A Wedding.
A pure Western-style wedding, held in a solemn and romantic church.
The bride and groom slowly walked in.
The bride wore a holy white wedding gown, layered and dreamy, like a princess emerging from a fairy tale castle.
The groom wore a white suit, exquisitely tailored, accentuating his tall and slender figure, making him appear even more upright.
The two entered hand-in-hand, walking together into the church under the gaze of family and friends.
The pastor, standing on the elevated platform, recounted the couple's story, then turned to the groom and asked, "Mr. Bai, do you take Miss Tong to be your wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part?"
Bai Han smiled and looked at the person before him, "I do."
The pastor then turned to the bride, "Miss Tong, do you take Mr. Bai to be your husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to honor, to cherish, till death do us part?"
Tong Yao looked at the person before her, and there was a long pause.
Seeing this, Lin Yun felt a tremor of anxiety and gripped Bai Xi's hand. "Xi'er, could Yao'er be regretting this? After all, she put so much effort into pursuing Han'er back then, and Han'er really wasn't good enough to her… Could Yao'er suddenly have a change of heart and not want to marry Han'er?"
Bai Xi suddenly realized that her mother, usually frail and helpless, had quite a strong grip. "...Mom, don't worry. Love sickness is a serious illness, like a terminal one. It doesn't just disappear suddenly."
She had grown tired of the on-again, off-again love story between Tong Yao and Bai Han over the years.
If she were to have a change of heart, it would have happened long ago.
Lin Yun frowned and directly shook off Bai Xi's hand. "You child, what nonsense are you saying! Spit, spit, spit, it's a joyous occasion."
Bai Xi raised an eyebrow and looked at Han Mo beside her.
Han Mo tightly held her hand. "Don't worry, Xi'er. With me here, I absolutely won't let you suffer any grievances."
Bai Xi raised her brows. "I won't give you the chance to make me feel wronged either."
Lin Yun glanced at the two of them, then turned her gaze back to the people on the stage.
The pastor, seemingly surprised by the bride's silence, hesitated for a second before saying, "Miss Tong?"
Tong Yao finally replied, "I do."
After speaking, her eyes welled up with tears. "I… I feel like this is all a beautiful dream."
Bai Han reached out and gently wiped the tears from her eyes. "Don't cry, you won't be pretty if you cry. I was too immature before and made you unhappy. From now on… I will definitely not let you suffer any grievances."
Letting go of what should have been let go of long ago, embracing the new god, this girl before him… he would never let her down.
With that, he directly kissed the lips of the person opposite him, pushing the atmosphere of the entire wedding to its peak.
A Feast.
The most luxurious private room in the most luxurious hotel in Shangyang City.
Han Rui sat at the innermost seat, his eyes filled with a smile. "Eat, eat, everyone, please eat. This is all special Shangyang cuisine. If nothing else, this Golden Jade Full House is the number one dish in the hearts of all Shangyang residents."
Bai Xi, Han Mo, Bai Han, Liu Yue, Tong Yao, Lin Yun… even Shen Mingxun had been invited. Looking at the banquet before them, everyone inexplicably felt a sense of strangeness.
Bai Xi frowned. "So, you brought us all this way just for us to eat this 'Golden Jade Full House'?"
Han Rui's phoenix eyes twinkled with a charm that could topple cities. "That's right!"
Bai Xi gave him a sidelong glance. "Could you be any more bored?"
Han Rui curved his lips into a smile. "Of course I can!"
With that, he clapped his hands, and someone walked in, serving a dessert to everyone. It was shaped like a rose, made of sugar and chocolate, with sweet and refreshing fruit jam inside. "This is Summer Rose, a recently released pastry in Shangyang, also exceptionally delicious. Please try it."
Bai Xi: "..."
Has the Han family's business finally stabilized to the point where Han Rui is so bored he has nothing better to do? Perhaps she should help him expand, which could also allow Han Mo's medicine to enter more cities, making it accessible to ordinary people at an affordable price with good results.
Just then, Lin Yun suddenly said, "Little Rui, Auntie left in a hurry this time and didn't bring anything. But don't worry…"
With that, she took out a check from her bag and wrote an amount on it. "This is Auntie's token of appreciation. Auntie will also send you a gift later, brought by Xi'er next time."
Bai Xi: "?"
What does that mean?
Han Rui beamed. "Thank you, Aunt Lin. Auntie is the best."
Bai Han picked up his chopsticks and directly took a bite of the Golden Jade Full House. "Me too. Mine and Tong Yao's. I'll transfer it to you when we get back."
Han Rui smiled even more brightly. "Thank you, Brother Bai Han!"
Han Mo also took a bite of the dish. "I'll give you a few more prescriptions later, and I can reduce the profit sharing by one percent."
Han Rui's eyes suddenly lit up. "Brother Han Mo, you are truly my god."
...
Bai Xi looked at Xuan Feng sitting next to Han Rui and realized belatedly that this meal, these chocolates and candies… were in fact an alternative form of wedding sweets.
A Divine Palace.
Ling Xin was stomping her feet in the Divine Palace. "Why doesn't the God of War want to return? What's so good about being an ordinary person? Birth, aging, sickness, death; encountering resentment; separation from loved ones; unfulfilled desires. It's too pitiable..."
After speaking, she knocked over the flowers in the Divine Palace, scattering them on the floor.
But soon, the flowers grew back on their own.
The lower-ranking celestial attendants felt that if this continued, they would never finish sweeping the flowers on the ground. "Fairy Ling Xin, please stop dwelling on it. Didn't the God of War say that she still has responsibilities and important people in the mortal realm? When her mother and brother pass away, and that responsibility is gone, won't she return?"
Ling Xin's eyes suddenly lit up. "That's right!"
But quickly, they dimmed again. "But her man is immortal and cannot die. When will this end? Won't she never return then?"
The lower-ranking celestial attendants found that she was about to start mistreating the flowers and quickly said, "Now that the Divine Palace is open and spiritual energy is leaking, as long as that man can be taught cultivation… since that man can live forever and never die, with the God of War's help, he will surely be able to cultivate into an immortal as well."
Ling Xin's eyes brightened even more. "That's right, how did I not think of that?"
In order to ensure that man would return to the Divine Palace with the God of War after her earthly concerns disappeared, she had to find a way to get that man to cultivate sooner.
But his foundation is so poor, what should she do?
Right!
"I'll go down to the mortal realm now and urge the God of War and her little pampered husband to cultivate spiritual union more. Then, we can strive to have more celestial children with powerful spiritual energy. Then, their whole family can come to the Divine Palace together, and our Divine Palace will be lively!"
With that, she ran and skipped away.
The several lower-ranking celestial attendants looked at the flowers and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After sweeping flower petals all morning, there was finally an end in sight!
All end.