"Getting married?"
Zhao Yue was first taken aback. "They're master and disciple! Such an immoral relationship, and now they even dare to make it public?"
Green Sparrow's eyes were filled with jealousy. "It seems they don't care about the secular opinions."
Zhao Yue let out a disdainful snort. "One is a great god, the other is the leader of the Phoenix Clan. They became master and disciple, yet still dare to do such a heretical thing. They don't seem like decent people; they're more like us demons."
Green Sparrow was burning with jealousy and couldn't help asking, "What are you going to do?"
Zhao Yue smiled. "On such a joyous occasion, I'll surely give them a grand gift."
Yaohua was embroidering when suddenly she pricked her finger. She couldn't help sucking in a breath of cold air.
Chongming just walked in from outside. Seeing this, he felt a bit heart - aching. "Didn't I tell you? You can use the red wedding veil your mother left. It also has a good meaning. Why bother embroidering it yourself?"
But Yaohua shook her head and smiled. "It's my own wedding. Of course, I should do the needlework myself. Don't worry about me. I've already embroidered half of the veil."
Chongming looked at the crooked mandarin duck on the red cloth. Helpless but doting, he said, "Give me the cloth. Let me try."
"You?" Yaohua questioned.
Chongming took the tools without any room for doubt and started embroidering.
At first, his movements were very clumsy, but then he gradually became more skillful.
Yaohua shook her hands and let out a breath. Looking at the needle holes on her hands and then at Chongming, who was embroidering slowly but carefully, she felt quite unfair. "They say women are more delicate and suitable for embroidery. Why is it the opposite for us two?"
There was a knock on the door. Lu Ran's voice came in. "Your Highness, the guest list for the wedding still needs to be finalized."
"Come in," Chongming said loudly.
Yaohua wanted to take the mandarin - duck veil from his hand, but he stopped her with a look.
Lu Ran came in with the guest list. Seeing this, he was greatly surprised. "Your Highness, what are you doing?"
Chongming replied calmly, "Embroidery the mandarin ducks."
Lu Ran was puzzled. "Shouldn't the bride embroider this mandarin - duck veil?"
Yaohua shyly showed her two hands.
Looking at the needle holes, Lu Ran immediately felt heart - aching. "Princess, why don't you stop embroidering? We can buy another veil. We can't hurt your hands!"
Yaohua shyly stuck out her tongue. "But I just want the one I embroidered myself. It has a special meaning."
"Alright," Lu Ran said helplessly. He took out the guest list for her to look at. While looking, he would occasionally glance at the side. Seeing Chongming concentrating on embroidery, he couldn't help bursting out laughing.
Yaohua coughed lightly. "What are you doing?"
Lu Ran said with a smile, "It's really funny to see His Highness struggling with a tiny embroidery needle!"
But Chongming looked quite content. "I'm preparing for my own wedding. What's so funny about it?"
"Yes, yes!" Lu Ran quickly held back his laughter. "Your Highness's act is so touching that it moves both heaven and earth. We're all very respectful."
At this time, there was another knock on the door.
Rong Chu said, "Your Highness, the God - Lord is here."
Hearing this news, the people in the room glanced at each other, and their faces all became solemn.
Chongming asked, "What does he come for?"
Rong Chu shook his head. "I don't know. He only said he wanted to see Your Highness. Now he's being blocked outside the barrier and can't enter."
"Then let's meet him," Chongming thought for a while. "After all, he's the God - Lord. If we block him outside, it won't look good in the eyes of others."
Outside the barrier, the God - Lord stood with his hands behind his back. Tu Yang and Xun Huan stood on his left and right respectively.
At this time, it wasn't the wedding day on Danxue Mountain yet. There were no guests coming. Only the Phoenix Clan people were busy with the wedding arrangements.
They would occasionally cast curious glances at those outside the barrier.
After a while, Chongming and the others came to the barrier.
The God - Lord sized up Chongming. His eyes were a bit complicated. In the past, whatever he said, Chongming would never dare to disobey. But now, Chongming dared to violate the heavenly laws and be with Yaohua even if it meant bearing the stigma of an immoral master - disciple relationship. This made the God - Lord feel extremely strange.
In the silence, Chongming was the first to speak. "Your Excellency, the God - Lord, has come. What's the matter?"
The God - Lord looked up. "Aren't you going to invite me in for a sit?"
"Just say what you want to say outside," Chongming said, pausing for a moment. "Or is there something you can't show to others that you want to tell me?"
The God - Lord was speechless. "Why have you become so sharp - tongued?"
Chongming said calmly, "I'm just saying what's on my mind."
"It seems you have a lot of opinions about me," the God - Lord paced back and forth twice on the spot. He really wanted to lose his temper, but because of the Demon - God Disaster, his prestige had greatly decreased. He still needed to rely on Chongming, so he couldn't get angry and punish Chongming at will. He could only swallow his anger.
Chongming replied, "I have no opinions. What on earth are you here for? You can just say it."
Seeing this, the God - Lord didn't beat around the bush anymore. "I'm here because of your plan to get married as master and disciple. An immoral master - disciple relationship is a great sin. If you get married, it's against the heavenly principles."
Chongming said coldly, "If it's about this, then there's no need to talk. See the guest out!"
He flicked his sleeve and left, leaving the God - Lord and the others pounding on the barrier.
Xun Huan couldn't help shouting loudly, "There are plenty of fish in the sea, Your Highness. Why are you so fixated on just one? There are thousands of good women in the world. Why do you have to be so single - minded?"
At this time, Chongming came back. Xun Huan couldn't help showing a hopeful look, thinking that his words had touched Chongming.
But Chongming just said coldly, "Don't let me hear such words again. Also, please don't spread false news about my wedding. I'll only marry Yaohua in this lifetime!"
His eyes fell on the God - Lord, full of warning. "If you spread false wedding news again, don't blame me for being rude to you!"
He turned around and left. The God - Lord was stunned. He didn't expect Chongming to be so unforgiving. "Rude? He's already been rude enough to us. Will he even attack me next time?"
Tu Yang said quietly, "It's better not to break up a marriage than to destroy ten temples. With the Demon - God Disaster before us, we really shouldn't fall out with His Highness Chongming because of his wedding."
The God - Lord was a bit shocked by her attitude and asked rhetorically, "Do you mean I should just watch them violate the heavenly laws without doing anything?"
Although Tu Yang was a bit partial to Chongming in her heart, she couldn't admit it. According to the God - Lord's narrow - minded temper, if he heard that she was partial to another man, he would surely fly into a rage.
So, she said casually, "I just think we can discuss this matter after we solve the Demon - God problem."
Xun Huan said angrily, "Your Excellency, the God - Envoy, is wrong! We don't know how long it will take to solve the Demon - God problem. By then, they may even have children!"