The Hair-tying Ceremony was a ritual in which the groom removed the betrothal ribbon from the bride's hair. Both parties would then cut a small lock of each other's hair, tie them into a "joined knot," place it in a brocade pouch, and entrust it to the bride for safekeeping. It symbolized the threads binding husband and wife together, forever united in harmony.
At that moment, Lianshan faced Ji Lin and slowly removed the betrothal ribbon from her hair.
After that, Lianshan and Ji Lin each took a pair of scissors and slowly cut off a lock of the other's hair.
After the lock Ji Lin had cut was severed, Xu Yanwu flicked a strand of power into it.
The originally illusory hair solidified into something tangible at that moment.
Then, the two locks of hair were tied into a joined knot.
Hair bound... hearts as one.
Threads intertwined, forever united in harmony; bound together through life and death, never to part.
In a sense, Lianshan and Ji Lin were already husband and wife at that moment.
Bound by hair as husband and wife, loving one another without doubt.
Once the joined knot had been woven, it was placed in Ji Lin's hands.
"Mei... why did they tie their hair together?" Kiana asked in a very soft voice.
Fu Hua answered her question.
"Hair-binding is a ritual passed down in the Divine Land since ancient times... You can think of that joined knot as having the same significance as a ring in a Divine Land wedding." Fu Hua explained it to Kiana like that.
"But... why use hair? And wouldn't a ring be easier to preserve?" Kiana was still somewhat confused.
"Hair comes from blood... That has always been the belief in the Divine Land."
Fu Hua looked at Ji