Wedding (I)
Xie Zhitiao was very upset. Ever since he returned from the Divine Realm that day, Lin Zhuo had been avoiding him for the entire day.
He was very depressed and felt wronged. After much thought, he still didn't dare to pester her, and could only slump beside Ling Qingqiu.
"A-Tiao." Ling Qingqiu sighed again, "If it really doesn't work, go ask Master for a mission and stop helping me here, okay?"
He said he came to help, and this was the third time he had messed up the files he had just sorted out.
Xie Zhitiao was also very annoyed, so he simply lay down on the table and the files fell to the floor again.
Ling Qingqiu:......
"Senior sister is hiding from me." Xie Zhitiao felt very aggrieved.
"She's hiding from you, so why don't you go find her?" Ling Qingqiu endured it again and again, and stood up to pick up the things on the ground.
Xie Zhitiao sat up straight again and slammed the table, causing the pen on the table to roll to the ground again.
"But Senior Sister will be angry."
Ling Qingqiu:......
Lin Zhuo will be angry, won’t he?
He took out the jade slip with good temper and found Lin Swamp.
"Come and take him away." He spoke in a rare, serious tone. If Lin Zhuo didn't come and take Xie Zhitiao away, he was afraid he would be unable to resist and take action.
Lin Zhuo responded from the other end and immediately came over to pick someone up.
Xie Zhitiao instantly became energetic and was very enthusiastic: "Senior brother! Thank you, senior brother! Senior brother, let me help you." As he said that, he was about to step forward to help.
Ling Qingqiu stopped him and pointed at the door: "Don't come over, stand there."
Don't make things worse.
Lin Zhuo didn't mean to avoid Xie Zhitiao. It was just that marriage was too important for a monk.
Marriage is not just a ceremony, it requires both parties to enter into a marriage contract, and from then on they will live and die together, and share happiness and misfortune.
In the world of cultivation, there are many male and female cultivators who are not married but live together as partners. After all, no one is willing to put their life in the hands of others.
But Xie Zhitiao said it so naturally, which made Lin Zhuo surprised and frightened.
She remembered that in her previous life he had run around to save her, but she didn't want to tie him down with a marriage contract.
Xie Zhitiao should be a free bird, and his life should not be in her hands, even if he loves her very much.
When Lin Zhao received the jade slip from Ling Qingqiu, he had already guessed that Xie Zhitiao must have been doing more harm than good, otherwise his senior brother would not have gritted his teeth and asked her to take him away.
When I received the call from Xie Zhitiao, he was leaning against the palace door, looking outside eagerly.
Lin Zhuo clearly saw his eyes light up the moment he saw her. She felt her heart soften and a smile appeared on her face unconsciously.
"A Tiao, let's go?"
Xie Zhitiao nodded hurriedly, clinging to her tightly, holding her fingers. Lin Zhuo also indulged him, letting him rub and knead her, and took him down the mountain.
She had a mission today, which was to patrol the villages and towns at the foot of the mountain to prevent any evil spirits from causing trouble.
Because they delayed some time by bringing Xie Zhitiao along, when they reached the foot of the mountain, the village market was already bustling.
Lin Zhuo became interested and took him for a walk around the market.
The streets and alleys were full of vendors hawking their wares. Lin Zhuo was looking at the goods on the stalls, but when he turned around, Xie Zhitiao was nowhere to be seen.
She stood there, looking around.
Strange, where are the people?
Someone patted her shoulder from behind. Lin Zhuo turned her head and saw Yizhi Qiongying.
The bright red color suddenly faded, revealing the young man's bright smile.
"Senior Sister, this is for you."
It is early winter, the temperature at the foot of the mountain has dropped, and many Qiongying flowers have already bloomed.
Xie Zhitiao had just spotted the tree of beautiful blackthorn flowers. He had heard that blackthorn flowers bloomed in winter, enduring the cold and loneliness, and symbolizing pure and beautiful feelings.
He thought that his feelings for his senior sister were like those of Qiongying, able to withstand the cold and endure loneliness.
All he wanted in his life was Lin Zhuo.
Lin Zhuo's eyes were filled with surprise. She took the branch of Qiongying and put it to her nose to smell it.
"Do you like it?" Xie Zhitiao asked her in a low voice.
"I like it." Lin Zhuo nodded, holding the branch of Qiongying in one hand and holding his hand with the other.
She held his hand and walked through the streets and alleys, through the shouts of people, and through the bustling world.
It was not until it was completely dark that the two men went up to the city wall and leaned against each other.
Being held in his arms, Lin Zhuo's reaction has evolved from shyness at the beginning to calmness now.
The branch of Qiongying flower was broken into two branches, one was inserted into her bun and the other was inserted into his hair crown.
"A Tiao." Lin Zhuo suddenly called him. Xie Zhitiao looked down at her, and she looked at the scattered lights below the city wall.
"Do you still want to marry me?"
Xie Zhitiao had guessed they would talk about this, but he hadn't expected her to bring it up now. Thinking of Lin Zhuo's silence that day, he felt a little aggrieved and responded in a muffled voice.
Lin Zhuo heard his unhappiness and squeezed his arm as if to coax him.
"Don't be unhappy, it's not that I don't want to marry you."
Xie Zhitiao's eyes lit up, he bent down and pressed against her neck, feeling very aggrieved:
"Why is that?"
"A marriage contract is not something you can just do casually. A Tiao, signing a marriage contract means our lives are tied together from now on."
"You entrusted your life to me in your last life. Do you want to do the same in this life?"
"A Tiao, your life is your own. You shouldn't tie everything about you to me."
"Even without a marriage contract, we can still be together. There are many couples in the world of cultivation who don't have a marriage contract."
Lin Zhuo tried his best to persuade him.
It wasn't that she didn't want to marry him, she was just afraid. She felt it wasn't the right thing to do. She already felt she owed them a lot.
Xie Zhitiao's breathing slowed. He turned Lin Zhuo around and looked at her gravely, "What are you worried about?"
Lin Zhuo's pupils trembled.
"Lin Zhuo." This was the first time Xie Zhitiao called her that. "We were born to be together."
"From Wutong and Fenghuang in the Divine Realm, to being picked up by Master and brought back to the sect, and now to Lin Swamp, we have long been inseparable."
"Why do you think I'm so afraid of death? You always come first to me. I thought you knew that."
He took a deep breath and suppressed the sob that was rising.
Lin Zhuo looked at him blankly, not knowing what to say. She felt that Xie Zhitiao seemed even sadder.
"You... don't be sad, I didn't say I wouldn't marry you." She hugged him awkwardly to comfort him.
Xie Zhitiao's eyes instantly turned red. He pretended to be pitiful and asked her with red eyes: "Then will you marry me?"
Lin Zhuo fell silent. She looked up, scanning his features inch by inch, and the walls of her heart gradually crumbled.
If he wasn't afraid, why would she be worried?
They were meant to be together.
"A Tiao, let's get married."
Xie Zhitiao's eyes widened, and he couldn't believe what she said.
After a few pauses, he lowered his head and kissed her lips.
Lin Zhuo closed her eyes and responded to his kiss naively. She liked this feeling, she liked him.
Xie Zhitiao felt his blood boiling. He tightened his grip around Lin Zhuo, and Lin Zhuo's hand unconsciously grabbed onto his shirt at the chest.
A bunch of fireworks suddenly exploded in the air, startling Lin Zhuo so much that he hid in Xie Zhitiao's arms.
Xie Zhitiao finally came to his senses from his passion. He hugged the person in his arms tightly and smiled softly, "Senior Sister, thank you."
Thank you for accepting me.
Lin Zhuo didn't catch the hidden meaning in his words and was a little confused: "Thank you for what?"
Another burst of fireworks exploded, attracting her attention. She turned around and forgot what she had just said, pointing to the sky excitedly: "A Tiao, look!"
While they were practicing hard in the mountains, they rarely saw fireworks. Such a magnificent sight could only be seen a few times at night when they came down the mountain during festivals.
Xie Zhitiao looked up, the fireworks blooming in the sky illuminating his eyes. He stared for a few moments, then looked down at the person in his arms.
She looked at the fireworks and he looked at her.
The fireworks gradually died down, and the city walls became bustling again. Lin Zhuo was still a little reluctant, and Xie Zhitiao rubbed her cold face and hands:
"Are you coming back? Your hands are cold."
Lin Zhuo nodded, and before she could summon the Tingyun Sword, Xie Zhitiao had already embraced her and stood on the Qingming Sword.
"Let's go. Why do we need two swords? It's troublesome." He put his arm around her waist contentedly and flew towards Xuanxiao Gate.
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"Are you crazy?!" You Jingjia looked at Lin Zhuo in disbelief, "You two are getting married?"
She paused, then felt that it was not a good idea to say that.
"I'm not forbidding you from getting married. Do you know what a marriage contract means?"
She felt something was wrong again and scratched her hair irritably. Then she said in frustration: "Forget it, what else can I say? You must know..."
Lin Zhuo looked at her slumped on the table with amusement: "Senior Sister, I know you are worried, but that person is A Tiao."
You Jingjia sighed. Yes, that person was Xie Zhitiao. What else was she worried about?
Meanwhile, Ling Qingqiu and Cang He's reactions were much more subdued. Xie Zhitiao sat contentedly on the side, collecting files, while Cang He sat at the head of the table, expressionless.
"A Tiao." Cang He called him and stood up, "Come here."
He took Xie Zhitiao to the inner room. Ling Qingqiu watched them go away and shook his head.
Xie Zhitiao followed him into the inner room and watched him knock on the bookshelf. The wall next to him became loose.
Canghe did not take him in, but sat aside and looked at him calmly.
"Have you discussed this with Zhao Zhao? Are you really going to get married?"
Xie Zhitiao nodded, unwavering: "Yes, Master."
Ling Qingqiu's surprised voice came from outside: "Zhao Zhao? Why are you here?"
I don't know what the two of them said, Lin Zhuo opened the curtain and walked in, standing beside Cang He, a little shy: "Master, I'm here."
Cang He nodded. He stood up, motioned for the two to follow him, and entered the secret room.
The lights on the walls of the secret room lit up, illuminating the scene within. The room was simple, with only a square table and four soul lamps on it.
They belong to the four of them, brothers and sisters.
"Kneel down." Canghe stood beside the table, looked at the two of them, and said in a calm voice.
The two of them vaguely realized something and knelt down as they were told.
"Master knows that you are both dedicated and responsible children. However, the path to immortality is long, and I dare not easily allow you to give your lives to each other."
"I brought you back and raised you. In my eyes, you are my children." Canghe lowered his eyes.
He seldom said such corny words, and he felt uncomfortable at the moment, but he had to say it.
"You all learned about the solemnity of the marriage contract during class. Since you have decided to get married, I will naturally support you."
"Now, promise me in front of your soul lamps."
He paused, but didn't say anything about being loyal to the other party.
"Promise me that from now on, at all times, you will put your personal safety first."
He believed that his disciples would love each other for their entire lives.
He naturally believed in his children.
His request was different from what the two had guessed. Lin Zhuo suddenly felt a lump in his throat. Even at this moment, the master was still thinking about them and asking them to take care of their own safety.
She bowed deeply to Canghe.
"Disciple Lin Zhuo, thank you Master for your teachings."
Xie Zhitiao followed her and bowed to Canghe to thank him. Afterwards, the two of them made a vow.
Cang He turned his back, his voice a little unclear. He seemed to sigh: "... Let's go back."
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