Ch - 31 Marriage

Floating Cloud City was the smallest city of the Blue Wind Empire. It was so small that it wasn't even suitable to be called a city; perhaps calling it a town would be far more appropriate.

Floating Cloud City was not only the smallest city but was also the most geographically remote in terms of location.

The population, economy, and even the average profound strength was the lowest of the low.

These days, Floating Cloud City's residents often mock themselves for being a forgotten corner in the Blue Wind Empire.

But the same smallest city according to the residents of the Blue Wind Empire was even bigger then the biggest city on earth, which was Chongqing whose total surface area is 82403 km².

Not being aware of about how much surface area this whole planet have in comparison to earth, the residents of Floating Cloud City were particularly lively today for it was Xiao Che and Xia Qingyue's big wedding day. Though nobody would have cared if it was only Xiao Che's wedding but since it was Xia Qingyue's marriage, it was the whole Floating Cloud City's biggest sensational event.

The Xia Clan was not a clan that solely trained in the arts of the Profound. It was a clan that specialized in business for generations.

Although they could not be said to be wealthy amongst others of the Blue Wind Empire; on Floating Cloud City's list of the most prosperous clans, the Xia Clan was at the top.

However, this did not mean that the Xia Clan was weak. With their abundant wealth, they could naturally afford to hire experts to protect their vast fortune.

The leader of the Xia Clan, Xia Hongyi had two children: Xia Yuanba and Xia Qingyue.

Both his son and daughter had no interest in the family business. They solely focused on training in the ways of the Profound and Xia Hongyi had never opposed to their decision and instead allowed them to continue their path.

After Xia Qingyue surprised Floating Cloud City with her talent, it was even more unlikely that he would prevent her growth and due to Xia Qingyue's amazing god-given gift, Floating Cloud City's major families were on their best behavior in their presence….

After all, it was widely acknowledged that Xia Qingyue may reach the Earth Profound Realm or even the Sky Profound Realm someday in the future. At that point, the Xia Clan would not only have the most wealth, but would also be the most dominating force in Floating Cloud City.

However, that Xia Clan had let the city's most brilliant girl marry Xiao Che, a good for nothing with no possible future. Who knows how many people regret that decision…. Of course, there were more people with feelings of envy and jealous hate.

Since it was the Xia Clan marrying off a daughter, the spectacle was indeed not too shabby. As soon as Swayam went out, he saw a long line of red carpet that began from his door's entrance. This red carpet was the Xiao Clan's starting point and it extends in twists and turns towards the direction of the Xia Clan.

Although Swayam's's profound strength was the lowest of the low due to the conflicting circumstances of his 'Self', but that didn't affected his looks at all. He could even be said to be handsome beyond Xiao Yulong. Coupled with the fact that Xiao Che rarely went out due to his low profound strength, his body looked very white and delicate…. Just like a living doll!

A small smile was also etched onto his face as he looked forward. It was not known about how many girls lost their hearts after seeing his indifferent and elegant look as their eyes misted over in adoration.

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The wedding procession went on in a casual manner; not too fast but not too slow. The journey of ten miles took nearly one and a half hours.

"Brother-in-law!!"

As soon as he saw the Xia Clan's main entrance, he heard a wild cry. A tall sturdy figure ran over to Swayam's approaching entourage.

This person was not that old, but he was at least two meters tall. His body was as strong as a bull and the ground trembled when he came over. Who if not Xia Yuanba, the soon to be brother-in-law of Swayam.

As Swayam watched him approach, he gulped audibly and spoke with wide open eyes: "Yuanba! It seems like your growth spurt isn't over yet, since I haven't seen you only for a month, and you have already grown that much taller yet again!!"

'Tyrannical Emperor's Divine Veins certainly do some wonders.' Swayam thought to himself as it cannot be denied that he wasn't tempted in extracting and integrating it with himself, but he didn't do that since he knew that he would get something even better then the 'Tyrannical Emperor's Divine Veins' and also because Yuanba was a good person, And his morals would not allow him to take anything from a good person.

After hearing Swayam's exclamation, Xia Yuanba rubbed his head in embarrassment: "This…. even I cannot help it. My father tells me to go on a diet everyday. However, letting myself starve and go hungry would be far worse than the feeling of being killed by another."

Swayam indeed understood what it's like to starve a day or two. Since he once tried to take a fast on a religious occasion but after that one time, he never tried to do that again. He also knew that Xia Yuanba had a huge appetite. Fortunately he was born in the Xia Clan, for if he was born in an ordinary family, his consumption would dissipate their entire fortune.

And that's not the only reason he knew about how it felt like, it was also due to the fact that his Healing Factor also had the downside of having a huge appetite.

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"Hehe, brother-in-law, today you can officially become my brother-in-law." Xia Yuanba's smile was honest because he had been happily looking forward to this day. In his opinion, with such a strong sister for a wife, nobody would dare look down on Xiao Che anymore.

"Hurry up and come in, my sister is already ready." He slapped his head and said: "Oh, I'll go open the door."

After that, Xia Yuanba turned in the direction of the Xia clan door and ran like a mobile mountain of meat.

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Soon after, the procession came in the Xia clan's entrance and at the door, Swayam saw a smiling Xia Hongyi. He quickly dismounted and stood before Xia Hongyi. He respectfully greeted him: "Father-in-law."

As Xia Hongyi saw his soon to be Son-in-law get down from the horse's back and finally heard himself getting denoted as Father-in-law.

"Haha, good Son-in-law!" Xia Hongyi nodded. He reached out his hand and patted Swayam's shoulder and said: "Che'er, starting today, I will give Xia Qingyue to you. Although you are not a big hero, you are Xiao Ying's son so I can have a piece of mind when I give you my daughter. Your father Xiao Ying was an amazing man. Becoming his sworn brother is something I would never regret in this lifetime for he was a passionate and righteous man. You are Xiao Ying's son. Even though your profound vein is damaged, I do not believe that you will stay an ordinary person in the future."

When Xia Hongyi said that he will not be an ordinary person in the near future, what he didn't knew was that how much of an extraordinary individual did he married his daughter to.

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Soon after Xia Qingyue appeared between the arms of two bridesmaids. She wore a red phoenix coronet on top of her head. A fine curtain of beads hung down from the phoenix coronet to completely cover her entire face while also hiding her current expression. Her soft and shiny black hair fell gently behind her shoulders. Her straight scarlet robe was decorated in the "four happiness" cloud pattern and the belt displayed her slender narrow waist nicely. On her belt hung a charm made of exquisite jade while pearls dangled at it's tassels, matching her golden shoes. These significant details made her magnificent outfit even more dazzling than ever.

Due to him being one of the die hard fan of the 'Against the Gods' story, Swayam was already aware that Xia Qingyue was a great beauty and even though at the moment he was not able to completely see the whole face of Xia Qingyue, he still was somewhat enchanted by her.

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Xia Qingyue slowly came to Swayam's side in the arms of the bridesmaids and every step she made was light and elegant, as if she were walking across the clouds. An ordinary person would look like they were walking but if they were in her body, they would look like a fairy riding on top of a cloud.

Eventually, Xia Qingyue finally came to the front of the carriage and the two bridesmaid walked away bowing backwards.

In accordance to the Blue Wind Empire's wedding tradition, the groom will bring the bride onto the bridal chair.

And after the full memory integration, Swayam also became aware of these traditions, so he stepped forward and stretched out a helping hand at Xia Qingyue.

Xia Qingyue elegantly lifted her hand…. However as Swayam took her hands in his palm, a piercing cold energy unraveled onto his hand and his right arm somewhat stiffened, though it didn't harmed him at all, since the pain receptors were one of the first things which his 'Self' was able to make the vessel integrate with successfully. So he continued to hold her hand and eventually led her to the bridel carriage.

As all these events transpired, Swayam wasn't surprised at all since he was already aware about Xia Qingyue's character and personality, however the one who was most surprised was actually Xia Qingyue but even if she was surprised, she soon regained her cold indifference.

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After another hour and a half, the procession returned to the Xiao clan's main entrance. This long journey was smooth and calm, to the disappointment of those who looked forward to the development of any drama.

Xiao Lie was already at the doorway and stood to welcome their guests. Sadly, the number of people who came for Xiao Che can be counted with one hand. Most of the guests came for Xiao Lie and the Xia clan.

With Xiao Lie's fame and Xia Clan's connection, many guests were seen. Outside the entrance of Xiao Clan house, people who came to see the event was next to infinite, the streets were so filled up that not even a water droplet could get through. All these people came for the marriage of the number one beauty in Floating Cloud City.

Soon after, Xia Qingyue's bridal carriage slowly stopped in the middle of the noise. A corner of the curtain was opened as her maid Xia Dongling gently informed her about their arrival: "Miss, we have arrived."

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When all the ceremonies were completed successfully with some small jeers from here and there, both Swayam and Xia Qingyue eventually were allowed to go to their bridal chamber.

The bridal chamber was the room where Xiao Che usually lived in. It had been decorated entirely in red for this special occasion.

Soon, Xia Qingyue's maid, Xia Dongling, escorted Xia Qingyue to sit on the bed and then soundlessly stepped out of the room while closing the door. The room became silent and they could only vaguely hear the soft sound of their breathing.

But the silence didn't lasted for long since Xia Qingyue eventually broke this silence with a question: "Your grandfather was disrespected during your own wedding, you must be really upset, right?"

Swayam, who was aware about all the proceedings of the plot was not in a hurry to answer her question instead he asked one of his own question: "So when are you leaving for the Frozen Cloud Asgard? And why is fairy Chu Yueli eavesdropping on us?"

As Xia Qingyue heard his questions, she stifled a little bit since wasn't expecting him to be aware about her leaving for the Frozen Cloud Asgard and even more so to be aware of Fairy Chu Yueli's presence.

When Xia Qingyue was about to ask him about how did he knew about all that. Chu Yueli who was hiding on the roof soon entered inside inside the room while maintaining her distance and using the Frozen Cloud Arts to attack at a moments notice.

"Qingyue maintain your distance from him and hastily get near me." Chu Yueli ordered her disciple to move away from him while she herself remained alert from any kind of surprise attacks.

Upon hearing Chu Yueli's voice, Xia Qingyue was surprised to see how serious her Master actually was, but seeing her like that even she became somewhat serious and hastily moved towards her master's side.

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To be continued ~

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