TSFLIP Chapter 175

Recently, something big happened in the game Jianghu. First, Shen Wuyan, the top male player on the server, announced that he was marrying his disciple, Zhao Xiaolu. Then, the second most popular player, Goddess Wanyang, also announced her wedding. People who didn’t know better might think Shen Wuyan and Wanyang were even competing over who could get married first, considering the rumors that the two didn’t get along.

Under the Sacred Tree of Destiny, a large crowd had gathered today. The Black Clothes Guild members were, of course, all present, as were the members of the Misty Sound Pavilion. As for the rest of the onlookers, the women were there to see the top male player get married, while the men had come for the goddess. Zhao Xiaolu, Shen Wuyan’s disciple, was already quite famous, but few had ever heard of Ren Woxing, Wanyang’s soon-to-be partner.

As the tension between the two groups escalated, Shen Wuyan chuckled. “What a coincidence. I didn’t expect you two to be getting married today as well.”

“It is a bit of a coincidence,” Fengguang, standing beside Ou Xun, smiled sweetly at Shen Wuyan. “But we were here first, so naturally, we should be the first to get married.”

In the game, getting married was referred to as “forming a bond,” and players called the Sacred Tree of Destiny the “Matchmaker Tree.” It was an ancient, towering tree adorned with countless red strings, each holding a “bond tag” with the names of couples. Despite the many players in the game, the tree was far from full, which was likely due to the high number of divorces matching the high number of marriages.

Shen Wuyan retorted, “We all stepped out of the time-space rift together. What makes you think you two are ahead of us?”

The female NPC under the tree looked from Fengguang’s group to Shen Wuyan’s, uncertain about who should receive the next bond tag.

Growing impatient, Feng Chen Yiqiang pulled out his gun. “Who cares who was first? Let’s settle this with a fight!”

“I’ll fight you!” Bu Yu, the deputy leader of Misty Sound Pavilion, stepped forward, brandishing his sword.

Summer let out a heavy sigh of annoyance. She had taken a dislike to Bu Yu ever since her brother-in-law told her that Bu Yu, though playing a male character, was a woman in real life.

Feng Chen Yiqiang immediately stopped his challenge when he heard Summer’s displeasure and rushed to appease her. After all, it had taken him a whole day and night to calm her down over that elementary school love letter mishap.

Zhao Xiaolu, who had been quiet for a long time, hesitated before finally asking Ou Xun, “Can I talk to you for a moment?”

Ou Xun didn’t respond right away. His first instinct was to look at Fengguang.

After thinking for a moment, Fengguang nodded. “Go ahead.”

Only then did Ou Xun walk over to Zhao Xiaolu. They stepped away from the group, and whatever they discussed, no one else could hear.

Fengguang glanced at Shen Wuyan, who remained composed, and couldn’t help but ask, “Aren’t you worried Zhao Xiaolu doesn’t like you?”

“If you’re not worried about him,” Shen Wuyan replied, clearly referring to Ou Xun, “then why should I be worried?”

Fengguang put on a proud expression. “He likes me, so I’m not worried.”

“I hope you can always keep that confidence,” Shen Wuyan said coolly, just before a glow surrounded him. A moment later, he vanished from under the tree.

Not just him—one by one, the others also disappeared in the same way. Within seconds, only Fengguang and Ou Xun remained under the Sacred Tree of Destiny.

Fengguang stared blankly as Ou Xun walked back to her side, confused by what had just happened. “Did the game… glitch?”

That didn’t make sense, though, since the two of them were still standing there just fine.

“I made the unnecessary people leave. They were in the way.”

Fengguang opened her game interface and checked the world chat. It was flooded with messages from players wondering why they couldn’t enter the Sacred Tree map anymore. The map had reached its player limit.

She rushed over to hug him, her face full of admiration. “You did this too?!”

“Yeah.” He was clearly in a good mood, especially with his beloved woman clinging to him.

“Haha, now Shen Wuyan can’t compete with me. Oh, by the way, what did Zhao Xiaolu want to talk to you about?” Though she felt confident, she was still curious.

“She didn’t know you were Fengguang.”

“So… she thought you were trying to have two relationships at once?”

Ou Xun’s expression darkened. “Yes.”

For Fengguang, he could do anything—even the most extreme things—but two-timing? Never.

So you know you’re a bit extreme, huh?

Fengguang leaned into his embrace with a smile. “How come I never realized Zhao Xiaolu was such an amusing person?”

He didn’t like her paying attention to anyone else, not even other women. He pulled her to the NPC, decisively saying, “The bond tag.”

The NPC, named Matchmaker Maiden, smiled and handed him the tag with one hand, while offering a brush with the other. “Please write the names of you and your beloved on the bond tag. Hang it on the Sacred Tree, and you will be officially wed.”

He took the brush and wrote two characters—”Ou Xun.” Not his in-game ID, but his real name.

After he finished, he passed the brush to Fengguang. Naturally, she felt she should write her real name too, though her calligraphy wasn’t the best. After writing her name, she felt embarrassed seeing her sloppy “Xia Fengguang” next to his beautifully written “Ou Xun.”

“I think mine looks a bit ugly.”

“I think it’s perfect,” Ou Xun chuckled softly. Holding the bond tag in one hand and her hand in the other, he gently kissed the back of her hand. As he did, he let go of the tag, which floated up to the tree and automatically hung itself on one of the red strings.

At that moment, the system’s voice echoed in every player’s mind: “Breaking news from Jianghu! The noble hero Ren Woxing and the valiant heroine Wanyang have wed under the Sacred Tree of Destiny. As long as the heavens remain, their love will never fade; as long as the earth endures, their bond will remain strong. The sea may dry up and the stones may decay, but their hearts will always be connected. Come witness this joyous union under the Sacred Tree.”

The system only announced the in-game IDs of the players who wrote on the bond tag, so the message mentioned Ren Woxing and Wanyang. Unsurprisingly, the world chat exploded.

“WTF, I thought the map was full! How did they get married?”

“This isn’t fair! How come their wedding gets a system-wide announcement while mine only showed up in the world chat for a second before getting drowned out?!”

“Not fair +1.”

“Not fair +2!”

“+10086!”

“+social security number!”

…

Fengguang stood in stunned silence. “Did you also arrange for the system announcement?”

Ou Xun didn’t answer. Instead, he lowered his head and kissed her deeply, with an insatiable hunger. Fengguang, caught off guard, quickly closed her eyes and kissed him back, not bothering to complain about his intensity.

He loved to declare his claim on her this way, making it clear that no matter how many others were interested in her, she belonged to him alone.

Even the NPC under the Sacred Tree shyly covered her eyes.