12: One per year

A month passed in the blink of an eye.

During this month, the entire Immortal Imperial Clan, the Jiang Family, was immersed in a festive atmosphere.

Lanterns were hung and streamers decorated the halls, while divine light filled the sky.

Countless rare and exotic flowers and plants were transplanted throughout the Family grounds. Amidst the jade towers and palaces, celestial music drifted through the air, and Auspicious Beasts roamed about.

The news that the Jiang Family was holding a grand wedding for the Imperial Son had already spread throughout the heavens.

On the day of the wedding, ten thousand Saints came to pay their respects!

Almost every influential faction in the Emperor Immortal Great World sent representatives to observe the ceremony and offer their congratulations.

Divine Arks and ancient war chariots crossed the Void Realm, docking in the space outside the Jiang Family. The scale of the event was truly rare throughout history.

The Primordial Divine Mountain also dispatched a grand bridal procession, personally escorted by the three Royal Clans and the Clan Chief of the White Tiger Royal Clan. With rays of rosy light illuminating the path, they delivered Bai Qingxue to the Jiang Family.

As the groom for today, Jiang Yuan wore festive red wedding attire, a large red flower pinned to his chest, and a standard smile on his face as he stood at the main gate to welcome guests.

To be honest, he felt a bit numb.

These big shots who came to offer congratulations all possessed terrifying auras, with the weakest among them being at the Peak of the Great Saint Realm.

However, Jiang Yuan did not care at all.

They were merely Saints, and the Jiang Family had plenty of them.

He only needed to act as a mascot, standing there smiling and accepting gifts. The Jiang Family Head and the clan elders took care of everything else.

"Congratulations, Jiang Family Head! Congratulations, Your Highness!"

"May the Imperial Son and the White Tiger lady be united in heart forever, and may you soon be blessed with children!"

"Hahaha, Jiang Family Head, your Jiang Family has truly made us envious this time!"

The guests who came to offer congratulations spoke flattering words, but each had their own calculations in their hearts.

They really could not figure out what was going on with this marriage alliance between the Jiang Family and the Primordial Divine Mountain.

But when they saw the luxurious scale of the Jiang Family's wedding and the genuine joy of the Jiang Family's higher-ups, they could not help but start to doubt.

Could it be that Jiang Yuan was truly favored to the extent that even if he were a Mortal, they would be willing to spend such resources on him?

The wedding process was tedious and grand.

After bowing to Heaven and Earth, the segment for bowing to the parents was performed before Jiang Zhan, the Jiang Family Clan Chief, because Jiang Yuan's parents, the Great Emperor Heng Yu and the Empress, were not present.

After the couple bowed to each other, Jiang Yuan finally took his bride's hand and returned to the bridal chamber prepared for them.

The bridal chamber was decorated extremely luxuriously, with festive red everywhere.

Bai Qingxue wore a gorgeous phoenix coronet and ceremonial robes, sitting quietly on the edge of the bed, her peerless face hidden beneath a red bridal veil.

Jiang Yuan could feel that she seemed somewhat nervous, her hands resting on her knees clutching tightly.

After dismissing the maids, only the two of them remained in the room.

The atmosphere was somewhat awkward for a moment.

Jiang Yuan rubbed his hands, picked up the jade ruyi from the table, walked to the bed, and gently lifted Bai Qingxue's red bridal veil.

A flawless face appeared before his eyes.

Her skin was whiter than snow, her eyebrows like distant mountains, and her nose and cherry lips were breathtakingly beautiful.

Especially under the candlelight, her cold and aloof temperament gained a hint of shyness, adding a soul-stirring charm.

Even Jiang Yuan, who was accustomed to seeing all kinds of beauties, could not help but be stunned.

"Gulp."

He could not help but swallow his saliva.

"I've struck gold! I've struck gold!"

Jiang Yuan shouted wildly in his heart.

The red, tight-fitting wedding dress on her looked just like lingerie.

Bai Qingxue felt somewhat uncomfortable under his gaze and lowered her eyes slightly, her long eyelashes trembling gently like two small brushes.

"Are you... Jiang Yuan?"

She spoke first, her voice as cold and clear as spring water, yet carrying a trace of imperceptible nervousness.

"I am the genuine article."

Jiang Yuan came back to his senses, chuckled, and sat beside her. "You look better than in 3D; you're practically a 36D."

"What is 36D?"

"It just means you're fair, oh no, beautiful!"

This simple and blunt compliment made Bai Qingxue's cheeks flush slightly.

She remained silent for a moment before asking the biggest question in her heart: "Why did the Jiang Family... choose me?"

"Because you are beautiful."

Jiang Yuan replied without a second thought.

Bai Qingxue was stunned, clearly not expecting this answer.

She frowned and asked, "Do you think I am worthy of you?"

Jiang Yuan shook his head.

A trace of disappointment flashed in Bai Qingxue's eyes.

However, Jiang Yuan said, "I didn't shake my head because you aren't worthy of me, but because... as long as I like you, no one can say whether you are right or wrong."

Bai Qingxue looked at him, a strange look flashing in her eyes: "You are very confident."

Jiang Yuan laughed heartily: "My father is an Immortal Emperor."

These five simple words were enough; nothing else needed to be said.

The weight of these five words was sufficient.

"I have one more question..."

"Ask away, ask away."

Although Jiang Yuan was very impatient, he knew that one shouldn't rush to eat meat.

The System had reminded him that the favorability of his Dao Companion would also affect a portion of the rewards.

So, he tried his best to appear kind.

"Although I know it's a bit late to ask now... after I become your Dao Companion, can I still Cultivate?"

She looked at him, somewhat worried.

She was afraid that Jiang Yuan would not allow her to Cultivate. She knew that some people with low Aptitude used this method to regain a bit of self-confidence.

After all, even if Jiang Yuan's father was an Immortal Emperor, it couldn't solve the fact that a Mortal Body could not Cultivate.

"Why couldn't you?" Jiang Yuan asked in return.

"You won't stop me?"

Jiang Yuan pulled Bai Qingxue into his arms and asked strangely: "If my wife can become an Immortal Emperor, doesn't that mean I've gained an Empress wife? Why would I be unhappy about that?"

"In fact... I can even have the Jiang Family support your Cultivation."

"With the vastness of the Jiang Family, how could we not accommodate a quasi-Immortal Emperor?"

Bai Qingxue looked at him, her eyes slightly dazed.

"However, I do have a small condition."

"Please say it."

Jiang Yuan looked at this incomparably beautiful girl and said calmly: "We must have children, many, many children, alright?"

Bai Qingxue's beautiful eyes dimmed slightly, her cheeks flushing: "But I am at the 8th Realm, and you are a Mortal. The fertility rate is likely not high."

Her implication was that she did not object.

As long as she didn't object!

That was exactly what Jiang Yuan wanted to hear!

"It's fine, I will solve this issue."

Bai Qingxue knew that for a Mortal and a Cultivator to have children, let alone many, the difficulty was no less than two low-grade spiritual bodies giving birth to a Dao Body.

"Alright, alright, a moment of a spring night is worth a thousand gold; let's get down to business."

Bai Qingxue's cheeks instantly turned crimson. Seeing the wine cup handed to her, her cheeks grew even redder, but she still took it.

The two drank the nuptial wine. The red candles flickered, and the spring night began.

On the bed, Bai Qingxue held Jiang Yuan, biting her lip gently, her eyes unfocused: "Emperor... Husband, I forgot to ask earlier, how many should I give birth to..."

Jiang Yuan released one of the hands he was holding and held up one finger.

Bai Qingxue squinted: "Ten?"

In her view, for a Mortal and a Cultivator to have ten offspring would already be quite good; after all, Jiang Yuan was an Imperial Son and surely wouldn't just have her as a Dao Companion.

However, Jiang Yuan just shook his head calmly and said indifferently, "One every year."