Today, the Qingyun Sect has a joyous occasion.
Firecrackers were going off everywhere, red silk was everywhere, and two large red lanterns hung outside the vermilion gate, with two bright red "囍" characters pasted on the gate.
It was a marriage.
There were no greeters or gift-givers outside the door; instead, the festivities continued unabated behind closed doors. According to the great clan leader, this was a reminder to be frugal and avoid extravagance. In truth, everyone knew the reasons behind it all, but oh well, he was an elder, so let it be.
The huge courtyard was filled with banquets, and all the disciples were busy inside and out, carrying wine jars, arranging plates, and pulling red carpets. No one was idle.
No, there is one exception.
Looking at the harmonious scene in the courtyard, Qi Changfeng stroked his beard and smiled with great satisfaction.
This beard wasn't fake; he had grown it on purpose, saying it was to add to his mature charm and give him an air of otherworldly elegance and detachment from the world. After all, his status was different now; he had attained godhood, so how could he still maintain that kind of benevolent uncle image?
He was secretly pleased with himself and gave himself a thumbs up for his idea.
"Master?" someone called him.
Qi Changfeng suppressed his smugness and asked seriously, "Xiao Da, what's wrong?"
Li Jiang wondered why he was laughing so happily, even a little lewdly, but she didn't say anything. He pointed to the courtyard and said, "How do you think this arrangement is?"
Qi Changfeng looked over and saw ten tables on each side of the courtyard, arranged in a crescent shape with a long carpet in the middle. At first glance, it looked like two crescents separated by a red silk ribbon, about to merge into one.
Qi Changfeng clicked his tongue and said, "Isn't this a bit awkward? It makes it look like the two of them are about to separate."
Li Jiang explained, "The harmonious blending of stringed instruments is an auspicious sign, so there's no problem with arranging it this way, besides..."
He whispered something in Qi Changfeng's ear, and as he watched his master perform a face-changing act, he said "good" three times in a row, "Just set it up like that."
Li Jiang chuckled to herself, realizing that this trick always worked on her master.
"Sect Master, Senior Brother." A person dressed in a dark blue brocade robe with black trim and gold thread, wearing a crown, walked over from a distance.
The man, dressed in fine clothes and full of energy, couldn't stop smiling when he saw Qi Changfeng and Li Jiang. But then he realized it was impolite and gradually turned into a shy and bashful young man.
Li Jiang patted him on the shoulder, "Junior Brother Yu Fang, what are you doing out here as the groom? Aren't you worthy of the bride?"
Yu Fang's appearance attracted Mu Dong, Lin Nan, and several other disciples, who burst into laughter upon hearing this and took turns teasing Yu Fang.
Yu Fang straightened his hat and explained, "According to the rules of ordinary families in the human world when their daughters get married, the bride and groom cannot meet before the wedding ceremony. That's why I had her family kick her out."
After he finished speaking, there was another burst of laughter.
After laughing, Mu Dong teased, "Well done, kid. You actually managed to get a beautiful bride through fortune telling. That's pretty impressive."
Speaking of this, Yu Fang got excited, "Senior brother, you know what, when I first met her, I could tell at a glance that she was meant for me. We were a perfect match, a match made in heaven."
Mu Dong was skeptical: "Really? Is fortune telling really that accurate?"
Yu Fang said earnestly, "Of course. I have been learning divination and character analysis since I was a child, and I can distinguish between good and bad fortune. It is no exaggeration to say that nine out of ten people who come to me for fortune telling are accurate."
Mu Dong: "And the last one?"
"There's one more, he's mentally challenged."
“Foolish, how could he be foolish? This…”
He caught a glimpse of Li Jiang suppressing a laugh out of the corner of his eye, and realized something was wrong. Looking at Yu Fang, he saw she was already far away. "Fine, you dare call me stupid! You little brat, you stop right there, and I'll teach you a lesson..."
Li Jiang watched the two of them playfully bickering and smiled helplessly.
The wedding ceremony, which included welcoming the bride, bowing to heaven and earth, and entering the bridal chamber, continued until midnight, with the banquet still ongoing.
Yu Fang had drunk quite a bit and was starting to feel drunk. His fellow apprentices at the same table were also drunk and starting to talk nonsense.
"I never imagined that in this vast Qingyun Sect, with countless disciples, the first couple to get married would be you, kid. Life is truly unpredictable."
"That's right, I'm still a lone wolf, I haven't even held a girl's hand yet..."
"Don't be discouraged, you'll find a girl eventually. You should comfort yourself like this often, and you'll get used to it over time."
Everyone joked and chatted, until one of them mumbled, "I always thought the first couple to get married would be Senior Sister Qinghe and Young Master Qi. They were such a perfect match, how could it be..."
The sound abruptly stopped, and the originally joyful atmosphere of the banquet instantly fell silent.
After a long silence, Yu Fang wiped away his tears, picked up his wine glass, and said, "Today is my big day. I toast to all my fellow disciples for taking care of me all this time. I have nothing more to say, bottoms up!"
Cheers! Let's drink!
"We won't leave until we're drunk!"
"drink!"
The atmosphere became lively again, and everyone was gulping down drinks, as if that would numb them and make them forget those painful memories.
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.
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