Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 481 Bridal Chamber Flowers and Candles
Looking at the red lanterns with the word "happiness" hanging at the gate of the courtyard, Shang Lu was secretly excited: It's not a lantern with a white background. Does this mean that good things are going to happen?
Back in Luoshui County, although there were happiness lanterns hanging at the door of Shang Lu's house, they were a creepy pale color, completely different from the ones now.

Shang Lu was just thinking about it when he saw the door of his house open.

Uncle Huai, with a smile on his face, came out from the house, leading a group of flower fairies and grass spirits dressed in gorgeous clothes and red and green.

There were a few flower fairies and grass elves who used their flower disks as suonas and their grass leaves as stringed instruments, playing and making the atmosphere instantly lively.

"Welcome the newcomers!"

Uncle Huai stood at the door and greeted them loudly, then bowed repeatedly to Shang Lu and Sanniang.

Shang Lu suddenly discovered that a big red flower had appeared in his hand without him noticing.

Looking at Sanniang's hand, there is also a red flower, and the two flowers are connected by a red ribbon.

Sanniang lowered her head. Although her face was covered by the red veil, Shang Lu still noticed her shyness at the moment.

Shang Lu chuckled. The more shy Sanniang was, the more excited he couldn't help but become.

Soon the two of them entered the yard, surrounded by a group of flower fairies and grass spirits.

The door slammed shut with a creak.

In Mingyue Lane, the few families living on both sides only vaguely heard the noise until this moment.

But when they opened the door, they found nothing except the Chinese character "囍" (happiness) pasted on the door of Shang Lu's house and the red lanterns hanging. Although there was a lot of discussion, no one dared to come to the door to ask.

Shang Lu and Sanniang were led into the main hall by Uncle Huai, and the group of flower fairies and grass spirits that were playing music and dancing also followed in.

Uncle Huai didn't understand the process, but Liu Quan did. As the master of ceremonies, he was dressed like a red envelope. He first said a few festive words with a smile, and then praised the man and the woman respectively.

Liu Quan was indeed a storyteller, he was quite eloquent and knew his limits, so he didn't make too many jokes. Seeing that the auspicious moment had arrived, he shouted loudly, "Bow to Heaven and Earth!"

The main hall had already been arranged, with an altar in the center, on which were tablets for the gods of heaven and earth.

Shanglu and Sanniang held red flowers in their arms and bowed to the tablets of Heaven and Earth.

"Bow to your parents twice!" Liu Quan continued to shout.

Shang Mingqiu and Wu Guizhi were both in their hometown of Luoshui County, and Sanniang's parents were nowhere to be found.

Shang Lu and San Niang bowed from a distance in the direction of Luoshui County, which was considered to be a greeting to both parents. Although San Niang's parents were nowhere to be found, her hometown was in the Great King Temple on Yunhua Mountain, so bowing in the direction of Luoshui County was also considered proper etiquette. Moreover, the Baichuan Town Wu Temple, which helped Shang Lu and San Niang to act as matchmakers, was also in Luoshui County. This bow achieved multiple goals at once.

Afterwards, Shang Lu and Sanniang performed the ceremony of bowing to each other under the auspices of Liu Quan.

It was also at this moment that the divine power in Shang Lu's body suddenly reacted, and a strange feeling arose in his heart, as if there were several pairs of invisible eyes between heaven and earth staring at him and Sanniang.

Shang Lu was secretly shocked at first, but he soon realized that the eyes in the sky were not the kind of weird eyes that could drive people crazy.

Instead, they are likely to come from familiar people... no, familiar gods.

"Is it Tubo and the pig-bodied, eight-legged, snake-tailed god?"

Shang Lu was distinguishing the breath while guessing in his heart.

Shang Lu breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that these invisible eyes were just staring at this special wedding out of curiosity, without obstructing or destroying it, nor bringing down the power of chaos to pollute all the people and spirits present.

But at the same time, he was also very curious: So the gods also like to join in the fun? Not even giving a red envelope of money was really stingy.

Shang Lu secretly complained, but he really didn't dare to say it out loud.

Soon, the wedding ceremony was over, and Shang Lu and Sanniang were escorted into the bridal chamber.

The bridal chamber was also carefully decorated. Not only were there some dried fruits such as longans and dates on the bed, but there was also a gourd cut in half and a scale on the table.

Although the flower fairies and grass fairies had only been awakened for a short time, they knew a lot. After they entered the bridal chamber, they even wanted to make trouble in the bridal chamber and play tricks on the bride and groom.

Fortunately, Uncle Huai was as calm as ever, and before these flower demons and grass spirits who couldn't tell the big from the small started to make a fuss, a lot of vines and branches grew out from under his robes, entangled these little creatures who were seeking death, and threw them all out of the bridal chamber and into the yard.

"The ceremony is over. Now it's time for the two newlyweds to have their own time."

After Liu Quan said this with a smile, he bowed to Shang Lu and Sanniang, and together with Uncle Huai, he slowly left the bridal chamber, and considerately closed the door.

As a result, when I went out, I saw that the flower demons and grass spirits that Uncle Huai had thrown into the yard had not learned their lesson. They all lay under the window, trying to peek inside...

I don't know what they are curious about.

The way humans reproduce is completely different from their pollination method, so even if we want to learn experience and techniques, they are of no use.

When Uncle Huai saw this scene, the smile on his face froze instantly and his expression suddenly turned dark.

He did not stop the group of flower demons and grass spirits, but simply urged the demonic energy to make countless vines hang down from the big locust tree in the yard, like nimble pythons, which instantly entangled the group of flower demons and grass spirits with overly strong curiosity, hung them upside down, and started to beat them with "crackling" sounds.

Not to mention, Uncle Huai beat these flower demons and grass spirits with quite a rhythm.

The cries of the flower demons and grass spirits that were beaten were surprisingly the same as the sounds of suona and stringed instruments, which made Shang Lu in the bridal chamber secretly amazed. He thought he never expected that Uncle Huai, a seemingly honest guy, could understand the fun and play music to liven up the atmosphere.

It's this music, a little high-pitched and not soothing or gentle enough.

Shang Lu thought about it, but didn't care what was happening outside.

He walked happily to Sanniang who was sitting beside the bed and was about to reach out to lift the veil.

As a result, before his hand touched the red veil, it was gently blown away by a gust of cold wind.

Shang Lu was stunned, thinking that it had come to this, why was Sanniang unwilling to let him remove the veil?
Just as he was about to ask, he heard Sanniang's gentle reminder: "Scale bar."

"Oh, right."

Shang Lu slapped his forehead and then he remembered that according to etiquette, the veil should be lifted with a weighing rod, which symbolizes "being satisfied".

Shang Lu had never been married in his previous life. Although he had attended several weddings, he had no chance to follow the couple in when they were alone in the room.

Even if he followed in, he wouldn't be able to see the veil-lifting scene. Most of the weddings he attended in his previous life didn't have this step.

As for this life, although he had a wedding with Sanniang, it was a ghost marriage. He was so stubborn at that time that he didn't even do three bows, let alone remove the veil. He made up for it today.

Fortunately, Sanniang reminded me, otherwise it would have been really impolite.

Shang Lu turned around, grabbed the scale rod from the table, and used it to pick up Sanniang's red veil.

This time Shang Lu didn't need to exert any strength, and he easily lifted up Sanniang's red veil.

Shang Lu finally saw Sanniang's appearance.

Different from the cone-shaped faces of those internet celebrities in her previous life, Sanniang's face is slightly round, white and tender, just like a silver plate.

She has a straight nose, delicate lips, curved eyebrows, and a pair of big, bright eyes that are watery and full of affection and charm.

Shang Lu felt as if his heart was hit hard, and a sentence flashed through his mind involuntarily: "With willow-leaf curved eyebrows and cherry lips, everyone who sees them will be happy to look at them."

Before removing the red veil, Shang Lu had guessed what Sanniang looked like countless times, but he never expected that she was even more beautiful than he imagined.

At the same time, Sanniang also gave him a strange feeling, as if he had seen her somewhere before, but he couldn't remember where.

Is it a wish from a previous life?

This time, Shang Lu remembered what to do without Sanniang's reminder.

Putting down the scale, he picked up the split gourd from the table.

The two halves of the gourd are like two gourd ladles filled with wine, and a string is strung through the handles of the gourd to connect the two halves of the gourd. This is called the Heqin wine, also known as the cup-crossing wine.

"Sanniang."

Shang Lu handed half a gourd to Sanniang and said with a smile: "You and I drink from the same cup. From now on, we are one and will never be separated."

Sanniang took half a gourd, crossed her hands with the shanglu, and put the wedding wine into her mouth.

The wine is rice wine, which tastes sweet, but the gourd flesh has a bitter taste, which makes the wedding wine sweet and bitter, and bitter and sweet.

It also implies that the couple should share joys and sorrows from now on.

After drinking the wedding wine and putting the gourd back on the table, Shang Lu finally got what he wanted and realized his long-cherished wish and kissed Sanniang.

This time, he did not penetrate Sanniang's body, but kissed her firmly.

It feels fragrant and soft, very good, but a little bit cold to the mouth.

Fortunately, Shanglu was used to taking cold baths, so this little bit of coolness was not a problem at all and he could accept it.

I just wonder if other places are also as cold?
Shang Lu suddenly thought of something: Sanniang had been letting him take cold baths since he came back to life. In addition to helping him practice, was it also to train his tolerance in advance?
"It seems that it's not just me who can't wait, Sanniang is also impatient."

Shang Lu couldn't help laughing in his heart, and then he held Sanniang's hand tightly: "My wife, it's getting late, we should rest."

Is it getting late?

Sanniang looked towards the window.

Spots of sunlight were shining through the window paper, as if making fun of Shang Lu for lying.

Sanniang did not say a word. As her eyes moved, wisps of black mist appeared out of nowhere outside the house and covered the windows.

The sunlight was blocked in an instant, and it really became "dark" inside the house.

After doing all this, she nodded slightly and said "hmm".

Shang Lu was overjoyed. He picked up Sanniang by the waist and put her on the bed.

At the same time, he was greeting his friend in his heart: "Good brother, it's time for us to fight side by side! We have been gathering our strength for many years just for this moment. Be alert and don't lose any points!"

As Shang Lu climbed onto the bed, not long after, the bed board began to creak.

The red candle on the bedside table was flickering constantly, and the wax was dripping all over the table.

The next day came in a blink of an eye.

Early in the morning, Shang Lu walked out of the main house with his upper body naked and only wearing underwear.

Although he had fought a fierce battle all night, Shang Lu was not tired. Instead, he felt refreshed and in excellent condition.

Previously, at the top of Longya Mountain, Shanjun and Yunjun had said that humans and ghosts are not so different, and as long as yin and yang can be combined, there will be benefits.

And last night, Shang Lu experienced this benefit.

Sanniang's body was indeed cold, but he was used to taking cold baths and had tolerance for coldness, so he was not affected at all. Instead, he happened to learn the Dragon and Tiger Dan Qi from the dragon and tiger stone statues, which made him try to sink the yang fire in his body. Unexpectedly, it really interacted with Sanniang's yin water.

In a sense, he had practiced all night last night, so no wonder he was so energetic.

Shang Lu walked out of the house and saw Uncle Huai at a glance.

After saying hello, he instructed: "Uncle Huai, please take some time today to help me reinforce the bed in the room. It always creaks. I hope it won't fall apart one day. Oh, and also repair the wall at the head of the bed. See if you can find something to cushion it..."

"Good host."

Uncle Huai nodded in agreement and immediately led a few flower fairies and grass spirits into the house to clean, repair the bed and mend the walls.

Shang Lu, who had experienced the benefits of the interaction between yin and yang, recalled the dual cultivation method that Bai Lingxu had boasted about before.

Just relying on the water and fire balance achieved by the dragon and tiger elixir can bring such benefits. If the dual cultivation method mentioned by Bai Lingxu is really as good as he boasted, it will be extremely beneficial to himself and Sanniang.

Thinking of this, Shang Lu immediately turned around and waved towards the house.

The jade token of the Witch Academy, which was placed in a pile of clothes, immediately flew into his hands.

Shang Lu quickly sent a message to Bai Lingxu, asking about the dual cultivation method, and also asking which elixirs with the dual energies of water and fire would be more effective.

After sending this message, Shang Lu waited for a moment, but never received a reply from Bai Lingxu.

I don’t know whether he has not woken up yet or is still practicing in seclusion.

Shang Lu was not in a hurry. He spread out his hands and let the Wuyuan Jade Plate fly back to the main room and land on the table. Then he stretched his body and prepared to start practicing in the yard.

It is not yet noon, so it is impossible to absorb the yin and yang, water and fire energies between heaven and earth, but you can practice other techniques to consolidate the cultivation that has just been achieved.

However, just as Shang Lu was getting ready, he saw Sanniang carrying a large basin of food out of the kitchen.

Sanniang no longer wore a red veil, revealing her beautiful face, with her hair tied into a bun, indicating that she was already a married woman.

Inserted in her hair was a crudely made wooden hairpin, which was the first piece of jewelry Shang Lu gave her.

"Eat before practicing."

Sanniang handed the big basin to Shanglu.

Unlike others, Shanglu has the help of the five internal organs. Practicing qigong after eating will not make the stomach and intestines uncomfortable. On the contrary, it helps to absorb the subtle substances and spiritual energy in the food.

"Thank you, Sanniang. You worked so hard last night and got up early today to make food for me."

Shang Lu took the rice bowl and looked at Sanniang carefully. He found that there was a faint red color on her originally pale cheek. He didn't know whether it was the result of the yang energy he had injected into her.

Looking at the food in the basin, in addition to the Basilisk meat, there is also the blood mud that I ate before, the eggs of the centipede, and a large piece of Tai Sui meat...

"You prepared so much, because you think I worked too hard last night and you want to give me some good make-up?"

Shanglu said with a smile, and at the same time found something that looked like weeds in a pile of meat.

"Sanniang, what kind of dish is this?"

Shang Lu used chopsticks to pick up the "grass" in the flesh and blood and asked curiously.

Sanniang didn't tell him the name of the dish, but just told Shang Lu, "It nourishes the kidneys." Then she told him, "Eat more."

"Huh?" Shang Lu was confused. He wanted to ask what Sanniang meant by that? Did she think his performance last night was not good enough?

After breakfast, practicing martial arts and taking a cold bath, Shang Lu put on a brand new wizard robe, went out and headed for the thieves' office.

Not long after walking out of Mingyue Lane, I saw Tu Bin and Du Feng running towards me in a hurry.

Seeing Shang Lu from afar, Tu Bin and Du Feng wanted to shout, but after looking at the pedestrians passing by on the street, they held back.

Only when he came closer did he cross his arms, look anxious, and whisper:
"Thief Cao, Lord Zhu has been detained!"

"what?"

Shang Lu was stunned when he heard this, and asked in surprise: "Who dares to detain Zhu Quan, and what happened?"

(End of this chapter)