As Shen Muzhi led You Siqi back to the valley, he recounted his entire conversation with Shen Muyan to You Siqi.
After finishing, Shen Muzhi pondered for a moment and then voiced the question that had been on his mind since hearing the conversation: "So, Siqi, I was thinking, since we plan to go to your world, it doesn't matter. But Liu Buli is a person who enjoys liveliness. If we were to ask them to live in seclusion in the deep mountains, he would surely be unhappy. What do you think, if we were to suggest they live in the water city, would they agree?"
The moment the words left his mouth, You Siqi gave a definitive negative answer without a second thought. "I can guarantee you, Liu Buli will absolutely not be willing to move there. It's not that he has any dissatisfaction with Shen Muyan, but he harbors resentment towards everyone in the cultivation world. If you keep him in the cultivation world, he might do something world-ending out of displeasure one day. You are his friend too, what kind of person he is, do I even need to say it?"
Shen Muzhi gave an awkward smile.
You Siqi was right.
Given Liu Buli's personality, after being provoked to such an extent by the people of the cultivation world, it was impossible for him to stay here peacefully.
So...
"Before we leave, help them clear out the Ghost City," You Siqi sighed. "If I'm not mistaken, the Heavenly Dao was right. The place Liu Buli and the others will live in the future is the Ghost City. However, I do hope they can manage the Ghost City a bit better. At least, if they could create a light bulb, that would be something. In any case, as long as it's not permanently dark like it is now, it would be almost acceptable."
Shen Muzhi nodded.
Perhaps for Liu Buli and the others, this was indeed the best choice...
When the two of them returned, they jumped off the cliff and landed to see Liu Buli hanging large red "xi" characters everywhere.
Seeing Shen Muzhi and the others arrive, Liu Buli smiled and said, "While waiting for you, I had nothing to do, so I made some decorations. After all, it's a wedding, and just hanging red silk is a bit too plain. So I added some more things. Wu Ming's craftsmanship is excellent, and the paper cuttings all turned out quite beautiful. Don't you think so?"
Liu Buli was not wrong.
Lu Wuming was indeed incredibly nimble and skillful.
Especially with the tasks assigned by Liu Buli, he treated them with utmost seriousness.
So even though he didn't remember who Yun Xiang was, nor the events they had experienced together, Lu Wuming made the bright red window decorations and paper cuttings exceptionally beautiful, making one feel a sense of joyous festivity just by looking at them.
Upon seeing this scene, Shen Muzhi and You Siqi both revealed smiles. However, within those smiles, there was more helplessness than anything else.
If only they could have held such a wedding for the two of them when they were alive...
Since they were all men, it was Liu Buli who eventually helped Yun Xiang change into the wedding attire. Lu Wuming did her makeup, covering all her scars. Moreover, the ice coffin was excellent, and there were no signs of decomposition after so many days. Thus, after the makeup, the young girl looked as if she were asleep. Her closed eyes appeared serene and gentle, seemingly not much different from her usual self.
However, while her situation was manageable, Ao Lie's was considerably more difficult.
The dragon's body had long been torn apart. Although most of it had been recovered, many parts had been polished and reshaped. Reassembling a complete body was not an easy task.
Liu Buli couldn't handle such delicate work, and You Siqi was completely clueless.
So in the end, it was the physician, Shen Muzhi, who, using his experience from his previous examination of Ao Lie, worked with Lu Wuming to slowly piece together the remains of the giant dragon.
But some of the dragon bones had already been dismantled into weapons, and the dragon scales had been made into several pieces of clothing. Even if these were taken apart and laid out again, they could not be restored to their original state. Thus, despite their best intentions, they were powerless. They could only do their utmost and place a similar red robe on the dragon's remains. This was the wedding attire prepared for him and Yun Xiang.
After completing all these tasks, it had taken nearly three full days.
When everything was ready, Liu Buli and You Siqi had also finished decorating the wedding hall. The wedding between Yun Xiang and Ao Lie was finally about to truly begin.
With only the four of them as guests, Liu Buli directly took on the role of the officiant. He looked at Yun Xiang in the coffin and the dragon bones with gentle eyes, as if they were living people, reciting lines like "First bow to heaven and earth." He tried hard to tell himself that on such a joyous occasion, as Yun Xiang's master, he should appear happier.
But the truth was, halfway through the recitation, he couldn't help but choke up.
Even with his best efforts to console himself, the sob in his voice could not be completely suppressed.
To this day, he still couldn't understand.
Why, when they were all good people, did they have to face such an ending?
He knew that there was a Heavenly Dao in this world.
So, for the Heavenly Dao, was this kind of ending, where good people don't get good rewards and bad people live freely, normal and supposed to exist?
When the wedding ceremony finally concluded, Liu Buli was finally weeping uncontrollably. Lu Wuming stepped forward and held Liu Buli in his arms.
He felt he should say something to comfort him at this moment.
But he was not eloquent and didn't know how to say pretty words.
After a moment of silence, he murmured, "Master, I am here."
No matter what happened, no matter what great difficulties they encountered, he would be by his side, always like this, never leaving.
Liu Buli understood what he meant.
He gritted his teeth and remained silent for a long time.
In the end, he finally let out a slow sigh. He nodded gently and said with a smile, "Alright, the wedding is over. We should send them home properly."