Yours truly, Ouyang Feng

Chapter 78 Chapter 78, The Sect Leader’s Wedding, the Fairy’s New Marriage
Ouyang Feng walked to the altar, bowed to it, and then took down the white jade talisman.

Seeing him put away the talisman, Huang Yaoshi finally couldn't hold back any longer and walked over quickly to ask:
"Brother Ouyang, what on earth was that just now? Did you master the legendary magic and actually cause the starlight to descend? And what about that talisman..."

Looking at this excited boy with eyes full of curiosity, Ouyang Feng smiled and said:
"It's not a magic. This technique doesn't involve the essence of cultivation. It can neither increase your power nor strengthen your body. It's just a purely applied technique. In essence, it's no different from the process of using various props to make mechanisms. It's just that mechanisms are made by manpower, while this jade talisman is made by praying to heaven and earth and borrowing the power of the stars."

After a pause, he said again:
"As for the function of this talisman..."

He picked up a white jade talisman, pinched his fingertips, and forced a drop of blood to drip onto the talisman.

Afterwards, the talisman's spirituality became introverted, its brilliance dimmed, and it turned back into ordinary mutton-fat white jade.

And when Ouyang Feng bound the talisman with the simplest "blood recognition" ceremony, he immediately sensed that there was a spherical space with a diameter of about three meters inside the talisman.

"This is a talisman for receiving things."

After a slight sense, Ouyang Feng walked to the altar, holding the white jade talisman, and lightly touched the altar. In the blink of an eye, the altar disappeared out of thin air.

Seeing this scene, Lin Chaoying and Huang Yaoshi both widened their eyes in surprise.

"Is this... some kind of trick?"

Huang Yaoshi quickly walked to the original location of the altar, raised his hand to touch it, but touched nothing.

"The altar really disappeared?"

He looked at Ouyang Feng, and asked in shock and excitement:

"Brother Ouyang, how did you do it?"

Ouyang Feng smiled and said:
"I didn't do this, this Talisman did it."

As he spoke, he walked to the other side of the mountain top, found a flat ground that could accommodate the altar, and waved the white jade talisman lightly in his hand. In the blink of an eye, the altar appeared out of thin air and sat on the flat ground.

Huang Yaoshi went over and touched it, confirming that this was indeed the altar, and immediately exclaimed that it was magical.

Lin Chaoying was also shocked and asked curiously:

"Can this storage talisman store any object and move it at will?"

Ouyang Feng nodded and said:
"That's right. The Storage Talisman can store any dead objects that do not exceed its capacity, and after storing them, there will be no weight burden. With this talisman, even if it is a heavy object of ten thousand pounds, you can carry it with you."

Huang Yaoshi asked:
"What about living things? Can you take in living people?"

“No.” Ouyang Feng shook his head. “Living creatures with weak self-will, such as poultry, livestock, fish, shrimp, turtles and tortoises, can be forcibly taken in, but they will die if taken in. Living creatures with strong self-will, such as living humans and even monkeys, cannot be taken in.”

Huang Yaoshi said regretfully:

"In this case, I won't be able to bring a team of experts with me..."

He originally thought that when surrounded by the enemy, he could pretend to surrender alone, secretly bring a team of experts with him, and when he went to the meeting unarmed, he could suddenly wave his hand and release the entire team of experts to attack the enemy's heartland and kill the enemy's leader.

But since it is impossible to accommodate living people, this method will not work.

Ouyang Feng said:

"Although it cannot hold living things, this 'Object Storage Talisman' can preserve freshness. Put fresh meat, fruits and vegetables in it, and no matter how long it has been, when you take it out, it will still be fresh."

Huang Yaoshi smiled and said:
"This is a good use. In winter, we can eat seasonal fruits and vegetables from last spring and summer, and in summer, we can eat seasonal fruits and vegetables from last autumn and winter. Well, we can also eat seafood inland..."

Ouyang Feng also smiled and threw a booklet to Huang Yaoshi:

"This is the method I copied to refine the 'Absorbing Objects Talisman'. Nine pieces can be refined at a time. As for the results... you have seen it. I worked hard for forty-nine days and only succeeded in one by chance. If my luck was a little worse, I am afraid that not even a single piece would be left."

Huang Yaoshi took the booklet with a look of surprise:
"Brother Ouyang is willing to give me such a precious secret technique?"

Ouyang Feng said:

"This is a 'technique', not a 'Tao', so why is it so precious? Of course, I won't give it to anyone I meet. You are a good friend of mine and Sister Lin. During this period of time, I, the head of Huashan Sect, have been acting as a hands-off manager. You are a carefree person, but because of my entrustment, you have worked hard for Huashan Sect. It is reasonable for me to repay you."

Huang Yaoshi muttered:
"The 'Yi Jin Jian Gu Pian' alone is worth all my hard work, and there are even more. And you gave me this miraculous secret technique. Brother Ouyang, are you asking me to sell my life to you, the Huashan Sect?"

Having said that, he couldn't wait to open the booklet and read it, which made Lin Chaoying burst into laughter.

Just as she was laughing, Ouyang Feng came up to her, took her hand, and said softly:
"After the wedding, I will open the altar again and make a carry-on bag for you."

Lin Chaoying glanced at Huang Yaoshi and saw that he seemed to be immersed in the secret technique and was not paying attention to this side. Then she let Ouyang Feng hold her hand and nodded gently.

……

When the "Absorption Talisman" was successfully refined, it had been nearly three months since the founding of the Huashan Sect.

After such a long time, the sect's headquarters has been completely renovated. Not only have wooden and bamboo houses been rebuilt, but a large blue brick and tile house has also been built on the highest flat ground.

Wooden ladders, stone steps and vine bridges were built between the uneven flat lands.

Because the sect leader and deputy leader were getting married soon, wedding couplets were posted everywhere in the sect headquarters, red silk and red flowers were tied together, and many seasonal flowers were transplanted.

These were naturally the results of the hard work of Baoqin and his disciples; Huang Yaoshi and even Lin Chaoying herself also contributed a lot.

While doing these chores, the disciples did not neglect their studies.

After more than two months, Baoqin's "Walking Alone for Ten Thousand Miles" light Kung Fu and "Chasing Life Thirteen Legs" have been practiced to a very good level, and he has also mastered the "Taihua Nine Styles".

He Song and Gao Hu, two disciples with decent talents, also achieved some success.

Although the other disciples' cultivation progress was far behind Baoqin, Hesong and Gaohu, they were also very diligent. At least they had learned the basic skill "Walking Alone for Thousands of Miles" and had developed some internal strength from the outside. They were now much more efficient in going up and down the mountain, carrying water and collecting firewood.

Before we knew it, the ninth wedding date had arrived.

It was near dusk that day.

Huang Yaoshi, along with He Song, Gao Hu and several other disciples, rushed into the bamboo building where Ouyang Feng lived, and hurriedly changed him into a bright red new suit, a wide-legged hat, and a bright red silk flower - this full set of new clothes was bought for him by Huang Yaoshi when he went to Chang'an last time to prepare a gift.

So for this marriage, apart from firmly setting the wedding date, Ouyang Feng really didn't worry about anything else.

After changing his clothes, Huang Yaoshi laughed and said, "Let's go out and pick up the bride!"

After saying that, he took out the jade flute and started playing it.

He Song and others also picked up the gongs, drums and other musical instruments they carried with them and started beating them.

Looking at the scene of this group of demons dancing wildly, Ouyang Feng couldn't help but laugh - the sense of déjà vu of this makeshift troupe was a little too strong.

However, we are just people of society and act according to our own will. It’s just a makeshift troupe, as long as it’s lively enough.

The group left the bamboo building and headed towards the waterfall stone pool about seven or eight miles away.

The path on Mount Huashan is rugged and steep. There are no horses, and a sedan chair carried by eight people is out of the question. The groom can only go to pick up his bride on foot. Combined with the absurd joy all around, the feeling of a makeshift troupe is even stronger.

A bamboo building has already been built on the other side of the waterfall.

Lin Chaoying moved into the small bamboo house last night. Before dawn today, she got up, washed, dressed, put on her wedding dress, listened to the sound of the waterfall not far away, and waited for the groom to pick her up with her harp.

Baoqin, wearing a festive new outfit, stood by the window, cracking watermelon seeds swiftly while looking in the direction of the sect's headquarters.

Suddenly, there was a faint sound of musical instruments, and through the gaps between the leaves in the distance, a corner of a red dress could be vaguely seen.

Baoqin quickly stuffed the remaining melon seeds into her purse, ran to Lin Chaoying, danced with joy and said excitedly:

"Miss, the wedding procession is here!"

"I have heard it."

Wearing a phoenix crown and a veil, Lin Chaoying tried to remain calm and said, "Don't panic. Stay calm. Don't let your fellow apprentices laugh at you."

Baoqin laughed foolishly for a while, took a few deep breaths, and put on a dignified look with a tight face, "Then I will go out to greet them?"

"Go."

"Should we block the door first and ask for some luck?"

"The groom is your sect leader, and the best man is Huang Yaoshi. With these two masters here, can you stop them?"

Baoqin smiled innocently again and touched her head, "It seems so... Then I will go downstairs to meet them."

After saying that, he skipped down with brisk and joyful steps.

Lin Chaoying sat upright in the chair with her back straight and her breathing steady. She seemed calm and composed, but her two slender, white hands had wrinkled the mandarin duck brocade handkerchief.

She concentrated her ears, listened carefully to the joyful sounds, and judged the distance of the wedding procession.

As the music got closer to the small building, she became more nervous. When the music stopped in front of the small building, her whole body tensed up involuntarily, and her breathing was stagnant. Then laughter, talking, and noise came from downstairs. After a while, the sound of light and joyful footsteps of a person holding a zither came from the stairs, followed by Ouyang Feng's familiar and steady pace.

Lin Chaoying became more and more nervous, her heart was pounding, and she felt like she could hardly breathe.

But when the footsteps stopped in front of her door, Baoqin came in skipping and holding the red silk in her hand, she said:
"Miss, the groom is here!"

Lin Chaoying's nervousness disappeared in an instant, leaving only a deep sense of happiness lingering in her heart.

She stood up gracefully, followed the lead of Baoqin, and walked towards the door with light steps.

The wedding ceremony was not only crude, but also contained many aspects that were not in accordance with etiquette.

However, few people present seemed to pay attention to customary rituals.

Huang Yaoshi, who is best man, master of ceremonies, and drummer, is a rebellious teenager who despises etiquette and ignores anything that is not in accordance with etiquette.

So, the personal maid and senior disciple of the sect took the red silk, led the bride out of the room, and handed the red silk to the groom.

The groom took the red silk, led the bride downstairs, and when they reached the door of the bamboo building, he, under the encouragement of the crowd led by Huang Yaoshi, picked up the bride and carried her horizontally in his arms, using his lightness skills to fly towards the sect's headquarters.

This behavior doesn't look like a groom welcoming his bride, but more like a bandit leader robbing her.

Huang Yaoshi laughed loudly, his body rising and falling as he followed closely behind. The other disciples ran and leaped with the zither in their arms, only half a step behind Huang Yaoshi. The other disciples shouted loudly, displayed their lightness skills, and followed behind with the sound of gongs and drums, chasing closely.

When Ouyang Feng carried Lin Chaoying back to the sect's headquarters, the few disciples who stayed behind immediately scattered grain beans in front of the door.

Ouyang Feng carried Lin Chaoying to the lobby of the tile-roofed house, carrying rice, beans and copper coins scattered by his disciples, and came to the spirit tablets of the elders of both sides.

Huang Yaoshi arrived quickly, inserted the jade flute into his belt, and instantly turned into a master of ceremonies.

When Baoqin, He Song and others arrived one after another, Huang Yaoshi cleared his throat and said loudly:
"The auspicious time has arrived. Light candles, burn incense, set off firecrackers, and start music..."

Red candles are lit, incense sticks are burned, firecrackers are crackling outside the door, and gongs, drums and suonas are played together.

In the festive atmosphere, Huang Yaoshi said loudly:

"The newlyweds pay homage to their ancestors!"

At this time, there is no later custom of "first bow to heaven and earth, then bow to parents, and then husband and wife bow to each other". The worship ceremony at this time only requires worshiping ancestors in the hall, and then the husband and wife bow to each other in the bridal chamber.

Ouyang Feng put Lin Chaoying down, and the two of them each held one end of a red silk cloth, and knelt side by side to worship the spirit tablet in the hall.

After completing the worship ceremony, Huang Yaoshi called out again:
"The ceremony is over, the newlyweds are entering the bridal chamber!"

Baoqin came over with a smile, and together with Huang Yaoshi, sent the newlyweds to the bridal chamber at the back.

Before leaving the bridal chamber, Huang Yaoshi did not forget to remind Ouyang Feng:

"Brother Ouyang, don't just indulge in the land of tenderness. After drinking the wedding wine with your bride, you still have to come out to thank the guests and drink with us!"

Ouyang Feng said: "I have quit drinking."

Huang Yaoshi ignored it and said solemnly:
"Today is a big day, we must make an exception!"

After saying this, he put his hands behind his back and left laughing.

Baoqin gave Ouyang Feng a naive smile, made an incomprehensible gesture, and walked out, closing the door.

Only the newlyweds were left in the bridal chamber.

Ouyang Feng took the jade ruyi and took off Lin Chaoying's veil. Under the candlelight, he saw the bride wearing a gorgeous phoenix crown and a bright red wedding dress. She looked nothing like her usual cold and aloof self. She lowered her head shyly, and her jade-like face with light makeup was incredibly beautiful.

Ouyang Feng stared at the bride for a while, took her hand, and said with a smile:
"It's time to drink the wedding wine."

Lin Chaoying hummed lightly, stood up with him and walked to the table.

There were two wine glasses on the table, with the bases connected by a red string. Ouyang Feng poured two glasses of wine, picked up the two glasses, and handed one to Lin Chaoying.

Lin Chaoying took it with both hands and drank from the cup with Ouyang Feng.

After drinking the wedding wine, Lin Chaoying's eyes were fixed on Ouyang Feng. A layer of mist suddenly appeared in her bright eyes, but the corners of her lips slightly raised, revealing a light and soft smile, and she called softly:
"Husband."

Now that the wedding is over, all kinds of strange feelings come to my heart, and all the nervousness, anxiety, fear of loss, shyness and embarrassment are swept away in an instant.

Ouyang Feng also stared into her eyes and called out:
"Miss."

After that, I felt a little uncomfortable with this title, so I said:
"I'll call you Sister Lin from now on. It's more intimate."

"It's up to you." Lin Chaoying smiled and gently pushed him, "It's time to thank the guests."

"No hurry." Ouyang Feng said as he took off her heavy phoenix crown, allowing her soft black hair to cascade down like a waterfall to her waist.

He then gently embraced her in his arms, bent down to hold her red lips, and kissed her gently for a while, until her eyes became blurred and her face turned red, and then he stopped.

He held her cheek, wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes, kissed her forehead gently, and said, "Be back soon."

Then he left the bridal chamber and went to thank the guests.

Lin Chaoying put her hand on her chest, took a deep breath, sat down at the head of the bed, took out a scroll of picture album from under the pillow, flipped through a few pages, and her face turned red with embarrassment.

She bit her lip lightly, put the album on the table, and even opened a page, intending to ask Ouyang Feng to look at the album after he came back.

So, when Ouyang Feng came back half an hour later, slightly drunk, he saw Lin Chaoying lying on her back with her legs stretched out straight on the wedding quilt embroidered with mandarin ducks embracing each other, her hands folded on her belly, her eyes closed and motionless.

Although she was still in her bright red wedding gown and her feet were wrapped in white silk stockings, looking at her tightly pursed red lips and trembling long eyelashes, and then looking at the opened page of the album on the table, Ouyang Feng knew what she meant by this gesture.

It's just up to you to pick.

Ouyang Feng laughed secretly, went over to pick up the album and looked through it. He saw that this color-printed album was exquisitely painted, the characters' expressions were lifelike, and the wonderful details were clearly visible. It was an educational book worthy of being passed down from generation to generation.

He watched carefully for a while, then went to sit down at the head of the bed.

When he sat down, he could clearly feel that Lin Chaoying's delicate body trembled uncontrollably.

"Sister Lin, have you seen the atlas?"

"Yeah." After a moment of silence, Lin Chaoying said in a voice as soft as a mosquito: "I just looked at it a little bit."

"That's not enough."

"Why, why not? This matter is originally a man's decision. A girl, shouldn't she just need to understand a little bit?"

"But in the atlas you put on the table, there are also many that are dominated by girls. Don't you see that?"

"..." Lin Chaoying was silent for a while, then she said shyly, "Anyway, you decide tonight."

After all, she was an inexperienced bride, and she was shy and timid. Seeing her embarrassed, Ouyang Feng did not want to embarrass her on their wedding night.

I'd better discuss with her slowly later about the Su Nu Sutra, Dong Xuan Zi, and Tantric Joy Zen.

Tonight, just leave her with a good enough memory.

So Ouyang Feng raised his hand, stroked Lin Chaoying's delicate cheek with his fingertips, and whispered:
"Okay. Then I'll help Sister Lin undress?"

Seeing Lin Chaoying tense her body and gently nod her chin, Ouyang Feng removed her stockings, revealing her exquisite and beautiful feet, and slowly unbuttoned the collar of her wedding dress.

When all her clothes were taken off, Lin Chaoying suddenly whispered shyly:
"Candle."

"Candle?"

"The candle is still lit."

"Of course it has to be on. If it's off, how can you see clearly?"

"But……"

"No buts."

Ouyang Feng said this without question, and carefully admired Lin Chaoying's flawless body with icy skin, delicate bones and graceful figure, and then he hugged that snow-white and soft body tightly in his arms.

The candle tears trickle and the candlelight flickers.

In the new house, the wind was strong and the rain was heavy.

Suddenly, sobs like sobbing arose, like mourning, but also like joy...

……

(End of this chapter)