40: Chapter 40 Marriage

Jiang Biehe and the Sect Heads of various sects held a Heroes Convention at Mount Huang to elect a new Wulin Alliance Leader.

This event also occurred in the original drama, and it happened shortly after the start.

The protagonist group of the original drama also met because of this.

However, in the original drama, this happened because Tie Ruyun, the previous Wulin Alliance Leader, was set up and captured by Liu Xi, going missing for half a year. Then, Liu Xi wanted to take the opportunity to support his own man, Jiang Biehe, to take the position and further control the Martial Forest.

With those two factors combined, such an event took place.

Now that Tie Ruyun hasn't gone missing and Liu Xi is dead, why is this still happening?

Self-correction of the original plot?

Perhaps, but there must be other reasons involved.

While Meng Li was pondering, Tie Xinlan noticed that Tie Ruyun looked a bit lonely and couldn't help but want to speak up to comfort him.

But before she could speak, Tie Ruyun composed himself.

He smiled and said with a hint of longing, "It's perfect; the two of you are about to get married. I should also settle down and enjoy some leisure. If you two work hard as a couple, it won't be long before I become a grandfather."

"At that time, playing with my grandchildren and enjoying family happiness will also be a kind of joy. It's very good."

Hearing this, Tie Xinlan's face instantly turned red. "Father~"

Tie Ruyun stroked his beard and laughed. "What's there to be embarrassed about? Everyone goes through it. Besides, aren't the wedding preparations almost finished?"

Hearing this, Meng Li was stunned for a moment. A second later, he remembered that it was indeed so.

Before Tie Ruyun left, he had said that upon his return, he would pick a date for him and Tie Xinlan to marry. Later, when he went to pursue Tie Ruyun, he left the wedding preparations to Tie Xinlan. Now that nearly two months had passed, they should indeed be mostly ready.

Speaking of which...

He was really going to take a wife!

Meng Li glanced at Tie Xinlan; she was so beautiful!

Even more beautiful than the actress from his previous life.

Because Tie Xinlan's natural face was equivalent to the other's full makeup.

Marry her and bring her home, as soon as possible, hurry!

With his heart leaping with joy, Meng Li asked with a smile, "Has a date been chosen?"

Tie Ruyun shook his head. "I wasn't sure when you'd be back before, so I haven't picked one yet. Now that you're back, why don't the two of you choose for yourselves?"

"Alright."

...

After some inquiries, the date for Meng Li and Tie Xinlan's wedding was soon set.

Then, both Tie Family Village and Meng Family Village became busy.

Since all the supplies had been prepared in advance, they were quickly in place. What they needed to work on was sending out invitations, decorating the manors, and preparing the wedding banquet.

Regarding the invitations, since Meng Li was an only child from a single lineage, he didn't have many relatives and had few friends. Rather than friends, they were more like business partners collaborating with Meng Family Village, as well as the managers and workers under him.

It was much the same on the Tie family's side.

Originally, with Tie Ruyun's status as the Wulin Alliance Leader, he should have invited fellow members of the Martial Forest.

But due to his personality, he didn't have many true friends. He hadn't been the Alliance Leader for long and planned to step down, so he didn't bother to invite them.

Therefore, the main group invited to Meng Li and Tie Xinlan's wedding were "their own people" from nearby.

The subsequent manor decorations and wedding banquet preparations were handled by Uncle Fu and the Tie Manor's housekeeper.

Jiang Yuyan naturally knew about Meng Li and Tie Xinlan's marriage.

Regarding this, it would be a lie to say she wasn't envious or jealous, but she was mostly happy.

Because after Tie Xinlan, the wife, joined the family, it wouldn't be long before she could truly be with Meng Li as well.

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On the wedding day, Meng Li wore a bright red wedding robe and rode a horse to lead the sedan chair. Amidst the sounds of music and festivities along the way, he escorted Tie Xinlan from Tie Manor to Meng Manor.

Each holding one end of a large red silk flower, the two stepped into the hall.

Once they stood still, the master of ceremonies shouted loudly, "First bow to Heaven and Earth!"

Meng Li and Tie Xinlan turned and bowed deeply toward the heaven and earth outside the door.

"Second bow to the parents!"

The two turned and bowed to the smiling Tie Ruyun, who was seated at the head of the hall.

"Husband and wife bow to each other!"

Standing opposite each other, they bowed to one another.

"To the bridal chamber!"

Supported by the maid Xiao Xiao, Tie Xinlan followed Jiang Yuyan inside.

Meng Li stayed behind to offer toasts and greet the guests alongside Tie Ruyun.

In the evening, the moon was bright and the stars were few; the guests had dispersed.

Tie Ruyun patted Meng Li's shoulder and turned to leave.

Looking at the moon in the sky, Meng Li felt a bit emotional, along with a special throb of excitement.

In his previous life, he hadn't been married.

Part of the reason was that he had been lucky enough to transmigrate early, but it was mostly due to changes in the environment and mindset. At that time, negative impacts such as conflicts between men and women and strained marital relations were rapidly escalating and intensifying. Ordinary people faced great survival pressure and could barely support themselves, let alone start a family.

Many people believed that the disadvantages of marriage outweighed the benefits and became unwilling to marry.

Meng Li was one of those ordinary people at the time and was no exception.

But now...

He only wanted to go and see his lovely wife.

Before he even reached the door of the bridal chamber, Meng Li saw the maid Xiao Xiao standing there.

Seeing him approach, Xiao Xiao hurriedly coughed twice and then gave a curtsy. "Groom."

With that, she consciously moved aside.

Meng Li nodded slightly, pushed the door open, went inside, and closed it. Then he took a look and noticed that some of the pastries on the table were missing.

Tie Xinlan was sitting upright on the bed, covered with a red bridal veil.

However, judging by the marks on the bedsheets, her position must have shifted.

He gave a silent smile, walked to the bedside, sat down, and reached out to slowly lift the red veil.

In an instant, an exquisite face beautiful enough to stun time itself gradually entered his sight.

Meng Li immediately felt his heart skip a beat; his gaze seemed frozen, and his breathing uncontrollably became a bit rapid.

Seeing him like this, Tie Xinlan couldn't help but chuckle. Her heart was full of joy, but she said, "Silly, it's not like you haven't seen me before. Is this really necessary?"

Meng Li shook his head gently. "It's different. Before, at most, I would call you 'Xinlan,' but from now on, I must call you 'Wife'."

With that, he set aside the red veil, took the prepared nuptial wine, and shared a cup with Tie Xinlan.

After the nuptial ceremony was completed, Meng Li took Tie Xinlan into his arms and asked softly, "You must have been hungry for a long time."

Tie Xinlan shook her head. "No, I ate some pastries."

Recalling Xiao Xiao's behavior earlier, Meng Li laughed. "If you ate, you ate. Why did you have Xiao Xiao stand guard to give a signal, making it seem like you were a thief?"

Tie Xinlan replied, "I had to tidy up my appearance in advance. I didn't want you to come in and see me eating pastries under the red veil, and then when the veil is lifted, there are crumbs still at the corners of my mouth. That would ruin the atmosphere and my image."

Meng Li thought that made sense.

Although Tie Xinlan had always been beautiful, and today as a bride she was indescribably stunning, one still had to pay attention to such things.

A woman beautifies herself for the one she loves; her paying attention to these details also showed that she cared about him.

Having thought this, he checked the time and said gently, "It's getting late. Let's rest."

"Alright," Tie Xinlan replied softly, her cheeks flushing red.

Meng Li released her, got up to open the door and look around, and listened carefully to ensure no one was eavesdropping before closing the door and bolting it.

Then, he returned to the bedside to undress and waved his hand to extinguish the candlelight from a distance.

The subsequent events were such that even the candlelight and the moon would be too shy to witness.

The joy therein was not something to be told to outsiders.

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