That night, the banquet ended.
Ye Chen originally planned to invite everyone to stay at the place he had arranged, but Zuo Yu waved his hand and said that he had a portable palace, so the time travelers entered the crystal ball in a mighty manner and lived in a modern palace comparable to that of an emperor.
Nie Changchuan's face was full of envy. He also wanted to go in and take a look, but considering his status as best man, he had to give up.
The next morning, Ye Chen brought two groomsmen and a large number of male guests to the bride's house. After some twists and turns, he successfully carried Ren Tingting, who was wearing a bright red wedding dress, out of the bride's house.
In fact, according to local customs, the bride should be carried out of the door by her brothers or cousins.
But since Ren Tingting had no cousins, and her cousin was the security captain Awei who had bad intentions towards Ren Tingting, the Ren and Ye families tacitly omitted this process and instead had the groom carry the bride into the sedan chair himself.
Ren Tingting had a red scarf covering her face and was lying quietly on Ye Chen's back.
She thought she would be too embarrassed to see anyone, but when she really came to this step, she felt only a faint peace and tenderness in her heart.
From the admiration and envy of her family and neighbors around her, she could hear the groom's cautiousness and tenderness.
After entering the bridal sedan, Ren Tingting sat up straight under the veil with a smile on her face.
The servants of the Ren family lifted the sedan chair and carried the bride to the front of the procession. Ye Chen wore a bright red groom's suit embroidered with gold patterns, a red flower on his head, and rode a white horse, smiling and waving to the neighbors around him.
There were endless sounds of cheering, envy, praise and compliments.
Behind the traditional bridal sedan were a dozen black sedans decorated with big red flowers.
Li Yun and Nie Changchuan, the best men, sat in the first car, watching this wedding that combined Chinese and Western elements in amazement.
Perhaps it was due to the times, but many guests at an integrated wedding like Ye Chen's, a returned overseas Chinese wedding, not only did not feel it was out of place, but instead felt that it was the current trend of the times.
Just like a teahouse that sells coffee can become the most upscale reception place in a county...
Nie Changchuan whispered, "Does this count as a loss of cultural confidence?"
Li Yun smiled and said, "Not really. The world is now at a crossroads of time. Not everyone can be like you and me, with a vision that spans the next hundred years... Let's not talk about this. What about you, Prince Nie? What kind of wedding do you plan to have in the future?"
Nie Changchuan curled his lips and said, "That must be a standard traditional wedding. I'm the prince!"
Ignoring the driver's strange look, the two chatted about topics that the other couldn't understand.
Not far away, Lin Zhongtian escaped into the mirror space and started a cross-border live broadcast with the powerful force of space, so that those time travelers who were unable to come could also watch the wedding in the gap of virtual space or in their own world.
Soon, the convoy left Renjiazhuang, passed the street market, and arrived at a courtyard about three miles outside the charity cemetery.
This is the residence that Ye Chen bought after he became Uncle Nine’s apprentice.
Many male guests, including Lin Zhongtian, Zuo Yu and others, were already waiting here.
After a lively atmosphere, the bride Ren Tingting, with a red face and a red veil on her head, stepped over the fire basin led by the groom Ye Chen. Then, under the auspices of Zuo Yu, she bowed to heaven and earth, and then to her parents.
Since Ye Chen's parents were still overseas, his father-in-law was replaced by his master, Uncle Jiu.
In fact, Ye Chen had also invited Lin Zhongtian, but was rejected by Lin Zhongtian, who said that they were peers and he didn't want to do so.
Afterwards, Ye Chen, Li Yun and Nie Changchuan discussed and agreed that Boss Lin just felt that Uncle Jiu, his master, must be the father, and if he replaced his parents, he would become the mother, so he refused.
Of course, this kind of thing was just something they discussed privately, and they certainly wouldn't dare say it in front of Lin Zhongtian.
As everyone knows, Boss Lin appears to be open-minded, but he is actually very narrow-minded and must not be offended.
Uncle Jiu had a big smile on his face, looking happily at the newlywed couple in front of him.
Only at this time could he forget about his two other despicable apprentices and focus on enjoying family happiness.
In the crowd, Uncle Jiu's other two disciples, Wencai and Qiu Sheng, as the man's relatives, also stood there, looking at their junior brother Ye Chen with envy, wondering when they could marry a beautiful wife like him.
After paying respects to their parents, the couple then pays their final respects to each other.
Lin Zhongtian walked out of the crowd, and under the gazes of many guests, he cut a lock of hair from each of the bride and groom's heads, mixed them together and braided them into two small braids, which he gave to the bride and groom respectively, which was called "tying the hair".
From then on, the two were married, and Lin Zhongtian was the witness.
There is no more lasting witness in heaven and earth than this!
Ren Tingting knew that Lin Zhongtian had an extraordinary identity, and might be some god king or immortal emperor in heaven, so she bowed down in gratitude.
Lin Zhongtian smiled, and without making any movement, an invisible force lifted him up and prevented him from bowing.
"No need to be so polite, sister-in-law. Today, I and the other brothers are only close friends of the man. Please don't draw attention to yourself."
A familiar voice sounded in her mind. Ren Tingting looked at Lin Zhongtian's smiling face through the veil. She also saw that the mortal guests around her didn't notice anything at all. She knew that the other party must be communicating with her in the way of an immortal.
So she suppressed her shock and nodded slightly to show that she understood.
At this moment, dark clouds rolled in from the sky and covered the courtyard in an instant.
Many time travelers noticed something unusual and frowned, looking up at the sky.
"Is this a celestial phenomenon, or is it a human act?"
"I'm not sure... But Senior Brother Ye has been traveling around for many years, and he does have a few Taoist enemies. Maybe someone will come to cause trouble."
"Oh, he really knows how to pick the right time!"
Many time travelers showed sneers on their faces and communicated with each other through voice without any concern.
Sure enough, Lin Zhongtian frowned and looked at Ye Chen.
Seeing Ye Chen nodded with a dark face, Lin Zhongtian sneered, retreated into the crowd, and looked at the sky outside the door.
"roll!"
Lin Zhongtian spoke silently.
In an instant, an invisible force rolled out and the dark clouds in the sky quickly dissipated like a curtain.
Five miles away, by a pond in the forest, a yellow-robed Taoist priest who was performing a ritual opened his eyes wide, and the deafening shouts echoed in his ears.
"roll!"
"roll!"
"roll!"
"boom!"
The altar in front of the yellow-robed Taoist priest exploded, and he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and fell backwards.
Three young men who were also wearing Taoist robes were horrified and hurried forward to help the Taoist priest in yellow robe up.
What a pity, at this time, the Taoist priest in yellow robe was as pale as paper, breathing weakly, and it seemed that he would not live long.
"Don't...don't...seek revenge..."
This simple sentence exhausted the yellow-robed Taoist's last bit of strength.
After finishing his explanation, the Taoist in yellow robe relaxed all his strength, and he died with his eyes open.
“Master!”
The three young Taoists cried out in grief, then looked towards the courtyard with hatred, and quickly left with the Taoist's body.
On the other side, the sky was sunny again with no clouds in sight.
Except for the time travelers who came to attend the wedding, or the great masters like Uncle Jiu, none of the other guests noticed the changes in the celestial phenomena.
Among those who knew about it, no one cared about such a little episode except Uncle Jiu.
He is just a Taoist priest from a low-level immortal world. Let alone Lin Zhongtian, any other time traveler can easily defeat him. The only difference is whether it will be troublesome or not, and the level of his means!
Uncle Jiu frowned slightly and after a moment of thought, he quietly opened his Dharma Eyes and scanned the male guest next to him.
Every time traveler he passed by seemed to be aware of something, turned around, and looked at him with a smile.
Uncle Jiu swallowed his saliva and became more and more frightened the more he looked.
Just as he was about to look towards Lin Zhongtian, he felt a slight tingling sensation.
Uncle Jiu became alert and decisively closed his Dharma Eyes, looking at Lin Zhongtian with a look of surprise and doubt.
He really saw a ghost... No, the ghost saw him!
Where on earth did my apprentice get so many mysterious friends?
Facing Lin Zhongtian's kind smile, Uncle Jiu swallowed his saliva again, grinned, and forced a smile.
Forget it, no matter what, these masters are also close friends of his closed disciples.
With them taking the lead, Uncle Jiu was happy to have some free time and just do his duty as a master honestly.
After the ceremony, the bride Ren Tingting was supported by a group of women to go to the bridal chamber to sit on the bed, while the groom Ye Chen had to stay and entertain the many guests present with his master Uncle Jiu.
At the banquet, many time travelers, including Lin Zhongtian, did not behave abnormally and chatted and laughed with the guests like ordinary people.
The professor from the School of Literature at Peking University stood up, raised his glass, and recited a poem with a smile.
"The reputation of the family is also known as virtuous, the joyful occasion is here, the feast is open, the two are shining together to praise the beautiful couple, the six-year-old festival is in time for the marriage; the girl is as beautiful as the colorful clouds, and the boy is gentle and virtuous, I am afraid that I will disappoint the invitation and congratulate you first, and write a poem to make a soup cake for next year!"
"Come on, gentlemen, drink to victory!"
The guests cheered and the atmosphere at the table reached a climax.
Lin Zhongtian sat next to Zhao Lihe and asked with interest, "Who is this?"
Zhao Lihe glanced at him and said with a low laugh, "Mr. Li from Peking University."
"…Which Mr. Li?"
"That's the one that big brother is thinking of, Mr. Shouchang."
Zhao Lihe said with a smile.
Lin Zhongtian suddenly realized: "It turned out to be Mr. Shouchang!"
"Come on, Lihe, follow me and toast to Mr. Shouchang."
Zhao Lihe nodded and said, "It's time to toast you... Unfortunately, the other gentlemen are all tied up in worldly matters and cannot come. Brother, if you are interested in meeting them, I can arrange it."
...I almost forgot that Zhao Lihe had already had contact with that group of people in this world.
Lin Zhongtian smiled and shook his head, saying, "Let the interest come and the destiny come, and don't be too demanding."
After saying that, Lin Zhongtian stood up, holding a wine glass, and walked towards Mr. Shouchang together with Zhao Lihe.
Little episodes like these were everywhere in this extraordinary wedding banquet.
After all, most of the people attending the wedding were Chinese time travelers. When they saw those characters whom they had only seen in textbooks before, they naturally couldn't help but go up and chat with them.
Fortunately, everyone remembered Boss Lin’s instructions and did not reveal their identities.
It’s just that their forward-thinking vision and later words can hardly fail to attract the attention of others.
The banquet ended and both the guests and the hosts were very happy.
Many local guests left Renjiazhuang with doubts about those mysterious figures and feelings about the hidden dragons and crouching tigers in China.
The time travelers stayed for one more day and were entertained by the newlywed couple, Ye Chen and Ren Tingting.
By the day of departure, Zhou Tianyi had assembled a tour group of up to five people to the world of immortal cultivation, and then left here contentedly, taking them back to his own world of immortal cultivation.