Lingyuan Immortal

Chapter 52: Longevity Golden Lock
As the sky neared noon, the warm autumn sun became slightly brighter, and the ginkgo tree on the wall slowly dropped a few leaves, lying quietly in the ancient bluestone alley where few people visited.

Chen Mu regained his composure, turned his horse around, and chased after the wedding procession.

With the bride's sedan chair, the wedding procession moved even slower. In addition, the road was lined with people watching the fun. If there had not been a horse leading the way in front of the procession, it would have moved even slower.

After he caught up, he was not in a hurry, but relaxed and followed all the way.

It was not until after noon that the bridal sedan chair carried by eight people arrived at the gate of Chen's mansion.

Chen Mu did not dismount. He stood behind with a smile on his face and watched silently.

Chen Bai had already arrived at the mansion earlier and was standing on the steps, smiling, waiting for the sedan chair to land.

"Get off the sedan!"

The same long shout was heard, and the sedan bearer followed the order and slowly put down the sedan.

Chen Bai hurried forward, opened the curtain, and stared straight inside.

"Hey, groom, why are you interested in me here? I'll give you plenty of time to take a closer look after we take you home."

The matchmaker on the side covered her mouth with a red handkerchief and laughed, and the gathered spectators also started to boo...

Seeing this, Chen Bai chuckled, reached into the sedan chair, and carefully led the bride out.

In an instant, there was a burst of drums and music, and the joyous atmosphere suddenly dissipated.

Chen Bai ignored everything else and led the bride step by step, steadily entering the Chen family's mansion...

Chen Mu also dismounted and slowly walked in with the crowd.

Soon after the bride entered, she was led to the inner room, while Chen Bai was left behind and led to the banquet area to drink with those who came to congratulate her.

"Groom, you are the happiest today. Why don't you come over here and have a drink?"

"Brother Chen, congratulations on finding a good wife..."

"Hurry up and give birth to some big fat boys, so that you can enrich your martial arts school! Hahahaha..."

The courtyard was filled with men of the town's similar age. Several of them, upon seeing Chen Bai coming in, raised their glasses and wanted to have a few drinks with the groom.

Chen Bai was not intimidated and immediately raised his glass to respond one by one.

"Brother Li, come! Drink!"

"Brother Ye, don't just talk about me. When are you going to find a wife for yourself?"

"Don't even mention my son. Yours can't escape my martial arts school either. Send them all in..."

……

Chen Mu watched quietly from the side without showing up.

"Master? Why are you here? I'll take you forward!"

But it was Uncle Li, who was greeting the spectators on the side, who saw him and hurried over to ask.

Chen Mu waved his hand and replied with a smile: "Uncle Li, go and do your thing. Don't worry about me."

It would be better if he didn't show up. If he did, it would make the guests uncomfortable.

He also saw that Chen Bo handled things appropriately. He was obviously no longer like when he was little, asking him to lead everything...

Time passed, the sky gradually darkened, and it was already dusk.

The Chen residence was as bright as day, with thick red candles lit one by one, reflecting balls of fiery red light.

Everyone gathered in the main room of the mansion, while Chen's father and mother sat upstairs, looking at the lovely couple standing in the hall with joy on their faces.

"A worship of heaven and earth..."

"Second worship high hall..."

"The couple bows to each other... and is escorted to the bridal chamber!"

The joyful sounds rose to the sky, echoing throughout Qingxi Town. After a long time, they gradually quieted down under the bright moonlight...

……

The next day.

Chen Bai and his bride stood in the main room, waiting. His wife was quite obedient, standing quietly with her head lowered, but Chen Bai made a face at Chen Mu, who was sitting beside him, causing the maids inside to laugh out loud.

Chen Mu laughed in his heart and ignored it.

After a while, Chen's father and mother came in one after another and slowly sat down in the main seat.

Father Chen sat upright, looking at the two people below with a serious face. For a moment, he didn't know how to start. Fortunately, Mother Chen spoke first.

"Yihuan, are you used to living here for the first time?"

The woman in the hall, Yi Huan, bowed slightly and said softly, "Thank you for asking, mother-in-law. Everything is fine."

Mother Chen nodded slightly, then winked at the maid beside her. The maid understood immediately and walked over to Yihuan carrying a tray with teacups on it.

Yihuan picked up the teacup lightly, took a few steps forward, and walked in.

"Father-in-law, please have some tea..."

"Hmm..." A smile appeared on Father Chen's serious face. He nodded, took the teacup and took a sip.

"Mother-in-law, please have some tea..."

Mother Chen also took it and took a sip with a smile.

At this point, the second daughter-in-law of the Chen family was completely integrated into the Chen family. Yi Huan seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and Chen Bai was also grinning foolishly behind her...

"Uncle son-in-law, please have some tea..."

Looking at his sister-in-law holding a teacup in front of him, Chen Mu was slightly startled...

"Me too? I don't understand...is there a rule for this?"

He looked at Chen's mother and found that she also seemed to know nothing.

Although he didn't get an answer, Chen Mu saw his sister-in-law still hunched over and holding the teacup, so he reached out to take the cup and took a sip.

Putting the teacup aside, Chen Mu took out a small golden lock and said softly, "I've thought about it for a long time and don't know what to give you. I even asked Chen Bai privately, but he said we are all family and he doesn't want anything..."

"Of course we are a family, but I haven't been home for a long time, so I need you two to take care of everything at home..."

"This golden lock has a spell to strengthen the mind and body. You two can't use it, so leave it to my future nephew as a longevity lock..."

……

Yihuan was overjoyed when she heard this. She quickly took the golden lock, took a few steps back and showed it to Chen Bai.

Chen Bo gestured for her to put the gold lock away, and he did not forget to deliberately tease her, "Big brother is really biased. How come he has never given me something like this? Even my unborn child got it before me."

Chen Mu shook his head and laughed, "I come back to see you often, isn't this better than a few gifts?"

Perhaps because he was in front of his relatives, Chen Mu, who was usually taciturn, explained in rare detail, fearing that they would misunderstand him.

As for the golden locket, he had found it long ago and planned to give it to Du Xiaokui and Xiaoshuang after they had children...

Who knew that Chen Bo got there first, so I could only prepare one more.

……

After staying in Qingxi for another day, Chen Mu waved goodbye and left.

A day later, Chen Mu walked slowly along the steps towards the Duhai Cliff.

On the way, he passed by the outer sect's place for teaching Dharma. Hearing the voices coming from inside, he felt something in his heart and stopped moving forward. Instead, he turned around and walked in.

As soon as he entered, he saw an old Taoist priest whom he had never seen before sitting above. Chen Mu bowed from afar, and the old Taoist priest also noticed him and nodded.

Half an hour later, the lecture ended. The old Taoist bowed to Chen Mu and left leisurely.

Many outer disciples in gray shirts also began to leave. Chen Mu had an idea and waved to Zou Yongyi and others who were wandering in the distance.

The five people in the group all looked happy and trotted over.

"Senior Brother Chen!"

Once you enter the mountain gate, you can be considered a disciple of Shuiyunjian, so naturally you can call him senior brother.

Chen Mu nodded and said, "I was away from the mountain gate a few days ago and was unable to attend the entrance ceremony... How are your qualifications?"

(End of this chapter)