The banquet hall of the Windrock City Lord’s Mansion was decorated with flowers and brocades. The wedding of Cass and Windsor would be held here. In this world, there was no custom of holding weddings in churches.
The extremely rare maple cherry blossoms in winter filled every corner of the banquet hall. The maple cherry blossoms of the Star Empire, with their unique pink heart-shaped petals, carried an extremely beautiful meaning. However, these flowers bloomed in the height of summer. In this magical world, although powerful magical forces could alter the climate in a certain range, it was still not easy to see so many maple cherry blossoms in the cold winter weather.
Only the lord of Windrock City could afford such luxurious expenditure.
A red carpet stretched across the entire hall. The two newlyweds would walk down this red carpet. This was the most important part of the wedding ceremony. Of course, the priestesses standing on either side of the red carpet and chanting the wedding blessing chapters were also the most important part of the ceremony.
At this moment, the priestesses from the Windrock City church stood on either side of the red carpet. However, the indifference on their faces seemed somewhat out of place with the festive atmosphere. Some guests who knew the inside story clutched their wine glasses, as if they could not wait to see the good show that was about to begin.
On the platform at the innermost side of the wedding hall, Prince Geller, as an elder and the most distinguished guest present, sat in the main seat. Father Moin and Lord Kevin sat on either side of him. The three of them had different expressions. Prince Geller’s brows were slightly furrowed, lost in thought about something. Lord Kevin made no effort to hide the urgency and anxiety on his face. Father Moin, as always, wore a calm and gentle smile.
In the adjacent side room, Ye Dui and Guni had already changed into the hastily made wedding attire: a black robe and a white dress.
The clothes had been made overnight, so they were somewhat ill-fitting. However, Debbie had summoned her all-purpose housekeeper Afu, who was now sewing alterations for Ye Dui and Guni stitch by stitch. Her movements were so skilful and dazzling that they completely stunned the several senior sewing matrons from the lord’s mansion.
Ye Dui was also constantly flipping through his iPad grimoire, searching for suitable BGM.
“Oh, Afu, wait and help Auntie sew up the chest area. The tailors in Windrock City are so unprofessional. How can the neckline be so low?” Debbie had always been paying attention to Lessa’s astonishing bust. Under the low-cut white dress, that area looked particularly spectacular. After glancing at her own chest, the little girl finally could not help muttering to Afu.
“I think it’s quite good.” Lessa adjusted the position of her neckline with her hand and said with a satisfied expression, “This dress is really nice. Miss, I think you should have Afu make one in this style for you too.”
“No way.” Debbie refused angrily. She did not have that much flesh to show off. Auntie was really malicious!
At this moment, a servant entered the room and said respectfully, “Mr Cass, Miss Windsor, the ceremony can begin. Please prepare yourselves.”
Cass and Windsor nodded, held each other’s hands, glanced at Ye Dui and the others, then walked out with smiles on their faces. They knew what awaited them, but they still faced it with smiles. Their love could cross mountains of knives and seas of fire, overcome all difficulties and obstacles. Gods blocking the way would be slain, Buddhas blocking the way would be slain…
Ye Dui and Debbie followed behind them to provide protection. This world had no custom of best man or bridesmaids, but it was allowed for others to accompany the wedding couple behind them. Staying by their side was not improper.
As for Lessa, Guni, Green, and Jacob, they watched as ordinary guests from the surroundings.
Just after Cass, Windsor, Ye Dui, and Debbie had successively left the room, the chief steward suddenly rushed in from the adjacent side door in a hurry: “Oh no, the chef we invited just now accidentally started a fire in the kitchen. He himself was burned. We have no head chef to take charge now…”
Originally, for Windsor’s wedding, Lord Kevin had gone to great lengths to invite many famous chefs from near and far to assist, and even held a chef competition. But after Windsor and the fourth prince disappeared, the wedding was postponed indefinitely. Those chefs were all busy people and naturally would not stay here for long, so they soon left. Now that the wedding was being held again, Lord Kevin had no choice but to find a new head chef in Windrock City. But it was obvious that the man was not suited to the current situation.
“What? No chef to cook?” Before Green and Lessa could react, the all-purpose housekeeper Afu became tense upon hearing this. “This is a wedding! When I was alive, my favourite occasions were these. Poor guests, attending a wedding but not getting a decent meal, that would be the sin of the hosts. No way around it. It seems I have to step up now!”
The characteristic of the all-purpose housekeeper Afu was that as long as there was a chance to cook, she would absolutely not let it pass!
“You?” The steward was stunned. He had come here intending to see if Ye Dui had any ideas, after all, in their previous chef competition, Ye Dui had caused quite a stir with a dish from the East. Now seeing Afu step forward, he was somewhat doubtful. In this world, not many women were capable of being head chefs.
“I am Miss Debbie’s all-purpose heroic spirit housekeeper. There is nothing I cannot do.” Afu said with full confidence.
“Wait, Afu, you should step back. Leave the cooking to me…” Green’s face changed drastically, and he hurriedly stood up to stop her.
However, after Afu gave Green a cold glance and a sneer, Green immediately did not dare to continue. Encountering a chance for her to cook and stopping Afu from doing so, heh, young man, you know the consequences… Afu then said to the steward with excitement and anticipation: “Then, let me show my skills today. Even Mr Ye Dui goes mad for my dishes!”
“…” The steward looked Afu up and down. His intuition told him this girl was not very reliable. However, she was a heroic spirit. Heroic spirits were beings with unparalleled talents in a certain field. Perhaps her culinary skills really were god-level delicious!
So the steward immediately made up his mind: “Then I will trouble Miss Afu. Please follow me!”
Watching Afu bounce and skip away behind the steward, in the room, Green and Lessa, who knew the truth, could not help trembling. Damn, what do you mean even Ye Dui goes mad for your dishes… He goes mad out of fear!
They silently offered a million points of condolences to the guests attending the wedding…
The pair of lovebirds Cass and Windsor, hand in hand, had already appeared in the banquet hall. Amid the cheers of the crowd around them, they stepped onto the red carpet with calm expressions. Father Moin, sitting on the high platform in front, still wore a gentle smile on his face. He waved his hand lightly, and then the more than fifty believers and priestesses present simultaneously opened their Bibles and began to chant the wedding blessing chapters together:
“Men ask God, what is love? God says: Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonour others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails…”
The voices mixed together carried a heavy tone, yet were indescribably uniform, suppressing all words in the banquet hall. Some people were still quietly envious. Being blessed by so many believers and priestesses chanting together, Cass and Windsor were truly fortunate.
However, the scene that followed immediately turned their envy into a nightmare:
Under the chanting of the wedding blessing chapters, visions would manifest: pure angels circling the newlyweds, dancing and singing, bringing God’s blessings. But now, accompanying the chanting of the believers and priestesses, what appeared beside Cass and Windsor were not angels, but demons. They had hideous and ugly appearances, bodies as black as lacquer, bat-like wings, and emitted ear-piercing screams from their mouths.
The guests instinctively retreated, feeling a bone-chilling cold.
The union of Cass and Windsor was impure. God was not blessing them. God was cursing them!
Cass and Windsor remained calm. Upon seeing the visions around them, they merely paused their steps slightly, then held hands tightly and stepped onto the red carpet. Nothing could stop them from loving each other. Their love could make them conquer everything. This was their belief! But feeling the evil visions dancing around them, their bodies began to tremble incessantly, and their steps became increasingly unsteady.
Ye Dui and Debbie, standing behind them, also became somewhat tense. This scene was truly frightening. Debbie hurriedly looked at Ye Dui. Ye Dui had already started flipping through his iPad.
Moments later, a passionate and exhilarating burst of music suddenly played. This piece was called Rock House Jail!
In Ye Dui’s world, this music was the soundtrack of a film (the soundtrack for The Rock, composed by Hans Zimmer; literally translated as Shattering the Sky!). Whenever any list evaluated the “top ten most classic and shocking soundtracks,” this piece always claimed a spot. It was also a commonly used piece at many weddings, shocking enough to stir the heart.
Moreover, it was one of the most widely referenced soundtracks. Ye Dui had heard it in a military programme on CCTV in the other world.
Ye Dui first learned of this soundtrack because his idiot uncle had used it at his wedding. When the sound started, some of the elderly guests nearly had heart attacks…
Now, Ye Dui played this passionate soundtrack at maximum volume, achieving a similar effect to back then: several guests around almost fell flat on their bottoms!
Cass and Windsor swept away the faint pallor from their faces and gratefully glanced at Ye Dui before stepping forward.
The roars of the hideous demons seemed inaudible. Illusory battleship phantoms began to emerge around them, successively attacking and forcing those demon phantoms to retreat outwards. Battleship protection, BGM invincible!
The believers and priestesses’ faces became somewhat unsightly, and they quickened their chanting rhythm, but to no avail. They still could not suppress Ye Dui’s BGM.
Lord Kevin’s worried expression relaxed, and Prince Geller in the centre also revealed a faint smile. Father Moin’s expression became more solemn. His fingers kept tapping on the armrest beside the chair. Seeing that the wedding blessing chapters could not harm Cass and Windsor at all, he made up his mind. Suddenly, he waved his hand. The chanting of the believers and priestesses stopped, followed by the rustling sound of turning pages. Then their chanting resumed.
This time, it was the middle chapter of the hymn to God: “…Husbands and wives must not wrong each other. If feelings grow distant, even temporary separation for prayer must be focused on each other. Do not share a bed with others, lest the demons of hell take advantage of your lack of restraint and tempt you…”
This was the chapter testing the fidelity between the wedding couple. If the couple was faithful, they would receive blessings. If impure, they would be tempted by hell’s demons. Of course, purity and impurity were all decided by the church.
As these chapters began to be chanted, the hideous demons retreated, but alluring beauties and handsome men emerged. They posed seductively, scantily clad, emitting bursts of coquettish laughter. Their bodies danced beside the couple, exuding fatal temptation. At this moment, even the battleships seemed useless. Cass and Windsor’s faces flushed red simultaneously, their eyes wide in astonishment.
They were still doing relatively well. The guests around them, some elderly men and women, were on the verge of another heart attack. This scene was enough to make blood spurt… And not just them; even Ye Dui and Debbie were almost unable to hold on. This was truly wicked!
“It seems we need to change the BGM!”
Ye Dui acted decisively, tapping his iPad a few times. Thus, the tune of Shattering the Sky ended immediately, replaced by another wedding divine piece: Wedding March.
This joyful and sacred piece, upon hearing it, filled one with a sense of happiness.
With the rise of this melody, rose petals began falling one by one beside Cass and Windsor. At the same time, winged infants materialised, flying around them, emitting crisp children’s cries. These visions directly drove away the alluring beauties and handsome men.
In those tender and pure cries, no one could stir even a ripple of desire in their hearts!
Father Moin’s face turned extremely unpleasant, and now Cass and Windsor had walked halfway down the red carpet! He trembled as he stood up and opened his Bible.
Father Moin was personally taking the stage to tear things apart!
Seeing Moin’s actions, Ye Dui also flipped through his iPad. It seemed he needed to bring out his trump card too.
“At a time like this, this song is the most practical…”
Double Happiness Wedding Song!
An authentic, original Eastern wedding divine tune!
The sound of gongs and drums resounding, firecrackers crackling, followed closely…
