The estate was packed with guests, and excitement filled the entire residence. When the newlyweds discovered that I had appeared near the boundary, they had long since abandoned all decorum and flown out with countless guests to welcome me. Naturally, the disciples were all dressed in dazzling colors. Even Shao Zi, who usually favored wearing snow-white, was dressed in red and pink today, looking exceptionally beautiful. "Outshining all the other beauties" was not enough to describe her.
Beside her were the completely transformed Si Niang, smiling Xiang Ling, Longqiu You, Ye Xianyuan, and the others. Several of the disciples were clearly serving as bridesmaids or groomsmen. As for the other members of the women's contingent, they had all come to offer their congratulations as elders.
Among the honored guests were the leaders of other factions and the outstanding talents of the younger generation. This made the disciple somewhat restrained. Seeing everyone in high spirits, and seeing Jin Zhaoling looking at me cautiously as if waiting for my assistance, I forcibly swept away my earlier gloom and said with a smile, "Jin Zhaoling, with so many honored guests and immortal friends here to offer their congratulations today, your congratulatory gifts must have piled up into a mountain, right? After the wedding, donate seventy percent of them as an education fund."
I was, of course, joking. Everyone laughed when they heard this, but this fellow, Shen Jinzhao, looked as though he had taken me seriously and hurriedly said, "Master! That's only natural. I don't need anything to live on, and I've never had the habit of hoarding treasures. I suddenly received so much betrothal money that the residence can barely hold it all! Luckily, Master reminded me. Otherwise, I truly wouldn't have known what to do!"
Everyone burst into laughter again. I