"This place is way too out of the way. I thought you'd at least have a side hall near the main palace. I didn't expect you to live on the mountain behind it."
Hearing that, Ning Tian said a little sheepishly, "I like the peace and quiet, so I asked my grandfather for this side hall. Wu Feng stays here too."
As she spoke, her face slowly reddened. She seemed, for once, to be shy.
"And the Fire Dragon Family lives in Dragon Valley behind us."
She pointed toward the space between two cliffs on the mountain behind the hall.
"The Fire Dragon Lineage likes to train by the hot springs in there. Steam fills the air, and the temperature is just right for tempering the violent Soul Power in their bodies."
Ning Tian reached for the teapot, poured a cup of clear tea, and handed it to Jiang Hao.
Besides Jiang Hao, the guests this time were Wooden Door Bro, Ghost Bro, Blind Bro, Red-Haired Bro, Pagoda Bro, and Ice Sword Bro.
They drank tea as the sky gradually darkened.
A firework burst above the foot of the mountain, followed by one after another.
All of Nine Treasures City was bathed in fireworks.
Attendants called out as they began carrying the happy news down the mountain.
Word of the marriage alliance between Duke Minghuo's household and the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect began spreading through the city below.
Ning Tian rose and looked at the dazzling fireworks blooming across the treetops. "My father hadn't planned to invite the sects we know or the imperial family to witness the ceremony this time."
"After all, it's not exactly something we can bring into the light."
"But since you happened to be here, Grandfather said we should make the wedding livelier."
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