Chapter 566

「My deity, love is the most precious and best gift you have bestowed upon this world. The oath forged from love between a man and a woman is the most beautiful love you have given. 」

「Today we celebrate love. May the deity bestow blessings, protection, guidance, and blessings upon their oath. 」

「May your love forever surround them and us, Amen. 」

After Lisailiu finished saying these words, she gently closed the Bible in her hand, then opened her arms and said to everyone present, "Next, let us invite the Commander."

「Oh!! 」

In the crowd, laughter burst out immediately, followed by enthusiastic applause.

Qin Ge slightly embarrassed, shrugged his shoulders at the few leaders standing beside him, then, under Lisailiu's gaze, slowly walked over and stood to her left.

Meanwhile, the crowd gradually approached the place where Qin Ge stood, but they left the central red carpet empty.

After everyone had taken their places, a melodious tune began to play. Qin Ge immediately realized it was the wedding march.

At this moment, the crowd also realized and turned their gaze to the end of the red carpet, where they saw three figures standing.

First was Guanghui, wearing a pure white wedding dress, holding a white bouquet in her hands, and wearing a silver-white small crown on her head. Against her white hair, she appeared extraordinarily elegant.

The white veil on her head gently floated behind her, while He Min and Kalubudisi stood behind her, lifting the long train of her wedding dress with their hands.

「Wow, so beautiful! 」

「Guanghui sister, you look truly beautiful today! 」

「…」

For a moment, the small chapel was filled with sounds of admiration.

Qin Ge also felt a sudden awe; he said that among the warship girls, he had already become immune to their beauty, but seeing Guanghui appear before him now, he was still utterly amazed, unable to stop his heart from racing.

Slowly, Guanghui fixed her gaze on Qin Ge, stepping forward with determined steps from the red carpet to his side.

At this moment, Lisailiu, with a solemn expression, said to the two, "Commander, Guanghui, may the deity bless you. Today we gather in the sanctuary before the deity to hold an Oath Ceremony for you."

The Oath is blessed, sacred, and extremely precious, so it must not be taken lightly or hastily; one ought to be reverent, devout, and grateful when swearing before the deity.

Here, Commander, I, representing the Church, ask you before the supreme, holy, loving, pure deity: Do you sincerely wish to enter into an Oath with Guanghui, from now on devoting yourselves to each other for life, whether in joy or hardship, poverty or wealth, smooth or adverse, health or illness, you will respect her, aid her, and cherish her?

Qin Ge nodded slightly, feeling somewhat restrained and excited; after all, doing this under the gaze of so many warship girls still made him a bit nervous.

「I am willing. 」

「Then, Guanghui, I, representing the Church, ask you before the loving, supreme, holy, pure deity: Do you sincerely wish to enter into an Oath with the Commander, from now on devoting yourselves to each other for life, whether in joy or hardship, poverty or wealth, smooth or adverse, health or illness, you will respect him, aid him, cherish him, and love him wholeheartedly? 」 Lisailiu asked.

At this moment, Guanghui's voice also sounded slightly trembling, evidently this nervous and excited feeling was not hers alone.

「I am willing. 」

Lisailiu smiled and nodded, holding the Bible in both hands, and said to the two, "Then please make the Oath."

Upon hearing Lisailiu's words, Qin Ge quickly nodded, then reached into his pocket and pulled out the Oath Ring he had prepared beforehand.

At that moment, the Oath Ring, reflecting the sunlight streaming into the Small Chapel, became extraordinarily brilliant.

Almost all the warship girls looking this way couldn't help but be slightly surprised; the murmuring below gradually rose. Yet more were filled with anticipation on their faces, for most of them imagined themselves like Guanghui, standing now before Qin Ge.

However, Qin Ge was not disturbed by these actions; before everyone, he took Guanghui's left hand and placed the ring on her ring finger.

At the moment the ring was placed, the Oath Ring suddenly emitted a strong light, which instantly enveloped Qin Ge and Guanghui; the light vanished in an instant, leaving only a gasp from the crowd.

Under the stimulation of the bright light, Qin Ge couldn't help but close his eyes; when he opened them again, he suddenly realized that Guanghui before him was so real, and that merely thinking of Guanghui made him feel her presence, standing now before him.

Guanghui across from him also opened her eyes, her gaze filled with a hint of surprise: "Commander, I feel I can sense you more clearly now. It's as if, whenever I think of you, I can pinpoint your location."

"I suggest we discuss these matters after we finish the ceremony; Commander and Guanghui, you two surely don't want any regrets in your ceremony, right?" Lisailiu said to the two who seemed about to discuss.

Qin Ge, who was speaking, couldn't help but start; if Lisailiu hadn't spoken, he would have prepared to ask Guanghui about her exact feeling, because he wanted to see whether it was the same as his.

"Cough." Guanghui also reacted immediately, and said to Qin Ge, "Although light should be evenly shared among everyone, this world already has so much Guanghui, so let me be a little selfish. For from the Commander, I have obtained the most important thing~"

Qin Ge couldn't help but smile; this sentence was very familiar, Guanghui had said it to him before, and not long ago either.

He then smiled and said, "Because my identity and position prevent me from loving you wholeheartedly as one person, but I hereby guarantee that from now on I will treat you like a wife, walking hand in hand with you, knowing the far shore."

"Hmm." Guanghui nodded excitedly.

Lisailiu beside him also couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief; indeed, as her Commander, even conducting an Oath Ceremony would cause some situation completely different from others.

Fortunately, she had timely rescued the situation, preventing it from worsening; thus what remained was the final item.

"May the deity bless this ring, that it may become the token of your eternal vows; may you from now on love each other, never part, be forever united! May the deity be with you, forever, Amen!"

After Lisailiu finished speaking, a burst of enthusiastic applause erupted from the crowd where everyone stood, followed by even louder noise.

"Commander, what are you staring at? It's time to kiss!"

"Exactly, hurry up, Commander!"

「…」

Amid the urging voices, Qin Ge couldn't help but take a deep breath; then, in the anticipatory gaze of Guanghui before him, he gently embraced her, and then kissed her deeply…