Mu Tianjiao looked exceptionally beautiful and radiant today. She had changed into a full set of golden robes, with a golden phoenix crown adorning her head, perfectly complementing the imposing and dignified Wu Xiong. One was a graceful, lovely heroine among women; the other was the Outer Affairs Great Commander of the Immortal Palace, holding great power in his hands. One soft, one strong—they were simply a match made in heaven.
They said a woman was at her most beautiful when she married. Even Yue Qianchou, standing in the farthest corner, had to sigh. Mu Tianjiao had truly married the right man. With Wu Xiong backing her from now on, she would no longer have to struggle so bitterly on her own.
Looking behind her, her father Mu Bing was sweeping his bright-eyed gaze across the gathered heroes below, looking extraordinarily pleased. It seemed her father was also deeply satisfied with this marriage. Da Minglun, standing beside Mu Bing, remained expressionless. Yet judging by his position among the groom's closest relatives, his relationship with Wu Xiong was clearly anything but ordinary.
Wu Xiong stood on the steps and looked around at the crowd below before raising a hand. Golden-robed guards immediately brought over trays from both sides. Wu Xiong and Mu Tianjiao each took a cup of wine. Wu Xiong pushed his cup forward with both hands and said, "Wu Xiong is getting married today. I am deeply grateful that the heroes of every sect have honored me with their presence. My wife and I will toast you all first."
The husband and wife exchanged smiles, then raised their cups and drained them together. Everyone below followed suit, raising their cups and emptying them.
After that cup of wine, Mu Tianjiao swept her bright eyes over the crowd below. She