The moonlight is bright, the falling leaves flutter down, resembling snow covering the world.
Beneath the Sacred Tree, fallen petals are scattered, while fireflies dance in the air.
With the joint efforts of Ma Muyang and Lao Ba, the wedding platform with nine steps has been decorated to look exquisite and beautiful.
As it turns out, these two had been called over by the Holy Grandmother to "work hard" ever since they arrived at the Saintess Palace, and they haven't had a mont's rest since.
"Sigh!"
Lao Ba sighed, perched on Ma Muyang's head on his two bird legs, and said, "I wonder when the bride and groom will finally arrive. I'm starving and just waiting for the feast to begin!"
"Could it be that the Holy Maiden plans to consummate the marriage with my family's Crown Prince before coming for the wedding?"
Upon hearing this, Ma Muyang quickly made a gesture for silence, "Shh... Eighth Master, keep your voice down. If those old folks hear this, by tomorrow, my brother and I will be attending your morial feast."
"..."
During the long wait, Lao Ba and Ma Muyang finally saw the groom enter.
Luo Xiu, dressed in a red wedding outfit, held flowers in one hand, and under the guidance of Luo Qingyu, stepped onto the vibrant red carpet, slowly making his way to the end of the wedding platform.
A group of elder gentlen and ladies from the Council Hall stood on either side of the red carpet, watching, their gazes falling on Luo Xiu with varied expressions.
Jian Jiu Yang stroked his beard, his face glowing with happiness. Even without the bond of master and disciple, he sincerely wished Luo Xiu well and felt that only Luo Xiu was worthy of the Plateau Saintess.
Li Qiansun remained expressionless, lost in thought.
So of the elders were laughing heartily, seemingly as happy as Jian Jiu Yang.
However, a few elderly won had dour expressions, as if soone owed them money and hadn't repaid it.
Shortly after Luo Xiu stepped onto the wedding platform, a lodious celestial sound echoed through The Void, uplifting everyone and filling them with serenity.
The few guests present turned to look in the direction of the sound, only to see a finely crafted Flying Carriage coming from the direction of the Saintess Palace. In just a few breaths, it had reached the Sacred Tree Lawn and descended slowly and steadily.
As the red curtain of the carriage was lifted, Luo Qingxian, dressed in a wedding outfit, descended from it with the aid of two handmaidens, stepping onto the vibrant red carpet.
"The sister-in-law is truly beautiful!"
Ma Muyang suddenly shouted with enthusiasm.
However, no one else echoed his cheer; the guests from the Council Hall maintained serious expressions, and the silence was awkwardly palpable.
On the wedding platform.
Luo Xiu suddenly closed his eyes, turned, and walked down the steps, jogging towards Luo Qingxian, who was approaching.
Earlier, during his bathing and changing, Luo Qingyu had roughly explained the sequence of events for the Heavenly Plains wedding ceremony and what he needed to do.
After the bride stepped onto the red carpet from the carriage, the groom was to close his eyes, holding flowers, and run ninety-nine steps to welco the bride. Only after the bride accepted the flowers from the groom could the groom open his eyes.
Afterward, the bride would bestow a kiss.
Then the groom would carry the bride onto the wedding platform, and together they would swear an oath to the Sacred Tree under the Holy Grandmother's guidance.
If the Sacred Tree responded and granted its blessing after the oath, it signified the completion of the wedding.
Unlike other lively and joyous weddings filled with friends and family, the Plateau Saintess' wedding was a solemn ceremony.
There was no need for a boisterous crowd or fireworks, only the acknowledgnt and blessing of the Sacred Tree were essential to forming a blessed union.
After a short ti.
Having completed the ninety-nine steps, Luo Xiu suddenly stopped and presented the flowers in his hand forward.
A jade hand, shrouded in semi-transparent white silk, extended from in front of him, accepting the flowers he offered.
The next mont, Luo Xiu felt a fragrant breeze wash over him, and a warm, soft touch landed on his forehead.
It was the bride bestowing that kiss.
Luo Xiu slowly opened his eyes and looked at the bride before him, finding himself in a daze.
In that instant, what he saw seed not like a living person, but the most beautiful scenery in the world.
Unlike the bride Luo Xiu had imagined, the Luo Qingxian before him was not adorned with luxurious jewels. There wasn't even a single piece of jewelry adorning her hair, only a simple white silk ribbon casually tied to her long hair. Her exquisite features bore no decoration.
That purity and holiness were beauty in its purest form, entirely unnecessary to be embellished by any additional adornnts.
Her wedding attire was also unlike what Luo Xiu had imagined. It was simple to the extre, almost plain.
The top was a billowy, off-the-shoulder attire that revealed her navel, lightly transparent, with her undergarnts faintly visible; her exposed shoulders and smooth abdon were white and delicate, under the moonlight emitting a soft, holy glow.
The bottom was rely a long white sh skirt, accentuating her slim waist with a visible rmaid line; as the hem of the skirt fluttered in the wind, the white silk high heels beneath were faintly visible.
To Luo Xiu, at this mont she resembled a fairy newly descended into the bustling world of the Nine Heavens.
Completely srizing with extre sensuality, yet so pure that one could not bear to harbor any profane thoughts.
"Have you seen enough?"
Luo Qingxian's cold voice suddenly echoed in Luo Xiu's mind.
Luo Xiu finally snapped back to reality, his expression gradually turning sowhat peculiar.
He couldn't help but recall the incident with the "Water Fairy" in the Golden Roc Nest, and looking at the sacred Holy Immortal before him now, a sudden sense of blasphemy and guilt welled up inside him.
"Carry up there."
With no emotion in her voice, Luo Qingxian's ssage appeared again in his mind.
Without a word, Luo Xiu stepped forward, one arm wrapping around Luo Qingxian's delicate and smooth fragrant shoulder, and the other slipping under her knees to gently cradle her in his arms, walking unhurriedly toward the wedding platform.
On the red carpet.
Luo Xiu glanced down, sneaking a peek at Luo Qingxian in his arms, his gaze inadvertently falling on that bottomless chasm, silently comparing the Water Fairy's figure with Luo Qingyu's in his mind.
Suddenly, through Divine Sense Communication, he spoke to Luo Qingxian, "If I'm not mistaken, the Holy Maiden probably shares my thoughts, regarding this wedding as just a pretense to shut the mouths of the Heaven Azure Empire."
Upon hearing this, Luo Qingxian slightly raised her face, expressionless as she gazed at Luo Xiu's profile, responding through Divine Sense Communication, "What about you?"
Luo Xiu chuckled and replied, "I feel the sa, it's solely to prevent your marriage with Zhu Yu."
Before long.
The two ascended the wedding platform.
As the brilliance shimred, the silhouette of the Holy Grandmother appeared out of nowhere before them.
The Holy Grandmother could naturally guess the thoughts of the two before her, but she didn't mind. She continued to guide them to make their vows in the most sincere manner, following the ancient traditions.
"I, Bai Haoran, vow to protect Luo Qingxian for a lifeti. Love what she loves, think what she thinks, yearn what she yearns, bear all her pains, grow old with her, and disregard everything for her..."
"I, Luo Qingxian, vow to protect Bai Haoran for a lifeti. Love what he loves, think what he thinks..."
After the simple yet profound vows were complete, Luo Qingxian gazed at the Spirit Light shimring Sacred Tree before her, her eyes gradually growing moist, tears silently slipping from the corners of her eyes.
The Spirit Light of the Sacred Tree, indicating its recognition of the wedding.
But the tears from Luo Qingxian were not because of being moved.
Rather, it was because she had always hoped since childhood that the Sacred Tree would witness her wedding with a man she had longed to et.
She had never imagined that her once-in-a-lifeti wedding would occur under such circumstances, with a man she didn't love.
...
The simple yet sacred wedding quickly concluded.
The crowd dispersed individually.
Luo Xiu was sent back to his guest room, while Luo Qingxian returned to the Saintess Palace.
Lao Ba's shout of "send to the bridal chamber" seed like nothing more than a joke.
...
As night deepened.
In the sleeping quarters of the Saintess Palace.
Luo Qingxian sat alone at the window sill, gazing blankly at the moon in the night sky, seemingly lower than the Sacred Tree. Her beautiful eyes revealed a faint sorrow, with tears silently slipping from the corners.
"Your Majesty, I'm sorry... Xian'er couldn't complete the wedding with you under the witness of the Sacred Tree."
"Where are you, I miss you so much, Xian'er... Why haven't you co to see ?"
Mumbling in low whispers, suddenly a whistling sound ca.
She saw a figure flicker and directly enter through the window.
Luo Qingxian snapped back to reality, her heart igniting with fiery rage.
She hated the most anyone disturbing her thoughts of that man!
"Bai Haoran, what are you doing here?"
Luo Xiu shrugged, strolling over as if in his own ho, casually sitting aside.
"After all, I'm the son-in-law of Heavenly Plains, and yet I'm placed in a guest room. I was feeling stifled alone there, so I ca over to take a look."
Luo Qingxian maintained a blank expression, suppressing the anger in her heart, "You should leave, I'm going to ditate."
Luo Xiu stared at her with an odd expression, teasing, "This is our wedding night, isn't it unreasonable to sleep in separate rooms? I ca to join my bride in the bridal chamber and to enhance our relationship."
"..."
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