Chapter 245 | I, Liu Xian, Am Not a Divine Dragon

When Bai Suzhen heard her master's question, she hesitated for a moment.

With a slight smile, she replied, "It's… a bit complicated."

"Oh? How so?" Li Shan Lao Mu asked with a playful grin.

"A bit nervous, a bit excited, and a few other emotions mixed in," Bai Suzhen answered after a brief silence.

Lao Mu couldn't help but chuckle. She reached out to pinch Bai Suzhen's cheek and said, "It's normal to have complicated feelings. Anyone in your position would feel the same. But you've finally gotten what you wished for, haven't you?"

The White Snake nodded with a smile. "Indeed, I have."

"As long as you feel that way, then it is good… it's just…"

"Master, I know." Bai Suzhen looked at her reflection in the mirror and smiled. "Once the wedding is over, I will return to Li Shan to continue my cultivation."

Lao Mu nodded in approval. "It is good that you remember that."

Bai Suzhen smiled and said, "I… of course I remember. After all, my cultivation isn't just for myself anymore. It's for Big Green Sister too… Besides, this time, I simply want to marry her and put this matter of the heart to rest."

In truth, Bai Suzhen wasn't in a rush…

Even if they married later, it wouldn't have been a big deal.

It was just that… she would have to work even harder at her cultivation in the future.

Therefore, she felt the need to secure her status first.

She didn't want anyone else to beat her to it.

After all…

Her sister was quite the flirt.

One only had to look at how many girls were around her to know that.

Thus, Bai Suzhen could not afford to just sit and wait.

Lao Mu nodded with satisfaction.

This girl had truly grown a lot.

She had become quite sensible.

"Calculated by the time, they should be arriving soon, shouldn't they?" Lao Mu stopped dwelling on the past and brought the conversation back to the wedding.

Hearing her master's words, Bai Suzhen perked up a bit and murmured to herself, "Surely they won't be that fast?"

"Fast? I think that girl is taking her sweet time. She's still not here after all this while," Lao Mu chuckled.

Bai Suzhen smiled, not bothering to argue with her master.

As they spoke, Lao Mu seemed to sense something.

She suddenly turned her head toward the window.

"Well, speak of the devil. Just as I said she was being slow, here she comes."

Lao Mu was the deity of Li Shan; she could sense anything that happened on her mountain.

With a group as large as Su Qing's approaching, Lao Mu naturally noticed them immediately.

Bai Suzhen was momentarily stunned. "Sister is already here?"

"Yes, your sister is here," Lao Mu said with a chuckle. "Quickly, get ready! It's time to go."

Bai Suzhen nodded slightly and sat obediently on the edge of the bed.

Li Shan Lao Mu then placed the red bridal veil over Bai Suzhen's head.

Once the veil was in place, Lao Mu walked into the living room. With a wave of her hand, the originally cold and quiet courtyard was instantly transformed into a festive scene.

Seeing this, Lao Mu nodded in satisfaction, then went to sit in a chair to await Su Qing's arrival.

Before long, Su Qing and her party arrived at Li Shan.

After 'bribing' the young daoist with a generous amount of wedding candy, they followed her all the way to the bamboo courtyard.

Su Qing did not rush inside. Instead, she performed a formal bow before entering the courtyard.

Lao Mu sat quietly in the living room.

Seeing Su Qing enter, she smiled and said, "You've arrived?"

"This junior has arrived late," Su Qing replied with a nod.

"It's fine. If she doesn't think you're late, then you aren't late." Lao Mu chuckled, then gestured toward the tea set nearby.

Seeing this, Su Qing naturally understood what was required.

Like Su Qing, Bai Suzhen was essentially without parents.

Therefore, as her master, Li Shan Lao Mu was playing the role of the mother in this wedding.

Su Qing smiled, picked up the tea, and knelt on the prayer mat to offer it to Lao Mu.

This was a traditional ritual, and Su Qing knew exactly how it should be done.

Lao Mu took the tea, took a sip, and then pointed toward the inner room. "Go on! That girl is waiting for you inside."

Su Qing nodded, rose to her feet, performed another bow, and entered the room.

Inside, Bai Suzhen sat quietly on the bed, dressed in her Phoenix Coronet and Cloud Shoulder.

Hearing the movement outside and the sound of the door opening, her heart grew increasingly nervous.

She was almost at a loss for what to do or say next.

After all, this was her first time getting married, and there was so much she didn't understand.

However, while Bai Suzhen might not have known what to do, Su Qing did.

She walked into the room, stood before Bai Suzhen, and said softly, "Take my hand. Let's go."

Bai Suzhen dithered for a moment before nodding and reaching out to grasp Su Qing's hand.

She didn't say a word, quietly following Su Qing out of the inner room.

Outside, Lao Mu watched the scene with a smile, slowly sipping her tea.

"I never thought that in my lifetime, I would actually see my own disciple get married," Lao Mu murmured to herself playfully.

Beside her, the young daoist smiled and said, "Master, if you took on a few more disciples, you would have seen it long ago."

Lao Mu chuckled and retorted, "Then why don't you go and get married?"

"Master, I'm still young!" the young daoist quickly replied, seeing the fire turning toward her.

Lao Mu laughed. "You, young? That's quite a funny thing to say."

The young daoist looked at her master, cleared her throat, and looked away shiftily. "Your disciple is indeed very young!"

Lao Mu only laughed and said nothing more.

She simply watched as Su Qing escorted Bai Suzhen into the bridal sedan.

Then, Lao Mu patted the girl beside her and said, "You! You're really not as useful as your junior sister."

The young daoist was speechless.

What could she say? What did she dare say?

She could only stand there honestly.

On such a joyous day, she couldn't exactly throw a tantrum at her master, could she?

Once Bai Suzhen was in the sedan, the female generals hoisted it up and followed Su Qing away.

Watching the two snakes leave the courtyard, Lao Mu sighed softly.

"Alright, let us go as well. It's time to attend the feast."

"Eh? I can go too?" The young daoist was delighted and asked eagerly.

Lao Mu glanced at her and asked back, "What? You weren't planning on going?"

"I'm going! Of course I'm going! It's not every day I get to attend a wedding feast, especially my junior sister's. How could I miss it?"

The young daoist immediately put on a sweet, sugary smile and looked at Lao Mu adoringly.

Lao Mu chuckled and simply nodded. "Since you're going, then just follow me."

The young daoist nodded. It had been a long time since she had left Li Shan, and she was incredibly excited.

At the same time, she was quite curious to see what the Changbai Immortal Realm looked like.

Suddenly, a thought occurred to her, and she couldn't help but ask, "By the way, since the Big Green Snake is getting married, Senior Laojun will be there too, right?"

"That girl was practically raised by him; of course he will be there," Lao Mu replied with a nod.

Hearing this, the young daoist's expression turned sour.

If there was one person in this world who annoyed the young daoist the most, it was definitely Laojun.

He was a very mischievous old man.

Lao Mu noticed her expression and asked, "What? If he's going, you won't go?"

"No… I'm going!" the young daoist said, gritting her teeth.

No matter what, she wasn't going to pass up a rare chance to go out.

Lao Mu chuckled, shook her head slightly, and said, "Then let's go."

"Mm!" The young daoist nodded earnestly.

Meanwhile, in the inner chambers of the East Sea Dragon Palace, Ao Ying had already changed into a set of bright red robes.

These were not mortal clothes, but the traditional wedding attire of the Dragon Clan.

Looking at herself in the mirror, she let out a long breath and whispered to herself, "So, this day has finally come."

Beside her, the Dragon Queen said with a laugh, "What's so bad about this day coming? Don't tell me you actually don't want to marry?"

"Of course not…" Ao Ying shook her head. "I'm just a bit nervous, that's all."

"What is there to be nervous about? Better to be nervous now than to be nervous tonight," the Dragon Queen said with a wink.

"Mother…" Her mother had always enjoyed making suggestive jokes, and that hadn't changed.

But to say such things today of all days was something Ao Ying hadn't expected.

The Dragon Queen shook her head and said with a smile, "It's something you have to face sooner or later, so why be shy? Besides, it's just the two of us here."

"But it's still embarrassing!" Ao Ying puffed out her cheeks and said helplessly.

The Dragon Queen shook her head at that. "Fine, fine, you're just thin-skinned! I only hope you won't be so thin-skinned when the time comes."

"Mother, you're doing it again."

"Yes, yes, I'll stop." The Dragon Queen chuckled. "Sigh, that girl is taking far too long to get here, isn't she?"

"I imagine Sister went to pick up Suzhen first," Ao Ying said with a smile, shaking her head.

"Sigh, speaking of that, that girl really is something else," the Dragon Queen said, shaking her head helplessly.

Ao Ying smiled and said nothing more, silently looking at her reflection in the mirror, lost in thought about what was to come.

High in the clouds, inside the bridal sedan, Bai Suzhen was still a bit nervous…

Her mind was racing, wondering what she should do later, or rather, what she should do tonight.

The auspicious clouds continued their flight.

Before long, they arrived over the East Sea.

Su Qing looked down.

On the surface of the East Sea, a group of Yaksas were dressed festively, holding various treasures in their hands. It looked a bit peculiar.

Seeing this from a distance, Su Qing's eyelid twitched slightly.

What kind of antics was the Old Dragon King up to now?

"Oh well, since I'm here, I'll have to face that Old Dragon King eventually… After all, Ao Ying is his daughter."

Su Qing shook her head helplessly, then led her party down from the clouds, landing on the surface of the East Sea.

As soon as Su Qing landed, a little white dragon approached and bowed to her.

"Brother-in-law, please follow me."

"And you are?"

Su Qing knew this little white dragon was one of the Dragon King's young daughters, but since they had never met, she didn't recognize her.

The little white dragon said politely, "I am Ao Lian, Ao Ying's half-sister… my mother is the fourth consort. Because tradition dictates that a young girl must lead the groom inside during a Dragon Clan wedding, Father sent me to receive you."

Ao Lian explained everything in great detail…

Though she was a bit long-winded, Su Qing got all the information she needed.

"I see…" Su Qing nodded. "Then I shall trouble you."

Su Qing patted the little white dragon's head and allowed the girl to lead her into the sea.

The little girl was very polite and also very cautious.

It seemed that in her eyes, Su Qing was a bit scary.

Su Qing had no idea what kind of image she held in the little girl's mind and simply followed silently.

On the way, the little girl asked, "Bro… Brother-in-law, can a girl marry another girl?"

Su Qing was momentarily stunned.

She had thought that in the Dragon Clan, the idea of girls marrying girls was common knowledge.

"You didn't know?"

"I… I'm only ten years old. Mother never told me," Ao Lian replied after a moment of silence.

"Only ten?" Su Qing was quite surprised.

She had assumed the child before her was at least a hundred years old.

She hadn't expected her to actually be ten, just as her appearance suggested.

However, one couldn't blame Su Qing for being unable to tell a child's age.

In the world of cultivation, many people enjoyed appearing younger than they were.

Take the young daoist, Gongsun Zhixue, or Yudie—weren't they all like that?

Thus, in the immortal realm, trying to determine someone's age by their appearance was almost a joke.

Ao Lian didn't understand why Su Qing was surprised. She simply nodded after a moment and said, "To be precise, I'll be eleven next month."

"So young…" Su Qing murmured to herself, then added, "As for your question! Since I'm marrying your sister, doesn't that answer whether it's possible or not?"

"Is… is that how it works?" Ao Lian scratched her head, looking confused.

Thinking about it carefully, it did seem to be the case.

But something still felt off, though she couldn't put her finger on it.

After thinking for a moment, Ao Lian's little brain successfully overloaded.

She decided to stop overthinking and continued leading Su Qing toward the Crystal Palace.

Outside the Crystal Palace, everything was prepared.

The numerous Yaksas bowed hurriedly as Su Qing and Ao Lian approached, not daring to be negligent.

The Old Dragon King had given them specific instructions.

Of course, even without his instructions, they wouldn't have dared to be disrespectful.

Su Qing ignored the Yaksas—there were too many to acknowledge anyway…

She followed Ao Lian into the Crystal Palace and arrived at the main hall.

Once there, the little girl stopped, bowed to Su Qing, and then bowed to the Dragon King and Dragon Queen sitting above.