My God Raising Game

Chapter 31 The auspicious time has arrived!

In the magnificent wedding hall, bright red candles crackled and burned, casting long, flickering flames onto the west window, creating a scene of swaying light and shadow that resembled dancing ghost children.

There were eight festively dressed children, which should have created a joyful and happy atmosphere, but their faces were covered with thick white powder, and they all had dead fish expressions, exuding an eerie feeling of utter death that made people very uncomfortable.

Lu Jiuling stood solemnly in the crowd, his brows slightly furrowed.

Changing clothes?

What clothes?

Lu Jiuling looked at a child of the wedding procession, whose hands held a red wedding tray on which a set of bright red auspicious clothes were neatly stacked.

Although the clothes were not unfolded, judging from the black gauze hat with two goose feathers inserted on top of them, Lu Jiuling, with his knowledge, knew that this was the auspicious attire worn by the groom.

Does Tang Weimin want me to get married?

"Lu Jiuling, what are you dawdling for?" Tang Weimin's expression was stern, his voice laced with threat: "Come here now!"

"Brother 69!"

Tang Lei looked nervous, wanting to help but unsure what to do, so he could only plead with Tang Weimin: "Class...Teacher, Xu Shuo...is second in the grade, why didn't you choose him?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Shuo abruptly turned to stare at Tang Lei, wishing he could tear his mouth apart.

"Shut up!" Tang Weimin glared at Tang Lei. "Don't say anything without my permission!"

"Class teacher, I also think Xu Shuo is more suitable!"

Xu Shaowei mustered her courage and offered a word of advice, as she didn't want anything to happen to Lu Jiuling.

"Student Lu!"

The baby-faced man nervously clenched his hands together.

“Lu Jiuling…”

Jiang Shan looked at Lu Jiuling in surprise.

In this eerie old house wedding hall, being the groom and having a wedding that is clearly not right is dangerous, even a fool would know that it is dangerous!
However, Jiang Shan did not see any fear or timidity on Lu Jiuling's face, only a slight frown.

Lu Jiuling is definitely not slow-witted; he must have an exceptionally high capacity for stress management.
Jiang Shan suddenly felt that Lu Jiuling, who was standing there without saying a word and with his brows slightly furrowed, was very handsome and made her feel very safe!

"..."

Lu Jiuling didn't panic because he had a general idea that he would be an important figure.

A few days ago, I asked for leave, but Tang Weimin refused. He even called me out of the classroom during morning reading to remind me that I must come to the ancient town.

Furthermore, when red envelopes were handed out during dinner gatherings in the evening, Tang Weimin would immediately take them out and hand them to me, while I had to search through other people's red envelopes.

This shows that the red envelopes were prepared in advance.

"Lu Jiuling, behave yourself and I'll let you go back after this marriage. Otherwise, I'll have those 'joking boys' eat you alive!"

Tang Weimin was impatient and shook the golden magic bell in his hand.

The four children immediately went to Lu Jiuling to help him change his clothes.

Knowing there was no way to avoid it, Lu Jiuling took the initiative to step forward, changing his clothes while thinking of a strategy.

As expected, this is Tang Weimin's promotion ceremony!
I just don't know what extraordinary profession he's going to be promoted to.
Xu Shuo saw Lu Jiuling changing clothes with the help of four servants and his lips curled into a sneer.

"Why should he?"

Xu Shuo didn't want to be the groom, but seeing others being grooms made him unhappy. However, when he thought about the potential dangers of marriage, he was also relieved that it wasn't him.

In short, I'm really torn!
Tang Weimin carried a work bag in his left hand and a golden magic bell in his right, carefully examining his student.

With his tall stature, long legs, and good looks that could easily seduce any rich woman, Lu Jiuling's aura instantly flared when he put on the ancient-style wedding attire he had carefully prepared. He looked like a refined nobleman who had stepped out of ancient times.

He is both dashing and debonair!

I knew I hadn't chosen the wrong person!
This promotion ceremony is sure to be a success!

Tang Weimin couldn't help but feel excited and overjoyed.

After receiving the specific steps of the promotion ceremony for becoming a "Matchmaker" from the "Professor," Tang Weimin began preparing all the necessary magic potions.

It took a full year and a half, and with the professor's extensive help, I finally collected everything.

After careful selection, Tang Weimin chose this Fan family mansion as the venue for the promotion ceremony.

This address wasn't chosen randomly. If it wasn't an ancient mansion over a hundred years old, and no one had ever lived there before, then the probability of the promotion ceremony failing was extremely high.

Next, the groom and guests are confirmed.

The guests must be people the groom knows, and then the groom himself must be chosen. The professor said that, based on the information he had gathered, the groom should ideally be handsome, otherwise the ghost bride might refuse to marry him, causing the ascension ceremony to fail.

When Tang Weimin heard this request, he immediately thought of Lu Jiuling in his class and burst out laughing.

Aside from being a bit thin and shy, Lu Jiuling's looks were so good that even a picky ghost bride wouldn't find fault with him.

It's really like God is on my side!

Once I become the 'Matchmaker' and a superhuman who has entered the ranks of gods, all those all-nighters preparing lessons, all those KPIs, all those benefits and bonuses—to hell with them all!
I no longer need to care, and I can live as I please!
According to the 'professor,' the lowest rank is Sequence 9, and one can advance all the way up to Sequence 0 and become a god.

Become a god?

That must be even more enjoyable than being an emperor or president, right?

Tang Weimin envisioned a bright future, and the more he looked at Lu Jiuling, the more satisfied he became.

Pity!
You are the stepping stone for me to enter the ranks of the gods. After the wedding, I will personally cut off your head. This is the most important step in the ascension ceremony. Otherwise, I really want to let you go.

never mind,

I can only apologize!
Watching Lu Jiuling, with the help of four children, put on his wedding attire and official hat with a goose feather, Tang Weimin coughed twice and cleared his throat.

"Cough cough!"

"Jiuling, come here and stand in front of the offering table!" Tang Weimin put down his briefcase, took out a silver pocket watch from his trouser pocket, pressed the button on the top, and it clicked open.

Click! Click!
The second hand, amidst the rhythmic turning of gears, drew circles without changing its course.

"Jiang Shan, Xu Shuo, please take your seats!"

Just like in class, Tang Weimin instructed the whole class: "Be quiet and behave. After witnessing this wedding, we'll meet again someday!"

"If you're willing to call me Teacher Tang, I'll do my best to help you solve a problem in your life!"

"If you have delayed my important event, then I'm sorry, but I think this wedding hall is missing a few human skin lanterns."

Tang Weimin's tone turned grim at the end, especially the words "human skin lantern," which sent a chill down the students' spines.

No one dared to utter a sound; they kept their heads down and quickly found empty seats at the eight-immortal tables.

Everyone wanted to stay as far away from Tang Weimin as possible. Scheming people like Zhang Shuai and Xu Shuo even sat at the table closest to the wedding hall entrance, so they could escape at any time.

Night fell, and the atmosphere was serene and quiet.

The wedding hall, which was almost full of people, was as quiet as a graveyard.

"Why are you all so reserved? Eat some sunflower seeds, peanuts, and tea!" Tang Weimin glanced around. "Don't you know what to do at a wedding banquet?"

Xu Shuo was being watched by his homeroom teacher, so he had no choice but to grab a small handful of sunflower seeds.

Click!

Xu Shuo looked at Tang Weimin ingratiatingly while nervously cracking sunflower seeds.

Tang Weimin shook his head when he saw this.

Luckily, she didn't choose Xu Shuo as her groom, otherwise his cowardly behavior would definitely make the ghost bride unhappy, leading to the cancellation of the wedding.

If one cannot complete the ascension ceremony, one will naturally be unable to enter the ranks of gods. What's even more terrifying is that one will be corrupted by the ceremony, which could lead to madness or even death.

Thinking of this, Tang Weimin looked at Lu Jiuling again.

Gee!

I hadn't realized before that Lu Jiuling had such a stable mindset; he's the kind of person who can accomplish great things.

Time ticked by, second by second, in this oppressive atmosphere.

Tang Weimin kept a close eye on the pocket watch.

When he saw the minute hand turn to 12, the moment 8 o'clock arrived, Tang Weimin, who was already prepared, shouted loudly!

"The auspicious time has come!"

"The wedding begins!"

"play music!"

After Tang Weimin finished shouting, he solemnly picked up the golden bell and shook it three times!
Jingle bells! Jingle bells! Jingle bells!

I don't know when I sat down in the music troupe in the side hall. As the golden bells fell, two suonas took over and played a mournful and eerie tune.

The erhu, gong, and cymbals join in one after another, creating a grand wedding symphony.

"Fuck!"

Zhang Shuai, who was always audacious and prone to fighting, felt his scalp tingle and shudder when he heard this wedding music.

Because this wedding music contained no joy or happiness, only sorrow and grief, like a band playing music for a newlywed couple who had just died and were buried together in a mass grave at midnight.

If even Commander Zhang was like this, the others were even more pathetic, each one shrinking back, glancing around fearfully, as if afraid that something evil might come after them.

The baby-faced man leaned half his body against Jiang Shan, his right hand gripping her sleeve tightly.

"What kind of weird music is this?"

Jiang Shan frowned, and panic appeared on her small face.

Although she had a feeling that something was wrong with the wedding and was mentally prepared, the fact that the wedding music, which was clearly meant for the dead, still gave her a big fright.

Tang Weimin shifted his body nervously and anxiously.

This was his first time undergoing a promotion ceremony. Although the professor had explained the specific procedures and warned him that strange and terrifying phenomena might occur during the ceremony, he should not panic.

However, emotional fluctuations are not something that can be controlled just by talking about them; otherwise, no one would underperform in important occasions such as the college entrance examination or job hunting.

"Tang Weimin, calm down quickly!"

Tang Weimin took two deep breaths and quickly shut his mouth, because the boy at the front carried a large red wedding platter and stood in front of the offering table.

Everyone's eyes immediately turned to the wedding tray carried by the boy.

Something was placed on top, covered with a bright red silk embroidered with gold thread and mandarin ducks.

"Lu Jiuling, step forward!"

Tang Weimin stared fiercely at Lu Jiuling and pointed to the spot next to the ceremonial child in front of the offering table.

The bride and groom will now perform the wedding ceremony here.

"..."

Lu Jiuling glanced at the golden magic bell in Tang Weimin's hand and walked to the offering table.

He didn't plan to act now because he knew absolutely nothing about Tang Weimin. He didn't know about his miracles, his rank, or how many forbidden items he possessed...

Let's wait and try to find the perfect opportunity to strike decisively!

Tang Weimin reached out and removed the gold-threaded silk from Xitong's tray.

Many people were curious, their eyes wide, wanting to see what was next.
(End of this chapter)