As dusk fell, it was the eve of the wedding.
Jiang Fei leaned against the soft couch, her eyes fixed on the flickering candlelight, as she examined the wedding dress that the embroiderer had just delivered that morning. The red gauze fluttered gently, and the skirt swayed gracefully, making it extremely exquisite.
It's really beautiful.
Unfortunately, tomorrow is the day when Yun Jue will revert to his true form, and things are destined to be anything but peaceful.
Several footsteps sounded outside the door, stopping for a while in front of her room.
Jiang Fei glanced to the side and saw Yun Wunian standing at the door, holding an oil paper package in his hand, looking somewhat hesitant.
“Little Wunian,” Jiang Fei smiled, raising his eyes, “come here.”
Yun Wunian met her gaze, glanced at Jiang Fei who was only wearing her undergarments, felt a burning sensation in her ears, and looked around haphazardly. But when she saw the wedding dress on the bed, her expression paused slightly, and a faint light flickered in her eyes.
"Sit down." Jiang Fei patted the soft couch.
Yun Wunian sat down somewhat stiffly, and could smell an ambiguous fragrance with his breath.
Jiang Fei turned around almost immediately, rested her head on his lap, and looked at him with a smile: "We're getting married tomorrow, and you're still out wandering around today?"
"I didn't..." Yun Wunian was about to retort when he looked down at her teasing gaze and realized that she was just joking with him. After thinking for a moment, he opened the oil paper package, took out a peach blossom cake, and wanted to hand it to her, but Jiang Fei had already slightly opened her mouth, as if she wanted him to feed her.
Yun Wunian's hand holding the peach blossom cake froze.
Jiang Fei raised an eyebrow: "You'll be husband and wife tomorrow, what's wrong with feeding me a piece of peach blossom cake? Could it be that you've changed your mind?"
Yun Wunian glanced at her, fed her the pastry, and watched as she took a small bite. Her red lips moved slightly as she opened and closed her mouth, and he quickly looked away.
"What's up?" Jiang Fei asked lazily.
Yun Wunian clenched his fist. He had come here today to ask her about their marriage, not just about the change in their relationship, but also... about her heart.
For example, who is Xin?
As the wedding date drew closer, he grew increasingly anxious and restless. He couldn't forget the way she had stroked his cheek and gently called him "Xinqi".
But at this moment, looking at her languid and charming appearance with her head resting on his knees, he suddenly didn't want to ask anymore.
No matter who it was, Xin Qiji was ultimately gone.
She will be his wife, and he will slowly drive that man's shadow away.
Yun Wunian said, "I'll be busy early tomorrow morning, and you'll probably be hungry. I'll buy some peach blossom cakes and pear cakes and put them in your room. If you're hungry, you can eat some."
"When did Xiao Wunian become so considerate?" Jiang Fei feigned surprise.
Yun Wunian looked down at her, his body still stiff, but his expression had softened considerably. He remained silent for a while before saying, "I'm no longer a child. Please don't call me Little Wunian anymore."
The way she called him made people feel that, in her heart, he was not just a callow child.
"Hmm?" Jiang Fei laughed. "When I first met you, you were only eight or nine years old. I'm much older than you and have watched you grow up. What else should I call you if not 'Little Wunian'?"
Yun Wunian paused for a moment, then murmured, "Tomorrow, we will be husband and wife..."
His voice was very soft, as if only his lips moved.
"Hmm?" Jiang Fei asked back.
Yun Wunian snapped out of his daze: "Just don't add the word 'small'."
"Why? Doesn't it sound nice?" Jiang Fei reached out and hooked her arm around the back of his neck, whispering in his ear, "My little husband?"
Yun Wunian felt as if her mind exploded with a "boom," as if all the blood in her body rushed to her cheeks and ears, her words "Little Husband" echoing over and over again.
Finally, he said in a hoarse voice, "Call me whatever you want."
Jiang Fei smiled, let go of his hand, and ate the peach blossom cake bite by bite with his hand.
The room gradually quieted down.
Seeing Jiang Fei finish the last bite of peach blossom cake, Yun Wunian was about to get up to get water when she suddenly said, "If you could become an immortal, would you still choose these romantic relationships?"
Yun Wunian paused for a moment, then looked down at Jiang Fei.
She didn't look at him, but only narrowed her eyes, as if she was lazily resting.
Yun Wunian suddenly remembered what she had said.
She said that a heartless and desireless immortal is not as good as a wanton and reckless demon.
He also recalled the strange phenomena he witnessed when those men in black robes arrived, the magical spells and powerful light he had never seen before, all emanating from within his body…
Seeing that he had been silent for a long time, Jiang Fei snorted: "You have no conscience."
As she spoke, she slowly sat up from his knees.
As Yun Wunian watched her movements, Jiang Fei's hand suddenly went limp, and she was about to fall to the corner of the bed. He quickly reached out and supported her shoulder.
Jiang Fei leaned against him, her eyes filled with a triumphant look.
Looking at the woman's features so close to him, Yun Wunian's heart pounded. After a long while, he said in a hoarse voice, "You just ate some pastries, drink some water first..."
Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Fei stepped forward, opened her teeth and bit his lower lip. With a slight force from her sharp teeth, she instantly smelled the metallic scent mixed with the aroma of peach blossom cake.
Yun Wunian seemed oblivious to the pain, simply staring blankly at her with wide eyes.
Jiang Fei loosened her teeth, looked down at the ambiguous beads of blood welling up on his lips, and chuckled softly: "Serves you right for being heartless, you deserve to be punished."
Then, she stuck out her tongue and licked away the drop of blood from his lips.
Yun Wunian sat there stiffly, for a moment wishing that there could be more of this punishment.
He was startled by his own shameful thought and quickly stood up: "I'll go get some water."
Jiang Fei watched his flustered back and chuckled softly.
Yun Wunian's favorability rating: 95.
...
The following day, a chill still lingered in the late winter air, and the sky was overcast.
The large red "double happiness" character and red silk ribbons on the courtyard gate added a touch of joy to the bleak sky.
Because Yun Wunian is now a well-known figure, quite a few people came, and many families from the surrounding area came to watch the excitement.
Jiang Fei sat in front of the bronze mirror, turned his head to look at the gloomy sky outside the window, and the rolling clouds on the horizon.
Signs of impending tribulation.
Jiang Fei chuckled sarcastically, withdrew his gaze, and looked at the woman in the mirror, slowly drawing her eyebrows with a fine-tipped brush.
She was wearing her wedding dress for the second time, but it was destined to be interrupted again.
"How are the bride's preparations going?" A series of hurried footsteps sounded outside the door.
Jiang Fei looked up and saw the matchmaker walking in, dressed in a festive plum-red dress.
Jiang Fei once suggested that the wedding banquet be simplified, with just a simple red candle ceremony, but Yun Wunian firmly disagreed. He even hired a matchmaker to change the betrothal letters and made a detour around half the city before finally coming to fetch the bride.
Since Jiang Fei wasn't the one who was busy, she let him be.
"Quickly, cover her with the bridal veil, the auspicious hour is almost here!" the matchmaker said, carefully covering Jiang Fei's phoenix crown with a red veil from the side, and calling out loudly, "The bride has arrived!"
The sound was exceptionally cheerful.
The sounds of firecrackers, music, and the noise of the surrounding people made the wedding banquet even more lively.
The auspicious time has arrived.
Through the red gauze, Jiang Fei immediately saw Rong Shu sitting next to her, staring intently at her with an expressionless face.
Jiang Fei raised an eyebrow slightly, withdrew her gaze, took the red silk handed to her by the matchmaker, and was led all the way to Yun Wunian at the door.
Yun Wunian held the other end of the red ribbon, and the two walked forward side by side.
The best man stood to one side, shouting loudly, "The auspicious hour has arrived!"
Jiang Fei and Yun Wunian stood in the center of the wedding banquet.
On the side, Rong Shu watched the two of them, her eyes slightly narrowed, her fingers casually tapping the side of the chair.
It's so bright and dazzling.
"I bow to Heaven and Earth!"
Jiang Fei and Yun Wunian turned to face the world outside the door and bowed gracefully.
Rong Shu's fingertips, tapping the side of the chair, gleamed faintly.
He would rather have a "puppet" than not have it.
"Bowing to the parents twice!"
The two men faced the empty main seat and bowed once more.
Rong Shu glanced at the still empty doorway, her fingertips twitching slightly.
"Husband and wife bow to each other!" the best man shouted.
Jiang Fei and Yun Wunian stood facing each other, about to gracefully bow to one another.
Rong Shu sneered and was about to get up when she suddenly smelled a strong demonic aura, mixed with chilling and deathly energy. The dark clouds above her head surged even more fiercely, and the sky and earth darkened instantly.
Then a streak of red light flew rapidly from afar and finally stopped outside the wedding banquet.
"Wait a minute." The deep, sinister tone struck like a boulder against the heart, causing a dull ache.
Everyone was horrified and looked towards the door.
A man in red stood there, his robes fluttering without wind, his black hair cascading down his cheeks, his skin as pale as a ghost, yet his eyes were blood red, both alluring and eerie. On his equally pale hands, his sharp, black nails were wreathed in crimson light.
This is... a monster!
Some people gasped in fright and backed away.
Only Rong Shu and the newlyweds at the wedding banquet remained in place, watching the newcomers arrive.
Xin Qi.
Xin Qi paid no attention to the terrified looks of the others; they were nothing but ants to him. He just stared intently at the woman in the fiery red wedding dress and with a red veil over her head, and the chaotic demonic energy gradually calmed down.
He recognized her at a glance; it was Jiang Fei.
He had been searching for Jiang Fei for a long time.
He loathed the countless mortals in the human world, which is why he only found her today.
The red veil obscured her features, revealing glimpses of her face, just as she always had, so much like... the night she married him.
Thinking back to that night, Xin smiled involuntarily, lifted his foot and walked towards her, his steps extremely light, as if afraid of startling her: "Feifei..."
Jiang Fei remained standing in the same spot, ignoring him.
Yun Wunian did not recognize the newcomer, but took a small step forward and stood in front of Jiang Fei.
With his view blocked, Xin Qi's gaze grew even colder, his eyes like blood ice, shooting straight at Yun Wunian. But when he saw the red clothes on Yun Wunian's body, he was stunned for a moment, and then an even more surging killing intent surged forth.
Even a lowly ant dares to wear a wedding dress befitting her.
"If this young master has come to have a drink at the wedding, please take a seat to the side." Yun Wunian looked at the newcomer calmly.
Xin Qi glanced at him, his hand surging with crimson light, exuding a murderous aura.
People around screamed and fled outside.
The next moment, the crimson light in Xin Qi's hand transformed into a sharp blade, which he swung directly at Yun Wunian.
court death!
At that moment, Jiang Fei suddenly stepped out from behind Yun Wunian, blocking his way. The red veil swayed slightly due to her sudden movement, briefly revealing her eyebrows and eyes, before falling back down to cover her face.
Yun Wunian's face turned pale, and he was about to step forward.
Xin Qi, however, rushed towards her faster than a blade, taking the blow himself. He didn't even flinch, his gaze fixed on the woman before him, his voice gentle: "Feifei..."
He searched for so long, and finally found her.
However, Xin Qi's expression suddenly froze.
Jiang Fei didn't even look at him, but turned to Yun Wunian, her voice full of worry: "How are you? Are you hurt?"
Rong Shu, who was standing to the side, frowned slightly.
Yun Wunian's heart softened. Even though he couldn't see her face clearly through the red veil, he knew that she cared about him.
That's enough.
"It's alright."
Xin Qi still stared straight at Jiang Fei, his gentle voice gradually lowering: "Fei Fei?"
Why is she ignoring him? Why does she act as if she doesn't even see him?
Yun Wunian looked at him and said, "It seems this young master is not here to attend the wedding banquet. Please leave." His voice grew deeper as he spoke.
A wedding banquet?
Upon hearing his words, Xin Qi felt a surge of murderous intent, and a voice kept repeating: Kill him, kill him.
"I'm here to take my wife home, what's it to you?" Xin Qi turned his head and finally looked seriously at one of the main characters of this wedding banquet, the man whom the people around him called the groom.
Then he paused, stunned.
Cloud Secret.
And... he sensed the Love-Loving Curse on his body.
The love-binding spell he carelessly tossed aside back then somehow ended up on Yun Jue? And now, he's going to marry Jiang Fei...
Was it because of the Love-Locking Curse? That's why she sought out Yun Jue and married him?
Xin Qi was suddenly overcome with grief.
Yun Wunian frowned deeply: "She is not your wife."
Xin Qi's eyes grew increasingly confused as he walked step by step towards Yun Wunian: "What are you? Aren't you just a substitute for me..."
"He is my husband," a soft female voice interrupted him.
Xin Qi was stunned for a moment, then looked at Jiang Fei with a hint of joy: "You finally acknowledged me?" But when she heard her words clearly, the joy in her eyes froze. "Feifei, you're wrong. I am your husband..."
She herself said that after he stabbed her with his sword, she called him "husband" with a blank look in her eyes, which became his daily nightmare.
Jiang Fei calmly retorted, "Are you?"
Xin Qi was stunned for a long time before gently saying, "I am Fei Fei."
“Look, I’m still wearing the wedding dress we wore when we got married. You even said I looked good in red, so I’ve been wearing it ever since…”
As he spoke, he took a silver hairpin from his sleeve.
Yun Wunian's gaze faltered slightly.
Jiang Fei also had a silver hairpin like this, which she used to wear every day.
Xin Qi continued, "Feifei, and this silver hairpin..."
“Young Master Xin,” Jiang Fei interrupted him, “those things are long gone.” She then chuckled, “How is Miss Tang?”
Xin Qi's expression froze upon hearing her frank tone, and his fingers trembled slightly.
Yun Wunian frowned.
Miss Tang? Why does that name sound so familiar?
But... Yun Wunian turned to look at Xin Qi.
Young Master Xin? Xin Qi?
So, the person before her was Xin Qi? The man Jiang Fei was softly calling in her sleep?
A surge of anger suddenly rose in my heart.
He disliked Xin Qi, and even... felt an uncontrollable and ever-growing jealousy.
“Young Master Xin, I am already very fortunate to be alive,” Jiang Fei said in an increasingly calm tone. “That sword wound really hurt.”
Xin Qi was completely stunned.
At that time, she was still bound by a blood pact and endured dozens of times more pain.
He always knew.
Jiang Fei smiled and said, "You despise mortals, and I am now one of the ants you once despised. We should have no further contact."
Xin Qi couldn't stop trembling.
She used to call him, but now all that remained was a distant and indifferent "Young Master Xin," devoid of any of the tenderness she once had.
Is it because of the Love-Loving Curse?
It must be because of the Love-Loving Curse.
“Feifei, I will force out the love-locking curse from his body. If you don’t like him, say that you like me…” Xin Qi murmured, reaching out to attack Yun Wunian.
"Young Master Xin!" Jiang Fei suddenly exclaimed.
Xin Qi's hand froze and stopped.
"So, you threw away the Love-Loving Curse too," Jiang Fei chuckled. "Young Master Xin, don't you understand? If there is no love, what use is the Love-Loving Curse?"
The Love-Locking Curse locks away feelings that already exist.
Xin Qileng.
Jiang Fei lowered her head slightly, the red veil in front of her fluttering: "Young Master Xin, between you and me, we have long since parted ways. I beg you to grant my wish to be with Wu Nian."
No thought...
Xin Qi's face turned deathly pale, and even breathing became difficult, with his heart clenching in pain.
She begged him to allow her to be with the man beside her.
"Feifei," Xin Qi slowly raised her eyes, her eyes filled with burning jealousy, "You like him?"
Jiang Fei turned to look at Yun Wunian and chuckled softly, "I like it."
Yun Wunian turned his head sharply, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Xin Qi swayed violently, a metallic taste rising in his throat, his previously bloodshot eyes now filled with a dark, murky darkness: "You can't like him..."
What should he do if she likes someone else?
Jiang Fei said, "Young Master Xin, please leave..."
"And what about him?" Xin Qi suddenly spoke, interrupting her, his gaze turning sinister as he looked at Yun Wunian. "Would a man without feelings or desires also take a wife?"
Yun Wunian frowned.
“No, I misspoke,” Xin Qi sneered. “You are not without feelings and desires; you have given your feelings and desires to Tang Feiyan.”
Jiang Fei's face paled: "What do you mean by this?"
Yun Wunian seemed stunned as well, and the word "Yan'er" flashed through his mind.
He frowned, noticing the change in the emotions of the person beside him. He turned to look at Jiang Fei, and even through the red veil, he could see her fear. He unconsciously reached out to support her: "I don't know Tang Feiyan."
Xin Qi stared intently at Yun Wunian's hand supporting Jiang Fei: "Dare you say you like her?"
Bu Cun was a heartless and desireless monster; if he were to become a mortal, he would only be more incompetent.
Yun Wunian looked at Jiang Fei.
Between them, it seems they never discussed whether they liked each other or not, and they rarely even mentioned romantic feelings.
However, her words "I like it" just now still struck him like a thunderbolt, leaving him dizzy and disoriented.
Yun Wunian's gaze softened slightly: "I..."
Before he could finish speaking, a woman in white flew into the wedding banquet hall. She was beautiful, with slightly red eyes.
"Master!"
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