The Arch-Enemy Must Not Become a Wife

Chapter 287: Chapter 152: The Wedding Day (Part 3)

Jiang Yiyi sat up in panic, touching her belly with both hands, "Oh no, could I be pregnant?"

Chu Xuan was momentarily stunned, then couldn’t help but laugh, "And you want to teach me and Haitang how to have children?"

Jiang Yiyi’s cheeks flushed, stubbornly saying, "Of course I know how to have children."

"And you said you didn’t do anything, so why did you sneak into my room?"

Chu Xuan was utterly speechless, "This is my room, I should be asking you that question."

This time Jiang Yiyi was the one stunned. She hurriedly changed the subject, "So, how are things going with Qingqing?"

Chu Xuan replied calmly, "There are no misunderstandings between us anymore, I rejected her."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yiyi shook her head with a sigh, "Poor child."

"Alright," Chu Xuan got up from the bed, "I need to go busy myself with wedding matters, don’t go spreading today’s events, okay?"

Jiang Yiyi rarely blushed, "I won’t spread it around."

...

Just like that, the days passed one by one, and the auspicious date chosen by Xuanji Zi for the newlyweds approached.

This day was the second of the twelfth month, the coldest time, the rooster begins to reproduce, predatory birds become fierce, waters become solid.

Suitable for marriage, wealth acquisition, blessings, and rituals.

Today, it was rare for snow to fall, knowing that the Dao Palace’s location in the "Clear and Vast Heavens" of the eastern region wasn’t particularly northern, rarely experiencing snow in winter in past years.

"Good snow, auspicious snow heralds a bountiful year~"

Fuyun Zi walked out from the Dao Palace’s main hall, stretched out his hands, feeling the cold snowflakes falling on his palms, gradually melting from body warmth.

It was early morning, the sky was just lightening, but everyone in the Dao Palace had already started busying themselves.

Chu Xuan followed behind his master out, expression complex, "Did senior sister go down the mountain?"

Fuyun Zi nodded calmly, "She came to see me at dawn, saying the path of ’transcending emotion without abandoning it’ might not suit her."

"This time she’s going down the mountain to train again, hoping to alter her future path, equivalent to facing once more the ’trial of questioning one’s Dao heart’."

Chu Xuan looked somewhat worried, "Won’t she get into trouble? Shouldn’t we secretly send someone to follow?"

Fuyun Zi shook his head, sighing, "My eldest disciple is worrisome, when I took her in years ago, I already had a premonition."

"I thought she’d face a ’calamity of killing’ in the future, didn’t expect it would be a ’calamity of emotion’ instead."

"Forget it, let Mengyao face it herself, see if she can break free from her own prison, if not, she’ll be like this her whole life."

"If she breaks free, then she’ll have a future."

Chu Xuan fell silent, recalling the senior sister who brought him comfort and warmth during times of heartache, he couldn’t tell if today’s decision was right or wrong.

But soon, he silently told himself within: it’s all worth it, I won’t regret it.

At the mountain gate, Qin Mengyao descended the steps, finally glanced back at the Dao Palace, her eyes brimmed with tears.

She murmured to herself, "Only by being extreme in emotion can one be extreme in swordsmanship," stepping gradually into the icy snowy world, disappearing from sight.

...

The alliance of the two sects this time was a rare joyful event in the cultivation world in recent years, according to Purple Heaven’s intention, this wedding was organized grandly and lively.

Actually, ’Dao Companions’ and ’married couples’ have considerable differences.

The original meaning of Dao Companions is partners on the path of cultivation, not only emotionally reliant on each other, but also as significant aids in each other’s cultivation, both pursuing the Dao as a shared goal.

In fact, Dao Companions don’t necessarily have to develop a sexual relationship, since cultivation is the primary purpose.

Accordingly, some cultivators don’t bother with the customary marriage ceremonies, just conduct a simple ritual with incense to pray to heaven and earth, sometimes not even inviting friends.

Chu Xuan and Gu Haitang became Dao Companions this time, yet their ceremony was not much different from a mortal wedding, even inviting many guests from righteous and neutral sects, aiming to expand sect influence.

Actually, the Dao Palace didn’t care about these superficialities, but the in-laws wanted it, so the Dao Palace took advantage of it, naturally unable to disregard the in-laws’ face.

As early as dawn, before the sky was fully bright, disciples of the Seven Meridians, guided by their elders, arranged a square nine-layer Heaven and Earth Altar in the open plaza in front of the Dao Palace’s main hall.

On the altar were placed bells, drums, mirrors, rulers, law ropes, law swords, Dharma Seals, flags, goblets, incense burners, horns, tokens, water bowls, jade tablets, dusters, scepters, altar woods, and other nineteen Daoist Magical Artifacts.

In addition to this Daoist-style Heaven and Earth Altar, lanterns were hung everywhere, banquets set up, red became the main color scheme of the venue.

At this time guests hadn’t yet entered, but it didn’t prevent early-arriving disciples setting up, each wearing a look of excitement.

The young disciples, while working, secretly gossiped about senior brother’s story, occasionally bursting out with laughter and chatter.

Although it was somewhat regrettable that senior brother and senior sister hadn’t ended up together, Gu Haitang, this righteous sect’s number one talented girl, willing to marry into Dao Palace, was a prestigious thing to say.

Not to mention, during her stay here, she befriended the young disciples, with no airs, winning their adoration, everyone looked forward to today’s marriage ceremony.

At the hour of the dragon, guests from various sects gradually entered, Purple Heaven Jade Mansion, the Heavenly Ruins, Celestial Sword Palace, Minglun Confucian Sect, Luoxue Mountain Manor, Dao Yi Temple, Yuntian Sea Cliff, Fire Cloud Sect, Firework Furnace, Celestial Human Treasure Pavilion, Wugen Ping, Wuyou Valley, North Ming Manor, Alanda Temple, Water Moon Abbey...

Even guests from the Yaogu Empress Palace sent people to congratulate, showing ample respect to both sides.

As soon as guests entered, the Praise Leader announced their names, thus seated guests inside were well aware of who each sect sent.

Until suddenly from the mountain gate came a voice: "Primordial Monarch Taixu arrives~!"