?"
Qu Fengyu smiled meaningfully: "Look at this scene, the betrothal gifts that Jiang Xiangyun brought are almost on another street."
“We’ve also prepared a dowry for Wei Feng!” Wu Tuo said happily.
Xuan Zhiyan quickly covered his mouth: "I said it was a betrothal gift, but the Jiang family's is the dowry."
Utuo asked doubtfully, "Is there a difference?"
Xuan Zhiyan sighed: "Never mind, let's go in."
A huge crowd poured into the mansion.
Inside the room, Wei Feng nervously tugged at the fire rope on his ponytail, then clung to Jiang Gu's waist, refusing to let go. Sitting in a chair, he asked with concern, "Master, should I wear a red veil? Should I wait for you in the room after you finish your wedding banquet? What if they wish us to have a baby soon?"
Jiang Gu was silent for a moment: "...Read fewer mortal novels in the future."
When Wei Feng was young, he read storybooks by the dozen. There were many stories about ordinary protagonists with terrible talent who made a comeback and became the number one cultivator in the cultivation world and married the sect leader's daughter. He naturally loved reading them. Although his master was not the number one cultivator in the cultivation world yet, he would soon be. Although he was not the sect leader's daughter, he was Jiang Gu's disciple.
Wei Feng agreed verbally, then looked up at him with a bright smile: "Master, should I start calling you husband now?"
"My husband!"
The sickeningly sweet voice almost made Jiang Gu choke. He raised his hand to cover the man's shining eyes and said in a deep voice, "No need."
Wei Feng held his hand and kissed his wrist, racking his brains to find the affectionate terms from storybooks: "Husband? Gentleman? My dear—mmm."
Jiang Gu covered his messy mouth and said calmly, "Just call me Master."
Wei Feng nodded obediently.
Jiang Gu glanced at him, then let go of his hand. Just then, someone knocked on the door: "Seventh Young Master, the head of the family has arrived."
Jiang Gu patted Wei Feng on the shoulder, signaling him to let go.
Wei Feng clung to him, unwilling to let him go, and said shyly, "Husband, should I go see my elder brother too?"
"..." Jiang Gu looked at him expressionlessly.
Wei Feng grinned, stood up, turned his neck, and said with a chilling murderous intent in his voice, "I suppose those old bastards from the Jiang family have also arrived."
He used to be too busy finding his master to care about these old bastards, but today is a joyous day for him and Jiang Gu, so it's time to kill a few people to add to the celebration.
——
Jiang Xiangyun was slightly surprised to see Jiang Gu dressed in red, but then smiled and said, "Congratulations, Seventh Brother."
"Thank you." Jiang Ke nodded politely.
“Nephew Wei is also very handsome and dashing today.” Jiang Xiangyun looked at Wei Feng behind him. “Congratulations on your marriage.”
Wei Feng crossed his arms, raised an eyebrow with a pleased expression, and decided to spare Jiang Xiangyun's life.
After exchanging polite words, Jiang Gu and Jiang Xiangyun exchanged a knowing glance.
"Lin Feibai and Zhou Tingran have the same idea: to clean up what needs to be cleaned up. In any case, we've done them a huge favor," Jiang Xiangyun said in a low voice. "It's just that the Linglong Sect is in a bit of a predicament right now. The sect leader in charge won't even show his face and has only sent a few nobodys... There are also a few other factions that don't want to get involved in these matters and have been observing the situation."
The "generous gifts" sent by various sects and aristocratic families were naturally not so simple. Behind Jiang Gu were Jiang Xiangyun and the entire Jiang family. Those who knew what was good for them would naturally choose the right side. As for those who didn't know what was good for them—they obviously thought that Jiang Xiangyun and his group of rising stars couldn't accomplish anything, so they were naturally fearless in coming. However, there were quite a few smart people who chose a compromise: they were polite enough but didn't have any excuses. However, this was already enough for Jiang Xiangyun.
“Jiang Xiang’an was sent by those old guys in the clan back then, so I’m not surprised that the seal has been ruined.” Jiang Xiangyun said, “The debate over whether or not to open the seal has been going on for more than ten years, but I still maintain my original opinion: it’s better to open it than to seal it. If this passage is kept closed for a long time, we will know nothing about Chen Yao. It wouldn’t be surprising if they broke the seal and wiped out Pingze one day. If we keep it sealed, we will only bring about our own destruction.”
He paused for a moment and said, "If you, Seventh Brother, want to go to Chenyao, I can guarantee that the Jiang family will do everything in its power to support you."
"Of course, this is on the premise that we purge these disobedient people."
Wei Feng looked at Jiang Gu.
Jiang Xiangyun pushed a jade tablet in front of Jiang Gu and said with a smile, "A wedding gift."
Jiang Gu looked at it for a moment before speaking, "Thank you, brother."
Jiang Xiangyun then knew that the matter was settled.
Only after leaving the room did Wei Feng finally ask, "Master, what did Jiang Xiangyun give you? Why did you agree so readily?"
Jiang Gu handed him the jade tablet.
Wei Feng took it and examined it closely. It was marked with a Vermilion Bird pattern. Next to Jiang Gu's name, there was a marriage contract with Wei Feng's name written on it. Below that was still Wei Feng's name, but with the addition of the character "disciple".
"The jade tablet of the Jiang family," Jiang Gu said calmly, "Even if we can't form a Daoist partnership, you are still my Daoist partner in name only."
Wei Feng said with satisfaction, "Big Brother is a good person after all."
——
The spacious courtyard was filled with guests.
When Jiang Gu and Wei Feng appeared, the noisy crowd suddenly fell silent.
They were dressed in the same red wedding attire and were both exceptionally handsome. It was not uncommon for men to become Daoist partners in the cultivation world, and at first glance they seemed quite well-matched—but that was on the premise that they were not master and disciple.
The monks sitting below were mostly rigid and dogmatic, or those who were deliberately there to cause trouble.
"Shameless and despicable," someone muttered under their breath.
Everyone present was a cultivator, and since he hadn't used a soundproof shield, everyone could hear him clearly. Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiangyun raised an eyebrow and exchanged a subtle glance with Jiang Gu.
"Is my great-uncle unhappy with this marriage?" Consultant Jiang asked.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Dian gave a forced smile and said, "A teacher is a father, and you, as a teacher, want to marry your own disciple. It's simply a laughing stock of the world!"
Jiang Gu said calmly, "Wei Feng and I are mutually in love, so what's wrong with us becoming Daoist partners?"
"You are his master! He is his elder! Jiang Gu, go outside this door and see if there is any respectable master in the world who would have an entanglement with his disciple, let alone become Daoist partners?!" Jiang Dian rebuked sternly.
A hint of ruthlessness and impatience flashed in Wei Feng's eyes, and the ghost patterns all over his body were already stirring, but Jiang Gu gently squeezed his palm and immediately quieted down.
"When you were trying to wipe out Wei Feng, you never acknowledged him as my disciple, Jiang Gu." Jiang Gu's icy gaze swept over the many people present, and he smirked. "Now you've remembered?"
“Nephew Jiang, you are mistaken.” An elder of the Lin family stood up and said, “Back then, when your fate was unknown, we had Wei Feng hand over your divine weapon with good intentions, hoping to find your whereabouts. Who knew he would be so ungrateful and kill people indiscriminately. Nephew, his background is a mystery and he is bloodthirsty. Even if he is not your disciple, he is not worthy of you.”
Wei Feng was so angry that he was practically fuming, wishing he could start a massacre right now and show him what a bloodthirsty person was. But Jiang Gu said lightly, "Whether Wei Feng is bloodthirsty or you are bullying the weak, I'm sure you all know better than I do."
"You—" The elder of the Lin family was speechless.
The Zhou family laughed and said, "Young Master Jiang, you have really misunderstood. None of us have really seen this disciple you have taken in, and he can't produce any concrete evidence. Besides, the Jiang family has more than a dozen of your own disciples, each of them outstanding talents. In comparison, Wei Feng's actions are rather wicked, and it's really hard to convince everyone."
"Yes, Seventh Young Master, when you weren't around, you didn't know that Wei Feng acted so absurdly. If someone just asked about you, he would eat them alive... He's really unruly."
“That’s right. Moreover, I’ve heard that Wei Feng was kidnapped to Wangyue for several years and has long been bought off by Xiao Dan. I’m afraid he won’t be of one mind with us.”
Seeing that Jiang Gu did not refute them, they became more and more unscrupulous, speaking extremely negatively about Wei Feng, belittling him to the point of worthlessness. Even Wei Feng's cultivation of the Six Desires Path became a weakness they attacked. They even fabricated rumors that Wei Feng was willing to be a furnace for others, which made Jiang Gu's face grow colder and colder.
Wei Feng tried his best to suppress his anger and murderous intent, when Jiang Gu's voice suddenly rang in his ears: "When I wasn't here, this is what they said about you?"
The young man, on the verge of exploding in rage, suddenly reddened his eyes, but he suppressed it with great effort and said calmly, "Even worse."
He could kill the person in front of him in a moment of courage, but he couldn't stop the rumors, let alone kill everyone. In the end, he simply ignored it. Wei Feng had long since stopped caring about these things, but when Jiang Gu asked him, he surprisingly felt a little aggrieved.
"...Jiang Gu, it's not too late to turn back from the wrong path." Jiang Dian looked at Wei Feng with disdain. "Wei Feng has many tricks up his sleeve, so it's not surprising that he bewitched you. Why associate with such a monster? This matter shouldn't be brought up by me, but the patriarch is still young, and considering the brotherhood between you, and since I am your elder, I will make the decision. Today, you will sever your master-disciple relationship with Wei Feng and expel him from the sect."
Wei Feng gripped Jiang Gu's hand tightly, afraid that if he listened any longer, he would go on a killing spree.
Jiang Gu smiled.
He rarely smiled like that, and some of the cultivators who were nearby were almost stunned, but were then jolted back to their senses by the chilling pressure around them.
“Wei Feng is my only disciple and my only Daoist partner. Whether he is good or evil, right or wrong, is not for you to decide.”
Wei Feng turned his head and stared at him intently, but the man gripped his hand tightly. The gentle warmth seeped through his fingertips, carrying a reassuring strength and certainty.
As soon as the words fell, the entire mansion instantly collapsed into countless arrays. Vibrant red silks and blooming flowers fluttered in the wind, and countless blood-red runes emerged from the ground. Mist filled the air, and ghostly patterns scattered, instantly enveloping everyone in a strange barrier. A cultivator in red robes surveyed the crowd from above, a smile not reaching his eyes, but his imposing aura and killing intent were palpable. His cold voice reached everyone's ears:
"If there are any objections, Jiang will see it through to the end."
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