The Legend of the Condor Heroes: I became one of the Five Great Masters by drawing cards

Chapter 142 The New Center of the Universe
"Brother Tie, let Nianci take a look for herself."

Bao Xiruo looked at it carefully, then handed the cloth bag to Mu Nianci, covering her mouth with her hands and chuckling.

Inside the cloth bag was an invitation card that was also bright red.

Mu Nianci's heart trembled and her heartbeat accelerated unconsciously as soon as she looked at the cover.

She subconsciously looked up at Gu Ping'an, only to see a smiling face full of tenderness.

Her slender hands trembled slightly as she gently opened the invitation, revealing a few lines of small, not very neat words.

Gu's son Ping'an has been in love with Yang's daughter Nianci for a long time, so he asks for a marriage between the two families. From then on, the two families have been in harmony.

I respectfully send this humble tribute, hoping to hear your kind instructions. I humbly hope that Your Majesty will grant me your special consideration.

In fact, according to the rules, "the marriage ceremony must first rely on the matchmaker", and the matchmaker must go back and forth between the two families to propose marriage, and the elders of both sides will then exchange draft invitations.

The draft invitation must indicate the identity of both parties' place of origin, date of birth, betrothal gifts and dowries. After a fortune-teller is asked to predict the situation and confirm that it is auspicious, the invitations will be exchanged and reviewed by both parties before the ceremony of accepting the betrothal gift is completed.

But Gu Ping'an was a time-traveling college student who had never specialized in the history of the Song Dynasty or marriage customs, and his grandmother had never married in her life, so he was unable to help.

This is how we got this letter, which has neither the date of birth nor the words of the matchmaker; it looks like a letter of marriage proposal, but also like a betrothal letter.

Bao Xiruo was the daughter of a private school teacher, so naturally she understood the rules and etiquette of marriage.

But she was so happy to see that the two of them were in love with each other that she couldn't restrain her anger. How could she find fault with his manners?

Mu Nianci lowered her head, silently looking at the lines of small words, stroking them with her fingertips, and her expression could not be seen clearly.

"Nianci."

Gu Ping'an smiled apologetically at Yang Tiexin and the others, took a deep breath, and spoke softly.

"I dare not say that marrying me will be a good thing. Anyway, I point to the sky and say this: if I betray you in this life, I will be punished by heaven and earth and will never be able to be reborn."

Mu Nianci was frightened by what he said and looked up in panic, a hint of complaint flashed in her tearful eyes.

"Oh my! How can you say such things?"

Gu Ping'an looked at her deeply, his expression straightened, and he bowed.

"I wish to marry you with the help of heaven and earth, to swear an oath like mandarin ducks, to become a pair of intertwined branches, to tie the red rope early, and to be together forever."

His expression and words were all very serious. Mu Nianci's pretty face turned red as blood, and her heart almost jumped out of her chest.

Yang Tiexin laughed out loud at an inappropriate moment: "Silly girl, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and agree!"

Mu Nianci was so ashamed that she dodged her feet and turned to run to the kitchen.

"Why are you meddling in the children's affairs?"

Bao Xiruo frowned and patted Yang Tiexin on the shoulder, then looked at Gu Ping'an who was still grinning foolishly.

"Ping An, we have accepted your invitation. We will write a reply tomorrow and visit you, or ask the old lady to come and 'pin the hairpin' for Nianci."

"Insert a hairpin?"

"To put it simply, please ask the old lady to make a decision."

Bao Xiruo also knew that he was not familiar with marriage customs, so she patiently explained.

"According to the old custom, when the elders examine the new bride, if they like her, they will put a hairpin in her hair. If they don't like her, they will give her some colorful satin as a gift, which is called 'calming down her nerves'."

"I see."

Gu Ping'an was very curious and asked about other traditions. The rules of the three books and six ceremonies were quite complicated and difficult to understand.

Bao Xiruo couldn't help laughing: "Don't worry, let's not bother with so many formalities. The bond between you and Nianci is stronger than gold, and that's more important than anything else."

"That's right! We are children of the Jianghu, so we don't need to care about so many messy things."

Yang Tiexin picked up the wine glass and drank it all, then thought for a moment and said again.

"But we still need to look at your birth dates. You two are definitely a match made in heaven. The main thing is to ask Taoist Qiu and the others to calculate carefully and choose the most suitable day." Among the Seven Quanzhen disciples, Ma Yu was the most proficient in Taoism. After looking at the birth dates of the two, he calculated carefully and concluded that the fifth day of next month was the most suitable day for them to get married.

According to him, there would be no better day than this one, even in the past few years.

I don’t know if it was a coincidence or if his calculation was really accurate, but within two or three days, Guo Jing and Huang Rong, who rescued Li Ping, also arrived at Lingyuan Village.

Originally, they should have arrived earlier than Gu Ping'an and his friends, but they turned back to Niujia Village to pay their respects on the way, and thus just happened to return before Gu Ping'an's wedding.

It was during this detour that he took a trip to Jiaxing. The Six Eccentrics of Jiangnan were bored, so they simply came to find Qiu Chuji to reminisce and drink.

There are already quite a few coincidences, but there are far more.

On the third day of October, auspicious snow fell from the sky.

Gu Ping'an went up the mountain to deliver invitations to the Seven Quanzhen disciples. Just as he entered Chongyang Palace, two people suddenly came walking on the snow outside the mountain gate.

Qiu Chuji and his companions were about to accept the invitation when they suddenly heard a commotion outside the palace and hurried out to check.

I saw a man with long hair and eyebrows, with a smile on his face, jumping around in circles in front of the hall.

The two Taoist boys guarding the gate were clearly chasing after him, but they couldn't catch him.

The other person didn't help or say anything, just crossed his arms and watched the fun.

"The little Taoist's Kung Fu is so poor, who taught him?"

"Uncle Zhou?!"

The Seven Quanzhen disciples looked at each other, all with faces full of astonishment.

Wang Chuyi hurried down the stairs: "Uncle Master, what are you doing?"

When the man saw Qizi coming out, he finally stopped playing and stopped.

The two Taoist boys were very tired. They bent over and supported their knees, and it took them a long time to catch their breath.

How could Gu Ping'an not recognize these two people? He ignored the old naughty boy and bowed to the man who was watching the fun.

"I've met Qi Gong!"

Hong Qigong chuckled, "Gu brat is here too, what a coincidence."

Qizi comforted the Taoist boy guarding the gate, saluted Hong Qigong, and led the two of them back into the hall.

When the Old Boy saw Gu Ping'an was there, he quickly hid behind Hong Qigong, turned his head away, and didn't dare to look at him.

Gu Ping'an asked in confusion, "Old Naughty Boy, why are you hiding from me?"

The Seventh Son knew that Zhou Botong had always been eccentric, and since the two of them didn't care about their generation, they didn't ask any further questions.

Seeing him keep his head down and remain silent, Hong Qigong smiled and explained, "He got lost in the palace that day. He knew he had let you down, and he still feels guilty."

It was not the Old Boy’s fault for what happened in the palace. After all, Wanyan Honglie had already been executed, so how could Gu Ping’an really be angry?

"Don't worry, old boy, I don't blame you. But where did you go later? Why haven't we found you yet?"

"I got lost in the palace. When I came out, I couldn't find you anywhere. I was so worried that I chased you to Yuezhou, but the beggars said you were gone. So I went to Taoyuan again."

The old naughty boy first breathed a sigh of relief, then said pitifully.

"The old naughty boy didn't dare go up the mountain to see Emperor Duan, so he had to wait in Taoyuan. Fortunately, he met the old beggar."

Needless to say, Hong Qigong had no intention of coming to Quanzhen Sect, and the Old Boy was too playful to come back and listen to the nagging of his seven nephews.

The two of them happened to meet, and Hong Qigong naturally had to send his trouble-making junior brother back for Wang Chongyang's sake.

It was really a coincidence that after going around in circles, these two people were led to Mount Zhongnan and arrived in time for the wedding day of Gu Ping'an and Mu Nianci.

　Next chapter is coming soon, please
　　
　
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