Chapter 626
Li Mo took Bing Tuozi's hand, ready to make their escape, when he heard those words and instinctively leaned back, his gaze dropping. He couldn't help but gasp.
As everyone knew, if he had to choose between Bing Tuozi's martial arts prowess and her legs, Li Mo would unhesitatingly pick the latter.
Moreover, beneath the red dress adorned with a phoenix crown and flowing sleeves, there was...
"Mother, can we skip the fire pot crossing part later?"
"Why skip it? Afraid of the dry weather causing a fire?"
"Whether it burns or not is one thing, but I'm worried about your health."
"?"
While Gu Xueqin was still puzzled, Li Mo took a deep breath. He initially intended to carry Bing Tuozi on his back, but in the end, he opted to lift her horizontally.
She was light, yet sweat beaded on his forehead, and his hands trembled slightly.
Bing Bing, feeling a bit lost, couldn't help but want to laugh at his expression.
The usually serious and mischievous gentleman now looked like a child.
"Childish, take me away."
"Not 'take away.'"
"Then how about marrying me?"
"....."
Li Mo's breath caught in his throat.
He felt that even if he had mastered the most profound skills and could manipulate the heavens and earth, he couldn't withstand this blow.
The unique chill of the Nine Heavens was now resting on his shoulder, blushing and smiling, asking if he would take her home. Who could resist that?
"Mother, I'm taking Bing Tuozi with me."
"Go ahead."
Gu Xueqin smiled, but as tears streamed down her face, she quickly wiped them with a red handkerchief.
As her blurry vision cleared, the childish one suddenly found courage, holding his sister-bride tightly, and walked out with his head held high.
Towards the sunlight, towards the sea of people!
"Bing Tuozi, what song are you singing?"
"It's the one you hummed that day, said you heard it from the Buddhist temple."
"I suspect you know that's 'Zhu Bajie Carries His Wife,' but I have no proof."
Their voices mingled in the air.
"How wonderful."
The voice of Qianxing Wuzun echoed in Xiao Qin's mind: "I feel warm all over."
Wasn't the teacher left with just the spirit?
Xiao Qin's mouth twitched slightly, but that wasn't the main point right now.
"Teacher, do you think I'm the only one who remembers that this grand engagement is to lure the snake out of its hole and ambush the demons...?"
"You've always been honest since you were little; that's what I noticed about you from the start."
"?"
"Never mind, let's go eat. Let's sit at the children's table; they eat slowly, and you can let me have some food and drink."
Xiao Qin sensed that the teacher had another reason for wanting to sit at the children's table, but he had no evidence.
"I feel like I've forgotten something..."
Gu Madam, moved to tears, suddenly realized that the 'red handkerchief' she was using to wipe her eyes was not a handkerchief at all.
It was little Bing's red veil.
"Hey, son, wait a moment!"
...
Fireworks erupted over Ziyang City, clearly visible even in broad daylight.
As the 'flowers' burst and scattered, petals rained down from the sky. No need to worry about how this effect was achieved; the deity overseeing marriages in the Great Shang was a master at this.
Under the shower of petals, a white steed galloped through the city, wherever it went, the flower rain followed.
Bing Bing leaned against Li Mo, holding her veil.
She said that since she was already covered by the veil, the noise and excitement outside the flower palanquin were invisible and inaudible.
Now, with the sun shining and the autumn air crisp, it felt like the mountains were roaring and the seas were crashing.
Even if she couldn't see anything, even without sensing through the inner world, everything felt real.
She didn't marry him in a hazy, dreamlike state.
A complex sigh echoed in her heart, but it wasn't hers.
It carried blessings and expectations.
That moment, wary of the returning leader of the Nine Heavens, was quietly observing everything, seemingly plotting an exit.
"Bing Tuozi, it looks like there's a river ahead; we might fall in," Li Mo teased.
"You're lying; we're almost at Qingyuan Sect."
"......"
"In the future, if you want to hold me tight, you won't need to make excuses, childish one."
"Right."
After Li Mo said that, he realized he had fallen into Bing Tuozi's trap. Wasn't that admitting he often made excuses before?
Strange, why was his mouth not as stubborn as before?
This was the law of soft and hard conservation!
When the mouth wasn't stubborn, that hammer...
"Still calling me childish..." Li Mo set her down from the horse, pouting.
As soon as he finished speaking, Bing Tuozi leaned close to his ear.
Li Mo felt a little excited, but then he heard her cool voice laced with laughter:
"What do you want to hear?"
"Just, you know, that kind of thing between husband and wife."
"Oh, I see." Bing Bing tilted her head: "But the ceremony isn't complete yet~."
Looking at the smile hidden beneath the veil, Li Mo felt goosebumps all over.
This was it.
Today, Bing Tuozi was being mischievous!
But there was good news.
Today, he could stop being childish.
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Chapter 730: Reaching a Consensus Among Various Forces
The midday sun hung high, casting three spotlights over the outdoor feast.
Qingyuan Sect was filled with guests from the mountain gate to the main hall, Elder Qian welcoming the attendees with a face as round and wrinkled as a dumpling.
Old Qian was already calculating that in the near future, with a little Bing Tuozi or a little childish one, they could hold a full moon banquet.
And with another round of wedding gifts, Old Qian might just become the second strongest elder of Qingyuan Sect!
The generous wedding gifts had their reasons.
Almost all of Li Mo's past investment targets were present today.
"The best decision I ever made in my life was to become sworn brothers with Young Hero Li."
"Lord Murong, your grandson is the same age as Young Hero Li; what do you mean by that...?"
"What's wrong with that?"
"Right, right."
"Even the Tianshan Sword Manor and Hengyun Sword City sent people, and they haven't even fought yet. Young Hero Li's influence is enormous."
"Li brother, I've brought my brothers from the Gangdou Sect!"
"Human food is the best! Ling Yuangou, you better leave some for me."
The engagement banquet was filled with powerful figures, and the sky was beginning to show the silhouettes of some Sky Patrol Guards.
After all, with all these people gathered, what if Li Mo got drunk and decided to start a new 'Dayu'?
As a disciple of Shang Wu, the Sky Patrol Guards felt this was not an impossible scenario.
What they didn't realize was that there was another group equally tense.
In a corner, the members of the Demon Cult and Lingxi Sect exchanged glances, drenched in sweat.
"Deputy Leader, there are far more forces here than we expected."
"And they all seem closely related to Li Mo. If we act, will we get ganged up on?"
"Fine, the righteous forces are one thing, but why are the people from Drizzle Tower here too?"
"They're even sitting at the same table as the officials from Yunzhou, and they're drinking together."
"Hey? Lord Luo, weren't you on another mission? Why are you here too?"
The members of the Demon Cult communicated with tokens, feeling increasingly anxious.
Even though they were ruthless, they knew the difference between danger and death.
Yu Wen Cuojin's face was solemn as he reassured everyone:
"Don't worry, we have a detailed plan. We're not attacking the mountain gate head-on; we rely on our wits. If we only relied on brute force, how could our Holy Cult have survived to this day?"
"Besides, Li Mo has helpers, and we have the assistance of the Black Earth Immortal!"
Situ Ding nodded, adding, "Overall, the advantage is on our side!"
Hearing this, the members of the Demon Cult felt somewhat reassured, their expressions no longer betraying their anxiety.
After all, they had an immortal to assist them.
"By the way, has the immortal already infiltrated Qingyuan Sect? Why haven't we seen them?"
"Of course, if even we could see them, would that be called an immortal's skill?"
"I think I just passed by the kitchen, and that chef looked a bit like an immortal."
"I think the one who just fell from the sky, holding a bald head, looks like a big demon next to the immortal."
"Fool, that's Shang Wu."
As they were speculating, the front suddenly fell silent.
With Shang Qinqing's shout of "The newcomers have arrived," countless gazes turned toward the scene, where a sky full of rosy magpies flew up from nowhere, forming a 'Magpie Bridge' in the air.
The bridge spanned from the mountain gate to the main hall, a sight of unparalleled grandeur.
To create the perfect wedding banquet in his mind, the clan leader of the Shang family had pulled out all the stops...
At one end of the Magpie Bridge stood Li Mo, dressed in bright red.
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