Chapter 1456: 522: The Diligent Matchmaker (Part 2)
Chapter 1456: Chapter 522: The Diligent Matchmaker (Part 2)
The duty of the God of Marriage is to mend anomalies.
The God of Marriage possesses two treasures bestowed by the Heavenly Dao: one is the Lovesickness Tree, the other is the Fate Severing Scissors.
With a gentle touch from the branches of the Lovesickness Tree on the clay figurines, the living beings corresponding to the figurines will experience a stirring of affection. If they have a fixed partner, they express love actively; if not, they seek a partner to settle down with in preparation for propagation.
The Fate Severing Scissors are mainly used to cut the red strings, rarely used on ordinary days.
What Li Ping’an just witnessed, in the inner hall of marriage affairs, were hundreds of avatars of the God of Marriage continuously grabbing clay figurines, using the Lovesickness Tree to stir the dormant hearts of those celibate for too long.
It’s not just the God of Marriage here; in the four corners, there are four areas with dozens of child attendants.
The child attendants are not normal living beings, but are enlightened by the God of Marriage and are responsible for transcribing certain documents.
In such a scenario, Li Ping’an even felt he didn’t want to disturb them.
He stepped into the inner hall.
A few child attendants instinctively looked up, and one immediately turned around and ran behind the screen in the depths of the inner hall.
Immediately afterward, all of the God of Marriage’s avatars simultaneously paused, hastily and perfunctorily saluted Li Ping’an, then turned back to busying themselves with picking up, pointing at, and sending off the clay figurines.
The main body of the God of Marriage then turned out from behind the screen, hurriedly running forward to bow deeply to Li Ping’an.
“Greetings, Your Majesty! This small god was late in welcoming you! Please forgive me!”
Li Ping’an raised an eyebrow lightly.
He sensed a hint of humanity on the God of Marriage.
“Go ahead to the front, don’t disturb your avatars.”
“Oh, yes, Your Majesty, please.”
The God of Marriage bowed in invitation, and Li Ping’an proceeded to the empty front hall.
The decor here wasn’t exactly simple; the structure was adorned with painted beams and carved pillars, all in the unified standard of the Heavenly Dao, yet the furniture was rather sparse, with a few Taishi chairs, a few large vases, and two large red carpets with the word “Happiness” written on them, looking slightly shabby.
The God of Marriage called a child attendant to serve tea, inviting Li Ping’an to sit at the main seat, while he stood at the front with his head bowed and hands hanging down.
Li Ping’an asked with a smile, “Is Dream Spirit getting used to staying in the Heavenly Court?”
“Used to it, quite used to it.”
The God of Marriage sighed:
“After coming here, this small god feels suddenly complete, as if I have found my home, located my sanctuary.
“Upon merging into this temple, my entire being felt comfortable, experiencing joy in every union I facilitated, but… Your Majesty, I would like to secretly protest a little.”
“Protest what?”
“The Queen Mother does not allow immortals in the Heavenly Court to form unions.”
The God of Marriage sighed:
“If you see this front hall, it’s prepared for those Heavenly Soldiers and Fairies who want to become couples, but it is almost abandoned now.
“The Queen Mother says that gods of law enforcement must not have personal desires, which is right, but the entire Heavenly Court is not just gods of law enforcement; there are only a few hundred such gods, and most of the divine positions are empty.
“The unions of the Heavenly Soldiers and Fairies should be considered as heavenly unions.
“But the Queen Mother forcibly makes the Fairies endure solitude… This matter, this small god only dares to mention to you a few words.”
Li Ping’an shook his head with a smile: “The Queen Mother is my wife, I cannot say anything about her because of this, but once the major events are resolved, I promise you, then I will persuade the Queen Mother to allow the Heavenly Soldiers and Fairies to pursue their own love affairs.”
“Thank you, Your Majesty! You’ve relieved me of a troublesome concern!”
The God of Marriage beamed with a smile, his entire being exuding happiness from inside to out.
Li Ping’an cleared his throat, and asked: “Which title do you prefer now?”
“The God of Marriage, everyone calls me that, over time, I grew accustomed.”
“Good, God of Marriage,” Li Ping’an motioned for him to move forward, speaking softly, “Is there anything here… that can be negotiated?”
The God of Marriage revealed a knowing smile, cupping his hands towards Li Ping’an, saying earnestly:
“If Your Majesty instructs, this small god would dare not refuse even if it costs me my very being.
“But I must remind you, if a being reaches the Golden Immortal Realm, while our clay figurines can still affect their minds, it’s very subtle, requiring a long time for gradual influence.
“For beings in the Taiyi and Daluo Realms, this small god can offer no aid, for even the Heavenly Dao cannot directly affect their minds anymore.
“Moreover, you’d better not have too many, for if the number is too large, others will indeed suspect my marriage hall. Why don’t you try a few dozens of unions first?”
Li Ping’an looked at the God of Marriage full of helplessness.
The God of Marriage blinked, his Adam’s apple bobbing a few times, lowering his voice: “A few dozen is really a lot, Your Majesty! One union is one relationship, too many feelings are also exhausting!”
Li Ping’an:…
“Two hundred, no more than two hundred.”
The God of Marriage gritted his teeth:
“You could extend it over time, two hundred in the recent century, change them again in two hundred years is also possible!
“Be sure not to have all the red strings tied together just for an experience, it would be best if it ends there, I have scissors here for that.
“That Xuanyuan Huangdi has already become a negative example demonstrated for me by the Heavenly Dao!”
A child attendant brought over a cup of tea, yet Li Ping’an did not take it.
Li Ping’an squinted and smiled: “The God of Marriage’s divine duties have quite considerable authority.”
The God of Marriage’s face changed dramatically, falling to his knees with a thud.
“Your, Your Majesty, forgive me! This small god sometimes speaks without thinking, please forgive me!”
Li Ping’an said calmly: “Have you ever operated this way for someone before?”
“Not a single one this way! It’s just that, before the Queen Mother issued the heavenly decree forbidding private relationships among the immortals, some Heavenly Generals would ask this small god to connect their red strings.”
“Did you agree?”
“This small god absolutely did not agree to all!
“The most for one, I tied three red strings; most were, were unions they already had predestined, this small god just helped entwine their red strings ahead of time…”