Chapter 219 Marriage Upheaval (1/2)
Chapter 219 Marriage Upheaval
Late autumn had passed, the cold winter had finally arrived.
The peace treaty between the Tian Long Nation and the Gale Nation had been forced to rip up so the war had finally break out…… But, the so-called war wasn’t something desperate like the war between the two irreconcilable adversaries, but it was merely just the two confrontation events in the border of the nations, the nature of wars were more likely exploration.
And today, is Yan ZhiMeng’s twentieth birthday, also the her wedding day.
The wedding of the young master, wasn’t just a trivial matter for the Northern Empire clan. The leader of the Northern Empire clan Yan DuanHun had three sons, Yan XiMing is the eldest, Yan XiShan is the second, then the youngest is Yan XiHe, all three of them have their own works, during ordinary days they rarely meet each other. Today, all the Yan family gathered in Kui Shui, altogether enjoying this major event. The Northern Empire clan had passed on for countless years, they realized the importance of “harmony”. So for countless years between the close relatives they were harmonious with each other, the incidents regarding the seizure of thrones rarely occurred. Stationed at the peak of its power, they must strictly implement and follow their code of existence that can be easily destroyed.
Of course, this “harmony” also had its own set of rules.
This place was a forbidden area of Kui Shui Nation that didn’t permit any outsiders to step in, during ordinary days many exceptional experts guarded the area, anyone who dared to come near shall be killed. Because too many people never came out after going in, as time passed by no one dared to approach this area, no one knows, that this area actually had a huge manor with luxurious decorations.
Today, the usually lifeless manor was decorated with lanterns and colored banners all over the place, laughters resounded throughout the place. The lobby was full of people of all kinds, men, women, elders, youngsters, tall, short, fat and thin, also have different styles of clothes, some of them with official uniforms, some with dressed up as woodcutters, some even dressed up as beggars. But when each and everyone of them went outside, they were sufficient enough to make it in the world.
When the objectives which they had established for numerous number of years were left without any updates, they gradually forgot and neglect the reason of their existence, started to shift their attention. And having the enormous power that exceeded the imagination of ordinary men, they would automatically focus their attention on the entire world. The Northern Empire clan had already violated their ancestral teachings many years ago, gradually infiltrating their powers among the entire world, as for how far their claws have been stretched out, how deep their powers have been infiltrated among the world, only the most important wielder knew about it. Of course, their progress was extremely concealed, they never allowed any outsiders to become aware of it.
“Oh, Elder Eighteen, not seeing you for many years you had became fatter, you must have dredged up quite a lot of oil? This time during the young master’s grand wedding how many huge gifts have you brought over?”
“Tut! How could you say these words, my place was full of crap where could I find oil, speaking of which I will permit myself to be mocked by you, this time I brought three chests of jewels and eight hundred thousand silvers. How about you, old fool?”
“Me, it’s not much, just a hundred thousand only……”
The Northern Empire clan’s greatest hindrance to take control of the whole world wasn’t the four nations, but the Southern Empire clan having the power that indistinctly surpassed them, what they most lack of was ---- resources, and the Southern Empire clan was similarly like that. So for many years they have tried to infiltrate with the four nations with all their efforts, they were not after the expedition, but rather, accumulating wealth became their number one goal.
Outside the lobby two persons entered, during the moment when they stepped inside, it seemed like everything had been led along by an invisible field of energy, all the people inside the hall involuntarily shifted their gaze towards that direction, subsequently, the lobby which was originally bustling with noise and excitement went absolutely silent in an instant, everyone stepped aside, retreating themselves on either sides, respectfully stood straight, looking at the persons who entered, their eye expressions were like looking at a high mountain, just like looking at their supreme gods.
This person was around forty years of age, wearing a flame colored red robe, tall build, white face without beard, his face looked ordinarily amiable, concealed within his amiable looks was his apprehensive dignity. Beside him, a middle aged woman was holding his arm, her face with a gentle smile, while walking her noble elegance can be seen beneath the surface, such noble posture can only be possessed by an aristocratic dame, surely surpassed the characteristics of those imperial consorts.
The persons who had caused such attention from the crowd, was none other than the current clan leader of the Northern Empire clan Yan DuanHun, and beside him was his one and only wife. After the both of them sat down on their respective noble seats, the crowd uniformly made their salutes: “Our respects to the clan leader, and madame.”
Yan DuanHun slightly nodded his head, and said: “Everyone please don’t be too courteous. In order to attend my son’s grand wedding, you all had went through the trouble of travelling a long distance during your busy schedules, probably tired because of your journeys, today in this grand wedding please do not restrain yourselves, there’s no need to observe the usual etiquettes, enjoy yourselves to the fullest as you come and go.”
“Yes, clan leader!”
Yan DuanHun’s whereabouts during the ordinary days were indefinite, extremely few people knew knew about the things he was doing on the daily basis. The clan leader of every generation of the Northern Empire, must be someone with the highest cultivation, Yan DuanHun’s strength had exceed all more than ten brothers and paternal male cousins, after assuming the position of clan leader and receiving the anointment of all the powers from the clan leaders of the previous generations, he became deep and unmeasurable, aside from himself, nobody knew the actual level of his strength. But if one was to especially observe, whether Yan DuanHun’s physical appearance, or his breath didn’t have the distinctive feature that a person who practised martial skills should have had, on the contrary he looked like a middle aged scholar.
The grand wedding of the Northern Empire clan was quite different from the secular world, in comparison theirs were more simple, but the process of honoring their ancestors and parents shouldn’t be missed, that’s why Yan DuanHun showed up here today. After a short while, Yan XiMing entered wearing flame-colored clothes with his face beaming, facing those people in the seats of honor he respectfully greeted: “First uncle, second uncle…… seventh uncle…… thirteenth aunt…… you were all here……”
“Hahahaha, how could we not come to our young leader’s grand wedding. After a year of not seeing each other, you are becoming extraordinary, you were more matured than your sixteen brothers.”
“You are too kind, ninth uncle, you flattered me, all of these were because of your affection……”
Yan ZhiMeng was sitting inside her own room, looking at her own cold face in the mirror, she remained silent for a very long time, she wasn’t happy, and she wasn’t sad. This day had finally arrive. Before, she waited expectantly for this day to arrive, because once she was married, her power of magical voice shall reach the highest level, making several breakthrough in succession, from then on she will become a member of the Northern Empire clan, relying on their power to make her own revenge. And this time, when faced with her own grand wedding, her heart was without great waves, obtaining the news about Ye Wuchen’s death for almost a month now, during this period of time, it was sufficient enough for her heart to become ice-cold and numb in the midst of the tearing pain. As if her emotional heartstrings had been eternally cut-off following his death.
“My lady, you must be the most beautiful bride in the whole world…… No, no, my lady you were already the most beautiful person in the whole world. Even the young master, was lucky enough to earn your favor.” Bing-er stood behind her, as she said smiling. She had stayed beside her everyday, how could she not notice the changes in her within this period of time, even today, she was especially silent making people feel worried. Bing-er tried her best to amuse her in order to make her feel happy, yet she never succeeded. She had remembered that it had been a long time since the last time she laughed.
Beside their ears were the long-lasting sounds of cheerful talks and laughters, these “extraordinary experts” were like children without worries, during this special occasion they enjoyed themselves to the fullest, making a distinct contrast against the cold and desolated atmosphere inside the room. Yan ZhiMeng didn’t respond to Bing-er, still looking at herself in mirror baffled, she was already wearing the flame colored wedding dress, so incredibly beautiful and alluring, but between her brows her frustrations and sorrow still concealed within.