Free Web NovelNight deepened, and the damp wind after the rain carried the fresh scent of earth.
The moonlight after the clouds and rain illuminated the misty mountains after a fresh downpour.
Li Mo, his Right Guardian, and two servants returned to Autumn Water Pavilion.
The servants... oh no, Elder Qian and Elder Xue didn't stay long after arriving; they went back to report to Sect Master Shangguan.
“Elders, take care as you go.”
Li Mo waved his hand, then turned to close the door and looked at his Right Guardian.
“Both Protectors, you’re very professional at being Demon Summoning Sect members.”
“Cough, Xiao Mo, your Immortal also played his role perfectly.
If you had been born a few thousand years earlier, I would have to give you my Leader position.”
Qin Yuzhi, the former Leader of the dignified Demon Summoning Sect, now looked at the moon with a guilty expression.
“What was that plan of yours just now? Which side are you two on, anyway?”
“Naturally, we’re on your side.
That was just a spur-of-the-moment idea.”
Qin Yuzhi waved her hands repeatedly.
Li Mo nodded, then looked at Shang Qinqing: “But why did I hear Clan Leader Shang say that you two had wanted to do this for a long time?”
“Yes, yes, yes, it’s all her fault; she’s been nagging about it every day.”
Qin Yuzhi immediately sold out her teammate.
“...”
Shang Qinqing’s eyes widened.
After a moment of silence, she rolled her eyes: “That’s right, I just wanted to see blood flow and people die, but I still know how to prioritize.
Everything just now was to paralyze the Demon Summoning Sect members.
Besides, if they put medicine in it, wouldn’t you just drink it?”
“That’s true, I could just not drink it... wait?”
Li Mo’s words stopped halfway; he suspected he had misheard a word.
Knowing there’s medicine in it and still drinking it—is that right? freewebnovel.cσ๓
“To be honest, watching you two almost made me return to the Seventh Realm.”
Shang Qinqing spread her hands: “If you two really consummated your marriage, I might immediately achieve Controlling Mystery.
Then, a mere Demon Summoning Sect wouldn’t even need you to act personally; everyone would be happy.”
“Hey, boss, you’re scolding us, but are you some kind of upright gentleman yourself?”
“Of course.
Who in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths doesn’t know the value of my number one ranking on the Jade Tree and Zhilan List?”
Xiao Li’s face was profound, and he gazed at the starry sky at a Forty-five-degree angle.
He seemed to have completely forgotten how much water was in that ranking due to a certain CP fan.
“Then what’s with little Ying Bing secretly washing clothes this morning?
She’s so clean; she wouldn’t often get her clothes dirty.”
“Then... Elder Xu, a dignified Law Body Realm cultivator, would spill tea, so when Ice Cube and I were drinking tea... what’s wrong with not holding it steady?”
Xiao Li glanced upstairs out of the corner of his eye.
Good thing Ice Cube wasn’t watching.
Shang Qinqing: “Tsk tsk tsk... Oh my... still ‘didn’t hold the tea steady’.”
Qin Yuzhi: “Kukuku... I’m going to sleep.”
They usually wouldn’t laugh, unless they couldn’t help it.
Black Earth Immortal had been calm and composed when facing the two Deputy Leaders of the Demon Summoning Sect, but now, when asked about his clothes, he stammered.
Looking at their retreating figures, Li Mo opened his mouth.
Perhaps due to the law of complementary softness and hardness, he had spent too much time tossing and turning at night, and now his mouth simply couldn't harden.
He wouldn't be able to sleep even more tonight.
Li Mo went to the kitchen to make a late-night snack, temporarily satisfying his often-empty inner world, and completed his daily cultivation.
Unbeknownst to him, it was already early the next morning.
“Why is it so noisy outside?”
The morning light from the three great suns was so bright it made one unable to open their eyes, and Li Mo subconsciously shielded himself from the sunlight.
But when he lowered his hand, he couldn't help but be stunned by the scene in the courtyard.
Qin Yuzhi was directing a group of Qingyuan Sect Disciples, busy in the courtyard, hanging lanterns and streamers, and setting up tables and chairs.
Senior Brother Ouyang also arrived.
He finished writing on a wooden board, placed it at the entrance, ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) and nodded with satisfaction.
Li Mo didn’t clearly see the name, but the words “Happy Marriage” and “Tying the Knot” that followed were clearly visible.
The scene was somewhat similar to what he had seen in his dreams, making it feel unreal.
“Whose wedding is it?”
Li Mo couldn't help but ask, only realizing after asking, his expression somewhat dazed.
In the entire Qingyuan Sect, which other Li and Ying could be paired together?
In a blink of an eye, he seemed about to change his identity, so quickly that he couldn't even react.
Wait.
This scale, is it an engagement banquet?
Li Mo coughed lightly, going up to help, while thinking that his Ice Cube probably didn't know much about these matters, after all, she hadn't even seen a pig run.
But he forgot, Ying Bing might not understand, but Autumn Water Pavilion had a god from Great Shang who presided over marriages.
In the room upstairs.
Ying Bing had been woken up early by the noise, and at this moment, she was sitting on the edge of the bed, hugging her knees, her expression a little dazed, seemingly still half-asleep.
“Little Ying Bing, you’re awake.
Help me write something.”
Shang Qinqing handed over several stacks of red paper.
“Write what?”
Ying Bing’s long legs were draped over the soft couch.
Hearing this, she nodded and pulled out a small table.
“Wedding invitations.”
“?”
Shang Qinqing sat opposite her, decorating the pavilion while talking non-stop.
“After so many years, it’s finally my turn to come out and preside over an engagement banquet again!”
“Do you also manage engagements?”
“Marriage and engagement, only one word separates them, so it’s quite reasonable for me to manage a broader scope.”
Shang Qinqing’s reasoning wasn’t entirely sound, but her tone was very confident.
Ying Bing was stunned for a moment, but due to Clan Chief Shang’s overwhelming authority, she truly didn't understand the differences and commonalities between the two.
“What all needs to be done for an engagement?”
“First, the bride’s maiden family must prepare the dowry, accompanied by her family members, waiting at home for the groom to pick her up, then riding in a sedan chair, crossing a brazier...”
“...”
Ying Bing listened to her for a long time, her gaze slightly lowered, the tips of her fingers holding the brush subtly curled.
But she had long since lost her maiden family.
She had already grown accustomed to being alone. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm
Even before she came to Qingyuan Sect, people in Qinghe County would often privately discuss her background and the reason for the Ying Family’s disappearance overnight.
Even the stablemen and maids in the Li Manor often looked at her with pity.
She would pretend to ignore such gazes.
Perhaps it was an inability to accept what had happened, or an unwillingness to let others see her vulnerability, or perhaps both; this was her way of protecting herself when she was alone.
Over time, no one would speak to her under her cold, moon-like expression, let alone cause her trouble.
Except for a certain little Devil King of Qinghe County who was still an immature ghost to this day... In short, gradually, even she herself truly stopped caring about her background.
But now, no one would prepare a dowry for her, no one would do her hair and makeup, or hold her hand to give her to that immature ghost... “Clan Chief Shang, please be my maiden family.”
Ying Bing suddenly looked up and said.
“I’d like to, but unfortunately, I can’t compete with others.
I’ll just be the emcee.”
“Can’t compete?”
Just as she was speaking, footsteps came from the entrance of the pavilion again.
Ying Bing looked over blankly, and saw Gu Xueqin and Li Dalong come in, carrying large bags and small packages.
Upon seeing her, they offered gentle smiles.
Shang Qinqing pouted: “There, your maiden family is here.”
