Chu Li sighed and said helplessly, "Even if the Emperor comes personally, he'll still wait after seeing this situation. It's better for the nine of you to go in and rest. It won't be too late to announce the decree after drinking the wedding wine."
As he spoke, his figure flashed past the nine people like a gust of wind.
Their bodies were stiff and motionless. Their acupuncture points had been sealed.
All they could do was stare at him hatefully with their eyes wide open, but their mouths could not move.
Chu Li turned and smiled. "Fa Yuan, give me a hand. Help these people to rest inside."
"Amitabha." Fa Yuan chanted and gave the four people behind him a look.
The four middle-aged monks bowed with pressed palms and glided to the nine people's side. They helped them up and walked inside.
Each of them had two protectors on their shoulders. It looked like they were supporting each other, but they were actually carrying one protector with each hand. Their feet did not touch the ground as they entered the residence lightly and followed Chu Li to a side room in the eastern corner.
Chu Li carefully sized up the nine people and shook his head. "Everyone, please rest here first. You can apologize after you've bowed."
After saying that, he ignored her and turned to walk out.
Fa Yuan came to the door and smiled. "You've completely offended the Emperor. Brother Chu, you must be careful."
"It doesn't matter." Chu Li smiled. "Go in and take a seat."
Fa Yuan bowed with pressed palms and led the monks into the main hall. Xue Ling gracefully welcomed them. Her clothes fluttered as she led them to their seats.
Fa Yuan's seat was in the main hall. There were ten tables in the hall and the noise was endless. The guests at these ten tables were all of high status. Fa Yuan was led to his table by Xue Ling.
There was only one person sitting at this table. The other guests had not arrived yet.
The person sitting at the table was Zhao Tianxing, a disciple of Green Deer Cliff.
When he saw Fa Yuan, the handsome Zhao Tianxing bowed with pressed palms.
Fa Yuan bowed in return, then lowered his eyes and began to recite Buddhist scriptures.
He knew that Zhao Tianxing's character was too bad. It was better not to interact with him. Out of sight, out of mind.
Zhao Tianxing did not let go of this opportunity. He chuckled. "Master Fa Yuan, Brother Chu is really lucky with women."
Fa Yuan opened his eyes and nodded lightly. "Yes."
Zhao Tianxing shook his head. "You've married the Third Lady of the Yi Public House and the Lady of the Ren Public House. I wonder which Lady of the High Duke's Public House he'll marry next. Brother Chu's charm is truly admirable."
Fa Yuan glanced at him and shook his head. "Love is fate, but it's also a debt. Having too much of it might not be a good thing. I think Brother Chu is a wise man, you won't get involved in any more love debts. This is already troublesome enough."
Zhao Tianxing shook his head and said with a smile, "You're such a busybody, His Majesty. If the prince of Fu Dynasty really wants to marry Miss Lu, he could've just paid a visit to ask for her hand in marriage. Why did he have to wait for His Majesty's decree?"
Fa Yuan said, "Miss Lu must have rejected him."
"Miss Lu refused, but the Third Prince still wants to marry her. As expected of a prince of the Great Fu Dynasty. How domineering." Zhao Tianxing snorted.
Fa Yuan nodded.
Zhao Tianxing said, "However, it's important for a man and a woman to be willing to marry each other. If you insist on marrying Miss Lu by force, isn't that equivalent to robbery? You've gone too far. If I were Chu Li, I definitely wouldn't be able to tolerate this!"
Fa Yuan smiled. "If Almsgiver Zhao was Brother Chu, what would you do?"
"Attack the Fu Dynasty directly!" Zhao Tianxing scoffed. "Brother Chu's martial arts are top-notch. Back then, he defeated the Church of the Divine Blood until they sealed off their mountain. Why would he be afraid of a prince? No matter how strong the prince is, he can't be stronger than the Church of the Divine Blood! "
"The Third Prince isn't strong, but he has the Fu Dynasty's Emperor behind him," Fa Yuan said plainly.
Zhao Tianxing said, "Will the Fu Dynasty's Emperor kill Chu Li? That's against the heavenly rules! "
"If Brother Chu dares to touch the Third Prince, the Fu Dynasty's Emperor will definitely take action," Fa Yuan said.
Zhao Tianxing sighed and nodded. "I don't think there's any good way!"
Fa Yuan said, "Brother Chu wants to avoid it. As long as you're married and enter Goddess Attraction Mountain, even the Fu Dynasty's prince won't dare to cause trouble there."
"That's a good idea." Zhao Tianxing nodded. "But it's too weak."
"I'm forced by the situation. There's no other way." Fa Yuan sighed. "Even someone as strong as Brother Chu can't do anything about it. If it's Brother Zhao, I'm afraid he'll have no choice but to give up or choose to perish together."
Zhao Tianxing forced a smile. "That's true."
He could hear the sharpness in Fa Yuan's words and scoffed to himself. He did not want to invite a rebuff, so he shut his mouth and did not say another word.
As time passed, the number of guests in the main hall gradually increased. Only one table was not fully occupied.
Everyone looked over. That table was filled with people from the High Duke's Public House. Lu Yushu from Ren Public House, Zhou Zifeng from Ji Public House, and so on. Almost everyone from the twelve High Duke's Public Houses had come.
However, the only one missing was the Yi Public House. The Yi Public House should be the most present, but they were not there.
The auspicious hour had arrived, but the people from the Yi Public House had not arrived yet. Chu Li and Lu Yurong appeared in the main hall. He wore a festive red robe while Lu Yurong wore a phoenix coronet and a red veil that covered her face, revealing only her graceful figure.
Everyone knew that the Yi Public House would not send anyone.
It seemed like the Yi Public House objected to Chu Li marrying Lu Yurong.
Logically speaking, when Lu Yurong married into the Chu Family, she must serve tea to the first wife, Xiao Qi, even if she was the second wife. If Xiao Qi did not show up, it meant that she did not acknowledge Lu Yurong. Since she did not show up in public, it meant that she did not acknowledge Lu Yurong.
"The auspicious hour has arrived," the emcee who was hosting the wedding announced loudly. His loud voice echoed throughout the Chu Residence.
"Wait!" A deafening shout was heard.
Everyone looked toward the entrance of the main hall.
A group of Protectors in purple surrounded a sturdy young man and strode into the main hall.
Chu Li frowned and looked at Tang Ye, the Third Prince of the Fu Dynasty. He asked, "Your Royal Highness, do you want to have a drink at the wedding too?"
Tang Ye was dressed in a bright yellow robe, which made him look more graceful and luxurious. He said loudly, "Chu Li, Lu Yurong is my Princess."
Chu Li laughed. "Your Royal Highness is drunk. You're talking nonsense."
"I've already proposed to your Emperor and he has agreed." Tang Ye said, "Do you dare to defy the imperial edict?"
"We're not allowed to get married without the imperial edict." Chu Li shook his head.
"What if there's an imperial edict?" Tang Ye sneered and slowly took out a golden scroll.
Chu Li said, "Even if there's an imperial edict, I can't obey it."
"You're going to defy the imperial edict because of a woman?" Tang Ye laughed coldly. "Do you know the consequences of defying the imperial edict?"
Chu Li said lightly, "The auspicious hour has arrived. Your Royal Highness, please leave. Don't delay my wedding. Please — —!"
He raised his hand and gestured for Tang Ye to leave.
Tang Ye laughed out loud. "How dare you. I come and go as I please. Since when was it your turn to make decisions for me?"
Chu Li frowned. "Your Royal Highness, this is my residence. It's not your place to tell me what to do. You don't want me to personally send you off, do you?"
"You want to fight?" Tang Ye laughed. "Chu Li, you dare to fight?"
Chu Li said, "Why not? If Your Royal Highness doesn't leave, I'll really fight. "
"Alright, I'd like to see if you dare to fight." Tang Ye smiled.
Chu Li suddenly swung his palm.
"How dare you!" An elder stepped forward and blocked in front of Tang Ye. He swung his palm.
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