The Sect Leader's Wedding

Half a month later, the Daoist Black Shoes arrived at the Chongming Sect and said that the Fei Household had set the wedding date for the middle of next month.

The Fei Household's She Mountain Hall selected a young lady from among their members. The Daoist Black Shoes, as an elder and matchmaker, saw her appearance and returned without saying anything else, only saying that she was not bad.

That's enough. Going back sixteen generations, this clan woman's family produced a leader who was in charge of a different path.

Even if the color were slightly off, it's still the genuine product of Golden Core. How dare you, Kang Dabao, a peasant from humble origins, nitpick and complain?

The next steps involve the formalities of betrothal, name inquiry, auspicious date selection, gift presentation, and wedding date setting. None of these procedures can be omitted.

The sect leader's marriage to the daughter of the Fei Household's patriarch was a momentous event that kept everyone in the Chongming Sect, as well as the mortals of Chongming City, busy.

The gate that Chongming Sect had just repaired was painted with another layer of color.

Several junior members emptied several silk shops in Chongming City, panting heavily as they used red silk to decorate the much-expanded Chongming Sect headquarters with festive colors.

Kang Dahou, who had been out of the public eye for a long time, also shakily leaned on his cane and led a group of Kang Household out to act as supervisors.

First, the entire city was mobilized to thoroughly clean Chongming City several times, but that wasn't enough. Then, a large sum of public funds was spent to buy a huge amount of flowers for decoration, turning the Gu Su old city into a vibrant place.

The families in Chongming Market were quite happy. If Chongming Sect could really prosper from then on, they, as neighbors, might even benefit from it.

Putting everything else aside, there should be no problem with Chongming Market Double Brightness Trade Market, at which point business will naturally be better.

But if Sect Leader Kang Da were to unfortunately become a thorn in the side of those powerful figures, Chongming Sect might be destroyed, and Chongming City might not escape unscathed either. But surely it wouldn't make sense for the merchants who rent shops to suffer the same fate?

Therefore, Chongming Market was also decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations. After all, Kang Dabao was the market magistrate, and a few red lanterns weren't worth much money, so why not? With this festive atmosphere, even a few curious Rogue Cultivator were attracted.

While preparations were in full swing in Chongming City, the Fei Household's dowry also arrived.

It was delivered by several old cultivators with dark faces: three thousand Spirit Stone, two Vast-Tier Lower-Grade Cultivation Method with annotations, and two armored Armored Sword Puppet at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer.

Thanks to Kang Dabao, the shop in Lu Workshop in Xuanwei City finally reopened, and the buzz surrounding this exciting event was no less than that surrounding the Fei Household's daughter's wedding.

Even though Xuanwei City was in such chaos when the Dingnan Niu Household family of Dingnan was in mourning, Lu Workshop's puppet shop remained unmoved, only that it still had no business to do.

The four words "Nascent Soul Force" can indeed deter most intelligent Evil Cultivator cultivators from doing foolish things.

However, the arrival of the dowry presented Kang Dabao with a dilemma.

If we were to provide betrothal gifts based on these items, even binding up and selling nearly 100,000 ordinary people from the Chongming Sect Chongming City wouldn't be enough.

Take out those things from the coffin? Sect Leader Kang Da is reluctant to part with them; they're all valuable items that can't be brought to light. He's hoping to use them to train disciples and bring glory to the sect.

"Fine, anyway, Daoist Master is just a poor man from a humble background, and it was your Fei Household who forced him to marry her." Kang Dabao thought that since he had no money on hand, rather than preparing a meager betrothal gift, he might as well use the "Chongming Pill Canon," which had been Chongming Sect and revised by the Chongming Sect for generations, as a betrothal gift.

Since we couldn't come up with anything better, at least this would be something new for the Fei Household to read.

So he turned around and discussed it with his four brothers. None of them thought it was a good idea, but they just racked their brains and couldn't think of a better option.

Pei Yi felt this was inappropriate, thinking that if the Fei Household were angered and offended by the betrothal gifts, Chongming Sect would suffer in the future.

Just then, the Daoist Black Shoes arrived and invited him to discuss the matter. However, the Daoist said softly, "The betrothal gifts have always been a matter for the elders in the family. Why should you concern yourselves with this?"

He then took out a silk scroll that he had prepared beforehand and handed it to Pei Yi. Dozens of precious items were listed in detail, which made Chongming Sect and his fellow disciples drop their jaws in astonishment.

"This... this is unacceptable." Kang Dabao was somewhat knowledgeable and knew that even an ordinary Foundation Establishment True Cultivator wouldn't be able to come up with so much wealth to marry off his own son.

Unexpectedly, this Uncle in Black Shoes is so rich. Could it be that he sold off the entire Hemu Dao?

"Consider this a token of my brother He's goodwill," the Daoist Black Shoes sighed softly, making a gesture that left no room for argument. Hearing his tone, the five juniors could only thank him in unison and put their minds at ease.

The wedding day arrived in the blink of an eye.

Several of the Fei Household's attendants arrived at the Chongming Sect a few days in advance, and in no time at all, they took over and dumped all the arrangements that the younger generation had been busy with.

The Fei Household also sent people to Chongming City. The flowers that Kang Dahou had gone to great lengths to purchase throughout the city were deemed tacky by the Fei Household and were all taken down in just half a day.

The Fei Household arranged the main hall in an elegant and grand manner according to the "Imperial Guard Rites Canon," but they still felt that Kang Dabao's newly built main hall was not grand enough, so they paid out of their own pockets to hire a Foundation Establishment to use the Mountain-Moving Technique to move a mountain from Xuanwei City.

This move left all the country bumpkins in the Chongming Sect completely dumbfounded.

In the past few days, when I tried to help, I was politely refused. The Fei Household even refused to use the two cooking utensils and Law Artifact that Jin Shilun always cherished, and brought their own set to use instead.

The fruits, vegetables, and meats offered by the Chongming Sect also had to be paid for with Spirit Stone.

Well, how should I put it? Never mind, I never really considered these women's families as my own anyway.

Kang Dabao sat in the unfamiliar main hall, his heart filled with sorrow.

The disciples stood to one side, all dressed in new clothes, their faces beaming with joy. Regardless of how distant the Fei Household was towards them, they were still filled with anticipation for their master's wife's arrival.

Pei Yi, Yuan Jin, and an old cultivator from the Fei Household sect greeted guests at the mountain gate.

Shishan Sect of Pu Prefecture Stone Mountain Sect, Feng Prefecture Ge Household, Yuan Household of Jingnan Prefecture, Cloud Horn Prefecture Court, Illusory Sword Alliance of Xuanwei City, Ingenious Craftsman Fort of Iron Horn Mountain, Zi Maple Valley of Shen County

These sects, which had been Foundation Establishment for many years, gradually lost contact with the Chongming Sect after the passing of their powerful patriarch, Patriarch Zhang.

The Sect Leader Kang Da had imagined countless times what it would be like to hold Foundation Establishment ceremony for Jiang Qing in the future, just like today, with guests gathering and the place bustling with activity.

Today, apart from a few families like Hemu Dao, all the guests who came were guests of the Fei Household.

Before arriving, He Dezong was excited, thinking he could sit near the main table. However, after a quick look around, he found himself sitting at the very end of the table, along with the three neighboring families and the smaller power families like the Kuai Household.

Faced with the group of Foundation Establishment at the table, they all shrank back, not daring to utter a single extra syllable.

"Senior brother, it's time to go out and greet him." The time had come, Jiang Qing reminded him from the side.

"Oh, oh, I understand, I'll go now." Kang Dabao stood up like a puppet on a string, passing through the teasing and laughing expressions of the guests, feeling as if a heavy stone was pressing on his heart, and his face showed exhaustion.

Beside him was an old woman sent by the Fei Household, her face full of displeasure, following closely behind. "On the day of his wedding, why is the young master so gloomy? Outsiders will say that the Fei Household has been wronged by him."

"It was my rudeness," Kang Dabao replied in a muffled voice. He took out a "Joyful Countenance Pill" prepared by the Fei Household from his sleeve, swallowed it, and after a moment, a smile finally appeared on his face.

The old woman snorted, and then gave up.

"The bride has arrived!"

"Today we will be able to witness the beauty of the Fei Household's eldest daughter."

"Play music! Play music!"

The musicians from the Fei Household's troupe rallied, and as the joyous music of "The Heavenly Consort Delivers a Child" began to play, a huge Mystic Falcon carrying a crimson brocade curtain swiftly flew closer from afar.

Several maids stood outside the tent, each carrying a basket of fresh flowers and scattering them along the way.

When the flowers left the basket, they were just a few scattered blossoms. But once they entered the air, they multiplied into thousands and fell down, creating a rain of flowers that adorned the small Little Ring Mountain beautifully, attracting the attention of all the guests present.

The black Mystic Falcon, also adorned with a red ribbon on its head, circled in the air for a while, then tossed down a large red brocade to pave the way from the main hall before landing steadily.

"Senior brother, it's time to go up." Jiang Qing gently nudged Kang Dabao from behind, and the old woman dressed in bright red beside him pulled him forward.

Having lived for nearly seventy years across two lifetimes, he had never felt so heavy-hearted as he was now. He walked slowly forward, and two pretty maids lowered the ladder. Kang Dabao, with a simple, honest smile, boarded the Mystic Falcon.

"Congratulations! Congratulations, young master! May you and young lady have a long and happy marriage and many children." A small yellow sparrow flew in from the side of the tent. It was just a common beast, but it could speak human language.

Hearing the clear and crisp congratulations, Sect Leader Kang Da felt a little better and took out two spirit fruits the size of a finger joint from his sleeve and fed them to it.

Delighted, it chirped and chattered for a while longer, until the pretty maid beside him urged him repeatedly. Only then did Kang Dabao follow the little sparrow that was leading the way and step into front of the brocade curtain.

After Kang Dabao took the gleaming gold Ruyi from the jade plate held by the pretty maid standing beside him, he lifted the gauze curtain.

The brocade tent was empty; on the wedding stool, there was only a set of long-sleeved, flower-adorned wedding dress, neatly arranged.

"Nobody's here!" Kang Dabao exclaimed in surprise. Before the simple smile on his face had faded, he heard a commotion from the guests behind him.

The sparrow's congratulatory voice still rang in Sect Leader Kang Da's ears. "Congratulations, congratulations, son-in-law!"

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