At midnight, the Harvest Feast came to an end.
Reeking of alcohol, Ling Dong brought Mo Qiunian, whom he was about to marry, to the foot of Azure Stone Mountain.
"Immortal Elder, please grant us an audience!" Ling Dong raised his head and called loudly toward Azure Stone Mountain.
Ling Pengyun, who was cultivating halfway up Azure Stone Mountain, heard the call from beyond the mountain. He did not dare delay and immediately descended, landing before Ling Dong.
"This is?" Seeing an unfamiliar woman standing very close beside Ling Dong, their relationship seeming far from ordinary, Ling Pengyun voiced his confusion.
"Reporting to Immortal Elder, this is my wife. Her surname is Mo, and her name is Qiunian. Three days from now, Qiunian and I will be wed. Immortal Elder, I would like you to help tell my parents and Ancestor of the news of this marriage." Ling Dong first explained Mo Qiunian's identity to Ling Pengyun, then pleaded with him.
"Very well." After nodding lightly at Ling Dong, Ling Pengyun silently recited an incantation and cast a minor spell, the Bewilderment Art, upon himself. With a blink, two streaks of purple light settled over his eyes.
He stared at Mo Qiunian and asked calmly, "Where is your ancestral home? How many people are in your family? Do you truly love Ling Dong? Did you deliberately approach Ling Dong with ulterior motives? ..."
Mo Qiunian was drawn in by the strange light in Ling Pengyun's eyes. The moment she looked at it, she lost consciousness and answered each question in a daze. "Reporting... to Immortal Elder, my ancestral home has long been lost. My father was a refugee, and my mother was a member of the Ling Clan. We originally lived with the Ling Clan in Cloudwater County, but several