Stop crying, I'll give it to you, okay?

Seeing this, the old man crossed his legs and became mysterious again, saying, "However, you need to break the formation here to obtain it. Do you want to know how to break it?"

Xiao Wuli pursed his lips, about to ask a question, when his master's voice rang in his mind.

"Come this way."

Xiao Wuli cast aside all distracting thoughts and rushed towards the sound like a bolt of lightning.

The old man, who was suddenly swept away and whose beard slapped across the face, was: ...

He will definitely shave this beard.

After a while, Xiao Wuli looked slightly stunned and stopped in front of the window with two large "囍" characters pasted on it. The candlelight inside the room flickered, and the figure sitting on the bed was faintly visible.

He slowed his breathing, his fingertips curling slightly.

"What are you waiting at the door for, groom? Hurry up and go in to lift the bride's veil, it's time for the bridal chamber!" The matchmaker, dressed in festive attire, suddenly appeared beside him, enthusiastically and cheerfully grabbing his arm and trying to pull him inside.

Xiao Wuli came to his senses.

bridegroom?

He looked down and realized that he didn't know when he was wearing a bright red wedding dress.

He's the groom, so... who's the bride?

Just then, the matchmaker pushed open the door to the bridal chamber. Xiao Wuli looked up and saw the person sitting on the bed. His gaze froze, and his breath caught in his throat.

The candles burned brightly, illuminating the bridal chamber with dazzling light.

Master sat on the bed, his bright red wedding robes making his already fair skin appear even whiter, shimmering with a luminous glow. His peach blossom eyes were lowered, the corners of his eyes slightly upturned but without a trace of brilliance, and the mole on his eyelid was even more distinct. His eyelashes trembled slightly as he slowly lifted his eyelids to look at him standing outside the door, his pupils clear and gentle.

Xiao Wuli's heart seemed to stop beating at that moment, "Master..."

He spoke instinctively, his voice hoarse without him even realizing it.

"What are you waiting for? Go inside and enter the bridal chamber!" The matchmaker happily pushed him inside.

"Bang."

Xiao Wuli was awakened by the sound of the door closing. He turned around and looked at the closed door, his gaze blank.

"Kid! I can't get in. The moment the door closed, the formation was activated! The only way to escape is to express your feelings for each other, hold a wedding ceremony, and even enter the cave...!"

The old man's words were cut off before he could finish speaking, but if one thought about it, one could figure out what the second half of his sentence was.

...entering the bridal chamber.

Xiao Wuli's Adam's apple bobbed slightly, and he turned to look at his master, unsure of what to do.

"Come and sit down." The familiar voice was still cool, but there was a hint of tenderness in his eyes that was rarely seen.

Xiao Wuli stiffened, his gaze falling on the bed where slender white fingers were gently patting.

"What's wrong?"

Xiao Wuli snapped out of his daze, his heart pounding. He awkwardly walked to the tea table and sat down, not daring to look at the bed for even a second. His voice was hoarse as he said, "Master, I... I'll just sit here."

"You want to discuss ways to break the formation with your master like this?"

Xiao Wuli's Adam's apple bobbed. He took a deep breath, slowly turned around, and met those rippled, questioning peach blossom eyes.

"Come."

Xiao Wuli was lost in thought. When he came to his senses, he was already sitting next to his master. His body tensed up abruptly, his fingertips clenched so tightly that his knuckles turned white, his gaze fixed straight ahead, not daring to look around, his hands on his knees, and he didn't even dare to breathe.

"The formation has been activated. According to the ritual... it's time to lift the veil."

A sound, seemingly coming from nowhere, slowly echoed through the room.

"Very well." The person beside me spoke softly, as if in resignation or a gentle coaxing: "Then let's go through these rituals."

Xiao Wuli's phoenix eyes widened in shock. The unique fragrance emanating from his master lingered around his nose. Even just a light inhale filled his chest with the aroma.

He turned his head to look at his master, only to find that the other had already put on a thin red silk veil, and his delicate eyebrows and eyes were vaguely visible in the haze, with a layer of rouge seemingly smudged at the corners of his eyes.

His master's collar was slightly open, revealing half of his fair neck. The tassels on his earlobes were long, gently draped over his shoulders, shimmering in the candlelight and dazzling his eyes.

The scent of the candles burning in the bridal chamber mingled with his own, making it slow one's breathing. The red candlelight flickered in the breeze, creating an ambiguous and tender atmosphere.

"Hurry up!"

Urged on, Xiao Wuli subconsciously raised his hand, his fingertips touching the edge of that red patch. He paused slightly just as he was about to lift it, his expression somewhat dazed.

Would Master really be willing to do these things with him?

It seems not...

Before he could finish his thought, the thin, bright red silk slipped down naturally, revealing a face that everyone said was absolutely beautiful.

The master's face was bathed in the warm candlelight, his skin was as white as snow, and his peach blossom eyes were shimmering with water. At this moment, his eyebrows were curved as he looked at him, and his pupils only saw his image, as if his world consisted only of him.

Xiao Wuli froze on the spot, her fingertips still in the position of lifting the veil. Her heart felt like it had been hit hard by a heavy hammer, and she instantly forgot to breathe.

His mind went blank, everything around him seemed to become a blurry background, and he could only see his master in front of him, as if only the two of them remained in the world.

The person before him raised an eyebrow slightly, leaned closer, and asked, "Looking at me like that, do I look good?"

Xiao Wuli nodded blankly, his voice hoarse and dry, "So...good-looking."

The other person chuckled softly, "If we complete the ceremony, will I be your wife?"

Xiao Wuli felt a sudden "boom" in his mind, a ringing in his ears, and his expression became even more stunned.

"Do you want to marry me? If so, let's make this a real marriage, shall we?" A clear, slightly soft voice swirled into his ears, like a thin current traveling through his veins to his limbs and bones.

A tingling sensation quickly rose from my tailbone, even my fingertips felt a soft, tingling numbness.

Xiao Wuli's Adam's apple bobbed uncontrollably several times, and his breathing became heavy. His dark eyes met those peach blossom eyes, and he saw clearly the seductive look in those eyes, which, like a seductive snake, slowly coiled around him and pulled him into an abyss from which he could never climb out.

With his thin lips slightly parted, the word "good" was about to slip out.

That beautiful face slowly drew closer, about to kiss him in the next second.

Xiao Wuli suddenly snapped back to reality, quickly stood up, gripped his longsword in his palm, forcefully closed his dazed dark eyes, and when he opened them again, his gaze was sinister and dark. "Get out!"

The person on the bed was slightly startled and tilted their head to look at him.

Xiao Wuli took a deep breath, looked around, and searched for a way to break free from the dream.

"What are you looking for?"

Xiao Wuli ignored him, his eyebrows lowered, his phoenix eyes narrow and sharp when he looked at them.

He loved his master, but he also knew clearly that there was a world of difference between them.

He was just one of his master's many disciples, nothing special. He was the weakest and the ugliest. If his master wanted to get married, he definitely wouldn't be the one he wanted to marry.

Moreover... his master wouldn't even hug him, let alone kiss him.

Xiao Wuli lowered his gaze.

This dream was truly terrifying. Even though I had made ample preparations, I still unknowingly fell into it.

The thing I long for most in my heart...

Xiao Wuli's ear tips were reddish.

Fortunately, he woke up early. If his master had come in and woken him up, he would have been exposed!

Xiao Wuli took a light breath, his thin lips pressed tightly together, and his gaze became more serious.