Chapter 1216: Chapter 1216: An Unexpected Incident at the Wedding Banquet
Inside the Guu Family’s main hall, it was packed with guests.
At the tables, fine wine and delicious food were being enjoyed, with an atmosphere full of joy.
However, there were two people who remained silent, not moving at all.
One was Fang Muxue, her face cold and embarrassed, with not a trace of joy.
The other was Xiao Yi, his face indifferent, sitting in silence as usual.
"Miss." The maid beside him urged, "Since Miss Yun Shang has accepted it, there’s no need for you to be like this."
"It’s not a nice sight for the surrounding guests."
Fang Muxue nodded, picked up the wine glass, and took a light sip.
"Young Master Xiao Yi, do you also feel it’s unfair for Aunt Yun Shang, are you unhappy?" Fang Muxue asked as she noticed Xiao Yi was still motionless.
"Me?" Xiao Yi gave an awkward smile, saying nothing.
"What’s the matter?" Fang Muxue asked.
The maid beside her snorted, "Young Master Xiao Yi naturally has no interest in this banquet."
"After all, Young Master Xiao Yi is just here to make sure you don’t cause trouble, Miss."
The maid glared at Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yi, looking embarrassed, didn’t say much.
But indeed, this banquet had nothing to do with him.
The alliance between the Guu and Qin families wasn’t something he cared about.
He was only here because Fang Family Master tasked him with watching Fang Muxue.
Once this wedding feast was over, and once Fang Muxue had no chance to cause a disturbance, he would leave.
As time passed, an hour later...
A newlywed couple slowly entered the hall.
The couple was naturally Guu Yunshang and Mr. Qin from the Qin family.
As for Guu Yunshang, there’s no need to say much.
This Mr. Qin, however, was a middle-aged man, walking with poise and bearing, it was easy to imagine he had once been a charming young man.
This Mr. Qin was not the Second Young Master of the Qin family but the second son of the Old Patriarch Qin.
Simply put, Mr. Qin belonged to the son’s generation, while the Second Young Master belonged to the grandson’s generation.
It was heard that when the Old Patriarch Qin retires, his successor would come from the grandson generation.
Seated in the foremost place, the Old Patriarchs of the Qin and Guu families watched the couple approach with smiles on their faces.
"Family Master Guu, this alliance between my Qin family and your Guu family is truly a joyous occasion," the Old Patriarch Qin said with a smile.
"Indeed." The Old Patriarch Guu also laughed heartily.
Mr. Qin and Guu Yunshang slowly approached the two elderly patriarchs.
"Yunshang, we’ve been waiting many years for today, and today has finally come true," Mr. Qin said joyfully.
Guu Yunshang merely smiled slightly, saying nothing.
Before the two patriarchs was a pair of kneeling mats.
The couple slowly knelt down, preparing to perform the ceremony.
At the side of the seats, Fang Muxue repeatedly tugged at Xiao Yi’s sleeve, "Young Master Xiao Yi, you promised me."
Xiao Yi gave a bitter smile and said in a low voice, "I only said I would consider it, when did I promise you?"
"You..." Fang Muxue’s expression changed, her face suddenly filled with anger.
"Restrain," Xiao Yi whispered without a sound.
In an instant, Fang Muxue was unable to move or speak.
Around them, the guests were congratulating, full of happy laughter.
Little did they know, amidst the joy, there was someone silently and invisibly restrained.
Xiao Yi looked at Fang Muxue apologetically.
In fact, he had been unable to think of a way and was always at a loss.
Now, he could only restrain Fang Muxue, with no other options.
Fang Muxue, unable to move or speak, could only watch Guu Yunshang and Mr. Qin kneel down perform the ceremony, gritting her teeth.
At this moment, the couple were just about to kneel.
In front of them, the two patriarchs grinned broadly.
Mr. Qin enthusiastically kowtowed with a loud thud.
"Indeed," the two patriarchs nodded continuously.
Guu Yunshang also kowtowed heavily, then looked towards the Old Master Guu.
The two old patriarchs continued to nod and smile broadly.
However, in the next moment, their smiles suddenly froze.
"Father, this is Yunshang’s last bow to you."
Guu Yunshang chuckled, her voice devoid of vitality.
"Yunshang, what are you saying?" The two patriarchs and Mr. Qin were initially startled, then their faces changed.
"Pff." A mouthful of bloody blood spilled from Guu Yunshang’s mouth.
Rather than an injury-spurred spurt, it was more like tears of blood from intense grief.
"Yunshang." The three beside her were instantly shocked.
Guu Yunshang’s graceful figure slowly fell.
Mr. Qin hurriedly caught her, tried to feel for her pulse, his face drastically changing, "Self-severed heart vein? Not good."
"Alchemist, call for an alchemist quickly."
"What?" Xiao Yi’s expression turned, and he quickly flashed over.
"Stand back first."
"You?" Mr. Qin looked at Xiao Yi, who was just a young man, frowning.
"Ordinary eighth and ninth-grade alchemists are useless, at least a holy-grade alchemist is needed."
Having said that, Mr. Qin scanned the surroundings.
Xiao Yi furrowed his eyebrows, not saying more, but instead, with a shake of his arm, he shook off Mr. Qin.
"You..." Mr. Qin was first shocked, then furious.
But the next moment, Xiao Yi held Guu Yunshang with one hand, while quickly bringing out a pill and feeding it to her with the other.
"Peak King-grade Pill?" Mr. Qin was startled, then restrained his anger.
As the pill went into her stomach, Xiao Yi’s fingers condensed, moving over Guu Yunshang’s heart.
Having severed her own heart veins, it was almost certain death, repairing it with usual alchemists was simply impossible.
The pill just now contained immense medicinal power.
And now Xiao Yi was guiding that power to repair Guu Yunshang’s severed heart vein.
With precise guidance from Xiao Yi, it took only a little more than ten minutes for Guu Yunshang to slowly regain consciousness.
However, she was clearly weak, with a trace of heart blood still on her lips.
"Awake now," the two patriarchs sighed in relief.
Old Master Guu looked earnestly at Xiao Yi, "This young friend has impressive alchemy skills."
"My family owes you a debt for saving Yunshang, she’s my only daughter."
"In the future, if you have any needs, my family will never decline."
Xiao Yi nodded, indifferent.
Just as he was about to lay down Guu Yunshang and leave, Mr. Qin beside them was thunderously furious.
"Severing your heart vein? Yunshang, you’re ruthless... even now, you can’t forget him?"
Considering Guu Yunshang’s weakened condition, tonight’s wedding feast could not continue.
No wonder Mr. Qin was so enraged.
"What madness is that? Stand down." The Old Patriarch Qin glared at him, "Postpone the marriage for a few days, continue once Yunshang is recovered."
"Postpone?" Mr. Qin clenched his fist so hard it made cracking sounds.
"We’ve been waiting for this day for twenty years."
"Guu Yunshang." Mr. Qin glared at her furiously, "In what way am I inferior to him? All these years, I have done everything to please you, waited for you for twenty years, and this is how you treat me?"
Guu Yunshang weakly shook her head, "I have waited for him, twenty years; I never asked you to wait."
"As for you..." Guu Yunshang looked at Xiao Yi, "You can save me once, but next time? Why bother."
Xiao Yi narrowed his eyes, the so-called greatest grief lies in a dead heart, determined in death, no matter your talents, what can you do?
"I saved you this time; if I don’t see you next time, it’s none of my concern." Xiao Yi shook his head.
"That’s good." Hearing this, Guu Yunshang smiled joyfully, not caring about Mr. Qin’s furious stare nor the two patriarchs’ distressed faces behind her, slowly taking out a jade pendant instead.
The jade pendant was not some great treasure, yet she seemed to treat it as the most precious treasure.
"Since I’ve woken, I’ll take one last look." Guu Yunshang said with a wry smile.
"Hm?" Xiao Yi, looking at the jade pendant, furrowed his brow.
He sensed that the aura on the jade pendant seemed familiar, yet couldn’t immediately recall where he had felt it before.
Guu Yunshang gently crushed the jade pendant.
Crack... The crisp sound seemed to tug at the heartstrings of everyone present.
A phantom coalesced from within.
Guu Yunshang, observing that phantom, appeared entranced.
Xiao Yi, glancing at the phantom, was visibly shocked.
...
The third update.
Sorry for the delay due to some matters last night.
Tonight’s updates will be completed before midnight.
