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Before she could speak, Xiao Jinghan suddenly grabbed her sleeve and pulled her to kneel on the prayer mat.

She didn't react in time, her body swayed, and she fell towards Xiao Jinghan, who instinctively caught her. "Are you alright?"

"Of course it's alright," Liu Yuansheng quickly knelt down and looked up to see that the old lady and Xie Qinghe were both smiling meaningfully.

Master Yun Shu looked very serious. Seeing the two of them kneeling, he held a whisk and chanted incantations over a talisman.

Liu Yuansheng couldn't understand a single word. She kept her eyes down and her mind focused the whole time. Finally, the ceremony ended, and the little Taoist boy next to Master Yunshu came over, put cinnabar on her forehead, and brought her a bowl of talisman water to drink.

The process was so complicated that Liu Yuansheng couldn't help but wonder if she was praying for a child or something else, but she didn't dare to ask any more questions. She picked up the talisman water and drank it all in one gulp.

Then the old lady talked with Daoist Yun Shu for a while. By the time they left the alchemy room together, Liu Yuansheng could no longer walk.

The talisman water was cold and astringent. After drinking it, it felt like thousands of ants were crawling in my throat, which was very uncomfortable.

Liu Yuansheng still had to hang a love lock later and couldn't leave, so she stood by the stone steps, clearing her throat while enjoying the scenery.

As the morning sun begins to pierce through the treetops, the mist gradually dissipates, the peaks lose their hazy appearance, and the verdant greenery becomes clear and bright, with a refreshing and pleasant mountain breeze.

In front of the Sanqing Hall, incense smoke rises, the sound of bells and chimes is clear and distant, and believers bow in worship. The sandalwood incense mingles with the pine breeze, and all the worries of the world are blown away by this wisp of smoke.

Liu Yuansheng gazed at the distant green mountains, his heart filled with unease.

Just as she was about to leave, a familiar voice suddenly drifted into her ears, "Thank you for your trouble, Taoist priest."

Liu Yuansheng was startled and turned around abruptly to look in the direction from which the sound came.

The first thing you see is lush weeping willows, and beyond the willows are vermilion pillars and sloping black-tiled roofs.

Some richly dressed pilgrims came and went, occasionally stopping to talk with the Taoist priest in hushed tones.

Every face was unfamiliar.

The person she longed for day and night was clearly not there.

Liu Yuansheng felt a pang of sadness, thinking that she must have been bewitched to have hallucinated and thought he had come too.

Just as she was feeling down, Xiao Jingzhuo's clear voice came from behind, "Second sister-in-law, let's go!"

She turned around and saw Xiao Jingzhuo and Xiao Jingting standing side by side, the two brothers holding something in their hands, looking at her together.

Beneath the Azure Sky Immortal Abode, the two brothers stood tall and graceful, their extraordinary bearing resembling that of immortals traveling among mortals.

"Third Sister-in-law, she's gone to the Temple of the Old Man Under the Moon!"

Xiao Jingzhuo raised his hand and waved at Liu Yuansheng.

Liu Yuansheng nodded in acknowledgment and walked towards the two brothers.

As soon as she left, a man dressed in a blue robe and wearing a veiled hat came out of a room and said to the Taoist priest behind him, "Thank you, Taoist priest. If my wish is fulfilled, I will definitely come with generous gifts to repay your guidance today."

"You're too kind, Lord Jiang. Please take care, Lord Jiang."

Jiang Zhihuan smiled slightly, put on the veil, and walked towards the mountain gate. Suddenly, as if sensing something, he abruptly stopped and looked at the stone steps paved with blue bricks beside the main hall. Unfortunately, there was no longer any beauty there...

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In front of the matchmaking platform at the Yue Lao Temple, a large number of men and women gather to pray for marriage and to find a soulmate.

Xiao Jingzhuo seemed a little shy. As soon as he arrived at the Yue Lao Temple, he quickly tied the red rope in his hand to the marriage tree. After tying it, he ran away without even saying goodbye to Liu Yuansheng and Xiao Jinghan, for fear of being recognized by acquaintances.

Xiao Jingting and Xie Qinghe had already hung up their love locks. According to Xie Qinghe, the old lady came to Yuxu Temple every year and asked them to hang them up, fearing that they would not be able to stay together until they grew old and could not live together.

Now I'm just as worried about Xiao Jinghan and Liu Yuansheng.

As the granddaughter-in-law of the Xiao family, Liu Yuansheng had no choice but to obey the old lady's arrangements. She and Xiao Jinghan walked to the platform one after the other, and after searching for a long time, they finally found a spot where their love lock could be squeezed in, and then locked it with a click.

The chains were adorned with locks upon locks, their heavy, oppressive weight suggesting they bound souls there, forever unable to escape. Liu Yuansheng stared at the locks, lost in thought. After a while, Xiao Jinghan approached her and asked, "What were you trying to say just now?"

Liu Yuansheng was taken aback, turned her head, and looked at Xiao Jinghan with slightly narrowed eyes, saying, "Just now?"

"Yes, just now," Xiao Jinghan said, squinting from the sunlight, "what did you want to say to Daoist Yun Shu just now?"

After saying that, he casually leaned against the platform, crossed his arms, and stared at her with a playful expression.

That looked just like interrogating a criminal.

Liu Yuansheng lowered her head, her expression inexplicably guilty. Xiao Jinghan smiled coldly and said, "Are you trying to tell the old lady that you and I haven't consummated our marriage, let alone have a child?"

"I..." Liu Yuansheng shook her head, "I didn't..."

Xiao Jinghan snorted, "No?"

Liu Yuansheng glanced at Xiao Jinghan, whose face was icy cold, and became even more hesitant to speak.

Xiao Jinghan, assuming he had seen through Liu Yuansheng's thoughts, scoffed, "I thought you were a cautious person, but I didn't expect you to act so impulsively. Have you considered how the old lady would feel if you said such things in front of Daoist Yunshu? And what kind of reaction would all the masters and servants in that room have?"

Liu Yuansheng was at a loss after being reprimanded. Sure enough, it was better for her and Xiao Jinghan to keep silent. The more they said, the more mistakes they would make.

Her eyes flickered, her long eyelashes trembled, and she wanted to explain, but couldn't utter a single word. Seeing her aggrieved expression, Xiao Jinghan didn't say anything more, and exhaled a breath of stale air, saying, "Grandmother is getting old and really can't withstand any stimulation. You must be careful with your words and actions in the future. Everything else is negotiable, but Grandmother and Yan'er..."

"I have no intention of telling Grandmother that I haven't consummated our marriage."

Before Xiao Jinghan could speak, Liu Yuansheng quickly said something.

Xiao Jinghan was taken aback. "What did you say?"

Liu Yuansheng frowned and said, "I said I didn't mean to tell Grandmother that I hadn't consummated our marriage. I wanted to ask Grandmother to let only my sister-in-law and I stay in front of Daoist Yunshu, and let you and my brother go back first."

"You feel sorry for Xiao Jingting?" Xiao Jinghan instantly understood Liu Yuansheng's intention and asked in surprise.

Liu Yuansheng nodded. "Big brother's leg is inconvenient."

Xiao Jinghan remained silent for a long time.

He leaned against the platform, staring at the beautiful and gentle Liu Yuansheng, whose eyes were slightly red from his scolding, and felt a pang of regret.

"It turns out I was judging you by my own petty standards." He stood up and took a few steps closer to Liu Yuansheng. "Why didn't you say anything when I wronged you just now?"

Seeing him approach, Liu Yuansheng instinctively took two steps back. "You talk too fast."

"Why don't you just say you're too slow to react?" Xiao Jinghan glared at her. "Does this love lock shut you up, you taciturn girl?"

Liu Yuansheng, who was usually quiet, shut her mouth. Xiao Jinghan remained silent for a moment, then suddenly grabbed Liu Yuansheng's hand.