First of all, let me apologize: I have been gone for quite some time without any explanation. I'll give you the short rundown first for all those who don't necessarily want the ins and outs and then the long version for everyone who'd like to know more. TL;DR: The short version is that I have …
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Jing He had known before that this would be the case so he didn’t feel all that bad whether it was about not receiving his father’s jade tablet or only having these two generations of ancestors written down in his mother’s tablet. He quickly consoled her, not wanting her to feel bad about something she …
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Once upon a time, Jing He had feared the wedding customs. He had doubted he’d find someone who loved him and who he could love and actually get married to them. He had also been scared that things might go wrong during the rituals on the wedding day and the ones before that. For example, …
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Jing He wasn’t one to take the initiative and oftentimes, Qiu Ling barely even got a response to the sweetness he introduced. This time around, things finally changed. His smile brightened and if not for the fact that he could already hear Jinde and his husband approach from behind, he’d have swooped him up into …
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Speaking of their wedding day, after the ritual at the Palace of Love, they were now one step closer to it. Since they wanted to — or more or less had to — finish all the rituals that were customary before the wedding ceremony in one day, they left after the God of Love finished …
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Nobody dared to interrupt as the two lovers stood quietly embracing and gazing lovingly into each other’s eyes. No further words were exchanged and, finally, the God of Love stepped forward. The one task he had during this ritual was to pick a leaf from the Tree of Love for the couple which symbolized their …
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The God of Love looked at Jinde’s covered appearance. He had certainly never seen something like this when a couple came to get married. But then, it didn’t matter either. He turned to the young couple instead, a faint smile adorning his wrinkled face. Living in the capital city of the Nine Heavens and even …
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Bai Fen glanced at her son and barely held back a chuckle. “I suppose they have some time until then but we’ll keep it in mind.” “Mn. I guess they do. Looking at your son makes me wonder whether or not I should beat up Qiu Ling.” Qiu Ling’s lips twitched. It was just like …
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Jinde and his husband arrived shortly after Qiu Ling and Jing He, not giving them too much time to talk to Bai Fen and Qiang Yan. Even though all three people had tried to calm Jing He down, he still felt nervous when they walked up to the gate to receive them. He tightly held …
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The question of what to do if the Heavenly Emperor acted out on the day of the wedding ceremony was shelved for the time being. The outrageous plan of having him personally invite the guests to his son’s wedding, which he knew nothing of, went off without a hitch though. This was mostly thanks to …
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