Chapter 378: Bowing in Marriage, Gifts from the Fox Clan

The seventeenth of the seventh month.

On this day, Snake Valley was the same as usual; the clansmen were each performing their duties, and order was maintained in an orderly fashion.

The Snake Clan's great army had already been dispatched.

To demonstrate their sincerity, the great army was personally led by the Snake Clan's First Princess, heading north to rendezvous with the Bear Clan's great army to jointly attack the vassal state of the same surname enfeoffed by the Fire Wolf Clan.

And on this very day, the palace of the Snake Clan's Second Princess, Yin Ning, was hosting a wedding.

The wedding was very crude and also very desolate.

Inside and outside the palace, almost no one knew about it.

Aside from the Seventh Princess and a few other Snake Clan women who came to offer congratulations, there was no one else.

And the two people bowing in marriage were none other than Luo Zijun and Bai Meixue.

Strictly speaking, both of them were humans and not members of the Snake Clan, so no Snake Clan members cared.

Only Luo Zijun felt somewhat puzzled.

Why must they bow in marriage here? Could it be that they just wanted him and Bai Daxiaojie to swear an oath of allegiance to the Snake Clan?

But what meaning did this have?

To the Snake Clan, both he and Bai Daxiaojie seemed insignificant, right?

"Bowing in marriage here and swearing an oath to the ancestors can be considered having the Holy Ancestor bear witness that you have fulfilled your promise to repay kindness with your body. When the time comes, if you still yearn for the Human Realm and refuse to return, I will no longer need to have any scruples."

In the simply decorated bridal chamber, Yin Ning, still wearing a black dress with a cold expression, said coldly.

Bai Meixue had already changed into a wedding robe and was sitting quietly before the vanity mirror, looking at herself in the mirror, silent and wordless.

A maid stood by her side, helping her comb her beautiful hair.

"After the ancestral oath is completed, you may leave."

After Yin Ning finished speaking, she left the room without a sound of footsteps.

Another room.

Luo Zijun was wearing a wedding robe, likewise sitting before the vanity mirror, looking at himself in the mirror.

Shui Wu stood by his side, helping him comb his hair.

"Aw u, do you have nothing you want to say?"

Luo Zijun asked.

Shui Wu said, "What do you want me to say?"

Luo Zijun said, "I am bowing in marriage with another woman, and I even had you serve me and dress me up; do you not have any other thoughts?"

Shui Wu smiled and said, "She is your officially wedded wife, what thoughts could I have? I only hope that she does not have any thoughts."

Immediately, she smiled again: "If she wants to drive me away when the time comes, you must help me."

Luo Zijun looked at his handsome face in the mirror and thought to himself: Previously it was bowing in marriage with Bai Daxiaojie, now I will just treat it as bowing in marriage with a fairy from the Moon Palace. Being able to marry the fairy I admire can be considered fulfilling a wish.

Evening.

The great hall was filled with red candles, the dim light creating a warm atmosphere.

However, there seemed to be no festive spirit at all.

There were no gongs or drums, no sound of firecrackers, and not even a single large red "double happiness" character.

The entire great hall had only three or five people, looking cold and desolate, exceptionally bleak.

Just as the bride and groom were preparing to leave their respective rooms, in the God King Hall, the Snake Queen was reading letters of news sent from outside.

At this moment, a maid entered and reported in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the wedding has begun."

The Snake Queen kept her head lowered, reading the letter in her hand, and asked in a flat tone: "How many people are attending?"

The maid said: "Only five people; besides the Second Princess and the Seventh Princess, there are also the daughters of two princes."

The Snake Queen finished reading the letter in her hand, pondered for a moment, and said: "It is a bit too desolate. Since Ning'er has already decided to let them go and offer sacrifices to the ancestors, that means she has acknowledged their status. To bow in marriage like this, is it not child's play?"

Immediately, she added: "Forget it, do not pay any more attention to it; let her do as she pleases."

At this moment, a guard suddenly rushed in to report: "Your Majesty, a group of Fox Clan women outside the valley wants to enter, saying they were sent by the Divine Fox Princess to... to offer congratulations for the Second Princess's wedding."

"What?"

The Snake Queen stood up abruptly, stunned for a moment, her eyes flashing with a sharp light for a moment, and suddenly, she seemed to have figured something out.

That day, she had gone to the Fox Clan to pledge allegiance with the intention of never returning; the Fox Clan princess had someone convey greetings to Ning'er on her behalf, and all the Snake Clan members thought that the Fox Clan princess had once known Ning'er, but now it seemed that the person the other party knew might not be her Second Princess Ning'er, but rather...

"Immediately go and notify the two princes and all the ministers to rush to the Second Princess's palace to attend the wedding!"

"Yugu, Yulin, you two follow this Queen to welcome the Fox Clan envoys!"

The Queen made a prompt decision, and after giving the orders, she immediately took a troop of people and rushed toward the entrance of Snake Valley.

At the same time.

Luo Zijun and Bai Meixue had already left their respective rooms.

When the two of them, wearing wedding robes, arrived together at the palace for the ceremony from the left and right corridors, they stopped in their tracks at the entrance at the same time.

Luo Zijun looked at her.

She also looked at him from beneath her red bridal veil.

Both of them seemed to have words to say, but for a moment, they could not say anything at all.

A thousand words and ten thousand phrases were flowing silently in their hearts at this moment.

This was the second time the two of them were bowing in marriage.

The first time, neither was willing, and both had their own purposes.

But this time, at least Luo Zijun was sincere.

As for her...

Thinking of the countless nights back then when the two of them had their souls intertwined in the Diyuan, as inseparable as glue and lacquer, and exceptionally affectionate, Luo Zijun felt that she should be as well.

"Come in."

Inside the great hall, Yin Ning's voice was as cold and frigid as always.

Luo Zijun took the initiative to step forward, took hold of her jade hand hidden within her wide sleeves, lifted his feet, and stepped into the palace.