Chapter 283: Missing Bride

Bai He was certain that this must be Dan Zhu.

He really had come.

"Master, do you want to go over?"

Bai He shook his head.

"No need. I trust Second Senior Brother."

He would definitely walk in.

Bai He thought this with confidence, and sure enough, after standing there for a while, Dan Zhu eventually walked into Yaowang Pavilion.

Bai He paused for a moment, then pulled Ye Shiyuan along and followed him in.

Because Dan Zhu’s attire was somewhat strange, he attracted quite a few stares.

He looked around but did not find the person he was searching for.

Until someone tapped his shoulder from behind.

"Second Senior Brother."

"Third Junior Sister."

"You really came. Who are you looking for? Yao Guang?"

Dan Zhu frowned slightly.

"So you are all just going along with her nonsense?"

"Second Senior Brother, what are you talking about? Don’t you also think this matter is real, which is why you came here? If you think we are all messing around, then why did you come?"

Dan Zhu was left speechless for a moment, unable to find words to refute.

"Second Senior Brother, go on then."

In the end, Dan Zhu still walked to the entrance of Yao Guang’s room.

He pressed his lips together, then raised his hand and knocked on the door.

The door opened quickly.

It was a maidservant who opened it.

She looked at Dan Zhu curiously.

"Sir, who are you looking for?"

"Yao Guang."

He slowly uttered these two words and for a moment everything fell silent.

Soon a voice came from inside.

"Let him in."

"Yes."

The maidservant stepped aside.

Dan Zhu slowly walked into the room.

The interior was decorated even more festively.

Yao Guang had always worn red, but now that red had become a wedding gown.

It made her appear even more enchanting.

Time seemed to have left very few marks on her face.

In fact, compared to the Yao Guang in Dan Zhu’s memory, she looked even more beautiful.

Bai He had said that if he did not like her, there were plenty of others who did.

It was not an exaggeration at all.

"Long time no see. Are you here to congratulate me?"

Yao Guang’s tone was calm.

Between her brows was a faint charm that no one could resist.

Yet Dan Zhu stood still in place, not moving.

"Why?"

"What do you mean why? Are you talking about me getting married?"

Yao Guang moved the head ornament in front of her to both sides.

"I have reached the age for marriage. Naturally I should marry."

"Yao Guang, this is not something you do out of willfulness. I hope you can think it through clearly and not act on impulse."

Yao Guang slowly walked up to him.

A faint fragrance accompanied her, just like in the past.

She placed her finger on his cheek.

"You have aged quite a bit. I am not young anymore either. This is not acting on impulse, but a decision made after careful consideration. I think that once I am married, I will eventually forget what happened in the past."

Dan Zhu tightly grabbed her hand.

"I promised your parents that I would take good care of you."

"Cut it out. All these years, you never once came to see me. And now you bring up my parents? Don’t you think that’s a little ridiculous? Look at you now, you’ve already aged into this state. If I had known it would be like this, I would have gotten married long ago. I would not have waited until now."

Yao Guang pulled her hand back and looked at him with obvious disgust.

After separating from Yao Guang, Dan Zhu had never cared about appearance.

Whether his hair had turned white or whether wrinkles had formed on his face, to him it no longer mattered.

But now, looking at her still beautiful face, an indescribable feeling suddenly rose in his heart.

"In the past, we could be considered a match made in heaven. But now, you really are not worthy of me anymore. Elder Dan Zhu, if you have nothing else to say, you may stay and drink a cup of wedding wine. After all, we have known each other for many years."

Yao Guang slowly returned to sit by the bed.

Her tone and expression revealed nothing of her emotions as if everything had already ended.

As if it had all vanished like smoke.

Bai He quietly sneaked over to Zhou Yifei’s side.

"Where did you get this from?"

"Third Senior Sister, have one too."

Zhou Yifei pushed him hand away in disgust.

"As cultivators, we must not indulge in snacks."

"I already asked. These pastries are fine to eat. They will not cause any burden to the body."

"Even so, you should eat less."

"What do you think is happening with Second Senior Brother now? Has he reconciled with Sister Yao Guang?"

Zhou Yifei crossed her arms and shook her head thoughtfully.

"I am afraid not."

"Huh?"

"They are both stubborn people. You expect them to reconcile? For one of them to yield? I even suspect that this wedding will go all the way through. Second Senior Brother might end up crying later."

After hearing this, Bai He could not help but laugh.

"If that is the case, Second Senior Brother would not cry in front of us. He would probably hide somewhere and cry in secret."

"That is indeed different from you. You would only cry in front of a crowd, afraid that no one notices your tears."

Bai He felt a little embarrassed.

But at that moment, they suddenly heard the maidservant who had just entered Yao Guang’s room rushing out in panic.

"Something is wrong! The bride is missing!"

Both Bai He and Zhou Yifei were shocked.

How could Yao Guang be missing.

"Just now, a black robed man came to see the Pavilion Master. The Pavilion Master seemed to know him, so she let him into the room to talk. I went downstairs, but less than half an hour later, the bride was gone. It must be that thief who took the Pavilion Master away!"