Borrowing momentum

  The wedding of the gods is different from that of mortals. Most of the solitary gods have no relatives, and it's hard to find a few white-clad guests among those who come to congratulate them. It would be more accurate to say that it's a gathering of the small circle of great gods in the region rather than a grand wedding ceremony.

  As Lin Xu, dressed in a bright red auspicious robe, walked slowly into the front hall, the guests stood up to show their respect to the host family and said in unison:

  "Congratulations on your grand wedding, please drink up this cup!"

  As usual, Lin Xu downed three cups of wine in one go, put down the bronze cup, raised his hand to salute the guests around him and thanked them loudly, saying:

  "Thank you all for honoring my humble abode with your presence. As I am newly married and busy with many things, if there is anything that has not been properly attended to, please forgive me. This cup of wine, Lin will drink first as a toast."

  After finishing, Lin Xu once again picked up the bronze cup that had been refilled with wine by the attendant and drank it all in one gulp. At this moment, a commotion came from the direction of the main gate, and the guests who were unclear about what was happening, along with Lin Xu, turned their gaze towards the front hall's main door.

  "Haha, I'm the matchmaker, I wonder if you, Mountain God, are welcoming me?"

  It is often said that dragons come from clouds and tigers come from wind. When the tiger demon, Huo Shan Jun, took a big step forward with an air of nonchalance, he swaggered into the front hall of the Mountain God Temple. A gust of icy mountain wind blew through the entire hall, revealing a hint of murderous intent, causing people to feel a slight chill.

  Seeing this, Lin Xu's face suddenly turned gloomy, but he suppressed the urge to turn his face on the spot and squeezed out a smile, saying:

  "Today is Mr. Lin's wedding day, and all the guests are distinguished ones, so there's no reason not to welcome them. Since Mr. Huo has come, why don't we share a cup of drink together?"

  "Haha, okay, it's indeed refreshing. Using a wine cup is too petty, I'd rather use a vat to drink, it feels more comfortable."

  Before the words had fallen, Huo Shanjun reached out and grabbed a 50-kilogram unopened wine jar beside him, casually knocking off the seal mud on the mouth of the jar. He directly lifted the wine jar to his mouth and started drinking from it.

  The fragrant wine spilled down and wetted the collar of Huo Shanjun's clothes, but he didn't mind at all. Instead, he burst out laughing and said:

  "Haha, refreshing! Refreshing! Unfortunately, this wine's flavor is a bit dull."

  What is called stealing the show? Seeing this scene, even Lin Xu hated to grit his teeth, but because of today's occasion, it was not convenient to openly turn against him, so he could only change his way to teach Ho Shan Jun, this wicked guest.

  Having made up his mind, Lin Xu smiled politely and said:

  "Haha, fellow Taoist is indeed a connoisseur! Bring out the hundred jars of fine wine from the Fourth Official's cellar and have someone deliver it to my humble abode. As the host, how could I not let my guest indulge?"

  As soon as Lin Xu spoke, the whole room was in an uproar. Wu Shan's god Xiao Bo Lang couldn't help but turn his head and whispered to Long Shi Er, the god of Taihang Mountain who was sitting next to him:

  "What? Did I hear that right? Lin Shanjun said it's the good wine sent by Wuguan Wang, the one from the underworld?"

  Long Shi Er nodded solemnly with a shocked expression, for these earth deities, the underworld was not an easy place to make friends, so when they heard the name of the Four Halls and Five Officials Wang, how many guests were secretly frightened.

  In the underworld, the Ten Yama Kings are undoubtedly the top leaders among the billions of Yin spirits. They hold the power of life and death in the underworld. In terms of actual status, let alone compare with the low-level gods like mountain gods, land gods, and city gods in the mortal world, even the Thirty-two Heavenly Emperors, who are the backbone of the Huaxia god system, would have to sit on an equal footing with the Ten Yama Kings. Only the Three Pure Ones and the Four Sovereigns have a higher status than them. The Ten Yama Kings rank second only to the top leaders like the Three Pure Ones and the Four Sovereigns in the entire Huaxia god system, who are often heard of but rarely seen.

  Let's ask, how did Lin Xu, who became a god in just a few years and was newly promoted to the mountain god of Huo Mountain, manage to hold onto the thigh of Di Fu Wu Guan Wang? Is there some unspeakable dark secret behind this that can't be revealed to outsiders?

  The tiger borrows the might of the fox has always been a cheap trick, even if the Five Officials King himself were here right now, he wouldn't dare to refute Lin Xu's sarcastic remarks about Huo Shan Jun. As a superior being, why would you give gifts to someone far inferior to yourself without reason? This is a rare phenomenon and in essence, it's also a form of backing down. The simplest interpretation is that this person is under my protection, whoever dares to touch him will be offending me, think carefully about the consequences. If the recipient is stupid enough not to even understand this basic trick of using tiger skin as a banner, then their IQ is tragically low.

  The tiger demon Huo Shan Jun, who was eager to stir up trouble, heard the name of Wuguan Wang and felt as if he had been doused with a basin of cold water. He immediately realized that his previous actions had lost their significance.

  If Lin Xu had the support of the underworld behind him, let alone Huo Shanjun, a great demon, even if it were those powerful demons who refused to be controlled by the heavenly court and dominated one side, they would probably have to weigh themselves carefully.

  Huo Shan Jun sat back in his original position with a gloomy face, waiting for Lin Xu's hundred jars of thousand-year-old fine wine to arrive. He didn't say anything and started drinking bowl after bowl. With the other guests around him, there was neither conversation nor conflict. Huo Shan Jun seemed to want to turn all his resentment into alcohol, drinking away Lin Xu's wealth.

  Seeing this wicked guest being put down, I estimate that for a while, he won't be able to stir up any more trouble. Lin Xu's expression also eased up, and he began to toast with the various earth gods who came to congratulate him one by one.

  After three rounds of wine and five courses of dishes, Lin Xu came forward, bowed his hands to the crowd and said:

  "Everyone, please take your time, the night is getting darker, Lin has to bid farewell!"

  "May the gods be with you! May the gods be with you!"

  Don't let serious matters be delayed! Everyone understands that the so-called deepening night color is actually related to the host's family being absent, except for unusual guests like Huo Shanjun who were unhappy from the beginning, no one would pick on Lin Xu for leaving early.

  Lin Xue, after bathing and changing in the backyard, stepped lightly on the bright moonlight, coming straight to the door of the decorated bedroom. He paused for a moment, then pushed open the door with his hand. The two mountain goddesses inside were busy facing each other, completely unaware of Lin Xue's arrival. They were chatting enthusiastically, and at first glance, their relationship seemed as close as sisters who had known each other for many years. However, Lin Xue could also see that they were not sincere, this was clearly a case of "burning incense to deceive the gods".

  "Cough! Cough!"

  Lin Xue had to cough helplessly after waiting for a while, and only then did the attention of the two ladies shift from each other to him.

  "Long time no see, husband!"

  "Hello, sir!"

  On the wedding night, Meng Yanran and Jing Shu, dressed in a phoenix crown and a trail of tinkling trinkets that scattered pearls and treasures, rose together to pay their respects to Lin Xu.

  Seeing this, Lin Xu could only shake his head and say:

  "Alright, haven't I already said that you two are equals? What's there to argue about? It's time to drink the wedding wine. From now on, we're one family, so let's not make a fuss if it's not necessary."

  At the sound, the two women looked at each other and said in unison:

  "Yes!"

  Whether they had really made up their minds to reconcile or were just pretending, Lin Xu didn't care about that much and continued to say:

  "Alright, I'll spend the first half of tonight with Yanran and the second half resting at Jing Shu's place, got it?"

  The nine-tailed fox, although listed among the demon tribes, has innate spiritual wisdom that is no less than that of humans. It is said that the nine-tailed fox tribe also has a common disease among demons where they like to eat humans, but there has never been any concrete evidence to prove this point, and so far it remains just a rumor. The nine-tailed fox is a prestigious family with a good reputation, and few people dare to speak of slaying demons or exorcising evil spirits. In fact, everyone knows that the Tu Shan clan and the descendants of Da Yu, the Xia Hou clan, are relatives, while the Qing Qiu clan has close ties with many divine ethnic groups. Rather than saying that the nine-tailed fox tribe is a demon, it would be more accurate to say that they are a branch of the ancient legacy bloodline.

  Throughout the ages, those who dared to run wild in Qingqiu's three-acre land could be counted on one hand, and this gradually cultivated the nine-tailed fox clan's arrogance and pride.

  The mountain god, as a kind of earth deity, can be called "Certain Mountain Lord" after the first promotion, and can only be called "Certain Marshal" after another promotion. Then, with the further promotion of the rank, each level has different titles.

  For example, on Earth, the East Duke of Taishan is honored with the title of "Great Emperor". For a god who is considered to be very humble in origin, this is already an unparalleled honor.

  A mountain god like Lin Xu who has just been promoted to a higher level, Lin Shanjun's name is enough to intimidate ordinary people. However, if placed in the eyes of a nine-tailed fox from the Qingqiu lineage, this son-in-law candidate can only be considered mediocre. If it weren't for the fact that since the collapse of Honghuang, this piece of land has gradually moved away from the Thirty-Two Heavens and no longer possesses unimaginable divine powers, it would be impossible to traverse the endless void and return to Qingqiu. The nine-tailed fox clan living in this piece of land would not agree with Ho Shanjun's ill-intentioned proposal to marry their daughter Jingciu to a low-ranking earth god like him.

  Alas, the situation is stronger than man! Isolated from the main ethnic group, confined to this small piece of land, even the remaining nine-tailed foxes have lost confidence in returning to their hometown.

  As time went on in isolation, the nine-tailed foxes continued to insist on not intermarrying with outsiders. As a result, the blood relationship between existing family members became too close.

  Although for the pure-blooded nine-tailed fox, inbreeding is not as likely to produce freaks or deformities like humans do, the problem lies in the fact that the nine-tailed fox clan has a more ancient and solid moral system than humans. The pain and suffering from the spiritual aspect might be even greater than the actual consequences of blood relatives mating. As a result, the nine-tailed foxes had no choice but to lower their proud heads to the harsh reality and reluctantly agree to pull out the biggest one among the fools.

  The Fox Lady Jing Yu marrying Lin Xu, this Huo Mountain God is also considered a good match. Apart from this, considering the good relationship between the Nine-Tailed Fox Family and the Huo Mountain Monster Alliance led by Huo Mountain Jun, marrying Jing Yu to Huo Mountain God as his concubine is also a good move.

  No matter who wins or loses in the future battle between the Mountain God Temple and the Monster Alliance, it is certain that the nine-tailed fox clan will sit on the fishing platform with their feet on two boats. Since this is a realistic consideration, it's not surprising that the nine-tailed fox family finally agreed to this marriage, but once these things are exposed, they become meaningless.

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