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There was no wedding convoy, no grand banquet, no orders from parents, and no talk of matchmaking.
The union of Bai Feng and Murong Yan did not receive anyone's blessing. If we look at this wedding from a completely unrelated standpoint, it is more like they are completing a religious mission because of the great oracle and ancient legends, not because of the love between a man and a woman.
In such a sacred and solemn situation, any ordinary blessing will seem particularly pale and feeble, so that everyone involved in the wedding planning will do things with a strong sense of mission.
They truly believe that the combination of the oracle and the saint will make the nation prosperous and the people happy.
I'm afraid that among them, only the two protagonists of this wedding are still immersed in the innocent fantasy about boys and girls. Although they have never played the game of playing "husband and wife", this time, they have a completely different mood.
Early the next morning, the two sisters Ruyun Ruyue came to the tree house to pick up Murong Yan. Before leaving, they did not forget to say to the ignorant Bai Feng: "Oracle, according to the rules, you two cannot meet before the wedding. But don't have any bad intentions and try to sneak out. You can't hide anything from your mother-in-law. Xiao Linzi and Caiqi will serve you well."
The young man originally wanted to refuse the service of the two girls on the grounds that men and women were not intimate, but who would have thought that shortly after Murong Yan left, Shen Qiongzhi brought the two girls to him, and no matter what the three of them said, Not even allowed.
Bai Feng couldn't bear to be angry with the prostitutes, so she could only wait anxiously for the time to pass quickly and for the wedding to come soon...
Here, Bai Feng couldn't find anyone who could solve his problems. Although being among women couldn't be described as torture, nor could he be described as aggrieved, if he couldn't see Murong Yan, he wouldn't be able to find a moment of relaxation.
Bai Feng had never felt that leaving Murong Yan would be so unbearable for him, especially when facing Shen Qiongzhi and her two girls, their submission and humility were all so blunt and annoying.
The young man believed that he had never felt contempt or disgust for anyone without any reason. Even when facing the maids or servants of the aristocratic family, Bai Feng would respect them equally.
But this time when faced with the flattery of the three women, he couldn't suppress the resentment in his heart for the first time, and he actually didn't give them a good look from the beginning to the end.
"How many times have I told you, I am not an oracle... Oh, you can shout whatever you want!"
He tried closing his eyes and covering his ears, pretending not to see or hear anything. But once he did this, he missed Murong Yan even more. He will start to think, what if these people really have other intentions? This leads to even more stress and confusion.
All in all, Bai Feng was afraid that both he and Murong Yan would be left in this place forever, in this holy land.
Fate and legends are all disturbing words in his eyes. Because he firmly believed that he could be with Murong Yan because of the increasingly deep feelings and the memories of fighting side by side.
I don't know since when, his love for anyone has not been as clear and grand as when he treated Murong Yan.
As long as she was in front of him, it was difficult for the young man to take his eyes away from her; if she disappeared, the young man would open and close his eyes only to see her. The long and deep sound of the flute was once Bai Feng's favorite sound, but as long as Murong Yan's smile and laughter appeared in his mind, he could no longer distinguish other sounds.
"Oh, when did I completely become like this?" Bai Feng couldn't help but sneer, thinking to himself for a moment, and his heart suddenly became much calmer.
Shen Qiongzhi saw Bai Feng meditating alone and didn't know what to do, so she asked: "Oracle, do you have a new plan?"
"I figured it out, so I'll trust you for now." Bai Feng stood by the window, leaning on the window sill, looking arrogantly at the three girls sitting in front of him: "Miss Shen, I thought you wouldn't The one who betrayed me. Who would have thought that he would report the matter of secretly taking me out later, causing me to be so closely guarded on my wedding day."
"Oracle, don't blame Sister Qiongzhi." Xiao Caiqi spoke intermittently, as if she was still worried about the last time she was stunned by Bai Feng: "It was me... it was my suggestion. I think Oracle I simply don’t want to stay here.”
"Hehehe..." Bai Feng laughed, went to Xiao Caiqi, and replied: "You are all the best girls... Don't worry, I won't leave, at least before the marriage, I will be good. Just stay here..."
After hearing this, the three people became much more relaxed.
In the following time, Shen Qiongzhi sent people to bring bathtubs and new clothes one after another. Bai Feng took another medicinal bath, and then, with the help of several girls, he dressed up like a groom, wearing a black cloth Hanfu, and his hair. Wearing a wreath made of yarrow flowers, a large hydrangea hangs on the chest.
The setting sun at dusk reflects on the sacred tree, and the soft and brilliant light shines through the shadow of the dancing tree towards the altar. Bai Feng was first brought to the altar by Shen Qiongzhi, and prayed to the sacred tree together with the two little girls behind him.
After the ceremony, Shen Qiongzhi just called: "Welcome to the Holy Lady!"
Xiao Linzi and Xiao Caiqi also responded: "Welcome to the Holy Lady!"
After saying that, Dugu Qi took Murong Yan's hand and walked from the altar step by step.
But seeing Murong Yan wearing a fluttering white skirt, the lace on the skirt just covered her feet, making her walk look particularly elegant and dignified. Her hair was pulled back and combed into a beautiful braid, her face was rosy, her forehead was dotted with cinnabar, and her hair crown was also made of yarrow flowers.
Dugu Qi led Murong Yan to Bai Feng, and then explained: "Oracle, you are a Han, and you use Han rituals; the Holy Lady is from Xianbei, so I took it upon myself to dress her up with the rituals of our tribe. , you won’t be surprised, right?”
"How can it happen? Thank you, Senior Dugu." Bai Feng glanced at Murong Yan in a panic, and couldn't hide the smile on his face: "Every ethnic group in the world has its own etiquette. Today's Yan'er is the most beautiful I have ever seen. Yan'er."
"Okay, you all kneel down." Before finishing his words, Dugu Qi took out a dagger made of wood from his body, and then said: "This is the 'sacred wood blade'. All the saints of our clan will use this blade. We made a 'blood pact' with the Holy Lord, agreeing that we will never abandon each other in this life and never be separated."
After finishing speaking, Shen Qiongzhi handed over a bowl of water and placed it between Bai Feng and Murong Yan.
"Two, please." Dugu Qi presented the sacred wooden blade. Murong Yan and Bai Feng cut their palms in turn and dripped blood into the clear water.
"Drink it."
Bai Feng first took the bowl and drank the bloody water, then imitated Xianbei's etiquette and handed the bowl to Murong Yan's hand, watching her drink it all in one gulp. The two looked at each other, smiling broadly.
"Okay, your 'wedding room' is right behind the altar. Let's complete the last ceremony inside tonight." After Duguqi finished speaking, he helped the two people in front of him up one after another and led them to the back of the altar.
I thought this place was overgrown with weeds, but it was already the end of the road, and there was nothing out of the ordinary as far as the eye could see. Dugu Qi walked on the grass with ease, and finally pointed at the sacred tree and said, "That's the 'heart' of the sacred tree."
Murong Yan and Bai Feng responded to the call and saw a tree hole.
"I won't take you with me the rest of the way." After Duguqi said that, he turned and left, leaving the two newlyweds alone.
Seeing this mysterious tree hole, Bai Feng felt a sense of crisis in her heart, and said: "There is such a strange place, it is indeed a holy land..."
"Why, is Brother Feng scared?" Murong Yan said, "After we go in, we will be completely different?"
"What's different? Could it be that the sacred tree can eat people?" Bai Feng joked with a smile: "I didn't expect that this day would come under such circumstances. Yan'er, in fact, didn't you already know that? Have you been hiding it from me?"
"I don't know!" Murong Yan said with a smile: "Who knows this kind of thing? I keep it in my heart every day, and I'm not ashamed."
The two of them kept talking to each other, but they just didn't want to go into the tree hole earlier, and they seemed to have some concerns in their hearts.
"Yan'er, Yan'er?" Bai Feng suddenly shouted: "Turn around and let me take a closer look at you."
"What's wrong, haven't you seen enough?" Murong Yan turned around coyly, clasping her hands in front of her chest.
"No, it's just today that I haven't taken a closer look at you." Bai Feng looked carefully, sometimes looking at her eyes, sometimes at her lips, sometimes at her body. Anyway, he always felt Can't get enough.
"Don't... stop looking at me like this." Murong Yan finally couldn't stand such a look and blushed with embarrassment.
"Actually, I have been thinking about a question." Bai Feng said: "When did I become like this?"
"What does it look like?"
"Love the way you... look."
"You...hehehe."
The two held hands and slowly walked into the tree hole.
