Lingyuan Immortal

Chapter 49 Wedding Day
The screening ceremony went even more smoothly than Chen Mu had expected. In just half a day, hundreds of children had been selected.

As for the result, he felt a little surprised and nodded slightly.

In this generation of fairy seedlings from Shuiyunjian, Qingxi Town was the first to produce two.

One was the son of the owner of a tailor shop in the west end of the town. His name was Zou Yongyi and he was only nine years old.

The other one was the youngest daughter of the Ye family, named Ye Ning, who was eleven years old... When the head of the Ye family learned that his youngest daughter was chosen, he was so excited that he lost his composure and thanked Chen Mu with tears in his eyes.

As for the Yang family's head, his eyes red as he forced a smile as he congratulated the Ye family. Anyone could see through his fakeness, but the extremely excited Ye family's head didn't expect the Ye family's congratulations to be sincere, so he didn't point it out and just smiled and agreed...

The matter was settled, and everyone left with different expressions.

The Yang family's head's eyes were red. He gritted his teeth and approached Chen Mu, asking softly, "Nephew Chen, is my youngest son really not destined to be with you? He's obviously much better than the kid from the busy tailor's family. Look at that kid, with his pointed face and monkey cheeks, he's so silly..."

Chen Mu was stunned when he heard this, and then raised his hand to interrupt the head of the Yang family.

When the head of the Yang family saw that he did not respond immediately, his eyes lit up slightly, and he continued to bow his head and said, "If my nephew can lead my son to the immortal gate, my entire Yang family is willing to serve the Chen family!"

After saying that, he raised his head slightly and looked at Chen Mu with a longing look on his face.

But the final result was not what he had hoped for. Chen Mu slowly shook his head and said softly, "The gap between immortals and mortals is like a chasm. Those who are destined to be together are born with a bridge in front of them. If they walk along it, perhaps one day they will really reach the other side..."

"Those without destiny...will never be able to take a single step forward in their entire lives. Even if they exert all their energy and manage to take even half a step, they will ultimately end up shattered to pieces because they have no foundation under their feet."

"Uncle Yang, don't force it." Chen Mu said slowly.

Perhaps in this world, there really are other things that can allow mortals to embark on the path to immortality, such as strange skills, or natural treasures...

But from what he knew, the probability of such a thing happening was far lower than the probability of possessing spiritual roots. It could even be said that it had never happened before. Of course, this was only what he knew...

Chen Mu rode the wind and flew towards Baizhi Town.

Only the head of the Yang family was left, nodding sadly.

……

Three days later, Chen Mu summoned the Wind Pattern Cloud Banner, made a hand gesture, and shook the banner violently. Then, a misty white light shield was cast down, lifting up the five immortal seedlings in front of him and flying towards the gate of Shuiyunjian Mountain at a constant speed.

There are a total of five selected immortal seedlings from Qinghe Prefecture this time. Excluding the two from Qingxi Town, there is one from Baizhi Town. There is no one from Heishi Town where Niu Dali is located. However, Fenglin Town next to Heishi Town also has two people.

Looking at the three men and two women in front of him, Chen Mu smiled slightly, "There is one more person than last time..."

At this moment, the five people were in different postures. Some closed their eyes in fear, not daring to look down, while others lay on the light shield curiously, looking around through the thick fog below...

"Master, when we become immortals, can we fly like birds like you?" Zou Yongyi raised his head curiously and asked.

Perhaps because he was born in a merchant family, Zou Yongyi is much braver than ordinary children, lively and talkative.

But the baby was indeed as the Yang family patriarch said, a little ugly, and his eyes were a little too close together, which meant he had a bit of a cross-eye problem.

The youngest daughter of the Ye family standing next to him had fair skin and pink lips, looking like a young fairy.

As he asked the question, Ye Ning, who had originally had a cold expression, raised her eyes slightly and looked at the person in white clothes in front of her.
The rest of the people also raised their heads and looked at Chen Mu.

Chen Mu turned his head leisurely and said with a smile: "Of course you can... Ten years ago, I was just a newly chosen fairy seedling like you." Several children exclaimed in surprise when they heard this and gathered together to whisper.

A moment later, Chen Mu and his group suddenly broke out of the thick clouds on the fog. The next moment, dazzling golden light came directly in front of them. Chen Mu also squinted slightly, feeling the warmth of the sun.

Looking back at them, I found that they had stopped talking and were concentrating on watching the wonderful sight they had never seen before.

"Their qualifications haven't been verified yet, but they... have unlimited potential."

Chen Mu suddenly remembered the way Senior Brother Wu hesitated when he talked about aptitude when he entered the mountain gate ten years ago. Now, he also had some understanding...

Because he was with them, Chen Mu did not rush back at full speed.

Two days later, after Chen Mu brought them to the disciple in charge, he went to the Fuzhao Hall to hand in the fuzhao certificate for this mission.

Then, without stopping, it flew down the mountain again and back to Qingxi Town.

……

Three days later, at Chen's house in Qingxi.

Before dawn, Chen Mu got up early and, with the help of several maids, changed into the robe that his mother had specially prepared for him. The background color was festive and there were patterns embroidered on it with yellow thread.

After changing, he walked slowly into the courtyard. The night had not yet faded, but the mansion was brightly lit with red candles, and many maids were already busy along the corridor.

Chen Mu smiled and looked around along the corridor.

The Chen Mansion, which had remained unchanged last night, was now decorated with red silk and brocade. Red silk flowers were hung high on the eaves, corners of the corridors, and on the branches of plum and osmanthus trees, creating a gorgeous and bright red scene.

After walking for a while, they arrived at Chen Bai's courtyard. Chen Mu did not stop but walked in. When he entered the room, he happened to see Chen Bai helping the maid to put on her wedding dress.

He was wearing a bright red brocade robe with a golden silk belt around his waist. His black hair, which was usually not taken care of, was tied up and fixed with a jade-inlaid and gilded crown. His strong body stood straight, but the brocade robe was bulging due to the muscles in his upper body, which made him lose a lot of his handsomeness.

"Brother." Seeing Chen Mu coming in, Chen Bai shouted with a smile on his face.

Chen Mu nodded in response. A moment later, Chen Bai dressed neatly, and the two brothers walked towards the main room of the mansion together.

At this time, the sky was gradually brightening.

After a while, Chen Mu and his companion walked into the room, greeted Chen's father and mother who were sitting above them, and then sat down together to have dinner.

When Chen's mother saw the two brothers dressed festively, she couldn't stop laughing.

Father Chen then instructed, "Bai'er, after dinner, go to the Zheng family to pick up the bride. Bringing her here early will show our respect."

Upon hearing this, Chen's mother interjected, "Actually, we should have gone to meet the bride at dusk, but now the saying 'meeting in the morning and marching in the evening' has become popular..."

After Chen Bai agreed, his father turned to Chen Mu and said, "Mu'er, you should come along too. I know you're different from ordinary people, but you're still unmarried... Besides, we don't have any relatives here, so it would be nice if you could come along and join in the fun."

Chen Mu smiled and replied, "Of course... What's the difference? I'm the eldest son of the Chen family..."

(End of this chapter)