The Sacred Wedding (Complete)

The grand evening feast was held amid song and dance in the splendid royal palace. In order of noble rank and age, the guests at the royal wedding took their seats one after another. Warm smiles shone on every face.

Soon, cheerful flute music rang through the palace, and dishes flowed in like running water as servants carried them out one by one, filling the bamboo mats before the nobles' seats.

The main dishes were honey-brushed roasted venison, spice-smoked roasted turkey, and slightly spicy grilled fish. The carefully seasoned roast meats were rich with fragrance, tender and soft, bursting with juice at one bite. The side dishes were soft-cooked beans, crisp zucchini, and thin-skinned Mibanta. The fresh vegetables were bright in color, tender and refreshing, sweet and pleasant to taste. The staples were soft-crisp Tortilla, lightly salted Black Bean Paste, and rich pumpkin soup. The cooked staples smelled fragrant, had a mellow, yielding texture, and could be eaten with chili sauce and dried fruit.

In the corners of the palace, there were also pineapples, guavas, Cherimoya, Mamey Sapote, Cactus Fruit, and purple figs. All kinds of tropical fruits dazzled the eye, piled up like mountains, giving off tempting fruit fragrance as they waited for the guests to taste them.

Only then was Xolotl, dressed in splendid ceremonial clothes, guided by guards to sit beside Avet. Seeing the main figure of the wedding arrive, the royal nobles rose one after another to greet him, smiling as they offered blessings and congratulations.

Xolotl smiled and nodded, returning the nobles' greetings one by one. His smile was a little stiff as he did so; the words at his ears went in and out again, while his eyes kept drifting to the abundant food on the bamboo mats. He had truly gone hungry for