The night was deep and still.
The moonlight was hazy.
The door opened, and Xian He tiptoed into the bedroom, looking just like a big rat sneaking in to steal oil.
A fist-sized Purple Smoke Stone hung quietly from the ceiling beam, giving off a faint purple glow that brightly illuminated the bedroom.
Purple Smoke Stone was a mineral unique to the Tianyun Plateau. It was purple and diamond-shaped, and when exposed to sunlight, it became scorching hot and emitted a faint purple smoke that was slightly poisonous.
However, when there was no sunlight, it gave off a faint purple glow that could be used for illumination at night.
The door closed.
Xian He picked up the balance rod from the table and made his way toward the wedding bed, one careful step at a time. His heart thumped wildly, like a startled deer.
Yun Ling sat upright on the wedding bed, her slender hands folded on her thighs. She held her breath and didn't make a sound.
It was the first time for both of them, and they were nervous in unspoken agreement.
Xian He wasn't An Jiahe. Although their names both contained the character "he," he didn't have a habit of hitting his wife. The balance rod was used to lift the bride's red veil, symbolizing that everything would go as wished.
"Little Sister Yun Ling, I'm going to lift your veil now, okay? Are you ready?" Xian He swallowed and asked softly.
His mental age was greater than Yun Ling's, so there was nothing wrong with calling her little sister.
But Yun Ling didn't like being called "little sister," and corrected him in a sweet voice. "Don't call me little sister. Call me big sister! It's been ten years—how have you still not gotten used to it? Honestly, it's so annoying! Call me big sister, or I won't let you touch me!"
Yun Ling bashfully covered her veil.
She thought she was older than Xian He because when they first met, she had been a whole head taller than him.
Even now, she was still just a tiny bit taller than Xian He.
The taller one was the big sister, and the shorter one was the little sister. If he wanted to call her little sister, he could get taller than her first!
"Fine, fine, I'll call you that. Is that good enough?" Xian He didn't want to waste time on a pointless argument.
A moment of springtime was worth a thousand gold pieces!
"Big Sister Yun Ling, can I lift your veil now?"
She wants me to call her big sister now, but later I'll make her call me... Xian He thought indignantly.
He was clearly older than her. Why should he call her big sister? He refused to accept it!
Yun Ling's face lit up with a smile. "Sure, go ahead~"
"Here goes!" He lifted the veil with the balance rod, and his beautiful wife's stunning face came into view.
Her golden hair fell like a waterfall, naturally flowing over her shoulders. Beneath her long eyebrows sparkled a pair of pure blue eyes. Her rosy little face was adorned with a straight, delicate nose...
Beautiful!
So beautiful!
Xian He stared at Yun Ling without blinking, standing rooted to the spot for a long while, like a half-rotted tree stump.
"What are you staring at so intently? We've been together for ten years. Haven't you seen enough?" Yun Ling laughed softly, dimples appearing at the corners of her mouth and giving her a sweet, charming look.
"I could never get enough of you!" Xian He put the balance rod back on the table, then eagerly hopped onto the bed and fumbled around. "Come on, let your husband take a good look!"
[ Ding! The host has married for the first time. System activation complete! ] [ Ding! Congratulations, host, you have received a "Super Beginner Gift Pack"! ] [ Open it now? ]
Just as Xian He was nodding off, the system's notification suddenly rang out, like an alarm clock disturbing a peaceful dream.
"A Super Beginner Gift Pack?"
Xian He perked up.
He sat up and climbed out of the warm blankets.
He tucked in Yun Ling, who was sleeping like a little dead pig, then shuffled into his hemp shoes and, holding his aching back, quietly left the bedroom and stepped into the courtyard.
If he stayed in bed, whatever divine weapon he might get could end up hurting Yun Ling.
He'd already hurt her once just now. He didn't want to hurt her a second time.
Outside, a crescent moon bloomed peacefully in the pitch-black sky, like a white pear blossom.
Xian He turned his gaze away, rubbed his hands together, blew warm breath onto them, then tucked both hands into his sleeves.
The Sky Fortune Tribe was situated on the Tianyun Plateau, at a high altitude where the temperature was low.
It was especially cold at night, almost as if winter had arrived.
It was still early summer, so things were all right for now. Once winter came, urine froze into ice outdoors at night, and many tribespeople froze to death every year.
"System, open the Super Beginner Gift Pack," Xian He ordered quietly. He wanted to see just how super this gift pack was.
[ Ding! Super Beginner Gift Pack opened! ] [ Congratulations, host, you have obtained a God Grade Nine Magic Treasure—the Mountain River Society Diagram! ] [ Congratulations, host, you have obtained a Super Grade Seven building—the Two-Courtyard Siheyuan! ] [ Congratulations, host, you have obtained a Super Grade Seven spirit plant—the Crystal Pomegranate Tree! ] [ Congratulations, host, you have obtained a Super Grade Seven Enlightenment Pill! ] [ Congratulations, host, you have obtained a Super Grade Seven martial art—the Goddess Control Art! ] [ Congratulations, host, you have obtained Level One Grandmaster Culinary Skill! ]
"One, two, three, four, five, six... Six rewards in total?" Xian He stared at the system inventory in astonishment. This gift pack really was super!
The system's ordinary rewards were divided into nine grades, from lowest to highest: Lower Grade One, Middle Grade Two, High Grade Three, Quasi Grade Four, Secret Grade Five, Extreme Grade Six, Super Grade Seven, Peerless Grade Eight, and Divine Grade Nine.
There was actually a top-tier Divine Grade Nine magic treasure among the rewards. Xian He was so thrilled he nearly blew a snot bubble.
"System, what does this 'Mountain River Society Diagram' do?"
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