As night fell, the area outside the "Council Hall" on the mountain was already packed with cultivators who had come for the celebration. Laughter and the sounds of people toasting one another filled the air.
Seeing Song Yuanhao and Zhang Yurong finally achieve their happy ending, Song Qingming and the others were overjoyed as well. Not only did they attend the celebration, they also represented the family in presenting Zhang Yurong with a Grade 3 Low-grade Magic Treasure as a wedding gift.
This gave both her and the Zhang Family plenty of face before everyone, leaving the many cultivators who had come from the surrounding area green with envy.
As the moon climbed higher and the lively, cumbersome ceremonies finally came to an end, Song Yuanhao, carrying a slight drunkenness, arrived at a decorated cave abode atop the mountain and saw Zhang Yurong, dressed in a phoenix crown and ceremonial robes, her face adorned in colorful makeup.
After using a spell to dispel the scent of wine from himself, Song Yuanhao tidied his appearance before quickly stepping in front of Zhang Yurong.
Once he lifted the veil from her head, a delicate, radiant jade-like face appeared before Song Yuanhao, making him unable to resist stepping forward and taking her hand.
Having overcome all manner of obstacles to finally reach this happy ending, the two gazed into each other's eyes, their faces already overflowing with excitement.
Especially Zhang Yurong, who had waited more than two hundred years for this. Thinking of the countless hardships she had suffered after resolving to leave her family and seek an opportunity to form her Golden Core, tears welled up in her eyes.
"I made you wait so long again. You've truly suffered for me."
Before the tears in Zhang Yurong's eyes could fall, Song Yuanhao