At the East Sea Dragon Palace, Mo Ye arrived once more. This time, the one standing guard outside was not the Yaksha Commander.
Mo Ye was in no hurry to seek him out. Instead, he went straight into the Dragon Palace. Merely asking for the Yaksha Commander's help might not require going through the Dragon Lord, but this concerned the innate qi within a living treasure. That certainly could not be kept from the Dragon Lord.
Less than fifteen minutes after Mo Ye arrived at the Dragon Palace, the apprehensive Yaksha Commander was summoned before the Dragon Lord. Upon questioning, it turned out that he had not known the treasure was alive. He certainly would not lie before the Dragon Lord, so he immediately set off with Mo Ye for Longwind Prefecture.
Two days later, in the afternoon, a wedding procession approached Longwind Prefecture City along the official road from Capital City. The groom rode a tall, fine horse ahead of the bridal carriage, while farther ahead, the musicians had already begun beating their gongs and drums.
The relatives accompanying the newlyweds from both families also perked up, entering the city in a lively bustle.
Inside the carriage, the maidservant beside the bride helped straighten her phoenix crown and embroidered wedding robes, checking that her makeup remained intact. The weary journey was nearly over, and now her nerves began to rise again.
At that moment, the festive aura seemed to grow richer with the procession's liveliness, until a wisp of rosy mist could be seen even in the distant sky.
"Hehe, Chu Hang, that's your grandson bringing his bride home!"
High in the sky, Hui Mian stood on Chu Hang's shoulder, addressing him as he always had. Chu Hang, too, was filled with emotion. Rather than going straight into the