Chapter 112

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Chapter 112: No More Waiting

The first day waiting for the wedding, Ji Yunhe spent it busily working at the second gate. By the time they finished laying down the foundation for the boundary, it was already evening.

She was very tired but she did not even think about resting. Instead, she went back to the city.

Ji Yunhe first grabbed the materials for the wedding robes that Qu Xiaoxing had prepared, then headed non-stop to the Demon Terrace to find Changyi.

She knew her tailoring skills were not very impressive, so she wanted to discuss with him over settling on some simple styles.

However, Changyi was not there. She asked a servant, but he only knew Changyi was busy with official business during the day, and did not know where he was right now.

Ji Yunhe returned to his room and sat at his desk. She was going to work on the wedding robes while waiting for him when she saw some scraps of paper that looked like invitations.

Ji Yunhe blinked her eyes at the paper. This big-tailed fish… had he made the invitations himself, and went to deliver them?

She was right.

Changyi really did go deliver the wedding invitations.

The monk and Luo Jinsang and such were easy, he just gave all of their invitations to Kongming and asked him to pass them out. But the snake demon and Lu Jinyan from Ji Yunhe's list were a bit more troublesome, Changyi would have to go and deliver them in person. He first knocked on the snake demon's door.

This house could be considered one of the better ones in the city, there was even a young watchman in the courtyard. The boy opened the door and froze when he saw the silver hair, black robe and a pair of trademark blue eyes. He opened his mouth but was not able to say anything.

"Who is it?" The snake demon carried a jug of wine and drunkenly swayed his hips to the door.

Changyi looked at him.

The wine jug fell to the ground and spilled everywhere while the snake demon looked at the visitor in shock. Changyi calmly handed him a red invitation. "In two days, inside the Demon Terrace main hall, Ji Yunhe and I will be holding a wedding. I came to deliver you an invitation. "

"Invitation?" The boy watchman looked at the snake demon, then at Changyi, then at the snake demon again. "Master, you're… that important?"

The snake demon also stuttered, "A… a wedding?"

"A wedding," Changyi said. "The time is on the invitation, goodbye."

He turned to leave, but then paused his steps and looked back. This time his eyes were less friendly. "I remember issuing a ban on alcohol a few days ago. Remember to report to the Demon Terrace and explain where you got this wine and how much more there are. Submit yourself to an appropriate punishment."

The snake demon gulped as he watched Changyi leave.

One minute he was giving an invitation, the next minute he ordered someone to surrender himself... It was so jiaoren.

Changyi arrived at the arsenal.

Because Lu Jinyan now worked in the armory, responsible for keeping track of incoming weapons and quality assurance. He had been very busy the past few days, and was counting through the racks when he suddenly heard the sound of swords falling to the ground outside.

Lu Jinyan immediately grew irritated and poked his head out screaming, "God damn it, be more careful! How many jobs can you guys create out of just one..."

Then he froze, and the record book in his hand also fell to the ground.

"Your Highness..." Lu Jinyan's voice softened down. "I... I have not gotten into any fights lately, I've been too busy. And I haven't seen that snake demon in a long time…"

A red invitation was held out in front of his face.

Lu Jinyan stopped talking.

"Wedding invitation. Yunhe and I will be getting married in two days. She wishes for you to be there."

Lu Jinyan's jaw dropped. "Me? Me?" He looked around then asked again in disbelief, "Me?"

"Yes, you."

Changyi pushed the invitation forward some more, and Lu Jinyan took it with shaking hands.

"Good work here." Changyi dropped three words and left.

As soon as he was gone, other people immediately gathered around and took the invitation from Lu Jinyan's hands. For a while, the whole armory was abuzz.

Changyi brought the last invitation to Lin Haoqing.

The injury Lin Haoqing had suffered from the Grand Master never healed, so he mostly rested in this residence arranged by Changyi and seldom moved around.

When Changyi arrived, he was meditating in the courtyard with a sword placed in front of him. The blade glowed with a faint light as Lin Haoqing whispered, "... Be careful and stay safe."

He was contacting his demon slave, Siyu.

Changyi did not disturb him and waited until Lin Haoqing opened his eyes and stood up, asking, "What is it?"

Changyi handed over the invitation.

Unlike the others, Lin Haoqing took a glance and immediately knew what it was.

He was silent for a moment, and then smiled. "Six years ago, I would've never guessed that someone would one day dare to marry Ji Yunhe. What's more, that she would actually invite me."

"She considers you a witness to a major part of her life," Changyi said.

Lin Haoqing's smile faded and his eyes seemed a bit misty remembering the past. "Yes, a very long time..."

Most of her life, and his as well...

He accepted the invitation from Changyi's hand. "I will definitely be there."

"Many thanks." Changyi was about to turn around, but Lin Haoqing called him back.

"You over consumed your magic and your health is not optimistic. Holding a wedding right now…" He paused. "Do not blame me for spoiling the mood, but have you thought of a successor? With the current situation in the world, the north cannot be without a leader."

"Kongming is the most suitable candidate." Changyi did not mind Lin Haoqing's bluntness. "I also hope you can stay and help. After the wedding, I will select seven people and form a cabinet. You can all plan and make decisions together on what's best for the north going forward."

Lin Haoqing sighed as Changyi was leaving.

"Jiaoren, this human world owes you too much."

Changyi did not pause or respond, as if he did not hear Lin Haoqing.

When he returned to his room, Ji Yunhe was still sewing under the lamp.

The sound of the door opening distracted her and she carelessly poked a finger with the needle. In the next moment, her hand was grabbed by him. He knelt down in front of her, and seeing the drop of blood beading at the tip, he subconsciously took her finger into his mouth.

Ji Yunhe silently watched him. After a while, Changyi took her finger out and observed it left and right to confirm there was no more bleeding. He sat down next to her and frowned at the big pile of fabric.

"Let me help you."

Changyi pulled the fabric, needle and thread toward him.

Ji Yunhe took them back and wanted to laugh. "I've held a needle at least once back in the Demon Valley, have you? In the sea?"

"We don't wear clothing in the sea, so naturally we don't use needles."

"That's right." Ji Yunhe pulled some thread and continued sewing. "You took care of the invitations, I will take care of the sewing. I was going to discuss a style with you, but then realized that I can only make the simplest kind. So don't get picky with me, let's just wear something simple for the wedding."

"Okay."

Of course Changyi would not be picky about it. Jiaoren's marriage ceremonies might be fancy and grand, but they still did not wear anything…

Changyi watched Ji Yunhe sew under the lamp, and listened to her casual voice asking him, "Have all the guests been invited?"

"Yes, they are all coming."

"I heard the city issued a ban on alcohol a few days ago?"

"Yes, the grains used to make alcohol can feed many mouths. Special circumstances, a ban on the production and sale of wine was more or less necessary."

"Then let's make some tea for the wedding?" Ji Yunhe asked. "Is there any tea left?"

"There is still some in stock."

Talking about trivial matters between them was rare. Deciding on food and clothing made them feel as if they were just living a calm and ordinary life.

Changyi felt like being with her right now was as comfortable as back when he lived leisurely in the sea.

After being fished out onto the shore, Changyi had not experienced such a feeling in a long time.

Ji Yunhe's face under the candle flame looked so soft and gentle, and she maintained a smile when she spoke.

Changyi knew she was feeling the same way as him right now. He looked at her lips, listened to her words, and suddenly lowered his head and kissed her.

Ji Yunhe was startled and her needle poked him in the chin. She immediately tried to look at how much damage she did to him, but Changyi did not care about the small sting of the needle at all.

He pushed down her arm with one hand, and held the back of her head with the other, gradually deepening his kiss.

At first, Ji Yunhe struggled a little to see his chin, but she soon gave up and kissed him back.

The candle flame danced and flickered for a long time before Changyi finally released her. Her breathing was now messy and chaotic.

Both of their lips were slightly red from the kiss.

They gazed at each other...

"Changyi." Ji Yunhe was the first to break the silence, but Changyi placed a finger on her lips and stopped her from saying more.

"Yunhe, it's always you who speaks and acts first. Let me take the initiative this time."

He picked her up, walked to the inner room, and placed her on the bed.

"Ji Yunhe, I want to break a rule."

Changyi was someone who always followed the rules, so when Ji Yunhe heard this, she decided to make it difficult for him. "You are the venerable Lord of the North, how can you break the rules?"

Changyi stopped and blinked, obviously not expecting this response from her.

After thinking about it, he surprisingly felt like Ji Yunhe was right.

So he actually straightened up. "Then you rest here for a while..."

Before he finished his sentence, Ji Yunhe grabbed his collar and pulled him back over her. Breath to breath, skin to skin, the mood that had been dimmed by her intentional hard-to-get immediately burst out again.

Changyi struggled to use his last bit of reasoning to sit up.

But Ji Yunhe pulled on his lapel and would not let go.

"So am I really resting?"

"Mhm," Changyi nodded. "Rest. It's been a tiring day."

Ji Yunhe looked at his red ears and smiled. "Really?"

"Really."

"Not together?"

"No." Changyi wanted to turn his head to look elsewhere. "We can wait some more..."

Ji Yunhe came up to his ear and whispered, "No more waiting." Her voice stirred up all the irrational desires inside him. "I, Ji Yunhe, have always enjoyed breaking the rules."

Between their breaths, her other hand reached out and untied the bed curtain. It fell down and covered them, isolating their passion from the world outside.

The red candle burned, dripping a bit of wax onto the wedding robe sitting across the table…

This was destined to be a beautiful night.

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