Chapter 113

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Chapter 113: The Wedding

Last night was beautiful, but also very time consuming.

Ji Yunhe woke up leisurely and enjoyed the morning ambience until she looked out the window. She was definitely going to be late getting back to the border. She immediately rolled out of bed and put on her shoes, waking Changyi in the process.

They did not actually get much sleep.

"I'm not coming back tonight." Ji Yunhe roughly combed her hair with her fingers. "The back and forth takes up too much time. I will never finish these wedding robes if I keep running around, so I will see you at the wedding."

She dashed to the door and looked at Changyi before exiting.

He sat on the bed half naked, his silver hair draping down his shoulders and his eyes reflecting the light of the morning sun. "Okay. I'll be there waiting for you."

Ji Yunhe felt a warmth inside her heart. It was as if she had a family...

She rushed all the way back to the southern border.

She was very late, but the others did not slack because of her absence. Everyone had already set up the framework of the formation, just waiting for her to lay down the main component.

Ji Yunhe felt relieved that they all worked so well together. Things rarely went smoothly in her life, and seeing everyone strive toward a common goal to the best of their abilities was a breath of fresh air.

She hoped it would always be like this.

Ji Yunhe stayed up all night and finally finished their wedding robes. Even though time was short, she still managed to embroider a big blue tail on them.

Her embroidery was very clumsy and the fish tail looked extremely rough. She touched it and began to laugh, but then stopped.

This big tail now only existed in their memories...

The only thing left to think about was what kind of a smile she should have on her face when Changyi uncovers her veil tomorrow.

She should have asked him how his people typically celebrated during a wedding ceremony…

The anticipation made Ji Yunhe somewhat restless throughout the night, but she was still in high spirits getting up in the morning. The days of exertion did not leave any traces on her.

She still had to finish the foundation at the border and complete her task before heading back to the city.

And people seemed to have found out that she was marrying Changyi. They came up to her throughout the day to wish her well and give her their blessings. It brought a lot of cheer.

Ji Yunhe was ready to run as soon as the boundary was laid down smoothly around sunset, but she was pulled over by some girls. At first they were a little timid, but when they saw Ji Yunhe's rush, someone finally came out and said, "You are getting married."

"Yes, this hair must be combed," another one said while taking out a comb.

A third girl shyly presented a box of rouge. "I... I still have some rouge here, if you don't mind..." Her voice grew even softer when she saw Ji Yunhe looking at her, but she still insisted on finishing what she wanted to say, "I can apply it for you..."

As it turned out, these girls could not stand it anymore that she was heading for her wedding looking so sloppy. Ji Yunhe felt a bit humorous. A man passing by also chimed in, "Yes, yes, it is necessary to fix up a little. You are marrying our lord after all."

Well then... not just the girls. A lot more people here could not stand it anymore...

But they were right. She was getting married to their lord after all. Preparing nothing but wedding robes did seem negligent.

So Ji Yunhe stayed and had her hair combed, then her makeup applied.

She rarely dressed herself up in the past, and she never really had a reason to either, so she did not think of these things at all. As a result, a group of strangers helping her out on her wedding day felt extra special.

Ji Yunhe quietly accepted their kindness.

...

The bitter cold had receded somewhat, allowing some spring to come through. The Demon Terrace looked no different from a usual tonight, and Ji Yunhe flew straight for the main hall.

The main hall, on the other hand, looked very different now with festive wedding decorations.

A red carpet was laid out in the middle of the hall and red candles on tall lamps stood along both sides.

She had asked Luo Jinsang to help with the decorations here, and she did not disappoint. It could not have been easy to find so many lamps and candles at a time like this.

Because Ji Yunhe was stopped earlier to freshen up, all the guests were already here when she came. Luo Jinsang, Qu Xiaoxing, Lin Haoqing, Snow March, the snake demon and Lu Jinyan. Old friends and new friends waited together while Changyi stood among them in the same black robe he usually wore.

Ji Yunhe saw him right away. His silver hair was too eye catching.

Changyi looked at Ji Yunhe with blue eyes full of tenderness. He had also been looking forward to this moment.

But not yet...

Ji Yunhe landed in front of Changyi, pulled him to the side hall, and handed him a wedding robe.

"Change first."

Their wedding outfits were really simple. Ji Yunhe did not have time to make the inner pieces, so they only had to change their outer robes. After she finished, she saw Changyi holding up his robe and staring at the fish tail in the corner.

"You embroidered this?"

Ji Yunhe smiled and felt a bit embarrassed. She tried to pull the robe loose from his hand. "It's not pretty, but I wanted it..."

"It looks good," Changyi said. "Very similar to my tail."

His words made her feel a momentary sadness.

She held Changyi's hand and said, "If you like it, I'll sew you another one later."

Changyi nodded. "Okay."

They came out holding hands and walked down the red carpet together. This was their only ritual. Luo Jinsang suggested earlier to set up a customary fire bowl for them to cross over, but Ji Yunhe did not agree. She and Changyi had experienced too many ups and downs, and just wanted their walk down the aisle to be as smooth as possible.

And as expected, this red carpet walk was very calm. Even the wind did not come to stir their hair. They held each other's hands and walked step by step.

When they reached the end of the red carpet, Qu Xiaoxing acted as the emcee and began to read the congratulatory speech. The sky behind the main hall suddenly lit up like fireflies on a summer night. Dots of light rose slowly from every corner of the city and dappled across the entire sky, looking beautiful and awe-inspiring.

They were lanterns, floating and swaying as they drifted up into the stars like a painting.

Watching the scene and listening to Qu Xiaoxing's unintelligible speech that he found from god knows where, Ji Yunhe's heart soared.

"What is that?"

After Qu Xiaoxing's speech, Changyi asked while still looking at the rising lanterns.

"Blessings," Ji Yunhe said. "The news of our wedding leaked out, and the people of the north are giving us their blessings."

Changyi was silent for a moment and suddenly said, "This human world owes me nothing."

Ji Yunhe did not understand why he said this. But recalling all the torment and pain humans had inflicted on him, he was now saying...

This human world did not owe him.

Ji Yunhe was also silent for a moment, then smiled. "Changyi, you are too kind."

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