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

Chapter 143 Tie the Knot
The small Lingyuan Village has really become another center of the universe after Niujia Village.

"Qigong, you came at the perfect time."

After listening to their experiences along the way, Gu Ping'an couldn't help but smile. He took out the invitation from his arms and handed it to Hong Qigong.

"My wedding day is coming soon, and I'd like to invite you to the wedding banquet!"

"Is your marriage with Miss Nianci settled?"

Hong Qigong was surprised and delighted, and laughed heartily.

"I didn't expect to be able to catch up with such a big event. What's the date? Have you chosen it?"

"I've chosen it," Gu Ping'an nodded and smiled, "October 5th, the day after tomorrow."

"Old naughty boy, thanks to you, if I hadn't sent you back, this old beggar would have missed the wedding of Gu Xiaozi and Miss Nianci!"

The old naughty boy frowned, shook his head and sighed.

"How foolish! Gu, a smart kid, actually did something so stupid."

His words were both depressing and incomprehensible. Except for Gu Ping'an, everyone present was bewildered.

"Nianci girl is good in this and that, and everything about her is good, but marrying her as a wife is a big problem."

After hearing all these absurd and confusing words, the Seven Quanzhen disciples did not dare to stop him and could only cast an apologetic look at Gu Ping'an.

Gu Pingan shook his head slightly at the few people and said

"Old naughty boy, I will talk about your affairs later when I have time, but on my wedding day, you are not allowed to say a single bad word, otherwise I and the Seventh Lord will capture you and send you to see Emperor Duan."

The Old Boy is a martial arts fanatic, so he naturally practiced with Hong Qigong many times along the way, and he has also witnessed Gu Ping'an's skills more than once.

Although he was proud of his martial arts skills, any one of these two was no weaker than him, let alone the two of them working together.

"No, no, no!" He was quick to see the opportunity and quickly waved his hand, "Can't you just stop talking, Old Naughty Boy?"

Two days passed quickly. On the fifth day of October, at dusk, Lingyuan Village was decorated with lights and the sound of gongs and drums filled the air.

Weddings in the Song Dynasty were also called "hunli" and were held at dusk, which was different from most places in later times.

Gu Ping'an rode a tall horse, with a big red flower on his chest, and brought a group of musicians with him. He led the Yinghuayanzi around the village and arrived at the gate of Yang's house.

Guo Jing's trip was not in vain. He was asked to be the best man, holding a vase, flower candles, makeup box, and clothing box, and followed by his side.

A lot of people had gathered outside the Yang family's door. When they saw the team coming, they cheered and threw out handfuls of lucky money, which caused a burst of laughter and scrambles.

As the auspicious time approached, the music sounded again, and a person walked out slowly from the house. He was dressed in wedding clothes, with a red veil covering his face. He walked lightly with lotus steps and was helped by Huang Rong into the bridal sedan.

"Raise the eaves!"

With a loud shout, the sedan started to move slowly. However, Lingyuan Village was not big, and after slowly circling around, they finally arrived at the door of the Gu family.

Mu Nianci got off the sedan chair, and Qiu Chuji personally held the bucket, grabbed the grains, beans, money and fruits in the bucket and threw them towards the gate. The children in the village cheered and rushed to pick them up.

After she scattered the grains and beans, walked across the green carpet, and stepped on a saddle, someone led her to the bridal chamber.

Gu Ping'an stayed in the courtyard and toasted the guests who came to see him off.

People in the underworld do not care about wealth and promotion, so they give up the etiquette of "sitting in wealth and honor" and "sitting on a high seat".

After the toast, Huang Rong went back into the room and helped Mu Nianci out. Gu Ping'an borrowed Quan Jinfa's golden scale and used the pole to lift the veil.

Mu Nianci was so embarrassed that she raised her eyes slightly, her eyes were like autumn water in a deep pool, and her long eyelashes fluttered like butterfly wings.

She never put on makeup, but once, she pursed her red lips, her cheeks flushed, and she looked extremely beautiful.

Gu Ping'an only took a glance and felt his heart fluttering and beating like a drum. He even forgot the process that he had memorized countless times.

The two looked at each other with eyes full of affection, until Qiu Chuji beside them coughed lightly and they came back to their senses.

In the Song Dynasty, there was no three-fold bowing ceremony. After offering tea to the grandmother, Mu Nianci, holding the heart knot in her hand, walked backwards and led Gu Ping'an into the bridal chamber. They sat together on the bridal bed. A man emerged from the crowd, took the grain bowl from Qiu Chuji's hand, and sang the lyrics of "Spreading the Tent".

"The tent is spread out in the east, the curtains are deep and the candlelight is red"

Beans mixed with flower petals and copper coins were sprinkled on the two of them.

"On the tent, mandarin ducks embrace each other in pairs"

"In the tent, a pair of jade lotus flowers are in the moonlight. It seems as if I have met a goddess tonight, surrounded by red clouds as I descend from Wufeng Mountain."

The more Gu Ping'an listened, the more he felt something was wrong. He turned his head to look at Mu Nianci, and saw that her neck and earlobes were all red, and even the powder on her face could hardly cover it up.

This part was finally over. Huang Rong picked up the scissors beside the bed and cut a lock of hair from each of their heads.

The hair is braided together and tied into a heart-shaped knot with colorful satin, hairpins and combs. This is called the "Heji Ceremony", which is the "tying of hair" ceremony in the "tying of hair" ceremony.

Gu Ping'an's heart moved, and he looked down at the red rope on his wrist that Mu Nianci had given him, and his heart was suddenly filled with tenderness.

The long ceremony only has one last step left, which is to drink the wedding wine from the same cup.

Gu Ping'an picked up the wine cup, passed it between Mu Nianci's elbows, brought it to his lips, and drank it all in one gulp.

"Good luck!"

After the two men finished drinking, they threw the wine cup under the bed. The cup rose and fell, Qiu Chuji shouted loudly, and the people watching the ceremony cheered in unison.

"Lady."

Gu Ping'an took Mu Nianci's hand and called out softly.

Although Mu Nianci was extremely shy, she raised her head and looked straight at him: "Husband."

Huang Rong was moved to tears when she saw the two of them being so affectionate. Even the honest Guo Jing seemed to understand something.

Only the old naughty boy who had been waiting impatiently in the corner shouted at an inopportune moment.

"Gu boy, Nianci girl, stop being so cheesy! Let's go, let's go drink and eat meat!"

The two were interrupted by him. Gu Ping'an glared at him helplessly and invited everyone to go out for a banquet.

The village courtyard is not big and cannot accommodate so many people. In the past, weddings were held in an open space in the village, and a chef who specializes in banquets was invited to lead the arrangement.

Gu Ping'an followed the local customs and also experienced the predecessor of the "rural banquet".

Apart from the chivalrous heroes like Hong Qigong, the rest of the villagers were still thinking about making trouble in the bridal chamber, and regardless of whether they knew each other or not, they all came up to toast.

Although these are bad things, they are also customs passed down for thousands of years and are practiced by ordinary people, so Gu Ping'an would not be angry about them.

Even though he didn't get angry, he couldn't let these country folk take advantage of him.

How could a martial arts master with superb internal skills be drunk by an ordinary person? They drank until late at night, and anyone who dared to force him to drink was knocked to the ground by Gu Ping'an.

Guo Jingchu was wondering why he wanted to drink with others, until Hong Qigong explained with a chuckle, then he realized.

He patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Brother Gu. Rong'er and I will be guarding your door tonight. No one will be able to break in."

After the banquet, the newlyweds finally entered the bridal chamber.

Gu Ping'an got rid of the smell of alcohol, closed the door, and hugged Mu Nianci tightly in his arms.

Mu Nianci seemed to hear the sweet words clearly, and felt that her soul had flown away to somewhere unknown.

It was as if I had met a goddess tonight, surrounded by red clouds as I descended from Wufeng Mountain.
As if it were a natural progression, the two of them were in sync and slowly lay down on the bed.

"Ouch!"

　It is indeed a bit difficult to write about the wedding. I have found a lot of information and tried to make it as complete as possible. There may be some errors and omissions, so I apologize for that.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)