Chapter 147. Epilogue 3: The Wedding and the Flute...
Eight years later, Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi held a small wedding in the villa, attended only by relatives and friends.
The wedding was attended only by Xiao's father's family, Lin's second uncle's family, Xingyan, Gewei, Zhongsang, Cangshu, Ina, Lao Ewen, Black Cat, and Sicily. No one else was invited.
Normally, Lin Xiaoxiao would only occasionally see her second uncle's family, and otherwise stay in this villa with Xiao Weizhi. Occasionally, Xingyan and the other members of the Divine Generation would come to chat or arrange things.
The reason for this was that Lin Xiaoxiao went out once. She had been locked in another dimension for more than a month. After she came out, the first thing she did was to visit the market in Mona City.
At that time, she didn't think too much. She just thought that with her body covered, she could walk around the streets and alleys full of everyday life as before.
Until a playful child, running too fast, tripped on the uneven road and fell right in front of her legs. The divine energy surrounding her directly rebounded and turned into a blood mist.
Amidst the chaotic cries and shouts, Lin Xiaoxiao stood on the frantic street and realized that some things were ultimately different.
From the moment she ascended to the level of a true god, the difference between her and ordinary professionals became worlds apart.
Having possessed an almost limitless lifespan, she had long since transcended the realm of ordinary beings. The best approach was to stay away from their lives and observe from afar...
Since that day, the human professionals on Hope Star have vaguely known that a god has appeared on the planet, but they do not know the god's name or appearance.
It's unclear when it started, but every professional has developed a habit of worshipping the statue of the deity outside the entrance of the secret realm before entering, hoping for a safe return.
'Deng deng deng, deng deng deng...' The wedding march floated melodiously over the entire villa.
The garden outside the villa is beautifully decorated with various flowers, and there is a pure white heart-shaped archway more than 3 meters high.
Lin Xiaoxiao, dressed in a snow-white wedding gown with her feet barely touching the ground, stood with Xiao Weizhi. The person who arranged their marriage was Ina, the Cupid's representative dressed in a priest's robe.
She didn't give a traditional wedding speech, but instead asked solemnly, "Are you two willing to enter into marriage and spend your lives together through the long river of time?"
Given the circumstances of Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi, it's not appropriate to use the typical wedding speech or promises of a lifetime together.
One is a god whose life is close to eternal, and the other is an elemental humanoid. Both have long lives, but neither can promise eternity or make any promises.
They exchanged a glance, their voices soft but their tone serious, and said in unison, "We are willing."
The next second, a pink magic circle about 40 centimeters long appeared in Ina's hand, and then the light enveloped the two newlyweds.
Before long, their hands were bound together by a thread of fate that only the two of them could sense.
This thread of fate is so light that it can be severed if one party changes their mind and uses all their energy as the price.
But this thread of fate is very, very strong, so strong that as long as one does not perish, one can find the other through this thread, no matter where one is, it is a unique bond in this world.
The Lin family and the Xiao family watched the two newlyweds kiss, their eyes filled with a bittersweet sense of relief.
As children grow up, form new families, and gradually withdraw from their lives, this is inevitable. As family members, all they need to do is offer their blessings and lend a helping hand when their children need it.
(ps: What Uncle Lin, Father Xiao, and the others saw was an illusion created by Lin Xiaoxiao; the fact that mortals cannot look directly at true gods has always existed;)
(As for Xiao Weizhi, he is no longer human in essence, and since he is Lin Xiaoxiao's divine protector and there is a contract between them, the holy light has no effect on him.)
Xingyan, Ge Wei, and the others clapped their hands, looking at Lin Xiaoxiao, whose face was obscured by holy light, and who was tilting her head to ask Xiao Weizhi a question, her eyes filled with emotion.
They had always thought that Ina and Mishu would get married first, but unexpectedly, Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi got married first.
Xingyan nudged Kagome with her elbow and grinned mischievously, "Crazy Xiao is having a wedding now, when is it your turn? That kid Cangshu is always chasing after you."
Besides Lin Xiao's wedding, there was something else that no one expected.
Cangshu had developed feelings for Kagome at some point, and he relentlessly followed her around every day, always pretending to be just passing by. Everyone else could see through his intentions, but he was still deceiving himself.
Kagome crossed one arm around her waist and held a wine glass in the other, resting her elbow on the back of her arm. Her tone was calm: "I'm not thinking about it now. I'll think about it when I become a god."
Cang Shu, dressed in a dark green suit, stood next to Zhong Sang, took a sip of red wine, and his gaze kept drifting towards Kagome, who was standing by the flower bushes in a tight-fitting long dress.
Zhong Sang stood with a nonchalant air, his hand on Cang Shu's shoulder, and teased in a low voice, "A-Shu, haven't you greeted your goddess yet today?"
Cangshu silently brushed away Zhong Sang's hand from his shoulder, not responding to his teasing, but his gaze kept drifting to Kagome beside him.
The wedding ended around 8 p.m.
After it was over, Xiao Weizhi went to see off her relatives and friends;
Lin Xiaoxiao changed out of her wedding dress and returned to the third-floor terrace of the villa. She lay down on the cloud energy chair and watched the starry sky reappear after the pollution in the sky layer was cleaned up.
The energy in the air was activated, creating fluctuations. A 2-meter-high teleportation vortex suddenly appeared beside Lin Xiaoxiao, and then a figure wearing a floor-length dress walked out.
He was so familiar with the place as if it were his own home. He turned his fingers and created a cloud-shaped energy chair, then sat down next to Lin Xiaoxiao and looked at the starry sky with her: "Xiao, happy wedding."
Lin Xiaoxiao, unfazed, didn't even turn her head, her tone somewhat lazy: "Rafi, if you keep sneaking into the Nirvana Galaxy like this, I'll really report you to the God Alliance."
In the Nirvana star system, the God Alliance did not register or enable the option to allow foreign gods to enter.
Any deity that intrudes can be considered to have illegally crossed the border. Reporting this can prompt the God Alliance to send a deity to arrest the illegal deity.
Raphael didn't take Lin Xiaoxiao's threat seriously at all. Instead, he lazily stretched out one hand, rested it on his cheek, and snapped his fingers with the other hand. A bead radiating holy light floated in front of Lin Xiaoxiao.
His tone was languid: "Hmm, go and report it."
The voice paused for a moment before continuing: "A wedding gift. You are the second god I have ever seen to marry young."
As for the previous one, it had already perished tens of thousands of years ago, turning into a source of energy that nourishes that special land full of natural treasures.
For gods like them, time is too long, so they would choose a male/female companion for a short period of time, but very few gods would choose a partner.
Lin Xiaoxiao accepted the gift from Raphael, looked up at the night sky and chuckled: "Thank you for the gift. If the timing is right, we'll get married. There's no such thing as early marriage."
Moreover, in terms of human age, her current age is not considered early marriage.
A hint of a smile flashed in Raphael's eyes: "If you regretted it that day, I can introduce you to a few powerful male gods."
After seeing off his relatives and friends, Xiao Weizhi stood outside the open door. Upon hearing Raphael's words, the corners of his mouth unconsciously pursed into a thin line, his eyes darkened, and his hands, which were at his sides, clenched into fists, his nails digging fiercely into his palms.
The resentment and grievances hidden deep within him suddenly surged up, then turned into a silent sigh, which was exhaled from his body.
Unbeknownst to him, right after he turned to leave, Lin Xiaoxiao softly replied, "I won't regret it."
That night, on the soft, cloud-like bed, Xiao Weizhi held Lin Xiaoxiao in his arms, his brows furrowed. He hadn't dreamt in many years, but suddenly he dreamt of events that had happened long ago:
After he and Lin Xiaoxiao fell to the bottom of that B-level secret realm cliff, he would occasionally dream of strange fragments. At first, he would only dream of them once every long while, but later it became more and more frequent.
He followed Liu Duoxin like a fool, like a puppet being manipulated, recklessly and mindlessly offering her all his resources...
He sat in his wheelchair, never leaving the house, in his completely dark study, his expression gloomy and dejected...
There were funerals for Grandpa Xiao, his siblings, and the Dragon Tooth friends...
There's a scene where, after his legs are destroyed, he then loses an eye...
There are scenes depicting the Xiao family being annexed and him dying off a cliff...
Those fragmented and strange dreams gave Xiao Weizhi a great sense of urgency, but he hid it very well and did not let anyone else notice anything unusual.
Until the first time I accompanied Lin Xiaoxiao as she fell into the City of Divine Favor, during the three days she disappeared.
Xiao Weizhi had a very long dream, in which he watched all those fragments from beginning to end as an observer.
In his dream, he was like a manipulated fool, constantly chasing after Liu Duoxin.
He watched helplessly as his dream self, through stubborn and wrong choices, dragged him, the Xiao family, and all their relatives and friends down with him, ultimately leading to death or ruin.
When Xiao Weizhi woke up from the dream, she had a strange premonition that those dreams were likely some things that might happen, but they didn't happen because of the unexpected turn of events involving Lin Xiaoxiao.
Later, Lin Xiaoxiao took out an untying tool and tried to untie him.
Xiao Weizhi feared that once he was unbound from Lin Xiaoxiao, things would develop as they had in his dream; he also feared that once the bond was broken, there would be no possibility between them anymore.
So at that time, he felt like he had found a lifeline, and he didn't want to be untied or be the one left behind.
His status gradually shifted from that of a leader to that of a subordinate...
Later, as the gap between their identities widened, Xiao Weizhi's resentment, hidden deep in his heart, gradually twisted into an obsession, eventually leading to greedy recruitment.
Undeniably, Xiao Weizhi was initially tempted by the conditions offered by the God of Greed.
At that time, he wondered if agreeing to the god's conditions would allow him to keep Lin Xiaoxiao by his side forever, making her belong to him for all eternity.
But upon hearing the demand to sacrifice the Dragon Kingdom, he instantly sobered up and firmly refused. His upbringing had instilled in him an inability to do anything that would betray his country...
After being unbound, he was given the opportunity to undergo the trial of the God's Protector. Even though he knew there was a high probability that he would not return and that he might have to pay a heavy price in the future, he still went without looking back.
When his life was hanging by a thread for the first time, he had only two thoughts in his mind: to return to her side alive, and to protect everything he cared about...
Lin Xiaoxiao reached out and pushed Xiao Weizhi several times. Xiao Weizhi's face was contorted in pain and covered in cold sweat. She asked with some concern, "Weizhi?"
Xiao Weizhi suddenly opened his eyes, his breathing became turbid, his eyes were somewhat distorted, and his violent heartbeat caused his head to buzz. His voice was low and hoarse: "It's nothing, I had a nightmare."
Lin Xiaoxiao carefully observed Xiao Weizhi's expression for a while, sighed helplessly, and took the initiative to reach out and hug his head: "You heard it, didn't you?"
When she was talking to Raphael earlier, she noticed some noise outside the door and guessed that it must be Xiao Weizhi. She didn't know how much he had heard.
Xiao Weizhi buried his face in her chest, and after a while answered in a muffled voice, "I heard you."
Lin Xiaoxiao gently touched Xiao Wei's messy hair at the back of his head and asked in a gentle tone, "Can you tell me what you're thinking now?"
Xiao Weizhi remained silent for a long time before asking in an extremely hoarse voice, "Do you regret it?"
She clearly had better options than him, and she could have chosen not to give him that hope, but she still gave him the wedding.
Lin Xiaoxiao's hand slowly moved from the back of Xiao Weizhi's head to the tip of his ear, gently pinching it a few times with her fingertips, her eyes knowing yet helpless.
His inferiority complex resurfaced. Despite being such a proud person, he would occasionally reveal feelings of unease and inferiority.
Since Lin Xiaoxiao's identity as the agent of the gods was exposed.
Just like Lin Xiaoxiao when she first entered the capital, Xiao Weizhi faced ridicule and targeting from all sides. However, she did not do as well as him. With her wings not yet fully grown, she was unable to stop those deeply ingrained ridicule and targeting.
I could only watch helplessly as he went from harboring unease at the beginning to secretly breaking down in the night.
Even the strongest person will fall into self-doubt when faced with an environment full of denial, and Lin Xiaoxiao never doubted this.
Therefore, after discovering that relying on Xiao Weizhi could stabilize her emotions, she was happy to act like a spoiled giant baby as long as it didn't interfere with her work.
For Xiao Weizhi, who likes to control everything at her own pace, this way of getting along is a calming remedy.
Lin Xiaoxiao pinched the tip of her ear, chuckled, and said again the words she often said to him at night: "I don't regret it, Xiao Weizhi. Without you, there would be no one else."
She can't just do anything.
Xiao Weizhi gently broke free from her embrace, placed his hands on either side of her body, and eagerly lowered his head to kiss her red lips.
The kiss started on her red lips, moved down her neck, and then to her collarbone...
Before Lin Xiaoxiao was completely overwhelmed by passion, a fleeting, dark, and stubborn emotion flashed in her hazy eyes, and then she slowly closed her eyes.
This is good, to be together forever, until we disappear from this world, and that is the end...
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