The red dragon-and-phoenix candles flickered eerily inside the wedding hall.
Liang Pingkang and Fang Jun were each held up by two servants, forced to stand in the center of the hall.
Before them stood a long rosewood wedding table, draped with a red tablecloth embroidered with the golden words "Double Happiness," a sight that seared their eyes. On either side of the table stood a rosewood chair carved with auspicious patterns. Master Kang, who should have been the groom, was now lounging brazenly in one of them.
Mitian leisurely picked up the teacup on the rosewood wedding table and took a sip, still regretting that Bo Yi had declined his invitation to sit with him.
Ah, some youngsters just couldn't appreciate a kind "god's" good intentions. Look at what a wonderful view he had from here...
With a rueful sigh, he set down his teacup and glanced at the night outside. Under Liang Pingkang's and Fang Jun's terrified gazes, he spoke. "It's almost time..."
"Let's begin..."
A servant stepped forward at his command, taking on the role of master of ceremonies, and called out, "The auspicious hour has arrived-"
"First, bow to heaven and earth-"
As the words rang out, Fang Jun felt an immense force wrench both his arms-the two servants beside him seized his arms and forcibly lifted him off the floor, until even the tips of his toes left the ground. Then they turned him around to face the courtyard outside.
Fang Jun tried to break free of the two servants, but their hands clamped around his arms like iron pincers. Helplessly, he looked up, only to freeze at the sight in the courtyard-
The front courtyard, which should have been in complete disarray, had somehow returned to its original state. Red wedding tables stood in neat