Chapter 368: Chapter 360: Wedding_1
Originally, Fang Ren didn\'t want to make such a high-profile event, but due to Mu Huanqing\'s status, the wedding turned out to be spectacularly grand.
Actually, he didn\'t know that many people came to the scene because of him.
Important figures from the aristocratic families of Tianjiang, leaders from the Central Area, leading figures of the Nightfall Organization, presidents and vice presidents of various Alchemist Guilds, as well as the captains of the divisions of the Nine Heavens Corps, and the students of Class Three of the Medical College along with Teacher Huang were in attendance.
And then, there was the principal Fang Ren had never met...
Because there were so many people, the Tianjiang Continent suffered significant damage, and although many places had been repaired, there was still no place that could accommodate so many people and be suitable for hosting a wedding.
Therefore, the wedding took place at the Mu family\'s villa.
Everything here was still intact, the large estate could accommodate many people, and the Mu family\'s servants were more than capable of managing everything.
However, the villa, which originally had a leisurely and elegant atmosphere, was suddenly decorated so ostentatiously that Mu Qingshan barely recognized it as his own property.
The entire villa was bustling with activity. Mu Qingshan didn\'t like the etiquette of the aristocrats much, he thought the uproar was necessary, and there was no need to constantly have gentility and grace on the lips—guests should just enjoy eating and drinking today.
As a result, the whole villa was filled with noise, and the children brought by various guests were running around everywhere, causing quite a few nuisances.
Bai Qi was present today, too. She had been invited by Mu Huanqing to be a bridesmaid, but she resolutely refused. She didn\'t want to watch the man she liked marrying her beloved sister, and stand there smiling like a fool.
Liu Qianqian had also arrived, but she was simply there to attend the wedding.
The moment she accepted the pill that the Bamboo Garden had given her, she stopped fantasizing.
Moreover, her mother said that today she would take her to meet the sons of other aristocratic families. Liu Qianqian neither refused nor agreed. As a pet shop\'s pet, she felt she had no freedom to speak of.
The Fang family members were all there, but Fang Zheng and Kong Yingshu came as guests. Fang Tong, too.
After all, Fang Ren had never considered them his family, nor would they insist on this matter.
Soon, the wedding began.
The master of ceremonies was initially going to be Teacher Huang, as he had been hard on Fang Ren at school, but after the war, it was clear that Old Huang cared about his students.
Yet, in the end, Xia Mo somehow jumped out and insisted on being the wedding MC. Without a second thought, Old Huang decisively stepped aside.
On the stage, Xia Mo didn\'t use the usual opening lines of a master of ceremonies, but instead spoke about his feelings upon seeing Mu Huanqing getting married and his blessings for the wedding.
After all, Mu Huanqing counted as half his disciple and he had watched her grow up from a child.
As Xia Mo\'s speech came to an end, music sounded within the villa, and the bride and groom made their entrance.
Fang Ren was actually quite nervous about the presence of so many people. Although he fought like a madman on the battlefield, it was still influenced by the effects of cultivation techniques. He really felt a bit overwhelmed by this wedding scene.
However, he was relaxed quite a bit by a few groomsmen chatting incessantly by his side: Jing Haichuan, Li Xingwang, and Er Gou, all grinning and teasing, which eased his original tension considerably.
Mu Huanqing was not faring any better than Fang Ren today; she felt an inexplicable nervousness. She was long accustomed to being the center of attention, but today, she couldn\'t control her inner turmoil.
The three bridesmaids accompanying her were Xiao Xuan from the Nine Heavens Corps, Jian Qi\'er, and her classmate Li Xinyue.
This lineup of bridesmaids was a bit surprising, with Xiao Xuan being the exception.
Jian Qi\'er came today not as the celebrity Jian Ye, but in her capacity as Fang Ren\'s comrade-in-arms, which made sense as a bridesmaid.
But Li Xinyue\'s presence was a bit absurd.
The reason being that during this time, she seemed to have sparked some flames of affection with Jing Haichuan. She insisted on catching Mu Huanqing\'s bouquet today to marry Jing Haichuan and, from there on, torment him into old age.
So, Jing Haichuan was exceptionally nervous today, for he really couldn\'t handle Li Xinyue, who had always been a major foe for their group of brothers at school.
However, after being counseled by Li Xingwang and Er Gou, advising him to take Li Xinyue down and train her properly, to let her understand what a real man is, Jing Haichuan actually went for it.
In fact, if it weren\'t for all the events that had transpired, the bridesmaids today would have been Liu Qianqian and Bai Qi, but it couldn\'t be helped—not everything goes as one desires.
As Mu Huanqing, dressed in a wedding gown, stepped onto the red carpet, all eyes converged on her, and a blush crept onto her face.
The Madame Xuan was usually clad in battle attire, never having worn such clothes before.
She captivated everyone\'s attention.
At this moment, Fang Ren was momentarily stupefied, and then he burst into laughter.
After experiencing so much, he finally was about to marry her openly and honestly.
Especially as Mu Huanqing slowly approached him, he suddenly felt that all of his past troubles were so insignificant.
Even if he had to face a hundred times more difficulties, he was willing to step onto the Asura path again, to cut flesh and bone, for this moment.
Liu Qianqian stood alone in the distance, quietly eating fruit and sipping wine. Her mother had introduced her to some heirs of aristocratic families, but she really wasn\'t in the mood to talk too much. After responding courteously, she was alone again.
She seemed out of place amidst everything around her, yet she lowered her presence to the minimum. She kept her distance because she didn\'t want to disturb the mood of many people.
But Bai Qi spotted her from afar and came over to chat with her.
Because of Bai Qi\'s arrival, Liu Qianqian\'s mother didn\'t introduce her to any more young masters.
What is happiness?
Before she met Fang Ren, Mu Huanqing never thought that happiness belonged to her. In her eyes, her greatest joy was to pacify the Void and give people a piece of pure land.
But when she met Fang Ren, she suddenly realized a person\'s emotions could be so deep and affect so many things.
She had thought that being with Ah Ran every day was already her happiness until the first time they shared a room together.
She had believed that the joy of their conjugal bliss was enough, until later, when they had Cai Cai.
She had also thought that having a child with Ah Ran was happiness enough, until now, when Fang Ren himself placed a wedding ring on her finger and told her she was his wife from then on.
Looking at the ring on her hand, Mu Huanqing didn\'t know why her eyes reddened a bit.
After having had his child for so long, he finally gave her this recognition.
Xia Mo, "Hui Qing, is there anything you\'d like to say now?"
"Do I... really have to say it here?"
Mu Huanqing didn\'t quite understand these matters; she thought her heartfelt words should be said privately to Ah Ran.
But then she suddenly remembered how Fang Ren had announced in front of everyone that she was his wife, which moved her very much, as if it were a declaration.
So she felt that perhaps she should also make a declaration at this time.
After thinking it over, Mu Huanqing felt that such a matter had to be taken very seriously, and the words she spoke had to carry the weight of a vow.
"I, Mu Huanqing, in life belong to Fang Ren, and in death will be his ghost!"
Very serious, and with the momentum of a solemn oath.
But in the next moment, the whole audience burst into laughter.
Her face suddenly turned red; she felt like she had said something wrong.
Looking somewhat at a loss, she turned to Xia Mo, seeking what she should have said.
Xia Mo, trying to contain his laughter, said, "Don\'t worry, you didn\'t say anything wrong; it\'s just that your words were too serious. Share your own feelings."
Mu Huanqing thought again, glanced at Fang Ren, and then began with some ceremonial feel, "After meeting you, it seems I\'ve only made one choice, which was to do everything I could to get close to you. If time could go back to May 5th, 2310, even if I could prevent all tragedies, I would cripple my cultivation level and go to that small town to find you."
Gua ji gua ji—
May 5th, 2310, that was the day her meridians had been severed, and she was proclaimed dead by the world.
After another heartfelt confession from Mu Huanqing, Xia Mo invited Shang Han and Mu Tianyuan to speak a few words.
The reason he didn\'t call Fang Zheng and Kong Yingshu was that he knew about those issues with the Fang Family.
Never having seen his parents, his uncle wanted to kill him, his grandfather wanted to kill him, and the son of his uncle\'s family also wanted to kill him.
Any person would not have any good feelings toward their family of the past given such circumstances.
Shang Han actually wanted to run away with Mu Tianyuan today; he knew there would be this segment, but since he and Mu Tianyuan both took the stage to speak, if Brother Zheng\'s family didn\'t come up, he wouldn\'t feel right about it.
After Shang Han and Mu Tianyuan delivered moving speeches, Xia Mo was about to move on to the next part of the event, but Fang Ren turned to look back at where Fang Zheng was sitting.
Seeing this, Xia Mo paused again.
"Aren\'t you coming up to bless us with a few words?" Fang Ren asked them with a smile.
Although he had never felt a sense of belonging in the Fang Family, Fang Zheng and Kong Yingshu never once actively sought him out, there was no doubt, within the shattered Fang Family, Fang Zheng was a warrior worthy of respect.
And no matter what, Fang Zheng and Kong Yingshu were without a doubt his biological parents.
If it hadn\'t been for these two people, he wouldn\'t have been able to see the world, let alone meet Mu Huanqing, nor would there have been any stories that followed.
He was very clear about that.
Fang Zheng, sitting away from the others, suddenly froze, his phone that he was using to take pictures slipped from his hands onto the floor.
He had thought this day would never come because he believed this child was too stubborn to ever recognize anyone from their family, but he hadn\'t expected...
"Brother Zheng! You and sister-in-law, hurry up!"
Seeing them still stunned, Shang Han quickly urged them on.
Fang Zheng didn\'t bother to pick up his phone; he hurriedly pulled Kong Yingshu and ran up to the stage.
At last, the child had given him a chance to be a father.
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Meanwhile, in a place unnoticed by the crowd, Zhu Yuan was holding Cai Cai, looking at the stage with a face full of grievances. Experience more content on мѵʟ
And Cai Cai in her arms kept burrowing into her embrace, clearly hungry.
"Damn it! They really took me for a nanny!"