Celestial Demon Starting from Attribute Points-Chapter 43: Approaching

The next day, Li Xuan’s grand wedding took place.

The bride, adorned in resplendent attire, held the embroidered ball with the groom, crossed the saddle, stepped on tiles, passed over the fire basin, drank the wedding wine together, bowed to heaven and their parents, and then to each other.

Red candles swayed slightly, and the large red lanterns scattered a gentle glow in the warm spring breeze.

Everywhere were the character for "double happiness" and window cutouts.

Guests and relatives filled seat after seat, while maidservants and servants bustled about, delivering dishes; the scene was even livelier than a marketplace.

Before long, the bride entered the bridal chamber.

The groom drank wine to thank the guests, and then was also assisted by maidservants into the bridal chamber.

The door creaked open, and inside, the candle flames remained steady.

Li Xuan entered the room and shut the door tightly, but saw the beautiful bride, covered by a red veil, sitting nervously on the couch.

He approached slowly, feeling the beauty beside him tremble slightly.

Under the veil, Tian Yuan’s cheeks were flushed, her eyes filled with shyness, wanting to speak but hesitating.

However, what she expected did not come immediately, but instead she felt warm hands gently clasping her own, and a man’s voice sounded near her ear.

"My lady."

A warm feeling spread in Tian Yuan’s heart, and she softly replied, "Mm."

The man’s voice continued.

"Once we were strangers, but from today onward, our fates and lives are intertwined, sharing honor and disgrace, life and death, never separating."

Tian Yuan softly replied again, "Mm."

That gentle hand finally lifted her veil, and their eyes met.

Tian Yuan slowly leaned back, and Li Xuan pressed down upon her.

A soft cry escaped, the red canopy fell.

The mandarin duck quilt warmed, a night of spring.

Fallen blossoms... a few.

...

...

The next day, at dawn, Li Xuan was still asleep, but felt someone watching him.

He opened his eyes to meet Tian Yuan’s affectionate gaze.

These eyes had apparently been watching him for some time.

Li Xuan extended two fingers, gently poking at those eyes.

Tian Yuan instinctively closed her eyes.

The two fingers lightly tapped her eyelids, then casually pinched her nose.

Tian Yuan giggled with a "pfft," then shyly buried herself in her husband’s embrace.

Li Xuan’s hands moved to the back, ten fingers like a comb, gently threading through her ink-like long hair, softly brushing.

Each wore a jade pendant shaped like half a fish, which matched perfectly at this moment.

Suddenly, Li Xuan gently spread Tian Yuan’s fingers, shaping them into a fist, then said, "Hit me a few times."

"Why?" Tian Yuan laughed.

Li Xuan replied, "Just hit first, and then I’ll say."

Tian Yuan formed a small fist and gently punched her man’s chest a few times, then said, "There you go."

Li Xuan sincerely said, "It was my fault. If I had come back right after the courtyard exam, perhaps this wouldn’t have happened."

Tian Yuan said, "A real man aspires to far-off places. If you had returned so early, I might’ve been upset?"

Li Xuan held his wife tightly and said, "Thank you."

Tian Yuan contentedly closed her eyes, leaning against the man’s chest, softly saying, "Actually, I should thank this event too. Had it not been for this, who knows how long it would have taken us to understand each other’s feelings..."

Li Xuan said, "I still remember the first time I saw you; you were just a little girl."

Tian Yuan laughed, "I, this little girl, only dared to watch you, this prominent young master, from afar.

Never imagined this prominent young master could... see me, a little girl hidden in the crowd.

The sisters ahead of me were stunning and graceful; weren’t they all better than me?"

Li Xuan flatly said, "No, they were just the green leaves; you are the captivating flower."

Before Tian Yuan could recover, he suddenly lifted her up amidst the bride’s startled cries, shifting from the "side" to the "top" position.

Li Xuan looked up at his bride, smiling, "From now on, you, this little girl, can always suppress me, this prominent young master. And I, this prominent young master, will have to beg my young wife for mercy."

Tian Yuan’s face turned red, repeatedly punching Li Xuan’s chest, crying, "Annoying!"

Li Xuan held her punching hand, suddenly quieting down, earnestly saying, "For a lifetime, never apart."

Tian Yuan shyly lowered her head, her eyes clear, as if promising, "For a lifetime, never apart."

After a while, the maidservant’s voice sounded outside.

"Young Master, Young Madam, it’s time for breakfast."

Li Xuan shouted, "Don’t stick your eye to the door gap and speak."

Outside, the maidservant was startled, hurriedly saying, "My apologies, Young Master."

Li Xuan laughed heartily.

Tian Yuan glanced sideways at this vibrant young man, showing a sweet smile.

...

...

Hair combing, getting up.

The couple proceeded to the dining hall.

Upon reaching the dining hall, Tian Yuan was shocked.

Because in the dining hall, the Li family’s matron was personally cooking, preparing nourishing dishes like bird’s nest and white fungus.

She hurried forward, saying, "Greetings, Mother."

Then she said, "Mother, let me do it."

The matron looked at her with a smile, saying nothing, just smiling as if her face couldn’t contain it, then saying, "No wonder Xuan’Er insisted on marrying you, truly a good girl, though I misjudged, let me apologize as a mother-in-law."

Tian Yuan could hardly believe her ears.

How can a mother-in-law apologize?

And yet...

If she were a pampered young lady, she might have many schemes hidden in her heart, thinking about palace intrigues, but... she is not.

She has endured cold stares, yet rose from the ashes, a genius who could revive the decayed business of the Tian family in the setting sun of Xiongshan County; she endured humiliation, faced ups and downs, witnessed life’s fickleness, and saw the world’s storms—it was her heart that made her formidable.

It is also the reason Li Xuan chose her after getting to know her well.

Tian Yuan quickly said, "How could a mother-in-law apologize? Mother-in-law..."

Before she could finish, the lady interrupted.

The lady smiled and said, "Why can’t a mother-in-law apologize? Wrong is wrong, and if it’s wrong, one should admit it."

As she spoke, the lady took Tian Yuan’s hand as if she were her own daughter, leading her aside to sit down, then went off to cook some nourishing food.

When the food was ready, she brought it over, waved impatiently at her son to stop being an eyesore, and started chatting pleasantly with Tian Yuan.

Li Xuan, instead, gained some peace of mind and said to his new bride, "Yuan’Er, I am going to the secret chamber to practice; if I focus..."

"Go on then," the lady said, pulling Tian Yuan aside and whispered, "You don’t know your husband; he used to be so obsessed with practicing that he neglected the family, truly vexing, not knowing his limits."

Tian Yuan quickly defended Li Xuan, "Mother-in-law, the reason my husband is so diligent is precisely why he is skilled both in literature and martial arts. A great man must prioritize important matters. My husband doesn’t fuss over details, Mother-in-law might misunderstand him."

Li Xuan looked at this clever pair of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and felt genuinely at ease.

He stepped out of the door, looked up at the sky.

The spring wind blew from the east, making the distant flags flutter.

Su Cangyuan was coming.

Su Cangyuan had bought the leopard’s corpse but didn’t get the demon blood.

While Wei Yao became a secret martial artist due to the demon blood, Wei Yao couldn’t have used all the demon blood.

Where was the remaining demon blood?

Su Cangyuan had a vicious nature and ruthless tactics.

He taught disciples like Lin Jieniu and Du Tianlin who were arrogant and unscrupulous; yet he could humble himself, concede, and even cut open his veins to feed street dogs, only to wipe out entire families the next moment, leaving no one alive...

This was a venomous snake.

...

...

Li Xuan took a deep breath and strode toward the secret chamber. As he walked, he saw Su Qiang again.

The two "lovers" looked at each other.

Su Qiang stepped forward weakly to salute, congratulating the young master on his wedding.

But as her eyes fell, her pupils suddenly contracted tightly, fixating on the longsword at Li Xuan’s waist.

Li Xuan first spoke, "Sparrow Feather Sword."

Su Qiang trembled, "Who... who gave it to the young master?"

Li Xuan grabbed her and ran to a secluded spot before saying, "Prefect Cao Shuda from Hundred Flowers Mansion."

After asking, he suddenly felt something, adding, "Do you know Su Cangyuan?"

"Su Cangyuan?"

Su Qiang repeated in confusion, then shook her head blankly, saying, "I don’t know him."

Li Xuan nodded, thinking perhaps he had overthought, then smiled, "Don’t worry, this was spoil from Prefect Cao’s extermination of Yu Sect.

I attended the academy exam and he graded the papers. I became the top scorer and visited him, thus becoming his student.

This sword was his gift to me."

Su Qiang’s expression relaxed, saying, "So that’s how it is."

Li Xuan looked at this maid who clearly had secrets but didn’t ask more, saying with a smile, "In a few days, come back to the young master’s courtyard."

Su Qiang fluttered her eyes charmingly and said, "Alright."

With that, they both walked out, missing each other.

Su Qiang walked a few steps, suddenly seeming to remember something, slowed down.

After walking a few more steps, she suddenly stopped, her pupils widened, and she turned abruptly, shouting in a terrified voice, "Young master, young master!"

Li Xuan paused, about to ask with a smile, "What’s the matter?" but saw his maid’s eyes filled with fear.

Su Qiang ran closer and asked, "Where did the young master learn about the name Su Cangyuan?"

Li Xuan lowered his voice, "He is coming to Xiongshan County to be the magistrate."

Su Qiang’s face instantly turned ashen, her breath slowed down.

Li Xuan frowned and asked, "Who is he?"

Su Qiang trembled and said, "Su Cangyuan, these three words reversed are Yuan Cangsu... Yuan Cangsu is an elder of Yu Sect.

Even though the true names of all Yu Sect high members are secret, they are codes to gather the most devout believers.

But I know, I know...

Su Cangyuan is Yuan Cangsu.

He... is he coming?"

Li Xuan’s throat moved, his eyes turned cold, he took Su Qiang and ran into a nearby room. Once inside, he said sternly, "Rose, what secrets are you hiding?"

After saying that, he added, "I didn’t ask before because I respect your choice, but now I can’t refrain anymore."

Su Qiang sighed softly and then began to explain.

In general, Yu Sect’s "Xuan Armor, Feather Robe, Jinlian Flower" represented three True Gods.

But for True Gods to descend, they require a medium.

Su Qiang is the medium for "Feather Robe," also known as... the container.

Back in the day when Yu Sect was eradicated, Zhangsun Yu took her and escaped here, deciding to live incognito, seeing through the rise and fall of the world.

Su Qiang to "defile herself," became a courtesan, and then connected with Li Xuan, living wantonly, hoping to ruin her "container purity."

After all, ancient texts state that if a "container" is tainted, it might be destroyed.

And Su Qiang didn’t want Li Xuan to expose the Melted Copper Treasure Manual not just to avoid attracting Zhangsun Yu’s enemies, but also to avoid attracting Yu Sect remnants.

"Do True Gods really exist?" Li Xuan asked gravely.

"Who knows," Su Qiang answered in tears, "But everyone in Yu Sect believes it, and I believe it too. I’m scared."