Black Myth: Tang Dynasty

The seventh day of the seventh lunar month in the 23rd year of Zhenguan was an auspicious day, suitable for marriage.

As Li Zhi gradually realized a smooth transition of power, the Tang Dynasty calmed down again. He followed Huang Lao's policy, continued to do light corvee and low taxes, and rested with the people.

Of course, with a strong family background left over from the Zhenguan period, his emperor's life was much more luxurious than that of Li Shimin. As soon as he took office, he began to build a more magnificent Daming Palace.

But on the Chinese Valentine's Day, Emperor Li Zhi secretly received a message.

A news that has spread wildly among Buddhist and Taoist monks.

Li Daoxuan, the great master of the Tang Dynasty, is getting married!

The person to get married to is the palace lord of Yuxuan Palace, the most beautiful Xiaoxiang goddess in the world, and there is news that the Ghost Fairy Empress of the Qing Nether Realm has ascended, and the Nether Realm will be taken over by Chen Ziyu.

Not long ago, the old demon of Black Mountain died at the hands of the national master. The city of Fusi, Huangquan Realm and Qingming Realm have been merged. This means that the underworld, which has been divided for hundreds of years, is finally unified again.

And that goddess will be the new emperor of the underworld!

Some people say that there are two most powerful women in the world today. One is Li Lizhi, the eldest princess who was crowned king as a woman. She is the leader of the Hidden Dragon and commands the monks of the Tang Dynasty.

The other one is Chen Ziyu, the emperor of the underworld, who cultivated herself to become an immortal in the body of a female ghost. Nowadays, in addition to being called a goddess, many people call her the ghost emperor and the palace king.

And behind these two women, there is the same man standing, that is the current number one in the world, Li Shenxian of Longhu Mountain.

Chang Le was his disciple, and Chen Ziyu was his soon-to-be-married wife, who envied many others.

"Didn't the Imperial Master invite me to attend the wedding banquet?"

Li Zhi asked.

The confidant eunuch shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, the servants have not received any invitations. However, King Chen and the most senior Hidden Dragons have already left the capital and probably went to Longhu Mountain."

The wedding place was not in Yuxuan Palace, but in Longhu Mountain.

Now that Longhu Mountain is closed, only those who have received the invitation can enter. With Li Daoxuan in charge, no one dares to take chances. Even the emperor Li Zhi does not dare to go without receiving the invitation.

It is said that in the ghost market of Chang'an, someone offered ten thousand taels of gold just for an invitation, but unfortunately the price was still high and there was no market.

Li Zhi shook his head and said: "The Imperial Master has a free and easy temperament and is aloof, so let's not disturb him."

By doing this, the Imperial Master obviously regarded him as an outsider. When his father died, he actually left him a secret edict with only one sentence.

"After my death, you will regard Taichong as your father-in-law!"

These words should never be said by an emperor, but Li Shimin said it anyway, because he had already seen that after his death, except for Changle, the relationship between Taichong and the Li Tang clan was basically severed.

The Tang Dynasty will gradually lose its mainstay, the Divine Needle of Dinghai.

But Li Zhi had his own ideas.

"There should be only one Li in the Tang Dynasty, the Li of Li Tang."

Not Lee Do Hyun's Lee.

He waved his hand and whispered: "How did that matter go?"

The confidant eunuch said: "Your Majesty, you have attracted many strange people, adopted many orphans, and started training. I believe that I will be able to share your worries for your Majesty in the future!"

Li Zhi nodded and said, "Since Hidden Dragons and bad people are difficult to mobilize, I will train my own monks. What do you think we should give them names?"

The eunuch thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, these people cannot see the light, and are not within the regulations of the court, but they are a good knife hidden in the dark. How about... calling them inner guards?"

For some reason, Li Zhi suddenly remembered the beautiful figure he had encountered in the Tai Chi Palace.

She stood under the plum tree, and she was even more beautiful than the plum blossoms.

"Just call them...Plum Blossom Inner Guards."

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Dragon Tiger Mountain, Tianshi Mansion.

In the Taoist Holy Land, there were lanterns and colorful decorations, and everything was festive. From the True Inheritance to the Outer Sect, even the seven or eight-year-old Taoist boy was beaming with joy, as if he was looking forward to something.

Big brother is getting married!
At the instrument gate, there are red walls and green tiles, and spine beasts take off.

There is a vertical plaque hanging on the upper end of the middle door, with three gold characters "Edict of the Imperial Spirit" written on it. The first two pillars are hung with gold-lettered couplets holding the pillars on a black background. The upper couplet "The road is high, the dragon and the tiger lurk", and the lower couplet "Virtue is important to ghosts and gods".

Li Daoxuan was standing outside the door.

He took off his Taoist robe and put on a crimson-red groom to serve him. He wore a jade crown on his head and a mysterious belt around his waist.

It has the elegance of Taoism without losing the heroic spirit of a man.

As the groom's official, he has to welcome the friends who come to attend the wedding banquet.

Familiar people came one by one.

Yan Chixia and the sword cultivators from Wanshou Palace all came and presented a pair of male and female swords that they had personally forged. They were not very expensive, but they were their joint efforts.

Xuanzang led Lu Lu to come forward and delivered a congratulatory message written by himself.

It is worth mentioning that Lu Hui, a disciple born on the roadside, has officially become a monk in Daci'en Temple under the recommendation of Xuanzang, with the Buddhist name Huineng.

This actually surprised Li Daoxuan. He didn't expect that this little guy would be the future Sixth Patriarch of Zen.

No Bodhi tree, nor stand mirror.There is nothing, where can the dust be caused.

This famous Zen poem was written by him.

It seems that after Xuanzang retrieved the Mahayana Sutra, the fortune of Buddhism became more and more prosperous.

However, the Taoist sect is not without its outstanding juniors.

Ye Fashan, the leader of the Maoshan Sect, came with his new disciple, whom he called Daoyin and whose common name was Sima Chengzhen.

Little Sima was handsome and delicate, looking up at Li Daoxuan with curiosity in his eyes.

"Are you the Imperial Master of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shenxian from Longhu Mountain?"

His voice was clear and full of energy. The elders of the Maoshan Sect were very reserved and timid in front of Li Daoxuan, but the little one was neither humble nor overbearing and asked questions calmly.

Li Daoxuan laughed and said, "I am."

Little Sima vowed: "Li Shenxian, I will definitely be more powerful than you in the future!"

At this moment, everyone in the audience burst out laughing. Even Ye Fashan shook his head and laughed, and apologized to Li Daoxuan: "Fellow Taoist, you are childish, so don't be surprised."

Ye Fashan is Li Daoxuan's elder, but the Taoist master comes first. Facing Li Daoxuan, who has become an immortal, he consciously regards himself as a fellow Taoist.

As for the other gray-haired old Taoist priests, who are not in the Yangshen, they would bow their hands to Li Daoxuan and call themselves disciples.

Li Dao

Ye Fashan coughed and hurriedly pulled the young disciple into the hall. He was in a hurry, as if he was afraid that the disciple would be gone if it was too late.

Li Daoxuan shook his head and smiled.

Sima Chengzhen will also be a Taoist priest of the Maoshan School who will leave a name in history in the future. He is also known as the Ten Friends of the Immortal Sect together with great poets such as Li Bai, Wang Wei, He Zhizhang, and Meng Haoran.

Soon after, Changle came with Hidden Dragon, and she presented something like a picture scroll.

Li Daoxuan opened it.

"In the ninth year of Yonghe, at the age of Kuichou, at the beginning of late spring, we will meet at the Orchid Pavilion in Shanyin, Kuaiji..."

The handwriting is free and elegant, like flowing clouds and flowing water, but it is still beautiful and strong, showing off the character. Even Li Daoxuan, who doesn't know much about calligraphy, can feel the charm.

"This is...the best running script in the world, the preface to the Lanting Collection?"

Changle nodded and said with a smile: "My father loved this thing the most when he was alive. He often played with it and appreciated it, never leaving it. Even if I take a look at it, he wouldn't even want to." Li Daoxuan said at a loss of whether to laugh or cry: "Did you take it out of the palace? "

Changle shook his head and said, "This is what my father specially left for you."

Li Daoxuan was startled.

"Before his death, my father sent me the Preface to the Lanting Collection. He said that he would not be able to see you get married. When you get married, he asked me to give you this gift as a congratulation."

Li Daoxuan felt a little moved in his heart.

Li Shimin was very fond of calligraphy, even to the point of obsession. Legend has it that he sent someone to deceive the "Preface to the Lanting Collection", the world's best cursive calligraphy, from a monk.

I never thought that Zhaoling would not be buried with him, but left to him.

"Master, this is my gift. I wish you and your wife will give birth to a fat and white child soon so that I can play with him~"

Changle's gift turned out to be a golden lock of longevity.

Li Daoxuan smiled and knocked her on the head, and she complained for a long time.

After some pleasantries, the auspicious time gradually arrived.

The hall was already filled with guests and friends, each of whom was a very outstanding figure in the world today, either a leader, elder, true successor, or a high official in the court, a famous general, such as Xue Rengui.

There are twelve in the Guangyang Divine Realm!
This does not include the two immortals Li Daoxuan and Chen Ziyu.

The world-famous fortune teller Yuan Tiangang personally served as the muezzin.

"At the turn of summer and autumn, it is the time of gold and jade. Beautiful scenery and good times make heaven a perfect match for this marriage."

"The auspicious time has come to welcome the bride and groom into the palace!"

Two figures walked slowly from outside the hall, one was Li Daoxuan, and the other was naturally Chen Ziyu. However, she did not wear a red hijab. Instead, she held a plum blossom fan to cover her face, walked lightly on lotus steps, and came gracefully.

This is a Tang ritual. The bride covers her face with a round fan, and then lets the groom remove it himself.

The moment the bride appeared, the whole place fell into silence.

The beauty of the Xiaoxiang Goddess has long been spread all over the world, and countless talented people who claim to be romantic are tossing and turning for her, admiring her endlessly.

Aside from her beauty, her identity is even more legendary.

The Lord of the Xiaoxiang River, the Emperor of the Underworld, and the Lord of the Netherworld. The red dress will soon become the symbol of the legendary Ghost Emperor.

Most of the people who come here are monks. How can you not be awed and curious about such a female fairy who holds the power of Shinto?

Those who had seen Chen Ziyu were lucky. Those Taoist monks who had only heard of her name but not seen her in person all held their breaths and stared at the beautiful figure curiously.

The breeze ruffles the jade sleeves, and the Xiang skirt flutters the golden lotus.

She was wearing a gorgeous hairdress, draped in golden silk, with a long skirt that trailed to the floor, and a jingle ring. Light blue tassels hung down the rosy dress, and a phoenix crown shone brightly on the cloud-like blue silk.

The little flower god waved its colorful wings and sprinkled petals in the air, falling like rain, forming a flower path on the ground.

Chen Ziyu came curling up, with a graceful and slender figure. Although she covered her face with a fan, she could not hide her unparalleled elegance.

As she and Li Dao

She really is a talented man and a beautiful woman, just like a beautiful woman.

When the newlyweds came to the front of the hall, Yuan Tiangang smiled and said: "Please give the groom a fan!"

Many young Taoist priests cheered, and couldn't wait to see how beautiful the bride was. However, after a few shouts, the elders picked up her ears.

Li Daoxuan held Sister Yu's hand holding the fan, gently moved it away, and looked at each other with a smile.

A beautiful face was revealed from under the fan, with flowery temples and lotus-like patterns between the eyebrows. She had ice-cold muscles and jade bones, bright eyes that were good at gazing, and she was as elegant as a fairy.

The young monk Huineng said in confusion: "Master, didn't you say that women are all tigresses?"

"But this tigress is so beautiful..."

The man on the roadside quickly stuffed a bun into his mouth and said, "You are still young and don't understand the power of this. I will punish you by reciting the Diamond Sutra silently in your heart three times!"

"Oh."

Huineng swallowed the bun and began to recite silently, but he couldn't help but want to take a few glances.

It's so beautiful.

Lu Lu was so angry that he covered his eyes.

"Master, will Li Shenxian be eaten by a tigress?"

"Of course, the kind with no bones left!"

……

After the four rituals of Que Fan, Wo Wash, Tong Lao and He Ning, the two finally began to worship heaven and earth.

Worship heaven and earth!
Two thanks to the high hall!

The two of them bowed to Zhang Qianyang and Liu Ningyan.

Zhang Qianyang was very excited and looked at Li Daoxuan with relief. Gray hair was gradually growing on his temples. It was a relief to see his most valued disciple get married.

Husband and wife bye!

The two looked at each other and then bowed.

The last gift is to tie the hair.

Li Daoxuan took off the wedding tassel on Sister Yu's head, and the two cut off a little of each other's hair, tied it into a "joint bun", put it into the brocade bag, and gave it to the bride to keep, which symbolized the knot of silk and the knot of friendship forever.

At this point, the ceremony is finally completed.

From now on, Sister Yu will be the wife of his matchmaker, and she must be addressed as his wife, while Chen Ziyu will also change her name to her husband or husband.

The dust has settled.

After that, the bride returned to the inner room, and Li Daoxuan was responsible for drinking with the guests and friends.

Junior brother Wu Wei got drunk, hugged Li Daoxuan and cried, saying that he was so old and had never touched a girl's hand, and wanted Li Daoxuan to introduce him to her.

If that doesn't work, he plans to refine a special kind of puppet, which looks like a beautiful woman on the surface, but is actually made of wood and Taoism. It can not only take whatever you want, but can even change its appearance.

Li Daoxuan almost wanted to fund this project.

It was a pity that Junior Brother was finally carried away by Uncle Dabao. While walking, he also picked up a stick with thorns.

Xuanzang offered tea instead of wine to congratulate his eldest brother on his marriage.

After the wedding banquet, he will return to Daci'en Temple and concentrate on translating the Mahayana scriptures. It may take ten years, or it may take 20 years, I'm not sure.

Everyone in Hidden Dragon came to toast one after another, recalling the years of fighting with Li Daoxuan.

Mother Dian cried while drinking. She said that watching the imperial master get married, she felt that her youth had passed away. She shouted that she wanted to be a child, but her brother directly covered her mouth.

Even Xiaotian, who kept belching wine and was so drunk that his eyes were blurry, showed his true form and performed backflips for everyone.

As night fell, Li Daoxuan tidied his clothes and took a deep breath amidst the cheers of the crowd.

The next step is the wedding ceremony.

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