Chapter 68: Chapter 68 : An Auspicious Wedding Date

General Song came back to heaven with his troops after a week, boasting a victorious confrontation against the demons who sneaked into the human realm to cause unrest.

For now, the three realms were steeped in peace.

For now.

According to Zhang Fengxi’s calculation, they had around three months before a full-scale war broke out. Until then, he needed to complete a few tasks at hand.

One, marry Liu Wenyuan.

Two, fetch his spiritual weapon, the Three Realms Spear.

On the day of the engagement, Zhang Fengxi and his parents came to Wuyang Palace bearing engagement gifts.

These gifts were personally handpicked by Lady Song. After all, it was a marriage between two princes. It made sense to squander money for lavish gifts that befit Liu Wenyuan’s status.

The Longjing Palace’s attendants hauled trays of gifts from the carriage, paraded into the palace’s main hall, and presented them to the very delighted Wuyang Palace Master and Mistress.

Zhang Zhiyuan, Lady Song, and Zhang Fengxi sat at the long table. They were treated like noble guests. With every amazing gift that arrived, another cup of wine was poured to express the receiving palace’s gratitude.

"Oh, the Blood-Veined Jade Earrings from the Immortal Ascension Peak... Brother Zhang, you should not have," Liu Yichen gushed as he poured Zhang Zhiyuan another cup.

"No, no, no. I am ashamed that I did not come sooner."

"Nonsense! This is the best day of them all!"

Meanwhile, Lady Song who did the entire work sat next to her husband in a prim and proper posture. She exchanged a lot of smiles with Liu Yichen’s wife.

Being omegas, they were used to having their husbands reap the result of their efforts.

Lady Song truly selected the best gifts for the occasion.

Candied haws, winter melon, and cherries.

Delectable cookies that came straight from Longjing Palace’s kitchen.

Two bottles of wine that were aged for a thousand years.

Two expensive tea sets made of polished marble that were burned for three days inside a volcano.

Two sets of gold and silver accessories.

And so on, and so on.

Several days afterward, Wuyang Palace delivered Liu Wenyuan’s dowry to the Longjing Palace. This signified a successful betrothal between Zhang Fengxi and Liu Wenyuan.

Since Liu Wenyuan’s eighteenth birthday was drawing near, it was time to move to the next step -- the wedding ceremony.

For this purpose, both sides gathered at the Sun and Moon Temple to meet the Granny Of Love and Devotion.

Zhang Fengxi’s heart skipped a beat when he saw Liu Wenyuan again. Every time he saw the omega, he became more beautiful and more lovely. It was like a flower bud that slowly bloomed to perfection. The most beautiful flower of them all, the Ethereal Beauty.

"My love," Zhang Fengxi pulled Liu Wenyuan into his arms and pressed a kiss on his cheek.

The single kiss caused the omega to blush and smile. How adorable. If not for the parents and in-laws who were watching them, Zhang Fengxi might just pepper Liu Wenyuan’s entire face with kisses.

The Granny Of Love and Devotion was a deity in charge of all weddings in the heavenly realm. She blessed couples in love, read their fortunes, and gave out auspicious wedding dates for the happy couples.

The walls of the Sun and Moon Temple were full of wedding records. These records carried the names of all couples who had been blessed by the Granny of Love and Devotion.

It was said that a marriage without the Granny’s expressive blessing would not last long. Zhang Fengxi did not know where this myth came from, but it did not matter. He was confident that he and Liu Wenyuan were meant to be.

Alas, the Granny herself was not as confident.

The elder deity’s face visibly crumpled the moment she started reading the couple’s fate and fortune by using her fortune-telling equipment.

The glass sphere in the middle rotated slowly while countless stars and planets revolved around it, following their own trajectories. From time to time, the sphere grew brighter or dimmer.

The visitors only saw a mysteriously glowing ball, but the Granny saw a lot more.

The more she saw, the less comfortable she looked.

"This is..."

"What’s wrong, Granny?" Lady Song curiously asked.

The Granny waved with her hand. The glow disappeared from the sphere, and the small objects that surrounded it stopped moving. She gaped at Zhang Fengxi for some time before her gaze wandered to Liu Wenyuan.

"May I speak to the groom alone?" she then asked.

All six people were perplexed, but the other five people agreed to leave so that the Granny could have a moment with Zhang Fengxi alone.

"Prince Zhang Fengxi, how old are you?" the Granny asked.

"I am nineteen years old this year," Zhang Fengxi said. To be exact, he turned nineteen a week ago.

"I see."

The Granny nodded slowly.

"And you are sure that you want to marry Prince Liu Wenyuan?"

"Of course," Zhang Fengxi furrowed his brows. "I love him."

The Granny stared at him.

"I will be very honest with you and say that there is a shadow of another fate that is strongly linked to yours. Therefore, I cannot bless your union with Prince Liu Wenyuan."

Zhang Fengxi gaped at the elder deity opposite him.

"Another? Who?"

She shook his head.

"I cannot give you this information."

Zhang Fengxi exhaled.

"Granny, there is no one. If you can’t give me the name, does it mean that I have to stay single my entire life?"

"..."

The Granny Of Love and Devotion waved with her hand again, and the fortune-telling sphere came alive. She watched the images that were reflected inside the glass sphere for a while before she said, "A big change is supposed to happen within a year. Afterward, this other person’s fate might or might not disentangle from yours.

If the Prince is confident, do come here again one year from now, and we will talk about an auspicious wedding date."

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