In the few days after Jiangli returned, the Fu Family’s gate was practically worn down by visitors.
Xun Tianhai, Bai Changfeng, and others all rushed to see Jiangli upon hearing the news, causing such a commotion that Jiangli and Fu Shiyan decided to go on a trip.
But after just three days of traveling, they were called back by Xun Tianhai.
The reason was that Xun Tianhai was getting married.
The bride, of course, was ng Hongyao.
Perhaps it was due to their brush with death, or maybe it was Jiangli’s counsel that emboldened him, but since returning from Youming, Xun Tianhai had found the courage to officially pursue ng Hongyao.
Every day, he took care of her, drove her to and from work, and stuck to ng Hongyao whenever there was a task.
Through his straightforward and persistent efforts, two years later, ng Hongyao finally relented, and the two officially started dating.
Working together already, and given the nature of their work, they’ve witnessed many life and death situations together, which added more layers to their love and other feelings.
After half a year of preparation by Xun Tianhai, and his bashful proposal, ng Hongyao agreed.
After a period of dating, they’re finally planning to get married this year.
When the invitation arrived for Jiangli and Fu Shiyan, it ca with another request from ng Hongyao.
ng Hongyao felt that Jiangli was their matchmaker; without Jiangli’s words, she, a straightforward woman, and Xun Tianhai, a straightforward man, wouldn’t likely understand each other’s feelings for who knows how long.
So, she wanted to invite Jiangli to be their witness.
Jiangli had never witnessed a modern wedding before, and upon hearing the news, she imdiately agreed and ended their trip with Fu Shiyan to rush to H city to attend the wedding.
Xun Tianhai and ng Hongyao were already exceptional among the Xuann Disciples, and their union was well-received by the entire Xuann. Naturally, most of Xuann sent representatives to attend the wedding.
The entire wedding was a lively affair.
As a witness, Jiangli followed through the entire event, exhausted, not to ntion everyone else.
When Fu Shiyan and Xia Xin went to help see off guests, Jiangli sneaked away, skipping the task.
She turned back to the wedding scene.
The wedding was held on the lawn at Xun Tianhai’s ho.
When Jiangli returned, she saw Xun Tianhai standing under the veranda on one side of the lawn.
He had just used the excuse of being drunk to pass the task of seeing off guests to Fu Shiyan.
Today, the newlyweds were the focus, so Fu Shiyan did not refuse.
Seeing Xun Tianhai, Jiangli stepped forward to et him.
Xun Tianhai held a cigarette, his cheeks slightly flushed as he exhaled the smoke.
As Jiangli approached, she asked, "Weren’t you drunk? Why aren’t you resting?"
Xun Tianhai took a drag of his cigarette, and amidst the smoke, Jiangli noticed sothing unusual in his expression.
Jiangli asked, "What’s wrong?"
Xun Tianhai shook his head, "Nothing, I just... thought of Uncle Pei Jiu."
Upon hearing the na, Jiangli’s brows furrowed slightly, "You..."
She didn’t finish her sentence.
But both Xun Tianhai and she understood what it ant.
Xun Tianhai ran his hand through his hair, crouched down, and said while smoking, "I rembered... after coming back from Youming, I had nightmares for several days, continuously seeing a scenario in my mind—"
He dreamt that he was the one who killed Uncle Pei Jiu.
At first, he was panicked, unable to believe it.
After all, when Fu Shiyan spoke to them, he said that Uncle Pei Jiu was killed by Qu Lin.
He also didn’t understand why he would dream of killing Uncle Pei Jiu himself.
He wondered where the problem lay.
He once sought out Fu Shiyan, wanting to understand what happened.
But he could hardly reach Fu Shiyan.
During that ti, Fu Shiyan was busy searching for ways to help Jiangli and had no ti for other matters.
Though Fu Shiyan appeared gentle, there was a certain coldness within, making it difficult for others to approach him.
Xun Tianhai even tried to find Xia Xin, but Xia Xin wasn’t present and had no idea about what happened.
ng Hongyao and others present were controlled at the ti.
No one knew what truly happened then.
Uncle Pei Jiu’s death lood over Xun Tianhai’s heart like a nightmare.
Later, at Uncle Pei Jiu’s funeral, before sealing the coffin and before the burial, he secretly checked the scars on Uncle Pei Jiu’s body.
One look at those scars, and he understood everything.
Each martial artist has a distinct force and angle of attack, evident from the wounds.
His understanding of himself was so thorough that he realized that those were the wounds he had caused.
His dream was not just a dream, but reality.
Upon hearing Xun Tianhai’s words, Jiangli frowned slightly.
Logically, Xun Tianhai should not recall these things, as he was not in control of himself at the ti.
Could it be that during the aftermath at Youming, due to yin-yang imbalance, he rembered certain events?
Jiangli looked at Xun Tianhai, cloaked in smoke, and calmly said, "Indeed, you were the one who killed Uncle Pei Jiu; this fact cannot be denied. However, Uncle Pei Jiu instructed us not to tell you because he knew it wasn’t your fault. You were under Qu Lin’s control, your thoughts were not your own. Even if you were to hurt at that ti, I would not bla you because it truly wasn’t your fault."
"Cough—"
Xun Tianhai was suddenly choked by the smoke in his hand, his eyes reddening.
He looked at Jiangli sowhat flusteredly.
He hadn’t expected Jiangli to tell him this.
It was only at this mont that he realized Jiangli seed much softer since returning.
Jiangli looked at him and added, "Xun Tianhai, do you know why Uncle Pei Jiu didn’t want us to tell you? Because he knew none of it was your fault, and he didn’t want you burdened with guilt. If you cling to this, you’re going against his wishes. Let bygones be bygones; if you want to rember it, keep it in your heart, but don’t lay all the bla on yourself. Do you understand?"
Xun Tianhai felt a sting in his nose, his cigarette burned his fingers.
He quickly discarded the butt, stubbed it out with his toe, then wiped his eyes with his thumb, took a deep breath, and smiled, "Hmm, I understand, thank you, Abbot."
Jiangli smiled mildly, "Don’t just stand here blankly, your bride is waiting inside, today’s your big day, it only happens once, don’t ruin it."
Xun Tianhai agreed, freshened his face, gathered his emotions, bowed to Jiangli slightly, and then walked towards the bridal chamber.
Jiangli watched until his figure disappeared before turning around to leave.
But when she turned, she saw Fu Shiyan standing behind her.
Jiangli’s eyes instantly lit up, she walked over quickly, rushed into Fu Shiyan’s arms, and asked, "When did you get here?"
Fu Shiyan held her waist, lowered his head, and touched his forehead to hers before saying, "Just arrived, are you tired today?"
Jiangli rubbed her forehead against him, "A little tired."
Fu Shiyan spoke warmly, "Then next ti when there’s sothing like this, we won’t co."
Jiangli imdiately said, "No, we have to co next ti."
Fu Shiyan couldn’t help but laugh softly, "Why?"
"Because—it’s lively."
Jiangli looked at the flowers, balloons, and banners around her and smiled, "I like this kind of liveliness, the more lively, the better, next ti, our wedding should be even more lively!"
Upon hearing this, Fu Shiyan raised an eyebrow, pondered for a mont, and teased, "Is Lili proposing to ?"
Jiangli raised her eyebrows.
She had heard from ng Hongyao that in this world it’s mostly n who propose to won.
How co for her, it’s reversed?
But...
It seed there was nothing wrong with that.
Jiangli wasn’t bothered by it, she opened her mouth, ready to speak.
However, Fu Shiyan stepped back two paces.
Before Jiangli could react, he produced a ring as if by magic, his gentle smile just like when they first t.
"For sothing like a proposal, let do it—"
As soon as he finished speaking, he bent one knee.
Jiangli snapped out of her shock, before he could kneel, she held his arm, grabbed the ring from his hand, and put it on herself.
Fu Shiyan’s eyes darkened, looking up at her.
Jiangli gave him a brilliant smile.
"I agree."
Fu Shiyan couldn’t help but chuckle.
Their voices gradually faded away.
"Does Lili want to marry so much?"
"Not at all, I just think proposals are boring, let it be simple, but the wedding, no, the livelier the better, I love this excitent."
"Alright, as you wish, we’ll do it however you like."
"Should we announce it to the world?"
"So grand?"
"Do I not deserve such grandeur?"
His voice bore a smile.
"You deserve it, no amount of grandeur is enough."
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