Passing the Door

028 Passing the Threshold

Under Chong Li's tutelage, Ming Shu quickly grasped the basic Qi gathering cultivation method for Sorcerers. He also took several pills to solidify his first-tier Sorcerer status.

For an ordinary person with no special aptitude, this is how they would typically begin their Sorcerer journey.

However, Ming Shu was no ordinary person. He himself was unclear about his specific aptitude, and Chong Li lacked the specialized magical artifacts needed for testing.

Furthermore, Chong Li's own strength was a limiting factor, preventing her from discovering the abnormality within Ming Shu.

Ming Shu, meanwhile, began to frantically increase his own power.

A few days later, he had already reached the second tier of Sorcerers, the Spirit Awakening Realm. Ming Shu had no further cultivation methods beyond this point.

This meant that his future growth path was entirely in the hands of the Sky-Toppling Observatory.

During these few days, he had already familiarized himself with the situation in the surrounding area.

Old Zhao had also made simple repairs to the manor, both inside and out.

He divided the space into two distinct activity zones: an inner courtyard and an outer courtyard.

The inner courtyard was Ming Shu's personal space and would be where his family would live in the future.

The outer courtyard was for Old Zhao and the others to move around in. The tenant farmers were also temporarily housed here, and any guests would be arranged in these areas. The space was quite large.

It was just too dilapidated, with too many places needing repair.

Due to the imminent arrival of guests, they had to rush to prepare a few passable guest rooms.

This left Old Zhao with no time to arrange for farming activities.

Little Zhao also brought back a rather important piece of news: there was a valley between them and their northern neighbors where a group of people lived in hiding.

They relied on the terrain to fend off pirate raids. Among them were two particularly formidable figures: one named Butcher and the other Hunter.

From the rumors gathered, they seemed to be martial arts experts of exceptional skill.

For now, there was no time to deal with them, and the valley and surrounding hills were technically Ming Shu's territory.

He would definitely have dealings with them in the future.

Just as Ming Shu and his group were busy preparing, a convoy of carriages and horses had entered the outer perimeter of Baishi Village.

Little Zhao and Ren Yuan, who had been patrolling the perimeter, immediately split up. Little Zhao went to greet the newcomers, while Ren Yuan rushed back to report.

There were over a dozen carriages filled with various luggage and supplies, yet the number of people was not large. To be able to travel so openly in such an environment, it was evident that many skilled experts were providing escort.

Ming Shu and his group were unaware if there were any other forces protecting the convoy before it reached their territory, but now that it was on their land, they had to step forward to provide protection.

After all, these were supplies destined for his manor.

Theoretically, they were almost his.

Upon receiving Ren Yuan's report, Old Zhao and the others put down their tasks and gathered to set out. Only Chong Li and Ming Shu remained at the manor gate to wait.

He hadn't expected that the high and mighty Director would personally concern himself with his marriage, and that it would be arranged so quickly.

Only a few days had passed? From afar, he could see a convoy of carriages and horses approaching majestically.

All those supplies couldn't have been gathered in just a few days; they must have been planned and prepared before his arrival at Baishi Village.

His own group of five had taken quite some time to travel to Baishi Village with minimal luggage. This convoy, escorting so many supplies and with several young women among them, couldn't possibly be much faster.

Could they have set out the moment they confirmed his departure from the capital?

As Ming Shu's thoughts raced, the convoy in the distance suddenly stopped.

They immediately produced large red flowers, red cloth, and red lanterns to begin decorating.

The leading carriage didn't appear particularly luxurious; it was quite ordinary. Could it be the daughter of a common family?

That made sense. Given his current status and strength, in an era where matching social standing was crucial, the disparity couldn't be too great.

The Sky-Toppling Observatory wouldn't want their pawn to be dominated by the forces they introduced.

The guards, each holding a simple musical instrument, began to beat drums and play wind instruments.

Everything felt very rushed. Not only was Ming Shu completely unprepared, but the people involved also seemed to be learning their instruments and singing on the spot.

He hadn't expected his lifelong commitment in this life to be decided like this.

Even Chong Li, standing beside him, couldn't help but smile. Although she remained wrapped in her black robe, her agitated breathing and twitching shoulders betrayed her feigned composure.

"Don't worry, Butcher and Hunter were members of the Demon Hunters before. We'll help you find a way to recruit them," Chong Li said, forcefully diverting Ming Shu's attention. "By the way, what do you expect your bride to be like?"

"I don't know. I have no concept of anything that might happen. I can't imagine it," Ming Shu said helplessly, looking in the direction of the approaching group.

He was getting married? Even though he had lived two lives and possessed sufficient psychological age, his physical age was still very young.

The people of the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty might be of legal age, but he still couldn't accept it.

Little Zhao rode back ahead of the main group and immediately produced a set of wedding robes, helping Ming Shu put them on.

Old Zhao followed shortly after, rushing into the main hall to paste up large "囍" characters and setting up a table in the courtyard.

The old table was empty.

Ming Shu was also in a daze, he truly had no experience with this sort of thing.

When he heard the news a few days ago, he mostly just thought it was too incredible, and hadn't even dared to take it to heart.

In this world, there was actually someone who worried about these matters for him?

Should he, this chess piece, feel grateful!!

The caravan arrived, and someone proactively came to pay their respects to Ming Shu. From now on, Ming Shu would be the head of the household, the head of all these people.

They carefully explained to Ming Shu the things he needed to do next.

On the other side, Old Zhao was also arranging for the other servants and guards to move out various items and set them up.

Candles, incense burners, fruits, and so on, were all placed in order. Ming Shu then walked to the first carriage to welcome the bride, who was covered by a red veil.

She looked like she was about his age? Ming Shu held her slender hand, which was like a soft sprout, and helped her down, carrying her into the gates of Baishi Village.

So this was considered entering the household? It was too simple.

Should he feel inferior?

There was no red carpet on the ground, and not even red paper pasted on the two doors. There were no lanterns on the doors.

And yet, they got married under such circumstances.

Neither set of parents was present. Ming Shu had no elders like that, and it was probably inconvenient for the young lady's side to appear.

Therefore, the two of them truly only bowed to heaven and earth!!!

Three bows! The ceremony was complete!

Afterward, Old Zhao and a burly guard from the caravan presided over the distribution of supplies, and preparations for the banquet began immediately.

Everyone having a good meal was the most basic reward.

As for Ming Shu and the bride, after being sent to the inner courtyard, they were only left with a young girl who had been serving them.