Chapter 615: Chapter 190: Forgetting the Wedding Night, Tempering the Soul to Forge a New World
Li Yuan gently lifted the curtain, gazing at the utterly absurd Commander, his eyes slightly narrowed.
Others might find this man ridiculous and laughable, but numbers do not lie.
The floating "1405~15256" beside this man, who was baring his chest and running wildly, fully revealed his terrifying nature.
Especially for someone like this, who had just recently stepped into the Fifth Grade.
Not a foolish man, yet appearing absurd, there is only one possibility: he was performing.
In this drama of others, he was merely a pawn.
Or perhaps, the Commander was thinking of forging a good relationship with him.
But who was the Commander’s performance meant for?
To be honest, Li Yuan was not interested in this.
He came here with a clear purpose, which was to kill the Emperor and see if he could gain anything in the process.
At this moment, he asked, "Do you want to stop?"
Xie Yu fumed with anger, saying, "No stop!"
On the street, the man was laughing wildly as he ran, with Fang Tong and others covering their faces and chasing after him.
The windows of the houses by the roadside were cautiously open, peeping out.
...
The next day.
Everyone knew two things:
First, the son-in-law of the Commander’s family was decided, and the martial competition was canceled;
Second, on the same night, the Commander dragged the son-in-law to book the Golden Lotus Building, utterly absurd...
Later on, some of the Commander’s deeds gradually came to light, and they became topics of secret discussion over tea and meals.
...
Quickly, the wedding day arrived.
The banquet was not grand, just a simple family feast.
In this chaotic world, those who truly possess power know that strength reigns supreme, so no matter how lavish the banquet, it is meaningless.
The Mingyue Prefecture was a nation within a nation, having no dealings with outside forces, thus inviting no one.
A table of people.
Besides the Patriarch and the three ladies, there were the Patriarch’s brothers and sisters, along with seven aunts and eight uncles, and their children...
There was an unexpected situation, and it was the brother-in-law.
Xie Feng had promised to come, but he did not show up, even though there seemed to be no battle at the front line.
Xie Yu whispered, "He must have forgotten."
Then, the couple bowed to the heavens and the earth and toasted in all directions.
As for those relatives, Li Yuan only toasted them ordinarily, and during this time... he vaguely felt a slight strangeness in the atmosphere, but this oddity was not directed at him; instead, it was aimed at the absurd Commander.
As for Xie Wei, the future Empress, he took an extra look and then called her "Second Sister" with his bride.
His demeanor was hard for women to find displeasing, especially since his wife was Xie Wei’s biological sister, and their relationship was closer than others.
Xie Wei rose naturally, gracefully raised her cup in return, but drank tea instead.
After toasting, it was time to enter the bridal chamber.
Once inside, both disdainfully took off the bride and groom’s wedding robes, then each called for a maid to bring water for a bath.
Their tacit understanding was somewhat astonishing.
Xie Yu’s eyes curved into new moons, saying, "Husband, I’m a woman, it’s normal for me to love cleanliness, but why do you?"
Li Yuan replied, "Overseas, there are many clouds. I like clouds too, white clouds...
Perhaps after seeing too many white clouds, I can’t tolerate dirt.
Because when the clouds get dirty, it rains. Rain falls, the ground becomes muddy, and anywhere you go will be wet and filthy."
Xie Yu said, "I don’t like rain either."
Li Yuan stood beneath the eaves of the doorway, looking up at the moonlight and the starry river.
His thoughts drifted a bit far away.
After the initial period of "adjustment," he began to make an effort to truly immerse himself.
He didn’t want to perform.
"Acting" is an actor’s profession, not his.
If he only played the part of Ximen Gucheng to achieve his goal, how would it be different from suffering?
What he wanted was not only to accomplish his goal, but also to temporarily forget the past, remember just his mission, and then completely immerse himself in the spirit world of a proud, cold, untainted Martial Arts Fanatic Blade Master.
At first, he was somewhat uncomfortable.
But now, he felt he already could...
Xie Yu watched his profile, always feeling she couldn’t get enough of it, she stepped forward with her long legs, took a deep breath, and said, "Tonight is our wedding night."
Li Yuan gently nodded in response, then asked, "Do you use a blade?"
Xie Yu said, "Yes."
Li Yuan said, "Then let’s try it, no power, just skill."
Xie Yu didn’t react: "Huh?"
Li Yuan said, "I’ve always wondered how I would spend my wedding night, what kind of woman I would spend my life with..."
Xie Yu stammered, "And then?"
Li Yuan said, "I thought, maybe I could have someone to practice blades with?"
Xie Yu said, "Huh??"
Li Yuan suddenly thought of something, taking Xie Yu’s hand.
Xie Yu looked at this god-like man, her heart stirred slightly.
But then, she was pulled to the weapon rack.
Li Yuan picked out two blades and handed one to her.
Xie Yu didn’t want to take it, why would she hold a blade on her wedding night?
However, her husband seemed to glow under the starry sky, and those bright, moon-like eyes made it hard for her to refuse.
She took the blade.
Li Yuan said, "People in the world care only about strength, ignoring skill.
Even if there is skill, it is only to better use strength.
But... has anyone thought of this?
The most exquisite skills, of course, lack power, but they are the culmination of wisdom, the sublimation of the Divine Soul.
Shadow Blood, Source Blood, represent the energy and blood.
Skill, however... contains the meaning of the blade.
The blade, although it possesses power, should also have blade intent.
Power is yang, blade intent is yin.
Blade intent is the sculpting of the Divine Soul.
And the path to blade intent is skill!"
With that one statement, he suddenly became excited.
For he truly had a brainstorm, a sudden epiphany.
