"Clan Elder, come in."

Jiang Li picked up the Dao Artifact that held the Xi He Dao Fruit and called out loudly.

His voice, along with a subtle Qi Mechanism, reached outside the hall. Jiang Bowei, the elder of the Jiang Clan, entered upon hearing it and saluted Jiang Li, "Family Head."

"The divination result is out, and it's an auspicious omen."

Jiang Li said, flipping his left hand, a great bow appeared in his palm. He said, "Take these two items as a betrothal gift and deliver them to the palace."

The rites of Auspiciousness and Proposal, along with Setting the Date, were combined directly, and the envoy naturally became the elder of the Jiang Clan.

The clan elder wasn't surprised to hear this, but when his gaze fell upon the great bow, his expression changed involuntarily, "This... the Sun-shooting Bow! Family Head, this is inadvisable! The Sun-shooting Bow is the nemesis of our Jiang Clan's cultivation body, how can you send such a thing as a betrothal gift?"

"Precisely due to this, it shows I am sincere, doesn't it?"

Jiang Li seemed not at all worried and smiled, "Moreover, this Sun-shooting Bow will eventually return to my side with my wife."

Unlike the betrothal gifts of Jiang Li's previous life, gifts sent were meant for the bride about to be married, not to fall into the hands of the bride's family.

Moreover, to be honest, wasn't Gongsun's family under Jiang Li's control anyway?

I, Jiang, am about to take over the entire Gongsun family.

Seeing Jiang Li's insistence, the elder was rather helpless and could only take the two Dao Artifacts and leave Lie Mountain Hall. On the way, he instructed clan members to bring two wild geese along with him.

Auspiciousness and Setting the Date both required the accompaniment of wild geese, and since they were combined, one more was warranted.

In this aspect, the elder was always rather persistent.

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An hour later, in a side hall of the Suhua Palace.

On a table carved from white jade, the betrothal gifts were presented along with two wild geese. The geese were placed separately, one beside the Sun-shooting Bow, and the other crouching by the Xi He Jade, looking as if there were two portions of the bridal gifts.

"He's clever."

Gongsun Qingyue looked at the arrangement on the table and said teasingly.

As soon as she saw these two items, she understood Jiang Li's intention.

The Xi He Jade was naturally for her, but the Sun-shooting Bow was for Tianxuan.

This Dao Artifact, which subdued the solar attributes, was no use to Gongsun Qingyue even if given to her.

Jiang Li and Jiang Zhuyang could use it because, although Jiang Li had the Fire Element, he didn't primarily align with the solar attributes, and his True Qi nature could change at will. Meanwhile, Jiang Zhuyang relied on the divine skills of the Han Zhuo Dao Fruit.

Gongsun Qingyue was not Jiang Li and had no special divine skills to rely on, so forcibly using the Sun-shooting Bow would be more harmful than beneficial.

On the other hand, Tianxuan, who practiced the Way of Taiyin, had a Dao Fruit even connected to Hou Yi, making the Sun-shooting Bow perfect for her. Furthermore, Tianxuan could entirely use her own power to gather the most Yin arrows, replacing the Sun-shattering Heavenly Ice Arrow compatible with the Sun-shooting Bow.

"The junior disciple is really good to the Master."

Gongsun Qingyue looked at the Sun-shooting Bow, feeling quite envious.

Not to mention the special significance of the Sun-shooting Bow to the Jiang family, just its grade surpassed the Xi He Jade that Gongsun Qingyue received. The disparity in betrothal gifts was immediately obvious.

"Silly child."

Tianxuan approached the table, picked up the Sun-shooting Bow, but her face was quite regretful, "He is compensating me. Giving the Sun-shooting Bow is compensation because I cannot marry him openly. Plus, it's also to ensure I give you a perfect wedding, without any disruption."

"Moreover, with your junior disciple's current abilities, the Sun-shooting Bow cannot restrain him. Previously being able to heavily injure him once was already the limit of the Sun-shooting Bow. The bow holds little significance for him now."

After all, the main branch of the Jiang family has been largely decimated, and the Golden Crow Dao Fruit now rests in Jiang Li's hands, making Jiang Li practically the greatest sun now.

Since there's no need to use the Sun-shooting Bow against enemies, and it cannot restrain him, it naturally holds little significance for Jiang Li.

But even so, it remains a third-grade Dao Artifact, quite rare in the present age.

Tianxuan, intrigued, injected her True Qi into the Sun-shooting Bow, feeling the changes in the bow, and gently drew the bowstring to conjure a simple white arrow.

Though she appeared regretful, she wasn't displeased and gladly accepted Jiang Li's compensation.

"Master isn't displeased?" Gongsun Qingyue couldn't help but ask.

It's impossible to say Tianxuan didn't want a wedding. Had she not wanted one, she wouldn't have made previous arrangements, yet now she willingly accepted Jiang Li's compensation and refrained from participating further.

This made Gongsun Qingyue breathe a sigh of relief and also feel some curiosity.

"Why should I be displeased when I have already gotten what I wanted?"

Tianxuan holding the great bow, said, "Someone once said that if a couple is too perceptive, they will eventually hurt their relationship, extreme wisdom will be harmed, so a wise person is best off with a relatively dull partner, but I don't think so. Someone who isn't my equal, what qualification does he have to walk a lifetime with me?"

"Excessive perceptiveness isn't necessarily bad, at least it allows a couple to know each other all their lives. Now, the answer your junior disciple gave me is enough to satisfy me."

Rather than Tianxuan wanting to partake in this grand wedding, it's more accurate to say she wanted Jiang Li to provide an answer that satisfied her.

Whether it was navigating complexities in the wedding and smoothly completing it, or seeing through everything in advance as now, it was enough for Tianxuan to prove her choice was not wrong.

That was enough.

With those words, the bowstring was drawn, and the simple white arrow formed. Tianxuan's pale fingers slightly loosened, and the white light pierced through the roof of Suhua Palace, streaking across the Sky Dome, leaving a snowy white frost trail.

"Now, Jiang Li knows my response."

Tianxuan looked at the frost mark and revealed a captivating smile, saying, "Disciple, you should also prepare for your wedding."

At the same time, Jiang Li saw the soaring white light at the Jiang Family Territory and also showed a slight smile.

For a moment, he felt that all the troubles of the day were worth it, even the usually disagreeable elder brother seemed amiable and kind.

Hm, this time, I won't handle it personally; I'll just inform the Princess that he's still in the Divine Capital.

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The following two days matched Jiang Li's initial expectations; the matters pertaining to the grand wedding did not need Jiang Li to prepare, others were there to serve.

Within the Upper City, traces left by the mutiny days ago were cleared away, damaged buildings repaired with magic, and the streets adorned with flowers.

On the day of the grand wedding, the entire Divine Capital was festively decorated, whether Upper City, Inner City, Outer City, or beyond the city walls—all became lively.

By afternoon, a Great Sun rose from the Jiang Family Territory, with six dragons soaring through the Sun, collectively pulling a golden-red chariot straight to the Imperial City.

Each of the six dragons was indistinguishable from a True Dragon, exuding their own majesty; Jiang Li rode the six dragons to traverse the heavens, clad in red robe embroidered with golden patterns adorned with nine chapters, imposing as if the Sun God had descended to welcome the bride in the most spectacular manner.

Shortly after the dragon chariot landed in the Imperial City, it ascended again, with a bride added to the chariot.

Gongsun Qingyue was also dressed in crimson, wearing a curved collar, adorned with phoenix patterns and a phoenix hairpin, radiant and majestic yet retaining noble elegance.

The two drove the Six Dragon Chariot around the Divine Capital once, finally returning to the Jiang Family Territory at dusk.

The wedding, also called "Huan Ceremony," takes place at dusk, regarded as an auspicious time of the day at the moment of Yin Yang transition.

The Six Dragon Chariot landed outside the Jiang Family Territory; Jiang Li and Gongsun Qingyue alighted hand in hand, amidst greetings from officials and noble families, entering the territory, and proceeding to Lie Mountain Hall.

The formal wedding ceremony comprises three steps: personal greeting, shared feast with goblet, and unraveling and tying hair.

Jiang Li brought the new bride to share a meal placed within a cauldron in front of Lie Mountain Hall, drank wine with goblets facing each other, symbolizing the couple as one body, respecting each other, which constitutes the shared feast with goblet.

Afterward, Jiang Li personally untied the engagement cords from Gongsun Qingyue's head, cut a lock of hair from each, and tied them together with red cord.

This concluded the ceremony, making them husband and wife bound by marriage.

"Congratulations to the Minister of Works, congratulations to Princess Zhao Yuan."

Officials extended their felicitations.

"Congratulations to the Family Head."

Jiang Clan members offered their congratulations.

"Congratulations to the elder, congratulations to the Young Family Head."

Dinghu Sect disciples and Gongsun Family members congratulated them further.

Elder Tianquan from Dinghu Sect personally attended along with disciples, joining Elder Yuheng in attending the wedding. Meanwhile, Elder Tianji remained at the sect, entrusting Elder Tianquan for presenting gifts.

Regarding the Ji Family······

Jiang Li took the wedding extremely seriously, allowing no vulgar disruptions; thus, prior to the ceremony, potential troublemakers were arrested and sent to the Heavenly Prison. With previous arrests included, most Ji Clan members within the Divine Capital were apprehended, so although Ji Family members were present, their congratulatory voices were overshadowed.

Afterward came the grand feast for guests, host and guest enjoying themselves thoroughly.

As guests gradually departed, night had deepened.

Tianxuan declined the escort from Elder Tianquan and Elder Yuheng, and returned to the Imperial Palace with the Master of Rain and the Princess.

Meanwhile, Jiang Li, after concluding this intricate and significant wedding, returned to the newly built Family Head's bridal chamber.

Opening the door, the festive ambiance within caught his eye. Of course, no matter how vivid the red was, it couldn't outshine the bride seated on the bed.

Yet······

Jiang Li closed the door and set a restriction, lest the situation of having two brides inside be known to outsiders.

Indeed, at this moment, there were two brides seated on the bed.

The identical fiery curved collars, identical attire, even identical appearances.

"Junior Brother."

"Master."

The two brides spoke simultaneously, each uttering different titles.

"Guess who I am?"

"Or would you prefer to hear me call you Master?"

The two alternated speaking, both using Gongsun Qingyue's voice, yet certainly one wasn't Jiang Li's senior sister, but his master.

Having Tianxuan call himself Master······

To reveal their identities or have Tianxuan call himself Master?

To this, Jiang Li seriously stated, "They say once a teacher, always a father. Why don't you change the title?"

He was always one to respect teachers and the Dao, hoping his wife would too; after all, a master is still a teacher, isn't it?

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