The wedding begins
On the wedding day...
As the sun climbed to its zenith, the festive atmosphere throughout the Snake-People Holy City also reached its peak. Countless cheers converged, soaring straight into the clouds.
The wedding venue was an enormous square, now decorated in red as far as the eye could see.
At the center of the square stood an enormous wedding platform that had already been built. On it, the elders of the bride and groom, Tushan Rongrong and the Snake-People Tribe's Fourth Elder, occupied the seats of honor.
They were known as the honored parents.
The Second Elder and Third Elder sat beside them.
The Fourth Elder was Medusa's birth mother. Today was Medusa's wedding day, so the First Elder had yielded the seat of honor.
The First Elder herself served as the wedding officiant.
"The auspicious hour has arrived~ Let the wedding begin!"
"Here comes the bride-"
A cool, clear voice rang out over the incredibly noisy square. At once, the bustling clamor fell silent, as though someone had pressed the mute button.
Looking toward the source of the voice, they saw a woman clad entirely in a crimson bridal robe and cape, her face completely concealed beneath a hanging red veil.
It was none other than one of the stars of today's celebration, Medusa.
On either side of Medusa, Yue Mei and Hua She'er, dressed in red wedding attire, supported her left and right arms.
Dozens of snake-women with proud figures surrounded them. Some held up Medusa's long train, while others carried her dowry.
Surrounded by them like the moon amid a host of stars, she slowly approached the wedding platform in the center of the square.
Festive music rang out, adding a touch of happiness to this match made in heaven.
The Snake-People watching were only stunned for a moment before quickly adjusting. Over the past few days, they had already witnessed many new things that reshaped their understanding. Mere music coming from some unknown source was no longer anything remarkable.
"Young Master, what's wrong?"
Qing Lin noticed that something seemed a little off about Luo Yang and asked worriedly.
"I'm fine..."
Huff-
Luo Yang took a deep breath.
He was neither ill nor suffering from any problem. It was mainly because this was his first time getting married, so some nervousness was inevitable.
Especially as he watched Medusa slowly walking toward him in her crimson bridal robe and cape, Luo Yang's little heart thumped incessantly.
Don't be nervous... It's just getting married. It's not anything bad...
Luo Yang reassured himself inwardly.
Meanwhile, high in the sky less than a hundred kilometers from the Snake-People Tribe, an enormous Thick-Winged Bird carried a group of humans toward the Snake-People Holy City.
"We're almost at the Snake-People Tribe. Everyone, prepare for battle. I have a feeling this deal won't go very smoothly..."
Gu He stood on the deck and called everyone out of the cabin.
Some days earlier, he had received word that Queen Medusa possessed a Heavenly Flame. Snake-People had cold, yin constitutions and absolutely could not absorb and refine it. Thus, he had come to the Snake-People's desert this time to trade with Queen Medusa for the Heavenly Flame.
Gu He was only a Six-Star Dou Wang, whereas Queen Medusa was a Peak Dou Emperor expert. To be safe, he had paid a great price to invite several helpers.
"Don't worry, Old He. If that old woman dares refuse, I'll beat her until she agrees." A burly, rugged man hollered in his cracked-gong voice.
Lion King Yan Shi, a Six-Star Dou Wang.
Judging by his tone, anyone who didn't know better would have thought he was a Six-Star Dou Zong.
Beside Yan Shi were several others, all invited by Gu He to help.
Feng Li, known as Windwalker, was a Six-Star Dou Wang.
Another was named Li Hu, nicknamed Exploding Cat, a One-Star Dou Emperor.
Compared with the original storyline, there was also news of Queen Medusa's wedding in the Snake-People Tribe, so the Eight Great Commanders would certainly all be present.
To be safe, Gu He had spent another hefty sum to invite an additional Dou Huang expert.
Gu He had encountered Li Hu while out gathering medicinal herbs. Their first meeting could only be described as "no friendship without a fight."
Li Hu's declaration, "Pill King Gu He? Who the hell do you think you are? I'm the ruler of the Heavenly Dao!" had made Gu He explode with anger.
The group gathered together to plan their upcoming operation.
Meanwhile, Yun Yun, dressed in a black robe, sat on the gunwale at the Thick-Winged Bird's side.
Beneath her black robe, her delicate hand gently stroked a small red-and-white ball hanging around her neck. Her red lips opened and closed as though she were saying something.
Sometimes she smiled, and sometimes her lovely brows knitted tightly.
Originally, Yun Yun had not wanted to come on this trip to the Tagor Desert. However, after obtaining the Purple Spirit Crystal from the Magical Beast Mountain Range last time, she had owed Gu He a favor for refining pills and had no choice but to agree.
It was also after returning from the Magical Beast Mountain Range that Yun Yun seemed to have comprehended something, and her cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds. In less than four months, she had soared from a Three-Star Dou Emperor to a Seven-Star Dou Huang.
Now, she was not far from Eight-Star Dou Emperor either.
"Old He, look!"
Feng Li suddenly shouted, pointing ahead.
Gu He and the others looked in the direction Feng Li indicated. As the Thick-Winged Bird flew onward, they saw boundless greenery gradually replacing the golden sand on the ground ahead.
Had the Tagor Desert become the Tagor Desert Grasslands?
Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air. What exactly had happened here to make plants grow in the lifeless Tagor Desert?
There were oases in the desert, but from their altitude of a hundred meters, those little oases looked like tiny green dots, completely different from this greenery stretching beyond sight.
"Pass the word down. Speed up..."
Gu He's expression was grave, but he still had not abandoned the idea of trading for the Heavenly Flame.
As an alchemist, he found Heavenly Flames even more tempting than a wife.
Yun Yun also noticed the changes in the desert below and revealed a trace of puzzlement.
The desert turning into an oasis was far too strange.
Even a Dou Huang expert with wood attribute Dou Qi absolutely could not accomplish this.
Moreover, as far as Yun Yun knew, there was not a single wood-attribute cultivator in the Snake-People Tribe.
Could it be...
The image of someone suddenly surfaced in Yun Yun's mind.
The Snake-People Tribe had suddenly announced that their Queen Medusa was getting married. Her husband was not even marrying into her family; she was marrying out. Coupled with the strange transformation of the desert into an oasis, it was too much of a coincidence.
Other than that person, Yun Yun truly could not think of any other possibility.
[Name: Yun Yun] [Sex: Female] [Age: 29] [Height: 173 cm] [Weight: 55 kg] [Measurements: 89-61-88] [Cup size: D-] [Body: Old virgin] [Personality: Softhearted, gentle and considerate, understanding] [Preferred type: A young, handsome younger guy who lives off a woman with an assertive attitude] [Race: Human] [Identity: Misty Cloud Sect-Sect Master, Nalan Yanran's master] [Affection: 89 (Dependence)] [Cultivation: Dou Emperor★★★★★★★] [Talent: Excellent] [Skills: Extreme Wind: Fractal Sword, Extreme Wind: Setting Sun Radiance, Extreme Wind: Meteor Kill, Wind Pushing Force, Great Sorrow Wind-Tearing Hand...]