Chapter 537: The Wedding Begins

Chapter 537: Chapter 538: The Wedding Begins

The restaurants, teahouses, Seeking Fate Courtyard, Lovers’ Lake, Zhenfang Pavilion, and even Qingxiang Tower—the largest establishment in the Southwest Alley—were all packed with a sea of humans and demons.

Even more shamelessly, at Qingxiang Tower, business for the girls of the Frost Fox Race had been booming ever since the wedding festivities began. Customers were all bidding up the price in Spirit Stones with the same request.

They wanted the Frost Fox Race girls to transform into the likeness of the City Lord. Some went even further, asking them to don a Phoenix Cloud Red Cloak and engage in a bit of roleplay.

In their hearts, they all yearned for the Fox Demon King. But since she was an existence far beyond their reach, this was the only way they could soothe the trauma of their beloved’s impending marriage.

Today was the main day of the wedding. From dawn, the entire city had been filled with song and dance. The Demon Race army had been repelled, and their beloved Fox Demon King was marrying the one she loved—it was truly a cause for grand celebration!

Inside the City Lord’s Mansion, Yun Misha waited anxiously. Even she had been forced to change into a dignified, festive palace gown for the day. However, it was much plainer than the one worn by Yun Mengshang, who was still getting ready. Yun Mengshang had personally chosen the dress for her. ‘I can’t very well upstage the bride, not as her aunt!’

Yun Misha secretly cast a small restrictive spell, but the Token in her sleeve still gave no response. The auspicious time was fast approaching, and she couldn’t help but panic.

‘How can I stop this ceremony?’ Her mind raced. ‘If I had known it would come to this, I would have killed that Li Xu with a single palm strike back then.’

As the hour drew near, the fully adorned Yun Mengshang emerged like a queen among demons. Her sapphire-blue eyes were accentuated by red lips and a phoenix crown, and her magnificent, long red dress seemed like the most brilliant Spirit Flower condensed from the very essence of heaven and earth…

Beautiful. She was simply too beautiful. Even Yun Misha felt her breath catch in her throat. All the schemes she had been devising seemed to vanish like smoke in the face of such absolute beauty. ‘A beauty like this… I can’t bring myself to ruin it!’

Seeing such a vision of Yun Mengshang, even Chen Dong, with his vacant eyes, couldn’t help but be stirred. His body trembled. ‘This isn’t right…’

Yun Mengshang smiled and walked closer to Chen Dong. The trace of sorrow between her brows only added another layer of poignant beauty to her perfect face.

Graceful as rosy clouds drifting from a snowy peak, she was a beauty worthy of the world, captivating beyond measure.

Her sapphire eyes flashed, and she reapplied the Charm Technique. The glimmer of light that had just appeared in Chen Dong’s eyes faded, and he fell back under her spell.

Dressed in the red finery of a groom, he looked dashing and impressive, but his eyes were hollow and colorless, devoid of spirit.

Yun Mengshang didn’t mind. ‘As long as Li Xu stays by my side forever, that’s all that matters.’

“My Queen, the auspicious time has arrived!” the head Maid announced.

Yun Mengshang gave a dazzling smile that seemed to steal all the color from the world. “I know.”

Her clear, beautiful voice made the Maid blush. The Maid couldn’t help but feel a twinge of jealousy toward the male demon standing beside her queen. ‘If I could take his place,’ the Maid thought, ‘I wouldn’t care about anything else—not status, Realm, race, or even gender… To possess such beauty, I would willingly face death in the very next moment.’

Yun Mengshang tucked away her small moment of amusement, took Chen Dong’s arm, and started walking toward the exit of the City Lord’s Mansion. Two lovely Maids from the Fox Demon Race quickly moved to lift the long train of her red gown.

They walked out of the City Lord’s Mansion and boarded a bear-drawn chariot. The first ritual of the wedding was a parade through the city.

“Depart!” Yun Misha, forced into the role of master of ceremonies, shouted.

Immortal music began to play as the chariot slowly set off. Chen Dong and Yun Mengshang stood at the front, and the white snow falling from the sky was magically transformed into crimson petals, creating a dreamlike scene.

The demons and humans of Immortal Fox City crowded together to watch, their voices a clamor of jealousy, envy, and blessings.

Among the City Army maintaining order, Yun Mengyan was also watching from a distance.

“It’s really Brother Li Xu! To think the one fated to be our Queen’s husband is Brother Li Xu!”

The members of the City Army who had drunk with Chen Dong all sighed. “Brother Li Xu is a demon of good character and handsome looks, but I still wish I could be the one in his place!”

“Get lost! I’m just glad our Queen can find fulfillment in love, and that it’s not with some trash from the Demon Race. I’m satisfied with that!”

“That’s true. We’ve had drinks with Brother Li Xu, after all. A guy who can sit and watch over a bunch of drunks until dawn won’t let our Queen down!”

The bear-drawn chariot circled Immortal Fox City, showing all the demons just how breathtakingly beautiful a person could be. As for Chen Dong’s existence, few of the other demons paid him much mind. They didn’t understand the intricacies. They only knew that the Fox Demon King would sooner or later have to break free from her emotions. This male demon would either be locked away as a secret or forgotten in the river of the Great Dao.

For many accomplished cultivators of the Fox Demon Race, marriage was nothing more than a tool to experience emotion for their cultivation.

But those of the Fox Demon Race with higher status, who knew a thing or two, couldn’t help but shed sorrowful tears. Their Demon King had chosen the same path as the previous one: to be ensnared by love, abandoning all hope for her path of cultivation, wishing only to stay with her beloved.

Seeing this, they couldn’t speak out. The Fox Demon Race was situated in a corner of the Northern Territory, with the Demon, Tiger, and Rhino Races all watching them covetously. All they could do was offer their blessings.

The ceremonial music concluded as the bear-drawn chariot arrived at the specially constructed altar for the prayer to the heavens. Yun Mengshang, holding Chen Dong’s arm, slowly ascended the platform.

Following beside them, Yun Misha felt as if a bone were stuck in her throat, unable to speak for a long moment.

Yun Mengshang shot her a look, her brows furrowed. Only then did Yun Misha grit her teeth and begin the chant: “We pray to the Celestial Dao, the source of all nature, whose fleeting shadow reflects all living things…”

After a very long prayer, Yun Misha shouted with pained finality, “Yun Mengshang of the Fox Demon Race and Li Xu of the Demon Race are now joined in matrimony!”