"Across the Four Seas and Nine Provinces, all celebrated together; the Three Mountains and Five Peaks rejoiced in this day!"
"From the ends of the earth, beneath the same bright moon, we gazed upon one another; through seas turned to mulberry fields, we shared this very moment!"
"Honored guests..."
"To the friends of the Eastern Sea Demon Race gathered before treasured mirrors in thirty-six cities..."
"Welcome, everyone, to the first Nine Provinces Gala, hosted by Shushan's Red Cotton Peak! I am one of tonight's hosts, Baozhu Lian Ge, from the Southern Sea's Returning Ruins!"
"I am one of tonight's hosts, Xu Ziyang, from Shushan's Jade Sword Peak!"
Golden light poured down over the high stage, illuminating a pair of young faces. The man was tall and handsome, standing ramrod straight, his brows like swords; the woman was slender and graceful, her skin fair, her hair like surging waves.
They were precisely the hosts Chu Liang had selected for this gala: Princess Lian Ge of the Southern Sea merfolk and Xu Ziyang, Jade Sword Peak's senior disciple.
When Chu Liang had been considering hosts, it had not been difficult to find talented young men and women with looks that passed muster in the cultivation world. But if they were to embody the great unity of all races in the mortal realm while also representing Shushan Sect's local spirit, then the pairing needed a bit of mixing and matching.
At that moment, Princess Baozhu Lian Ge and Xu Ziyang entered his sights. Chu Liang happened to be too lazy to think any further, so he directly entrusted the important task to Senior Brother Xu.
Originally, Xu Ziyang and Princess Lian Ge had merely been quietly strolling through the streets when they suddenly found themselves saddled with this public-facing assignment. But once Chu