The Dao Companion Ceremony (Bonus Chapter for Alliance Leader "Xingkong de Wuyu," 33)

A member of the Li clan froze, then hurriedly sent a voice transmission back. "Reporting to the Sect Master, the Saintess is still getting ready..."

"We cultivators shouldn't fixate on mere appearances," Su Lijing replied coolly through a voice transmission. "Besides, the Saintess and Holy Son are both blessed with outstanding looks. They make a perfect pair and needn't overdo the adornments, lest they lose their natural charm. Please ask the Saintess to come at once, so the guests won't be kept waiting."

At his urging, a short while later, Li Lieyue entered Muyi Hall in magnificent robes, surrounded by a throng of people.

Li Lieyue rarely dressed up. Pei Ling had only ever seen her in a Black Gauze Dress, her long hair falling to her waist. This was the first time he had seen her fully made up.

The Chongming Sect's Saintess had her long hair coiled into a soaring cloud bun and wore the Saintess's crown. A pair of red-gold hairpins patterned with half-moons and clouds, set with green jade, adorned her hair, while strings of pearls hung down beside her temples.

Her face, fair as jade and rosy as vermilion, bore only a light touch of powder. A faint blush colored her cheeks, like the first flush of budding love, lending a touch of celebratory warmth to her cool demeanor.

She had also traded her usual Black Gauze Dress for a blood-red ceremonial gown.

The gown was intricate and extravagant, woven with gold thread and strung with pearls. It was worth a fortune, and it made Li Lieyue seem all the more graceful and radiant, shining like spring blossoms.

Seeing that both the Holy Son and Saintess had arrived, Su Lijing—preoccupied with other matters—wasted no more time and immediately ordered the ceremony to begin.

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