The Sect Master's Grand Wedding (1 / 2)

Meanwhile, in the Jia Ma Empire, at the Jia Ma Imperial Palace.

When Jia Xingtian learned that Sect Master Yun Yun of the Misty Cloud Sect was marrying the Mysterious Person, he initially thought he had been so exhausted lately that he had misread the news. He froze in astonishment.

"Snap!"

With a snap, he closed the secret dossier that Eldest Princess Yao Ye had presented to him.

Then he rose and walked to the window with his hands clasped behind his back, looking toward the Misty Cloud Sect.

As Jia Xingtian reached the window, ripples spread across the tranquil lake.

"Whoosh!"

A whirlpool appeared in the center of the lake, and the empire's sacred guardian beast, the Nether Sea Flood Dragon Beast, poked its head out of its center.

The next moment, it burst from the water and flew straight up to hover level with the window, slowly lowering its enormous head.

Jia Xingtian glanced up, then leaped onto the Nether Sea Flood Dragon Beast's head.

"Yao Ye, the Misty Cloud Sect Master is getting married in three days. We ought to go offer our blessings."

Seeing this, Eldest Princess Yao Ye jumped up after him.

The two stood one behind the other on the Nether Sea Flood Dragon Beast's head.

"Old friend, time waits for no one. Let's set off!"

"Otherwise, we won't make it to the Misty Cloud Sect Master's wedding in three days."

As Jia Xingtian finished speaking, the Nether Sea Flood Dragon Beast's Dou Qi surged. It shot away, its massive body becoming a streak of light that vanished into the horizon.

Within and beyond the Jia Ma Empire, the great families and sects heard the news that Yun Yun, the Misty Cloud Sect Master, was marrying the Mysterious Person.

They all headed to the Misty Cloud Sect with wedding gifts, taking the opportunity to meet the Mysterious Person who had won over Yun Yun, hailed as the most beautiful sect master.

News of the Misty Cloud Sect Master's marriage to the Mysterious Person sprouted wings, gathering momentum as it spread rapidly.

Passed from mouth to mouth and person to person, news of the wedding of Yun Yun, the Misty Cloud Sect's ninth sect master, spread throughout the Jia Ma Empire in just two and a half days.

Chen Yang meant nothing more by it: for his wedding to Yun Yun, every prominent figure who could make it should do their utmost to attend.

Otherwise, if he became displeased, he would personally visit their doors and give each of them a blow.

Faced with this naked threat, everyone dared to feel angry but not to speak.

They had all heard a little about how Chen Yang had visited the Misty Cloud Sect and used his fists to persuade Yun Shan to agree to marry Yun Yun to him.

Elsewhere, after returning to his pill-refining chamber, Gu He flew into a rage, violently smashing everything inside to vent his fury.

His eyes reddened with rage as he drew his treasured sword and slashed at a furnace that was refining pills.

"Bang!" His sword split the pill furnace vertically in two.

Why? Why did he have to come and steal my Yun'er?

After venting all the resentment in his heart, Gu He remained so furious that his rage assailed his heart. He abruptly spat out a mouthful of blood and slumped down helplessly.

His eyes no longer held their former vitality. They were utterly gray, as though he had aged many years in an instant.

"Yun'er, you're mine!"

"I'll find a way to stand against him and take you back from his hands."

Gu He muttered to himself as though possessed, trying to convince himself as much as anything.

Outside the pill-refining chamber, Yun Shan heard the commotion within. His outstretched hand stopped in midair before he slowly withdrew it. Instead of pushing the door open, he finally turned and left.

After some thought, he decided that compared with Gu He, whose love had gone unfulfilled, Yun'er, who was being forced into marriage, might need his counsel more.

At that thought, he formed Dou Qi wings on his back and leaped into the air, flying toward Sect Master Peak, which towered into the clouds.

A few breaths later, Yun Shan arrived outside Yun Yun's bedchamber.

Looking at the tightly closed door, Yun Shan reached out and knocked gently.

Once the bedchamber door opened, Yun Shan saw Yun Yun sitting alone inside, her emotions churning back and forth. He sighed softly and approached with a complicated expression.

"Yun'er, this has caused you so much suffering."

Looking at Yun Yun's helpless figure from behind, Yun Shan felt himself drawn into her emotions. He had no idea how to comfort her now.

After a long sigh, he slowly stepped forward, intending to pick up a jade hairpin and put up her hair as he had when she was little.

But when he saw the hairpin already securing her hair, he was at a loss.

At his voice, a trace of life finally returned to Yun Yun's vacant eyes. She looked up at Yun Shan and pressed her lips together.

She felt a hurt she could not put into words.

"Teacher, the Misty Cloud Sect raised me and made me who I am today. A person must know gratitude and repay kindness.

"As the Misty Cloud Sect Master, while enjoying this honor, I must also shoulder its obligations.

"Now that the Misty Cloud Sect is in trouble, as its sect master, I naturally have to step forward."

Yun Yun drew a deep breath, trying to rein in her emotions so Yun Shan would not notice anything amiss.

After speaking, Yun Yun gave another sweet, obedient smile.

Although her smile looked obedient, it did not reach her eyes, seeming no different from a false smile.

"Besides, marrying him might not necessarily be a bad thing."

"As the Misty Cloud Sect's ninth sect master, marrying him means the sect has boarded a ship called strength."

With his protection, even if the Misty Cloud Sect did not flourish and recover its former glory, at least it would no longer slide downhill and be replaced by another power.

The price, however, was the sacrifice of her happiness.

Yun Yun did not voice those last thoughts, but both she and Yun Shan understood them perfectly.

She was, after all, the girl he had raised. The more Yun Yun accepted her fate and willingly abandoned her lifelong happiness for the Misty Cloud Sect, the more bitter Yun Shan felt.

He wanted to comfort her, but did not know where to begin.

Yun Yun saw his predicament and understood him.

Drawing a deep breath to calm her emotions, she said, "Teacher, although I can't choose whom I marry, I want a grand wedding. My wedding must be the most splendid of all."

Yun Shan remained silent for a long while.

Then he looked earnestly at Yun Yun, the bitterness in his heart deepening.

"I'll arrange everything for you. I'll give you the grandest wedding and make you the noblest bride in the entire Northwest Region."

This is the only thing I can do for you, Yun'er.

Three days passed in a flash. Under the meticulous preparations of all the Misty Cloud Sect's disciples and elders, the entire sect underwent a complete transformation.

The immortal sect, once untouched by the smoke and bustle of the mortal world, was dyed a festive red, with joyous crimson adorning every corner.

Chen Yang's bridal chamber had also been remodeled. He had personally designed its blend of Eastern and Western styles, combining European elegance with simple Chinese elements.

At noon, all the Misty Cloud Sect's disciples and elders gathered punctually at Misty Cloud Square to celebrate this wedding of the century with their sect master.

Festive red covered the mountain and countryside as guests flew in one after another outside the Misty Cloud Sect's gates.

The first to arrive above Misty Cloud Square were the members of the Jia Ma Imperial Family.

Next came Mittel Tengshan, the Mittel Family's current Clan Chief; Nalan Jie of the Nalan Family; the head of the Mu Family; and Fa Ma, president of the Alchemist Association.

Of these guests, Jia Xingtian of the Jia Ma Imperial Family and Eldest Princess Yao Ye made the most imposing entrance.

The two rode together on a sixth-rank magical beast, the Nether Sea Flood Dragon Beast. A sixth-rank magical beast was equivalent to a Dou Huang expert. Such a creature was rare not only within the Jia Ma Empire but even across the Northwest Region, so Jia Xingtian and Yao Ye could hardly avoid standing out.

Just as expected, the Nether Sea Flood Dragon Beast's appearance immediately drew the eyes of countless Misty Cloud Sect disciples below.

The disciples' gazes converged on the Nether Sea Flood Dragon Beast circling in the sky.

Under everyone's converging gazes, the Nether Sea Flood Dragon Beast let out a low roar, then slowly spiraled downward and landed on the raised platform.

Jia Xingtian and Yao Ye stepped down from the Nether Sea Flood Dragon Beast's head and walked into the Misty Cloud Sect Main Hall before them.

Mittel Tengshan and the other family heads arrived one after another just then. Seeing Jia Xingtian enter, they followed him straight inside.

Upon entering the Misty Cloud Sect Main Hall, Yao Ye was deeply stunned by its decorations.

Gold carvings and jade masonry adorned the interior, a sea of flowers spread outside, and the Dreamshade Forest stood beside it.

With extravagance on this scale, had they emptied the entire Misty Cloud Sect?

Unlike the astonished Yao Ye, Jia Xingtian considered things more deeply.

He looked around, thinking to himself.

The Misty Cloud Sect truly deserves its reputation as a former top power of the Dou Qi Continent. Even after declining to this point, its reserves are still this terrifying. Our Jia Ma Empire isn't even in the same league. There's simply no comparison.

Jia Xingtian composed himself slightly and walked toward Yun Shan, cupping his fists in congratulations.

"Brother Yun Shan, congratulations!"

"Hahaha! This is all the younger generation's affair. I'm happy Yun'er has found a marriage match!" Yun Shan returned the courtesy without fail, likewise cupping his fists in response.

After congratulating Yun Shan, Jia Xingtian began searching for the stars of today's wedding.

He scanned the room but saw no sign of Chen Yang or Yun Yun, and his brows furrowed in puzzlement.

"Brother Yun Shan, it's already noon. Why haven't the bride and groom appeared yet?"

"Oh! You mean those two."

"They should be on their way over now!"

With that, Yun Shan glanced outside the hall, then pointed. "Here they are!"