Chapter 2010: Cross-Dressing Only Feels Good for a Moment
Zhang Zitong was startled and quickly retracted her gaze.
That demon’s cultivation is really scary… I only gave him a few more glances, and yet he already sensed it.
She understood her limits well. If she was discovered by this great demon, with her cultivation, there was no chance of her winning.
Fortunately, the Yin Yang Path Master approached Lu Sanyuan with a big smile to talk to him, which made him retract his gaze. He began to converse cheerfully with the Yin Yang Path Master.
Soon after, the bride’s escort returned. The bridal carriage stopped by the entrance. A bride with a red veil over her head slowly walked in, supported by her maids.
When they saw her fair and graceful figure, many people sighed in astonishment. They shot Fang Long envious looks.
Just what kind of damned luck does that guy have?
Even Zhang Zitong couldn't help but sigh in amazement. The saintess really was as beautiful as a goddess. Even though her face was covered under the red veil, just the natural grace she walked with tugged at the heartstrings of the people watching. That wasn’t something she could compare to at all. Previously, she had seen that the Heavenly Devil Path’s Pan Qiaoqiao was also full of charm, but she was still inferior to the saintess.
…
Shortly after, the bride entered the main hall. The Yin Yang Path Master gave her a look.
However, someone suddenly asked, “Why isn’t the groom leading the bride in yet? We're about to celebrate the wedding soon!”
Fang Long seemed to awaken from a daydream. He quickly ran over.
The Yin Yang Path Master bowed and invited Lu Sanyuan to sit in the seat of honor. Lu Sanyuan replied with a smile, “You are the host here today, and the newly married will bow to you in honor. What would I do in that seat? I’ll be fine sitting below.”
The Yin Yang Path Master Fang Zhonghe bowed and said, “The Path-Sect Master[1] is the wedding witness, as well as the heaven and earth of our Holy Sect. If your respected self won’t sit in the seat of honor, how could we dare?”
The elders all cursed inwardly.
This guy’s obseqious attitude is truly nauseating.
However, none of them dared to express anything.
Meanwhile, the middle-ranking members of the sect who were a bit farther away were stunned.
How did the Vice Sect Master become the Holy Sect’s heaven and earth? What about Sect Master Yun?
Lu Sanyuan was clearly very satisfied with the Yin Yang Path Master’s attitude. He thus nodded and said, “Since brother Fang has invited me to do so with such hospitality, it would be impolite to refuse.”
Meanwhile, Li Feiqing watched as Fang Long approached the saintess. The wedding was already about to start, so he was feeling incredibly nervous. Previously, he'd already coordinated with that bastard Fang Biao, and yet he couldn't find the other person at all. He wondered if something had happened. And what was Pan Qiaoqiao doing? Why did he still not see any sign of her? There was no way those two could have eloped, right?
The World School’s Wang Cong moved over to his side and quietly said, “Brother Li, Pan Qiaoqiao has died.”
“Died?” Li Feiqing repeated. His entire body trembled. He quickly asked about what had happened.
Wang Cong then gave him a summary of the assassination on the way. The Freedom Path’s members were all immersed in the arts, so their information network was naturally not as good as the World School’s.
Li Feiqing’s expression darkened. He hissed, “Just what the hell was Pan Qiaoqiao doing? Didn’t we already decide to switch her out in the bridal room? Why did she do it ahead of time, even hiding it from us?”
“It’s already meaningless to ask about those things. She's already dead,” Wang Cong said with a sigh, “Things are way too strange. I'm backing out, but I wish brother Li the best.” He shook his head and left afterward.
Li Feiqing was left standing there with a blank expression. His fists were clenched so tightly that his fingernails dug into his flesh. He knew everything was over. Fang Biao was missing, Pan Qiaoqiao had been assassinated, and Wang Cong had backed out. Their meticulously-made plan was now all wasted effort. There was no way he could succeed all alone. Could it be that he really just had to watch as the woman he loved married another?
When he saw Fang Long reach out toward the embroidered sphere the saintess was carrying with a big smile, his eyes turned completely red. At that moment, he couldn't hear any of the noisy surroundings. All of his attention was on the bride and groom.
In the end, he took a deep breath and roared, “Stop!”
Fang Long jumped in fright and reflexively pulled back his hand.
The entire hall also fell silent, and the people all looked at Li Feiqing. Those who were standing closest to him moved aside, as if they were worried that they would be associated with him.
The Yin Yang Path Master gave the Freedom Path Master an unhappy look and asked, “Brother Hua, what is going on here?”
The Freedom Path Master smiled apologetically, replying, “Brother Fang, please do not worry. I will properly discipline that idiot disciple.” Afterward, he immediately shouted with an angry expression, “Idiot disciple, this is the Yin Yang Path’s day of celebration! What kind of nonsense are you creating here? Back down this instant!”
At this point, Li Feiqing was going for broke, however. He hollered, “I feel as if something isn’t right with this wedding! There's no way the saintess would marry Fang Long!”
A group of people immediately became rowdy. It was obvious that there were many people who admired Qiu Honglei, and none of them wanted her to marry Fang Long.
When he heard that, Fang Long frowned and replied, “Mister Li, I invited you out of good intentions, and yet you insist on causing trouble here. In that case, you cannot blame me for doing what a host must.”
He made a gesture with his eyes, and his trusted aides rushed out to chase Li Feiqing away.
However, Wang Cong stepped forward between them and said, “Brother Li, what you said has no proof or basis. Aren’t your words going a bit too far?”
A grateful look appeared in Li Feiqing’s eyes. Even though Wang Cong appeared to be criticizing him, his body blocked the aides' path and gave him a chance to continue speaking. As such, he continued, “In all these years, the saintess has never shown any interest in Fang Long. That's something everyone can see with their own eyes! They know she doesn’t like Fang Long, so how could she possibly suddenly agree to marry him?”
Many people nodded. That was also what they were confused about. Everything was too abnormal. A lot of them even felt that their own relationship with the saintess was better than that of Fang Long. She had always lived cleanly and honestly, hating the scoundrels from the Yin Yang Path the most.
Fang Long’s expression darkened. He replied, “With things like emotions, who can say for certain? The saintess does normally treat me indifferently, but that is nothing more than a reflection of how much she cares about me. The more you care about someone, the more you avoid them and try not to show it.”
“Tsk~” Sounds of disapproval filled the air from all around. It was clear that the onlookers didn’t like his answer.
Fang Long’s face twitched. He secretly looked toward the higher seats and saw that Lu Sanyuan and the others were drinking tea with indifferent expressions. They clearly intended to test his ability to handle this crisis. He gritted his teeth and said, “Mister Li, I know that you have always liked the saintess and cannot accept the reality that she is marrying me. So, I can just let bygones be bygones over your actions today. However, I advise you to take this offer and not do anything foolish because of your feelings.”
Those who were on good terms with him voiced their agreement. They reprimanded Li Feiqing for causing trouble all because he was jealous and liked the saintess. Meanwhile, when they heard those words, the ones who had spoken up for Li Feiqing also became a bit hesitant. Li Feiqing was a fanatical pursuer of the saintess; that was something everyone knew. Perhaps he really was just causing trouble.
When he saw that the people around him were starting to give in, Li Feiqing immediately panicked. He continued, “The saintess is Sect Master Yun’s beloved disciple, but why isn’t the sect master here on such an important day? Saintess, were you fooled?”
When he heard that, Lu Sanyuan’s eyes narrowed slightly. The people around him immediately felt a chill.
The Freedom Path Master Hua Feihua hurriedly exclaimed, “Idiot disciple, what are you saying? Sect Master Yun is cultivating in seclusion and cannot leave. She has already sent some people to express her blessings.”
“That is right,” Elder Xi from the Heavenly Devil School said as he stood up. “I am here on behalf of Sect Master Yun to participate in niece Qiu’s wedding, to offer her blessings on the sect master’s behalf.”
Many people present nodded. Elder Xi’s status in the Heavenly Devil School was extremely high, making him practically number two among them. Since he had spoken up, he had to be expressing Sect Master Yun’s intent.
When he saw the current situation, Li Feiqing couldn't help but feel despair. He naturally didn’t know what was happening among the higher-ups and just assumed Sect Master Yun really had agreed to the wedding.
The Yin Yang Path Master got up and said with a smile, “I know that everyone here might still have some misgivings, but this is the conclusion Sect Master Yun and I discussed. Furthermore, Sect Master Lu can also serve as a witness. If everyone still doesn’t believe me, you can ask the Saintess and see if she agrees to all of this or not.” He knew that the overall trend was already on his side. But of course, after the fact, people would start gossiping, so it was best to dispel those doubts as early as possible so they wouldn't speculate wantonly.
Lu Sanyuan nodded. It was still Fang Zhonghe who acted with the most experience here. Indeed, they couldn't let these people plant seeds of doubt at this juncture. As for Qiu Honglei, he wasn’t too worried that she would say stupid things. After all, she was still worried about her master’s safety.
When he heard what Fang Zhonghe said, Li Feiqing looked at the bride in despair, then asked, “Saintess, are you truly willing to marry Fang Long?”
Everyone else also turned to look at her, but they all knew that since the saintess had worn the wedding clothes here, what else could that mean but her agreement?
Fang Long grinned. He felt a sense of satisfaction from seeing the powerlessness and madness of his rivals in love. That was precisely the reason why dominating exceptional beauties, especially beauties with extraordinary statuses, felt so incredible.
Just then, Qiu Honglei removed the red veil from her head and tossed it aside. She said in a powerful and resonant voice, “No, I don't wish to!”
The Yin Yang Path’s father and son’s smiles immediately froze on their faces. Even Lu Sanyuan’s hand froze as he was raising his teacup.
The Freedom Path and World Path masters exchanged a look. They could both see the delight in each other’s eyes.
Meanwhile, the Secret Path Master was confused. He couldn't help but give Lu Sanyuan next to him a look.
The place first fell silent, then erupted into a commotion. This news was too explosive!
The saintess was actually unwilling! Then why had she come here? Could it be that she had been forced to? If so, what about the part about Sect Master Yun giving her approval? Even so, Sect Master Yun didn’t seem to have made an appearance…
All sorts of suspicions spread among the crowd. Many people’s expressions immediately grew grave.
Li Feiqing’s entire body was shaking from excitement. Not even he had expected things to end up like this.
Right… How could the woman I like have such poor taste and favor someone like Fang Long?
Elder Xi stood up and said with an insincere smile, “Honglei, don’t be a child. Could it be that you are going to go against your master’s orders?” He made sure to mention Yun Jianyue to warn her against speaking up. At the same time, he also moved closer, ready to subdue her at a moment’s notice.
“My master never gave me such orders. This is nothing more than a fake decree you made up!” Qiu Honglei retorted with a sneer. At the same time, she looked at Lu Sanyuan and the others, remembering every single person there.
“Nonsense! There were some other elders present when your master gave those orders. You can ask them if you do not believe me,” Elder Xi said with a smile. “What, could it be that this old one would deceive everyone despite my reputation and prestige?”
Many people nodded inwardly. Elder Xi’s status in the Heavenly Devil School was high, and he was someone of good moral standing and reputation. There was indeed no reason for him to lie.
Suddenly, an ice-cold voice called out, “You are indeed fooling everyone. When have I ever agreed to this wedding?!”
Immediately after, a woman flew into the courtyard. When he saw who it was, Lu Sanyuan immediately stood up.
How could it be her?!
Many people present became incredibly shocked. All of them shouted out excitedly, “Sect Master Yun, Sect Master Yun!”
The woman’s expression was cold, and her entire body was surging with killing intent. Who else couldit be but Yun Jianyue?
Only Qiu Honglei had a strange expression, because she knew it wasn’t actually her master. She thought back to how ridiculous it had sounded when Ah Zu first told her about his plan.
She'd never expected his appearance-changing skill to be this incredible!
1. Lu Sanyuan is the Path Master of the Unfeeling Path and the Vice Sect Master of the Devil Sect. ☜
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