I run a casino in the immortal realm.

Cultivators have long lifespans; those in the Nascent Soul stage can live for two thousand years, and those in the Void Refinement stage can live for three thousand years.

Many cultivators, in their pursuit of the Great Dao, only consider the matter of dual cultivation partners and offspring when they are one or two hundred years old, or even several hundred years old.

They are only in their thirties, which is indeed very young among cultivators.

"it is good."

Zheng Yifei pulled her into his arms, rested his chin on her forehead, and whispered, "We want a child."

Su Wanqing leaned against his broad chest, a relieved smile on her lips.

"but……"

Zheng Yifei suddenly changed the subject.

"But what?"

Su Wanqing looked up at him nervously.

"I have to do one thing before I can have children."

Zheng Yifei looked into her eyes and said earnestly, "We've been together for so many years, from Qingyun Sect to Tanzhou County, through thick and thin, but I've never even given you a proper wedding. That's too unfair to you."

Su Wanqing was stunned, and her eyes instantly reddened.

She didn't really care about these formalities, but hearing Zheng Yifei say that still moved her deeply.

"Cultivators don't concern themselves with these mundane customs..."

She muttered to herself, but tears streamed down her cheeks. Zheng Yifei reached out to wipe away her tears, his tone leaving no room for doubt: "I don't care what others say, but my woman, Zheng Yifei's woman, must be married in a proper and respectable manner."

I want everyone in the entire Tanzhou Prefecture to know that you, Su Wanqing, are my only legal wife.

Just then, footsteps and laughter came from outside the courtyard gate.

"Ninth Brother, you used too much spiritual energy when you were controlling the fire just now, and that batch of 'Beauty Pills' almost burned."

It was Zhao Ling's clear, crisp voice.

"Oh dear, I was just distracted by watching you. I'll be more careful next time, I promise."

Long Yuan, a prince, spoke with a fawning tone.

The two pushed open the courtyard gate and walked in. When they saw Zheng Yifei and Su Wanqing hugging each other, Zhao Ling blushed and quickly turned away.

Long Yuan, however, was thick-skinned. He coughed twice and joked, "Hey, Yifei, sister-in-law, are you enjoying the moon in the courtyard so late at night? Are we disturbing you?"

Zheng Yifei released Su Wanqing and glared at Long Yuan, annoyed: "You know you've disturbed us, so why don't you go out and knock on the door again?"

Long Yuan laughed heartily, pulled Zhao Ling to sit down at the stone table, and poured himself a cup of tea: "You've come out of seclusion? Judging from your aura, the early stage of Void Refinement has been completely stabilized. Not bad, not bad. I was just about to discuss going to the capital with you."

"Let's put the trip to Beijing on hold for now."

Zheng Yifei sat down opposite them, took Su Wanqing's hand, and solemnly announced, "I'm preparing to hold a wedding."

"puff--"

Long Yuan spat out the mouthful of tea he had just taken a sip of, staring wide-eyed at Zheng Yifei: "Holding a wedding? Weren't you two already together?"

"In the past, due to limited resources, we never had a formal ceremony."

Zheng Yifei took out a handkerchief and handed it to Su Wanqing to wipe away her tears. He said calmly, "Now that Tanzhou is stable and my cultivation has reached the Refinement Realm, I want to hold a grand wedding for Wanqing."

After the wedding, let's have a child.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ling's eyes lit up. She turned around, grabbed Su Wanqing's hand, and exclaimed with delight, "Sister Wanqing, really? That's wonderful! You'll be the most beautiful bride in your wedding dress!"

Long Yuan reacted quickly, slamming his hand on the stone table and loudly taking on the task: "Leave this to me! Yi Fei, I'll prepare for your wedding! I, the dignified Ninth Prince, am now so poor that all I have left is money."

Don't worry, I will definitely give you the most magnificent and grand wedding in the history of Tanzhou County!

I'm also hiring the officiant for the wedding; nobody can take it from me!

Seeing his excited expression, Zheng Yifei knew that he wanted to show off in front of Zhao Ling and repay a favor, so he didn't refuse: "Alright, then Your Highness will have to do me a favor, but I will decide the date."

"Which day?"

"The eighth day of the first lunar month."

Zheng Yifei looked at Su Wanqing with gentle eyes: "That day was Wanqing's birthday, a double celebration."

It is now mid-December, less than a month until the eighth day of the first lunar month.

"Half a month is plenty of time!"

Long Yuan stood up and strode out, shouting, "I'll go draft the order right now! The venue, the banquet, the invitations, the wedding attire—everything has to be the best. Ling'er, come with me to pick out the fabric!"

Zhao Ling was pulled away by him, turned back and winked at Su Wanqing, then ran off with Long Yuan.

For the next two weeks, the entire city of Tanzhou was bustling with activity because of the upcoming wedding.

The Ninth Prince, Long Yuan, kept his word and treated the matter as his own.

He directly booked the three largest restaurants in Tanzhou County, and even used his privilege as an imperial envoy to mobilize a group of array masters and craftsmen from the Imperial Crafts Academy to renovate and rearrange the rear residence of the Chief Justice and several surrounding streets.

The Southern Wilderness Trading Company was operating at full capacity.

Xu Tianyang and his son personally led a team to various parts of the Eastern Divine Continent to purchase the finest spiritual fruits, spiritual wines, and demon beast meat as ingredients for the wedding banquet.

Ouyang Tian and Murong Hao, along with array masters, set up large-scale illusion arrays and spirit-gathering arrays above the county city, preparing to create a fairyland-like scene on their wedding day.

Inside the inner quarters of the Criminal Investigation Department, in Su Wanqing's room.

Several female tailors from the Tiangong Academy were taking Su Wanqing's measurements and rushing to make her wedding dress.

This wedding dress was personally funded by Long Yuan and woven from extremely precious "Heavenly Silkworm Ice Silk" and "Fire Phoenix Feathers". It is not only exceptionally beautiful, but also a defensive magic weapon of considerable quality.

Zhao Ling and Xu Muyao sat to one side, flipping through catalogs of various jewelry.

"Sister Wanqing, what do you think of this purple-gold phoenix crown? It's inlaid with ninety-nine top-quality East Sea luminous pearls. It will definitely look amazing on you."

Zhao Ling pointed to a set of jewelry in the catalog and said excitedly.

Looking at herself in the mirror, surrounded by bright red fabric, Su Wanqing's face was flushed with happiness: "Isn't this too expensive? It would be better to keep it simple."

"How can that be? Brother Yifei said he wants to have the grandest wedding ever."

Xu Muyao said softly from the side, picking up a jade hairpin and gesturing it on Su Wanqing's hair, "Sister Wanqing, you are already extremely beautiful. When you wear this wedding dress, Brother Yifei will probably stare at you until the day you're done."

Xu Muyao spoke calmly, with a genuine smile on her face.

But only she knew that when she heard that Zheng Yifei was going to have a wedding with Su Wanqing, her heart ached uncontrollably.

Ever since she started at the Qingyun Sect in the Southern Wilderness, she had been silently following behind Zheng Yifei.

The man who led them through the encirclement had long since taken root in her heart.

But she also knew clearly that Zheng Yifei only had eyes for Su Wanqing and had never made room for any other woman.

She kept this crush very well hidden, so well that even her father, Xu Tianyang, and her brother, Xu Zhenghai, were unaware of it.