Chapter 263: and translation of chapter title

Golden phoenix tassel folding fan covering the face, Xie Shiyu holding the red silk led Tushan Jiu dressed in a red jacket skirt slowly walking into the hall, standing at one end of the red carpet.

On stage Xu Jiangshan wearing a Zhongshan suit, his solemn, grave voice rang out:

"Heaven and earth above, Six Realms all listen! Now Xie Shiyu and Tushan Jiu, having met in the vast mortal world, rely on each other with sincere hearts."

"We have chosen the first day of the first lunar month, burning incense and setting up the altar, to announce to heaven and earth: from now on we unite yin and yang energies, join in the bond of loving couples, together face the world's wind and rain, and guard each other morning and evening, year after year. If we violate this vow, we are willing to suffer heavenly punishment!"

"We hope all beings of the Six Realms and deities of the eight directions will witness this covenant!"

"Officiant: Xu Jiangshan."

After Xu Jiangshan finished reading the wedding document, he turned, made hand signs on stage to point the incense, and burned the document as an offering.

Lin Xiu'er, Maomao, Wang Dongqing, and Xiang Yichu, who had a puppet sitting on his shoulder, all wore their sect's traditional attire, serving as Dharma protectors for Tushan Jiu's wedding.

Tushan Jiu and Xie Shiyu exchanged a glance.

She gripped the red silk in her hand.

Once the offering was completed, it signified the heavenly Dao's blessing.

Her engagement to Xie Shiyu was now complete.

After a series of operations, the Mysterious Gate ritual was completed; next the host came on stage and the wedding began.

The music started, and the host said:

"Please bring the wedding attire, the phoenix cape—"

The hall doors opened; Lin Xiu'er, Maomao, Fang Qingyi and others had already taken off their robes and were carrying the three-meter-long red phoenix cape step by step inside.

"The phoenix's bearing condenses auspiciousness, elegant grace naturally formed; a single wedding dress, peerless beauty, the phoenix wedding attire!"

An elderly lady from the Hao family, dressed in an ancient-style skirt, slowly stepped up the stairs and tied it onto Tushan Jiu.

"Wearing the phoenix crown and rosy robes, auspiciousness greets the courtyard, filling the ground with blessings..... "

As the host recited the verses, Xie Shiyu stepped forward one step, taking Tushan Jiu's hand and walking toward the stage.

When the verses ended, they also arrived on stage; opposite them were four chairs in total, with Xie Wenmo and Xu Airu seated on the left, and the two chairs on the right empty.

Most of the people present were ordinary folk, who all thought it was because Tushan Jiu's parents had passed away, and they had deliberately placed two empty chairs there to commemorate her parents.

Little did they know, to the eyes of the Mysterious Gate people present, it looked completely different.

Tushan Jiu also only found out about this when she arrived at the venue today.

Moreover, Xie Wenmo and Xu Airu would occasionally smile and look over here; just now she saw them, and her mother-in-law was talking with her mother!

She looked at the laughing Tushan Sheng and Gu Meng with slightly reddened eye sockets, squinting her eyes, obviously asking what was going on.

They came up so openly—wouldn't the leaders below go berserk?

But Tushan Sheng merely raised his eyebrows at her, signaling her to wait a moment before speaking.

Xie Shiyu gently tugged the red silk; Tushan Jiu saw him smile with curled lips, and instantly understood they had planned this in advance.

I bet her father and the others must have gotten hold of some little secret of the leaders, waiting for this day.

This barrier is surely the best proof, right?

Tushan Jiu raised her eyebrows, understood in her heart, and lifted the corners of her mouth even higher.

If possible, who wouldn't want their relatives to see them off in marriage?

The host spoke again:

"First bow to heaven and earth!"

"Second bow to the parents!"

"Husband and wife bow to each other!"

"The rites are complete!"

As soon as the host's words fell, everyone clapped to congratulate them.

Next came the toast session; the two changed into their attire and appeared in the hall, going table to table to offer drinks.

Behind them followed Xie Wenmo and Xu Airu, while Xie Jingting and Xie Jingzhou carried handy items for them.

Lu Ze Yuan, Qi Chen, Kang Yan and others helped out, after all there were over a hundred tables of guests in the venue.

Over at the office side, Xu Jiangshan and Tong Xuping from Yun Shi were vying to greet the Mysterious Gate people.

Inside the barrier were all her natal family members; moreover, because it was special, Tushan Sheng and Gu Meng were greeting them, not allowing Tushan Jiu and the others to come over.

On stage, the props were cleared away; Bai Yu led half of the entertainment circle in taking turns singing Chinese-style love songs fitting this wedding.

Everyone says holding a wedding is the most exhausting affair, and no household is an exception.

However, although they were tired, every face bore a smile.

Originally, for this wedding, Xie Shiyu had arranged for Tushan Jiu not to follow him in toasting, because it was tiring and she also had to socialize.

But Tushan Jiu felt that at this moment she did not want Xie Shiyu to be alone, so she strongly insisted on toasting together with him.

As a result, after going through a hundred tables, even she, a martial practitioner, felt exhausted.

After seeing off the guests, Tushan Jiu collapsed onto the bed as soon as she returned to the bridal chamber.

Spread-eagled, she didn't move a muscle.

Xie Shiyu took a bath, came out wearing a wine-red pajama, saw she was still dazed, walked over and lay sideways beside her, propping his head with one hand and playing with her loosened hair with the other, saying, "If you're tired, shall I give you a bath?"

"Wait a moment, I don't feel like moving right now," Tushan Jiu said weakly.

All she wanted now was to blank out; even having reduced some procedures, if she had done everything fully she felt she would be ruined.

Xie Shiyu gave a low chuckle and said, "Aren't you still busy figuring out the gift accounts? I've brought the ledger back for you—a stack is sitting in the study."

Suddenly, Tushan Jiu seemed to recall something and shot up sitting upright, startling Xie Shiyu, who hastily let go, fearing he might tug her hair.

"What's wrong?" Xie Shiyu also sat up.

Tushan Jiu slapped her thigh, "Ay ya, I almost forgot the important thing!"

Having said that, she pulled Xie Shiyu toward the study.

Xie Shiyu thought she wanted to urgently count the gift accounts, so he hurriedly pulled her to a stop: "You're tired today, hurry up and take a bath and sleep; the gift accounts are right there, they won't run off—if you want to count them, do it tomorrow."

"It's not about counting the gift accounts; do you remember? I mentioned twice before that I wanted to get married earlier."

Xie Shiyu nodded—how could he forget? Those two times she mentioned marriage had him nearly overjoyed, unable to find his bearings.

Tushan Jiu pulled him along as they continued walking toward the study.

As they walked, she said: "Right, I thought that once we got the certificate you could touch my account books, but later I found out it's not allowed—you have to announce the marriage to heaven and earth and submit the wedding documents first."

Xie Shiyu's brow twitched slightly, his lips pressed together, and he said: "So those few times you said you wanted to marry me earlier were because......"

"Hehe, well, I'm not exactly great with memory, back then my thoughts were simple—I just wanted you to help me manage things; if I came up short, you could help me make up the difference." Tushan Jiu pushed open the study door.

She pointed inside and said: "Here, these are all my account books—please, husband, keep track of them for me! Thanks, husband!"

Xie Shiyu gazed at the thick stack of account books placed on his desk, and instantly fell into silence.