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Molting the Mortal Coil - Chapter 711

Published at 29th of March 2024 06:07:16 AM


Chapter 711: Moving On

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Chapter 711: Moving On

Struggling through the song and dance, Sages lack of comfort was hidden by Yuan Hus advanced capability. His voice and instrument werent just well played, the music carried Qi along with it and ensured that this wasnt just any regular performance. Ruanfu looked eager to make them do more, but she couldnt refute these two. She gazed into the distance at the large buildings she saw there and realized she had finally run into the reason this place was so important.

Finally, the number ended and Ruanfu no longer gave them a hard time. She merely held out one hand and patted it with the fingers of her other. Sage brushed his ring and a trio of Storage Bags flew out and landed on Ruanfus palm in a pile. She balanced the pile of bags on one hand while sending her consciousness in to take a peek. Then she nodded and stepped to the side, waving Sage on.

Along with Yuan Hu, these three men were some of Sages earliest friends. The thin and scholarly man was Geng He, a Doctor and Alchemist, while the very average looking person who loved to show off was his loud friend Qiu Hou. As a Talisman Master, he had put on quite a show, one which Ruanfu couldnt overlook. The same went with Yuan Hu, he was a Minstrel, and able to infuse his voice and instruments with Qi techniques. Taking advantage of their professions, they had put on a splendid show that was far beyond what any mortals could produce.

With the final hurdle handled, Sage led the three men and women up a flight of stairs and into the front door of the building. It was not a palatial estate like many other Clan homes hed been to, but it was still larger than any single family would use. He walked down a hall and into the largest room of the house where a few women were waiting along with that barrel chested man from earlier. Despite his gruff look before, that Uncle Yuhan was now on the verge of tears. He was only barely able to hold them back at this moment.

Sage stepped forward and took in the figure in front of him. Layer after layer of thin red silk hid her. She had designed this dress herself and it took Sage many tries before he got it right. Her face, as the rest of her body, was hidden by many diaphanous layers of silk. It gave her a light and airy feel while also completely obscuring her features. She looked much like a spirit or a ghost, a mere silhouette behind an opaque silken screen. For his part, Sage also wore another elaborate red silk suit and upon seeing her, he smiled and beckoned her to follow along with him. Ñøv€l--ß1n hosted the premiere release of this chapter.

She smiled back at him and then shook her head, Lang Ling.

The second marriage was somewhat different from the first. The actual ceremony only consisted of three bows. One, to the heavens and earth. Two, to the ancestors and parents that brought you into the world. Three, to each other. There were also many rituals prior to the wedding: matching of birthdates, betrothals, bridal gifts, checking the date of a wedding, and many other smaller details. Then there was the retrieval of the bride and making it past the challenges of the bridesmaids to see if the groom was worthy and committed, the most important of which were many bribes. After seeing the bride, the groom would bring them back to their own family. There was a tea ceremony serving all of their elders and family members, but Sage had none remaining.

Zhu Jiao had also lost her parents, so the both of them made offerings to the name plaques of their parents and ancestors and then to Jiaos Elders in the Zhu Clan. Considering hed lost the Lang Clan home and it was so very far away, the Tiankong Siblings purchased an estate in Plum Lantern City and set up a large ancestral altar for them to use.

With Wan Ling, her closest relative was her uncle, Wan Yuhan, and one of Sages mentors many years ago at the Holy Flame Sect. For this wedding, Elder Manji, the Cloud Swallowing Thunder Eel, had carried them all the way across the kingdom and back to the Holy Flame Sect. Here, the Holy Flame Sect was their family, and they gave their second bows to the Sect Elders and ancestors as well as their own familys ancestors.

There were also slightly different traditions related to the wedding banquets, with the Zhu requiring a banquet for the grooms family as well as another for their own. Meanwhile, at the Holy Flame Sect there was a single giant banquet that was to last two full days. The first would carry on into the night with Sage and Ling locked into the bridal chamber, and all the guests making naughty jokes about what they were doing. Then the day after, they would join the banquet to celebrate their new union.




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