In the future, Earth becomes a relic of the mythical era.

Chapter 401 A Moment of Joy

"Yes, this is your sister-in-law."

Hua Baoyu's face was beaming with happiness, her eyes radiating joy.

Xie Lingxin suddenly remembered a line from a ridiculous TV drama.

It's full, so full it's almost overflowing...

"Second brother, how could you..."

Hua Baojia said, looking at the bride, "What are you doing here, and why are you suddenly getting married?"

Hua Baoyu's gaze never left the bride beside him, his tenderness overflowing...

“It’s not sudden. I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time. I thought I would never have another chance in my life, but I never expected that God would give me this opportunity. I will never miss it again.”

"long time……?"

Hua Baojia looked confused.

Xie Lingxin noticed that the Hua family disciples who had entered earlier were all grinning and laughing, as if they knew something but were keeping it a secret.

Hua Baorui, being perceptive, also noticed this.

Upon closer thought, his expression suddenly changed: "Second Brother, this...this person...could it be..."

Hua Baoyu smiled slightly: "Third brother is still so quick-witted. That's right, your sister-in-law will always be the same, it will never change."

"This……"

Hua Baorui was a little incredulous. He opened his mouth but couldn't say anything.

"what?!"

Hua Baojia then realized what was happening: "Second Brother! She's not..."

Hua Baoyu interrupted her: "Baojia, you two sit down first, eat and drink as you please. The auspicious time is approaching, and Yaoyao and I need to go and pay our respects first."

"This is an ancient wedding. I promised Yao Yao that I would give her a formal ancient wedding."

After saying this, he called out to the Hua family members a few more times, and then helped the bride leave.

The wedding hall is not far from here, and you can see it clearly from here.

The newlyweds were in the hall, and following the emcee's instructions, they began to fuss.

"Bowing to heaven and earth to express gratitude for our marriage, a match made in heaven!"

"I bow twice to my parents to express my gratitude; I will always remember my parents' nurturing!"

Xie Lingxin couldn't help but lean over and ask, "Old Hua, what's going on? Didn't you say you were here to rescue him? Why are you getting married here?"

"Who is your sister-in-law? You all seem to know her?"

He's been so thirsty from eating melons that he's practically dying of thirst, and now he's determined to get to the bottom of this.

Hua Baorui's expression was somewhat complicated: "Brother Xie, didn't you ask what kind of person my second brother is?"

"He can be called the most outstanding prodigy in the Hua family in hundreds of years. In the path of cultivation, he has been far ahead of others since childhood. He can learn everything and master it in no time."

"Even compared to you, Brother Xie, you are not inferior. You have already advanced to the level of a mage before the age of forty! Your physical cultivation is also not weak. You are already a titled martial artist."

hiss~
You're really giving me too much credit.

Xie Lingxin clicked his tongue in amazement. Although he cultivated very quickly, he now clearly understood how difficult cultivation was above the title level.

Barring unforeseen circumstances, he wasn't certain he could advance to the Mage level before the age of forty, let alone be a Titled Martial Artist at the same time.

He truly deserves to be called the pride of a distinguished family.

Even if they are both called prodigies, there are still differences.

Xie Lingxin was not discouraged at all.

Given the circumstances, my spiritual roots are inferior, and my resources and background are nowhere near those of aristocratic families.

But that may not be the case in the future.

He believed that he could accumulate experience and eventually surpass these people.

"However, my second brother..."

Hua Baorui hesitated slightly before continuing, "But he is too sentimental."

Hmm? Passionate?

Xie Lingxin sensed the juicy gossip and quickly grabbed a handful of fried peanuts from the side.

He urged, "Tell me, tell me, tell me in detail!"

He casually cracked open a peanut and frowned: "Tsk, why does this peanut have no flavor?"

"..."

Hua Baorui's face twitched, but he still said:

"My second brother met a woman during a realm-wide trial on the Central Star. That woman was just as outstanding as my second brother,"

"At only twenty-something years old, he is already a titled spiritual master and a renowned alchemist,"

"Originally, they were a perfect match, a match made in heaven,"

"It's a pity that the woman's background is too low. She is a distant branch of the Nian clan of Qingcang Star, no longer among the aristocratic families, but barely considered a major clan."

Xie Lingxin: "..."

He inexplicably felt that he had been scolded.

A branch of a prominent family, or a large clan, is also known as having a very low social standing...

Then what am I, Brother Xie?
"The elders in their families all oppose their being together. Brother Xie may not understand, but being born into a prominent family certainly brings countless advantages,"

"But there are also countless rules and inescapable responsibilities,"

Hua Baorui sighed, "Second Brother can disregard the rules, but he cannot shirk responsibility."

"His family's opposition forced him to give up his relationship with that woman, but..."

"I only found out later that my second brother only gave up on the surface, but secretly he and that woman were engaged to each other for life."

"I don't know much about what happened after that. I only know that they were often together, cultivating, playing, and exploring the realms together."

"During an exploration of a realm, Nianyao... the one my second brother loved, died for some reason... seemingly in his arms," ​​"My second brother never recovered from that, and it was only around this time that the family learned he had never truly separated from Nianyao."

"But whether it's anger or regret, it's all too late."

"Until... my second brother somehow found that half of the ancient scripture and began to practice, study, and research it with all his might,"

"His family thought he had finally pulled himself together and were overjoyed. They spared no expense in inviting scholars from all over to decipher the remaining half of the ancient scripture."

"As Brother Xie also knows, after that, my second brother, disregarding the many mysteries that remained unsolved, eagerly ventured into the text."

"Now I understand... he did it for Nianyao."

Hua Baorui looked at the wedding hall with a complicated expression.

The crowd surrounded the two newlywed couples, everyone beaming with joy.

"Husband and wife bow to each other, their hearts intertwined, may they grow old together and never be separated!"

The happiness on Hua Baoyu's face was clearly visible even though they were a bit far apart.

"Oh dear, Third Brother, why are you telling him all this? What does he know?"

At this moment, Hua Baojia turned around and said, "Isn't it good that Second Brother found his sister-in-law?"

"I just don't understand why the clan stopped them in the first place?"

She said indignantly, "If it weren't for this matter delaying Second Brother, he might have been able to bring back the title of 'Number One in the World' for our Hua Clan at that year's World's Number One Daoist Tournament."

"Our Hua family has long since shed the title of being the last of the powerful families."

"Now everything's alright, Second Brother has found Sister-in-law... Hey! Are you hungry?! I'm talking to you!"

Hua Baojia got angry as she spoke, because she saw Xie Lingxin lying on the table, constantly picking at the food.

It felt like I hadn't eaten for three days.

Xie Lingxin just kept shoveling food into her mouth, completely ignoring her.

"Bowing to Heaven, Earth, and their parents, the husband and wife bow to each other before entering the bridal chamber! The ceremony is complete!"

At this moment, the wedding in the bridal hall finally took place.

Hua Baojia didn't bother to pick a fight with him anymore, and stood up, jumping and skipping.

"Hey, do you guys know who that 'Gaotang' is?"

Xie Lingxin, her mouth full of food, asked Hua Baorui in a slightly indistinct voice.

Hua Baorui glanced at it a few times, frowned, and shook his head: "I don't recognize it."

Hua Baoyu was born into the Hua family, so the "elders" he is now paying homage to are naturally not his own parents.

He was just an ordinary-looking old man.

He seemed more like an ordinary villager whom you could just grab at random from the village.

Hua Baoyu and the bride did not enter the bridal chamber.

Instead, he began to wander around the table, offering toasts.

Before long, the toasts were served to this table.

“Sister Baojia, Third Brother, I know why you’ve come here.”

Hua Baoyu, holding a glass of wine, said with a happy expression, "Thank you all. I'm very happy here. You all have a great time tonight, so please leave tomorrow."

All the disciples of the Hua clan were startled.

Hua Baojia was even more incredulous: "Second Brother! You're not coming back with us?!"

Hua Baoyu turned to look at the bride, her face full of tenderness: "I want to stay here with Yaoyao... for the rest of my life, and never go anywhere else."

Hua Baojia panicked and said to the bride, "Sister-in-law! Please persuade my brother!"

The bride smiled gently, her voice beautiful: "Life is short, all I ask for is joy."

"Baoyu and I are in love, happy and carefree, and we have no other desires."

"Wherever he is, I will be."

"You...you guys...oh dear!"

Hua Baojia was so anxious that she kept stamping her feet, looking at this and then that.

However, Hua Baoyu's gaze never left Nianyao, his heart and eyes overflowing with affection.

Although Nianyao was wearing a veil, she still exuded a gentle and tender aura, all of which clung to Hua Baoyu.

"you!"

Hua Baojia suddenly grabbed Xie Lingxin, who was still picking at the food on the table: "Stop eating! Aren't you very talkative? You're good with words, so you'd better say something for me!"

She was desperate and grasped at straws.

If Hua Baoyu were to stay here forever, not to mention the huge loss it would be for the Hua family, she would absolutely not be willing to let her go.

"Hey! You're still eating! As long as you help me persuade my brother, at worst... at worst... I won't scold you anymore, I won't go against you anymore, I'll do whatever you ask!"

Hua Baoyu shook her head and smiled, "Sister Baojia, you don't need to persuade me anymore, nor do you need to make things difficult for this friend. My mind is made up."

As he spoke, he raised his glass to Xie Lingxin again: "My friend, although we don't know each other, I still want to thank you for attending the wedding. Baoyu toasts you."

Xie Lingxin clapped her hands and hurriedly picked up the wine glass.

But he didn't drink it.

He looked at the bride beside him and said, "Groom, may I say a few words to the bride?"

Hua Baoyu smiled and said, "Of course."

Xie Lingxin smiled and looked at Nianyao: "All conditioned phenomena are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, and shadows. Joy is inherently uncertain, like morning dew that easily dries and evening glow that easily dissipates."

“Bride, you say you only need joy and have no other desires, and I don’t object to that.”

"But you can't just make a bunch of bland, fake things to fool people, can you?"

He downed the drink in one gulp, looking disgusted. "Even plain water tastes better. How can anyone be happy with this?"

(End of this chapter)