Fairy, please step aside, I've taken a liking to your man.

The news of the sixth princess's upcoming wedding, through the royal family's deliberate publicity, successfully overshadowed the hype surrounding the emperor's faked death.

In fact, the fact that the emperor faked his death was not exactly honorable.

Even though he eventually abdicated, he still left some people with reservations.

However, the emperor didn't care at all. Having reigned for thousands of years, he had long since become indifferent to everything.

Rumors circulate that he obtained a legacy in the secret realm of Huangshan but damaged his foundation, which explains why, despite being a Great Emperor, he has only fathered so many offspring in the last hundred years.

His previous damage to his foundation had left him with a deficiency in his spirit and soul. If he hadn't realized that he had no hope of advancing to the Integration Realm, he wouldn't have been so eager to sow seeds in the past hundred years.

Fortunately, the discovery of Qiyuan Star gave him another hope for promotion.

Therefore, the Great Emperor has been cultivating in seclusion on Qiyuan Star for some time now.

He didn't emerge from the cave until the day of the Sixth Princess's wedding.

On the second day of the second lunar month, the dragon looked up.

Before dawn, the entire city of Qiyuan was transformed, decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations everywhere.

Above the entire city of Qiyuan, fairies scattered flowers, and joyful music filled the air. Cranes danced, and magpies chirped merrily.

All the residents of Qiyuan City were baptized by the rain of spiritual energy.

"How envious! Shen Bai, that poor boy, actually married the most beautiful sixth princess of our Xuan Yuan Empire! She's my dream girl!"

"What do you mean by a poor kid? He started from scratch, achieved the Golden Core stage in six and a half years, and is now the hereditary Marquis of Jiangbei, a third-rank Huaiyuan General, the head of the Qiyuan Star branch of the Night Fiend Hall, and in charge of both the Qiyuan Star Enforcement Hall and the Night Fiend Hall branch. Such a person is a once-in-a-millennium talent!"

"I haven't seen him do anything particularly remarkable, so how did he rise to prominence in such a short time?"

"Who knows? Maybe he's a scion of some powerful family who's out here for training."

……

The men's envy and jealousy paled in comparison to the women's envious gaze. In the eyes of many female cultivators on the two planets, Shen Bai was simply their dream lover.

"In recent years, the most prominent figures have been Shen Bai and Li Bai. However, Li Bai, that sword cultivator, is too scummy. He's a womanizer and eventually even defected to the Kingdom of Luota. He's not as devoted as our Shen Bai. I feel that if it weren't for His Highness stealing her away, An Li would definitely be the rightful wife of the Shen family!"

"What's Li Bai compared to Shen Bai? He's so much better—handsome, highly skilled, and with great potential! It's just a shame that by the time we discovered this golden catch, he'd already been divided up by these five women."

"Good men are always in high demand! But since Shen Bai was able to marry five, I believe we still have a chance. I've been inquiring about job openings at the Shen family mansion and Shen Bai's companies these past few days, and I'm planning to apply for the position of Shen Bai's secretary in a few days."

"Secretary? Do you know that the new emperor bestowed upon him a hundred top-tier Golden Core female cultivators? Each of these women is a top-tier cultivation vessel, and they're all lining up to be favored. You're dreaming!"

……

Undoubtedly, all sorts of rumors about Shen Bai are circulating wildly, and everyone is curious about and covetous of this man who can pluck the most beautiful flower of the Xuan Yuan Empire.

While everyone was gossiping, Shen Wenwen came into everyone's view.

"I heard that Shen Bai's younger sister is also an exceptional genius. She was admitted to Qingbei Dao Academy through a special admission process back then, and I recently heard that she is already attempting to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage?"

"I heard that quite a few people have already started to come and propose marriage, but Shen Bai has turned them all away."

"Do you think I have a chance to bump into Shen Wenwen? I heard she's very beautiful, no less so than the Sixth Princess!"

……

Shen Wenwen, who was the subject of everyone's discussion, was currently giving orders to everyone in the family with a serious expression and a stern face.

"Sister Meimei, go check my brother's clothes again. I feel like his tie is a little crooked!"

"Sister Yue, could you check the wedding car? I noticed the flowers on it are a bit crooked!"

"Teacher Yang, could you please check the new house? I feel like the 'double happiness' character pasted on the window is a little crooked?"

……

Everyone was being directed around by her, but they all had happy faces.

Huang Feng, accompanied by a group of his men, sat in the hall eating melon seeds. Watching his sisters Huang Ying, Bai Lu, and Qian Yu Qian Yu help tidy up inside and out, he couldn't help but sigh, "It feels like time flies. It hasn't been that long, and our boss is already getting married."

"So, when are you planning to get married?"

A Golden Core captain named Liu Hou looked at Huang Feng and smiled.

Huang Feng glanced at Shen Wenwen subtly, then put on a stern face: "I prioritize my career. I will never look for objects until I reach the Nascent Soul stage."

"Then you can expect to be a bachelor for the rest of your life!"

Huang Feng was furious. He picked up his wine jar and was about to take a sip of wine to spray their faces with fire when Shen Wenwen saw it.

"Huang Feng, how's your honor guard getting ready? Still having the nerve to drink, chat, and joke around? I'll call Sister Huang Ying to beat you up!"

Huang Feng hurriedly put away the wine jar in his hand: "Alright, everything is ready, everyone is waiting outside."

Are you sure?

Shen Wenwen gave him a piercing look, and Huang Feng immediately walked out, saying, "I'll take another look. You bunch of bastards, get yourselves together and go get checked!"

Liu Hou and his friends chuckled and followed, making quiet teasing remarks as they walked.

"I think our Lord Huang isn't afraid of even the head of the hall, but he's afraid of the head of the hall's sister."

"Lord Huang, you wouldn't happen to have taken a fancy to the sect leader's sister, would you?"

"No way? Really?"

……

Huang Feng was so embarrassed by what the men had said that he almost kicked them. He said, "Let's get to work, why all this nonsense?"

The group immediately flew away, grinning: "He's panicking! He's panicking!"

Feeling guilty, Huang Feng glanced back, only to find that Shen Wenwen wasn't even looking at him properly, which made him feel disheartened again.

The oriole in the distance saw this scene and shook its head helplessly.

She knew perfectly well what was on her younger brother's mind.

The problem is, Shen Wenwen has very high standards.

This young lady may be just 18, but her future potential is immeasurable.

When Shen Bai was 18 years old, he had just entered the Innate Realm.

Shen Wenwen was already attempting to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage at the age of 18. The difference in talent was so great that it was unimaginable.

Although his younger brother was quite talented, he was somewhat overshadowed by Shen Bai, a shining example of talent.

Therefore, this is destined to be a one-sided love affair.

Shen Wenwen glanced at Huang Feng's back out of the corner of her eye and sighed inwardly. She wasn't stupid; how could she not sense Huang Feng's thoughts?

Recently, more and more people have been focusing their attention on her. Huang Feng is not the first, nor will he be the last.

In front of outsiders, she could only pretend to be cold.

For her, it was better to spend more time cultivating herself and striving to surpass Shen Bai as soon as possible, rather than wasting time on romance.

Thinking of this, Shen Wenwen felt deflated again.

Shen Bai is too fierce.

He thought his cultivation speed would slow down after entering the Golden Core stage.

Who would have thought that he would continue to sing his praises all the way?

No one knows what level Shen Bai's cultivation has reached. The only certainty is that ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators are no match for him.

Everything was ready, and the auspicious time had arrived.

Shen Bai stepped onto the float made from a luxurious flying boat, followed closely by 98 other luxurious flying boats, which took off together and sped towards Qiyuan City.

It took a full 10 hours for the luxurious airship to land outside Qiyuan City.

It was already four o'clock in the afternoon.

The luxurious airship landed, and a magnificent white steed appeared beneath Shen Bai. At the same time, more than a thousand members of the honor guard disembarked from the airship and began to march.

The people of Qiyuan City had already flooded the streets. From the south gate of Qiyuan City all the way to the Princess's Mansion, the streets were packed with people, all watching the groom of the day.

With drums and gongs banging, flowers scattered, candies thrown, and talismans flying everywhere, Shen Bai arrived at the Princess's Mansion amidst the congratulations of the entire city.

After presenting betrothal gifts such as wild geese and silk, a female official came out from inside, accepted the gifts, and led Shen Bai into the princess's residence.

I pay my respects to the Emperor, the Empress Dowager, and the sixth princess's mother, Consort Qian.

After the greetings were over.

The Emperor smiled and said, "Shen Bai, from today onwards, you are a member of the Liu family. I hope that you and Qian'er will live in harmony and be forever united in heart."

"Thank you, Father Emperor!"

Shen Bai bowed respectfully and began to address him as "Dad".

From now on, we'll have someone to rely on.

When the Empress Dowager first met Shen Bai, she was very pleased to see his extraordinary good looks.

Consort Qian looked slightly disappointed. Her preferred son-in-law was the boy from the Zhang family, but she couldn't stop her daughter from making the deed a fait accompli.

Shen Bai is indeed good, but he lacks a solid foundation.

As a mother, I would prefer my daughter to marry into a wealthy and prestigious family, so that she will have security in the future.

Although royalty is noble, aristocratic families are the pillars of the empire.

Marrying Shen Bai would be considered marrying down, but marrying a scion of a prominent family would not be considered marrying down; in fact, it might be seen as marrying up.

Moreover, Shen Bai was not honest and actually married four other wives, which undoubtedly made the royal family look bad.

Despite her disappointment, Consort Qian wore a joyful expression. After accepting Shen Bai's greeting, Wang Gao immediately presented her with a change of address fee.

Shen Bai knew perfectly well what was going on, but his face was all smiles.

I don't care what you think, as long as you don't shortchange me.

The auspicious time has arrived; please bring out the Sixth Princess.

The couple bows to Heaven, Earth, and their parents, and then bows to each other.

After the ceremony, the Emperor, Empress Dowager, and Consort Qian stepped aside, and invited out the parents of An Li, Bai Qingqing, Si Qing, and Hu Feier.

Eight elders sat on either side, while the Sixth Princess sat in the main seat, and then received the grand greetings from Shen Bai, An Li, Bai Qingqing, Si Qing, and Hu Feier.

The prince consort married a concubine of equal rank; though his parents were of high status, they were not as high as the sixth princess.

This is the law of etiquette.

The four wives were led by Shen Bai with a red ribbon, bowing to Heaven, Earth, the princess, and their parents, and finally bowing to each other.

The four women, their heads covered with red veils, could not see the joy on their faces, and bowed to serve tea to the sixth princess.

The Sixth Princess smiled and said, "From now on, we are all sisters, and we will discuss everything at home. As for the Prince Consort's residence, I will need to ask Sister Anli to take care of things."

In one sentence, An Li's status in the Prince Consort's mansion was clearly stated. An Li bowed her head slightly and said, "Thank you, sister."

The others had no objections. Bai Qingqing didn't care, Si Qing wasn't that kind of person, and Hu Feier's main battlefield wasn't at home.

The eight elders looked at the scene before them, their hearts filled with many emotions.

Although her daughter could only be a concubine, she was still a secondary wife. She just hoped that Shen Bai would stop messing around with women in the future.

The thoughts of the elders were naturally the same as those of the Sixth Princess and her companions. So, the Sixth Princess looked at Shen Bai below the stage and encouraged him, "In the future, I hope that you will prioritize your family, your career, and your cultivation."