An evolutionary game starting from Suolongjing.

Chapter 755: World Carnival: Wedding (Grand Finale!)
"This isn't the High Heaven Palace, why are you being so arrogant? Sit down and eat while you chat!"

There were thousands of thoughts in her mind, but on the surface the Queen Mother spoke with a smile.

But in reality, between the time when Zhang Ke entered the room and started to act funny and the time when the Queen Mother gave her answer, the female fairies who had been given instructions in advance had already started to busy themselves around him.

According to the normal procedure, not to mention in Yaochi, even when he went to Lingxiao Palace before, Zhang Ke had to take off his armor and burn incense and take a bath. It's not to say how grand it was, but at least he didn't want to bump into anything with his bloody and murderous aura.

But that was also the normal process. It had long been a tacit understanding for Zhang Ke to do special things. Even if he didn't change his armor, it was nothing to have a strong blood aura on his body. After all, except for those Yaochi female fairies who had not seen much of the world, everyone present was a powerful and ruthless character.
Specially arranged tables and chairs, cold dishes, hot dishes, and all kinds of snacks filled the entire table. Even the nine thousand year old peaches that could only be seen at the Peach Banquet on weekdays became small fruits for rinsing the mouth on this table.

Anyway, this table of food is extremely rare even at the Peach Banquet. At least most of the dishes are only enjoyed by emperors, and even emperors cannot add to it without restraint.

It’s not that the Queen Mother is stingy, but there is not enough raw material for these dishes in Heaven!

Take the most well-known dragon liver and phoenix marrow on the table as an example.

Although there are many dragon species in Jiuzhou, and evil dragons emerge in endlessly, the ones that really rebel and cause trouble are only some half-dragons, five-clawed dragons, and four-clawed dragons like flood dragons and reptiles. There are not many who are restless and do not abide by the rules, not to mention that this group of dragons are usually kind and generous, and rely on their rich family background to make friends with the gods. There are few serious gods in heaven who have not received the favor of the old dragon kings.

It is precisely because they are grateful for what they have done to the evil dragons that, when it is not necessary, the gods are still willing to show some tolerance to these evil dragons, and at least give them a chance to seal, repent and start over.

Of course, the consequence of being lenient is that the god concerned will have to bear most of the consequences of all the evil consequences caused by the evil dragon this time, and if the evil dragon does not repent and causes trouble again, not only will He have to kill it completely, but He will also have to bear the sin of condoning it afterwards!

The consequences were severe, but the Dragon Kings were also generous.

And because of this, there are few dragons that cause trouble to begin with, and even fewer that are able to go to the Dragon-Slaying Platform after being rescued. It is extremely rare to find a sinful dragon during two Peach Banquets, and generally one or two can only be encountered every three banquets.

Since the specifications remain unchanged and the raw materials are limited, we can only work on the details of quantity.

After all, we can't let the Queen Mother of God and the other emperors eat those evil half-blood dragons who committed crimes in the human world, swallowed up all the souls of the human race, and indulged in evil silver, right?
Not to mention how huge the difference in taste is, just the lingering smell of human blood in the dragon meat makes me wonder whether I should say this is eating a vegetable or indirectly cannibalizing a person?
Pure dragon species don’t have this worry.

The dragon clan is in charge of all the water systems in the world (on the surface). With great power in hand, naturally the purer the bloodline of the dragon, the better the water vein it is assigned. And the richer the rivers, the more abundant the products. Not only are the various natural treasures no less than those on land, but at the bottom of the surging rivers, there are no reckless herbalists, and few Taoists who cross the line. Even compared to the monsters on land, all the water creatures in a water vein are loyal to the River God and the Dragon God.

Unless the latter is unable to control the water veins, this will breed the covetousness of ambitious people. Otherwise, the monsters in the water are much more united than those on land!

The spiritual creatures in an entire water vein are controlled by He Bo and the Dragon God. Whether in terms of taste or cultivation, no living person can compare with the effects brought by these spiritual creatures or the combing of water veins.

In this way, there is no profit to be gained, and cannibalism is particularly easy to be targeted by the Taoists in heaven, underworld, and even the human world. If the matter is small, it may be limited to the visit of the Three Mountains Taoists. But if it gets out of hand or the Taoists are beaten to pieces, then the next time they come to chat with you, it may be the gods of the Thunder Department!
Of course, it is best to pray to the gods of the Thunder Department, because if the Thunder Department can't take care of it, then the candidates who come are:
The Great God of the Three Pools and Seas, the Marshal of the Central Altar; the True Lord of the Mysterious Dao of the Qingyuan, the Great Lord of the Sichuan-Shu Emperor, the Great Lord of the Three-Five Fire Trains, the Great Lord of the Three-Five Fire Trains, the Great Lord of the Three-Five Heavens.
Little loach, come and choose one!

So instead of working hard for nothing, it’s better to just do your job well!
But even so, it is inevitable that one will end up on the dining table after making a big mistake!

Of course, although dragon seeds are edible, the Heavenly Palace is not a private factory. There are always heavenly rules to restrict them. If they have not committed a serious mistake, they will not end up like this.

Just like the most comprehensive and all-encompassing Dragon King of the Jing River, the so-called change of the number of rain is actually a private change of the decree of God. Even if it falls into the mortal world, the emperor of the world cannot tolerate it, let alone the heavenly court where the rules are more stringent?
Dragon dish is just one of them. In addition, various dishes that Zhang Ke can’t name are also quite tempting!

But the dishes that were strictly limited in quantity at the Peach Banquet have now become unlimited side dishes. But when you think about it, special matters should be handled specially and there are no taboos, so these are not a big deal!

This sudden kindness made Zhang Ke look at the Queen Mother in disbelief, and then his gaze rested on Queen Wa.

It's not that he is suspicious, he is just used to being straightforward. In the past, whenever the commanders came to him for something, they would always get on the bus first and buy the ticket later. They would only get the benefits after doing the work, or it was simply a business of taking benefits. Where had he ever seen such a scene of the Hongmen Banquet?
Seeing his alert look, Nuwa smiled and shook her head: "I asked you to come here today for no other reason, but I thought that you are not young anymore, and you have built a great family business. Not to mention that you have been banned from expanding your territory for a while.

Since you're staying at home, why not do all the things you need to do?
Those fairies and the daughter of the king of men have been with you for quite some time. At the beginning, considering your young age and bright future, Dayu was worried that you might not be able to control yourself and indulge in the gentleness, thus ruining your future. Now that the dust has settled, and you have entrusted the land of Shang and Zhou to them, it is reasonable for you to settle your relationship with them as soon as possible!"

Zhang Ke opened his mouth and had a thousand complaints in his heart, but when he thought about it, he couldn't be rude in front of the ladies.

It was such a big event, and this is the result?
It’s not that he doesn’t take it seriously, but as his ideas become more integrated with Jiuzhou and Savage, Zhang Ke tends to lean more towards the ancients’ ideas in the way he handles some things.

Marriage is a serious matter, it is decided by parents and matchmaker.

Although this marriage involved too many things and was no longer something that could be decided by his parents who were traveling around the world in the Shang and Zhou dynasties and were protected by the gods and their personal guards, he had Nuwa, Huangdi, and his teacher on his side, and the woman had Queen Mother Haotian, Dayu, and Tushan on her side.

With so many elders arranging a wedding, is it his turn to worry about it?

After all, Zhang Ke had never planned to betray his country, and if the affairs of the other three princesses had not been really difficult to handle, he would have depended on Yao Ji and Xian for the rest of his life.

Let’s not talk about the latter’s young age for now.

Ever since he took Yao Ji to spend the night at Yao Chi, Zhang Ke has been looking for an opportunity to completely resolve the matter.

After all, it was different from later generations, where it was normal for boyfriends and girlfriends, or even other unrelated relationships, to have something happen? But in Kyushu, according to tradition, only brothels could do this if they were not married!

Zhang Ke, who was not a scum and had no intention of becoming one, had been planning everything in private and working hard to save up the betrothal gifts. Now, the lands filling up the heavens and the wild outside world were testimony to his efforts.

As for the time, it was agreed at the Yao Chi Conference that it would last for a thousand years, so he was making preparations based on this time, at least that was the case a long time ago.

Later, with the favor of destiny, the growth of his own status and continuous wars, although Zhang Ke did not completely forget about this matter, he also had no time to prepare carefully. In addition, nearly two hundred years had passed in the thousand years, and there were only a little over eight hundred years left, so he just dragged it on. Who would have thought that it would be dragged on until now.

Now, hearing Queen Wa bringing up the matter again, he naturally had no reason to refuse.

After all, Zhang Ke is not a saint. He has been lusting after beauty since before he was chosen by the game, and his nature has not changed until today. Moreover, he will be banned from activities for a long time in the future, not only because of the agreement with the outer gods, but also because of the repeated persuasion of Haotian and several emperors on the way back from the parliament.

Since it was not easy to go out, and he was not tied up with official duties like ordinary emperors, plus the courses he was supposed to attend were now in a semi-aborted state because of his exaggerated gains this time, with nothing to do, he really couldn't think of anywhere else to go except eating, drinking and dating.

He suppressed his excitement and grinned, "This is a good thing, but unfortunately I am not very familiar with it, and my parents are not familiar with the ancient rituals. I have to trouble the elders to tell me how to arrange it!"

The Queen Mother was delighted with Zhang Ke's decisive agreement, and her smile became more amiable:

"That's fine. As long as you agree, someone will take care of all the subsequent trivial matters without you having to worry about it!"

In later generations, marriage is indeed a major life event that requires the couple who are about to enter the palace of marriage to work hard and carefully select for a long time. Even many dirty things happen during this period. But once it moves forward, let alone the royal and powerful families, even for families with little assets, marriage matters have little to do with the real protagonists, the young boys and girls.

At least it doesn't matter much before entering the bridal chamber.

From the three books and six ceremonies to the four betrothals and five golds, the elders of the family are responsible for everything! The royal family will only be more complicated.

And Zhang Ke is respected as the Human King. The woman is either the daughter of the Emperor of Heaven or the youngest daughter of the Human King. The specifications and all aspects involved are incomparable to ordinary people, so he doesn't need to worry about it!
After receiving the Queen Mother's reply, and seeing that the three elders had no other business and only advised him to eat more, Zhang Ke, who knew that he had survived this time, did not act pretentiously. He ate and drank in a hurry, and after barely getting half full, he hurriedly said goodbye. Since it was a big happy event, he certainly couldn't just enjoy it by himself, and the other parties involved had to know it earlier.

But Zhang Ke was happy. Or he forgot that in ancient times, before the wedding, the man and woman were not allowed to meet each other.

Zhang Ke had just returned to Shang Zhou when the team that came to pick up the princesses and Xian broke through the clouds and descended into the Wushan Palace. Looking at the Five Emperors leading them and Xiyue who was laughing unscrupulously, their originally happy mood instantly fell to the bottom.

As the welcoming team left, another group of civil servants from Heaven were ordered to stay in Shang Zhou world to teach him wedding etiquette, which made Zhang Ke's already unhappy mood even worse!
Fortunately, although the wedding is large in scale and the procedures are complicated, at least it does not require picking an auspicious date like a regular wedding.

To be more precise, the so-called auspicious days are nothing more than allusions and changes in solar terms, but the authority over both is in the hands of the Heavenly Court. As for such an important day as Emperor You's wedding, not to mention that it was chosen to be the earliest wedding day within a short period of time, even if it was Qingming Festival or Zhongyuan Festival, all the gods in the sky could force an auspicious astronomical phenomenon for it!

As the news of Emperor You's wedding spread, the entire Heavenly Court was irresistibly plunged into a frenzy of joy!
This is not an exaggeration.

Marriage is a major event in life. In Kyushu, it not only means that the couple will be together until old age, but also represents the symbol of the boys and girls growing up!

What's more, Emperor You is different from other young people.

His abilities and talents are unprecedented and will never be surpassed, but his ability to stir up trouble is also unprecedented. A single campaign can shut down the entire heaven for 100,000 years. How can this be... There is no room for disunity.

Anyway, the happiest people about Emperor You’s wedding are not the two parties themselves but the immortals and gods in heaven and hell!

If they were not afraid of being resented by others, they would even want Emperor You to be a tyrant, indulging more in women and less in practical work.

No king can receive such heartfelt blessings!

But this is the most earnest wish of all the immortals and gods in the sky. In order for the wedding to proceed smoothly or even be completed ahead of schedule, they are willing to divide more incarnations to indulge in official duties while they themselves act as errands to run around for this civilized-level wedding!

Thus, over the next period of time, the human race and all living things in the Shang and Zhou world witnessed what it meant to be crowded with people, and what it meant to throw a brick in any direction and hit an immortal god!
The West Heaven Gate, which had lost its function due to the desolation and closure of Lingshan, was directly opened above the sky of Wushan.

The colorful rainbow bridge splashed down like a waterfall straight into the depths of the palace.

The gods and immortals that ordinary people could only see in temples and statues were now constantly traveling between heaven and the royal city. All kinds of rare and strange things were filling Emperor You's palace at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the vast and grand palace became extremely popular in just a few days!
This is because the Yin gods of the underworld are really not suitable to appear in such a festive occasion, otherwise everything would be paved even faster!!!

Many days later, the once solemn Wushan Royal City had already been decorated with lights and colors, and every pedestrian on the street was proudly enjoying this grand celebration!
Colorful auspicious clouds descended from the sky and spread all over the world along with the peaceful sunlight.

In the festive royal city, there were immortals and gods who came as guest guests everywhere. The banquet tables and chairs extended from both sides of the square under Prince Zhang Ke to the square outside the palace gate. A rough count showed that there were at least tens of thousands of tables, and the estimated number of guests here was more than 100,000.

And this is because of their status and close relationship which resulted in some immortals and barbarians not being able to get a number. In addition, the operation of Jiuzhou always needs people to maintain it, so those who did not come can only enjoy the same dishes in the government offices of various departments in the Heavenly Court, but have no way of seeing this prosperous and grand scene!

It is worth mentioning that most of the dishes on the table were the only contribution made by Zhang Ke to this wedding.

Thanks to the large number of edible individuals among the demons and evil gods that he had killed and stored when he ascended to the Wilderness and Jiuzhou, the Heaven and the Wilderness did not have to empty their stocks to fill this bottomless abyss, and the monsters and aliens in the two worlds also managed to escape with their lives!
Mountain ghosts and fairies came and went, guiding the guests to their seats and arranging various dishes.

The immortals and gods from heaven are enjoying the long-lost leisurely days, eating, drinking, bragging and chatting, having a great time!

As the real protagonist, Zhang Ke, with the help of Wenquxing, dealt with the marriage process that gave him a headache. He also released a sea to get rid of some martial gods who were itching to do something.

In this way, they were able to receive the sedan chairs carrying the brides from the Yaochi Lake, carry the brides out one by one, and then, in front of the dragon and phoenix imperial sedan chair, they descended from the West Heaven Gate to the palace hall with a team of music and dance.

And when Zhang Ke appeared, many figures suddenly appeared on the mostly empty seats in the front of the hall.

The Emperor of Heaven and Earth, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, the Five Mountains, the Five Directions, the Three Officials, the Three Pure Ones. There are nearly a hundred of them in total!

In the center of a crowd of human kings and emperors who were all filled with divine light and looked either kind or joyful, an ordinary middle-aged mortal couple sat on the main throne with a little uneasiness. Their weather-frost eyes looked at the figures below who were picking up brides from the five imperial sedan chairs and walking towards them with red ropes attached, and hot tears dripped from their eyes.

I once thought that the lifelong wish of the two small vendors who opened shops on the street was just to make a little money, stay healthy, find a wife for their son who was about to graduate from college, build a house and buy a car, take care of their children and grandchildren, and then die peacefully and leisurely.

But who would have thought that fate, like his ordinary son growing up, would transform into a dragon.

To describe him as someone who has made a name for himself is an understatement, and these two burdens not only obtained immortality thanks to their son, but also indirectly became the "Emperor and Empress Dowager".

That would have been fine, but who would have thought that now he was sitting with God, even sitting in the main seat, listening to the praises from God and the ancestors of mankind, and watching his own son walking towards him step by step with several charming brides under the veils.

This is no longer something that can be simply described as smoke coming out of the ancestral grave.

Even though this change of family fortune had happened over a hundred years ago, the two elders still felt as if they were in a dream when they saw this scene!
Really?
Is it a dream?
It's hard to tell, but there's no need to tell.

In a dreamlike state of clouds and mist, after complicated ceremonies and promises, the newlyweds climbed up the high steps in front of the hall and knelt down slowly to the high-pitched voice of Taibai Jinxing:

"Worship heaven and earth!"

"Two thanks to the high hall!"

"Couple greetings!"

"The ceremony is over."

The joy of marrying a new bride did not last long. After the ceremony, Yao Ji and others were sent back to the harem. Zhang Ke was hurriedly taken away by Xia Qi to toast.

However, his brother-in-law, who should have been on his side, went against common sense and joined those wedding pranksters to become a member of the drinking group. Facing the familiar faces who congratulated him and raised their wine jar-shaped cups, Zhang Ke's helplessness almost became real.

But what can he do?

The gods and immortals are not worried about alcohol allergies, nor are they worried about the dangers of excessive alcohol. Even if they don't want to get drunk, on this happy day and under the painful gazes of their colleagues, with uncontrollable joy and laziness mixed together, they have to get drunk!
In this way, the immortals who disliked the quality of the wine put excessive amounts of inverted yin and yang into the already intoxicating nectar.

Zhang Ke, who witnessed all this, moved his lips for a while and finally raised his thumb silently!
Then the lights of cups interlaced and the shadows of people swayed.

Table after table was changed, toasts were made one by one, and the fairy wine like a lake was drunk. Zhang Ke, who should have been immune to these, felt the loss of control of his body and drowsiness of his brain for the first time in a long time. After the world shook, the clear sky was replaced by bright red bed curtains. His slightly weak wrists were grasped by two white and tender hands and lifted over the veil. Then, looking at the extremely familiar faces and the gradually loosening of the restraints on his body, Zhang Ke was completely drunk.

Like clouds, like a dream.

The dream that I had been looking forward to for many years finally came true on this day. The luxurious bed in the wedding room even gave people a strange feeling of being crowded.
(End of this chapter)