Chapter 70 – The Wedding Day
On the day of his wedding, the proud Yu Xiaogang felt like he had reached the peak of his life. (1)
Early in the morning, the blazing red sun had just risen in the east. The morning sunlight shone from the clear blue sky, dotted with white clouds, dyeing the quiet forest in a brilliant red hue.
At that moment, in a spacious new wooden house in the forest—
It was the day of Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong's wedding.
Therefore, the door of the wooden house was decorated with red lanterns and red ribbons, symbolizing joy.
At the same time, a layer of red sheets had been spread over the large bed inside the wooden house, and a thick red quilt embroidered with a pair of mandarin ducks was laid out.
The entire wooden house was now fully decorated as a festive bridal chamber!
All of this had been prepared by Flanders for Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong.
Although the marriage was between Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong and had nothing to do with Flanders—
Yu Xiaogang grew up in luxury, while Liu Erlong had lived with her mother since childhood and had no social experience. It was very difficult for them to arrange their wedding on their own.
So in the end, only Flanders could handle it.
But in fact, it was he himself who had taken the initiative to offer help.
Because, in his view, although he was not the one marrying the goddess Liu Erlong, if he could take care of all the wedding preparations, he would still be considered involved.
This gave him a bit of comfort in his pain...
Well… it was truly pitiful and sad!
That was the internal judgment of Su Mo, who was hiding in the shadows watching everything unfold.
He had seen simps before, but never one like Flanders. It was likely that not even in his previous life on Earth could anyone compare. Flanders was a battle-hardened simp among all simps!
Meanwhile, Su Mo used the Death Scythe Martial Spirit to hide perfectly in the darkness and observe everything.
In the open space next to the brand-new wooden house that served as the wedding hall, Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong, who were both dressed in red wedding robes, came out from their respective houses.
Since it was their big day, both Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong had unmistakable expressions of joy on their faces.
Only Flanders, the master of ceremonies, seemed to smile on the surface, but underneath that smile was hidden sadness and bitterness.
However, Liu Erlong couldn't see Flanders' true emotions. Yu Xiaogang could, but pretended not to.
After all, in his opinion, he had no regrets toward Flanders. The reason he and Liu Erlong were able to be together was because Flanders had arranged it.
So Flanders should be happy about their wedding today!
He was truly a good brother to them both.
"Big sister, why hasn't your father come? Today is your wedding day. If he doesn't arrive by the afternoon, you'll have to go ahead and marry, or you'll miss the auspicious hour!"
In front of the open space, as time passed, Flanders—dressed as the officiant—couldn't help but look up at the sky and notice it was almost noon. So he asked in confusion.
If Liu Erlong's father didn't show up, it would be too late for the ceremony.
"Well… if he doesn't come, then Xiaogang and I will just get married first."
Upon hearing Flanders' words, Liu Erlong—especially radiant in her wedding attire—forced a faint smile on her beautiful face. As she spoke, her jade-like hands hidden beneath wide sleeves clenched tightly.
Liu Erlong didn't hold much affection for her father, Yu Luomian, but since he was still her father, she decided to send him an invitation when the wedding was set.
Unexpectedly, her father, Yu Luomian, didn't seem to take it seriously and still hadn't arrived, leaving Liu Erlong feeling completely disappointed.
"Let's wait a little longer."
Even though Liu Erlong had said she could go ahead and marry Yu Xiaogang first, as a devoted simp, Flanders still valued the presence of the goddess's father.
The goddess was about to marry—on such a crucial day, her family should be present. So Flanders decided to wait a little longer.
And that wait lasted over an hour.
Unknowingly, the sky had become somewhat gray, and it looked like it might rain.
"What's going on? What terrible weather! It was sunny a few days ago, and even this morning was beautiful. Why is it suddenly going to rain?"
Flanders couldn't help but feel annoyed as he realized it was about to rain.
"Sigh! Forget it. Second brother, third sister, it's getting late. It looks like third sister's father won't make it. You two should go ahead and get married."
Flanders finally sighed helplessly upon realizing that Liu Erlong's father still hadn't shown up.
"What strange weather. Could it be that even the heavens are crying for the unlucky Yu Xiaogang?"
Secretly, Su Mo also noticed the change in the weather and couldn't help but touch his chin with a playful look on his handsome face.
Looking at Yu Xiaogang standing beside the wooden house with Liu Erlong—his face red with joy, seemingly at the peak of his life—
Su Mo wanted to laugh.
Because the reason Yu Luomian hadn't arrived yet was that a soul master of the Haotian Sect—sent by Su Mo specifically to block him—had secretly delayed him.
Su Mo's intention was for Yu Luomian to bring people to stop the wedding, causing Yu Xiaogang to fall from heaven into the abyss.
Now that Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong were just about to be married, Su Mo immediately issued an order through the Death Scythe, telling the souls who had been blocking Yu Luomian to retreat.
"What the hell are those things?"
In a distant part of the forest, after seeing a group of strange, misty shadow-like beings leave, Yu Luomian didn't want to think more about it. If he delayed any longer, his daughter would marry his elder brother's son—so he had to hurry.
Meanwhile, with rain approaching and Yu Luomian still missing, Flanders gave up waiting. He quickly had Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang stand in front of the wedding hall and prepared to conduct the ceremony.
Flanders (looked at Yu Xiaogang seriously and coughed a few times): "Mr. Yu Xiaogang, are you willing to marry this beautiful and virtuous lady beside you as your wife? To love her, honor her, and protect her forever—whether rich or poor, in sickness or in health—to always love, care for, and cherish her?"
Yu Xiaogang (looked affectionately at Liu Erlong): "Yes!"
Flanders (turned to Liu Erlong): "Miss Liu Erlong, are you willing to marry this... handsome gentleman beside you as your husband? To love him, comfort him, respect him, and protect him as you would yourself—through wealth or poverty, sickness or health—remaining loyal, loving each other, and growing old together?"
Liu Erlong (holding the cat Heiqiu in her arms, also looked at Yu Xiaogang lovingly): "Yes, I do!"
"Then I wish you all the best. Now, please marry and enter the bridal chamber!"
Seeing the affection between Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong, Flanders pretended to be relieved and happy, wiping away what appeared to be moved tears—but they were actually tears of sadness—and continued conducting the ceremony, saying:
"What kind of ceremony even is this?"
Secretly, Su Mo couldn't help but curl his lip upon seeing that Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong's wedding was a mix of Chinese and Western styles.
At the same time, after initiating the ceremony, Flanders stepped forward and prepared to take the cat Heiqiu from Liu Erlong's arms. This had already been agreed upon.
Flanders assumed the cat, who always clung to Liu Erlong, would resist being taken.
But unexpectedly, the cat Heiqiu leapt onto him, licked his paws, and its orange-yellow eyes slowly swept across Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang. Suddenly, a playful and provocative gleam flashed in its eyes—something no one noticed.
"Does this cat recognize me too?"
Unaware that the cat Black Ball was being controlled by Su Mo, Yu Xiaogang felt moved to see that, just as he was about to marry, Black Ball had changed its attitude and taken the initiative to jump onto Flanders—as if it had decided to help him and Liu Erlong.
For a moment, Yu Xiaogang felt that, ever since leaving the Spirit Hall, he had become fate's favorite. Not only had he met Flanders and Liu Erlong—who could perform the Tri-Spirit Fusion Technique with him—
But third sister Liu Erlong also held a special affection for him, and elder brother Flanders had taken the initiative to match them. Finally, on the day of their marriage, even the cat that always disliked him began to support him.
Yu Xiaogang felt he had reached the peak of his life. How could he be so happy?
(End of this chapter)