Chapter 569: 569
Qianshui Commandery Prince and Half-saint Liuli stood side by side right at the front . They were Huang Yanchen's parents, but they were actually not expected to come out and receive Zhang Ruochen since they were the elders of the family .
However, Zhu Hongtao and Wan Ke, who were escorting Zhang Ruochen, were famous superiors in the Eastern Region—their power and seniority befitted the branch head of Half-Saint Liuli's tribe to welcome them in person .
Apart from the family's leader, each of the 8 major branches and 72 tribes had its own branch head .
The branch heads made up the high-level management of the Chen family . Each branch head was the leader of a tribe, in charge of its management .
The branch head of the tribe to which Half-saint Liuli, Huang Yanchen, and Qianshui Commandery Prince belonged was Half-saint Liuli's grandfather, who was also Huang Yanchen's great-grandfather .
His name was Chen Ji . He was almost 200 years old and was one of the superiors in the Eastern Region . However, due to old age, he now seldom went out in public .
The marriage between Huang Yanchen and Zhang Ruochen signified the union between the Chens and Sword Saint Xuanji, therefore their wedding was a significant event .
For this reason, Chen Ji, as the branch head, had to preside over the entire event no matter what .
Second and third elder brother apprentices Zhu Hongtao and Wan Ke walked right at the forefront of the company .
Zhang Ruochen, being a junior, naturally fell in behind the two elder brother apprentices .
Wan Ke had a relatively stable personality . He was cultured and well-mannered . Even when he was still some distance away, he saluted with his hands folded and respectfully greeted Chen Ji .
Consequently, a smiling Chen Ji, who was holding a walking stick, took three steps forward and saluted back with his hands folded, saying "Half-Saint Wan Ke and Saint Hong Tao, there is no need for you to stand on ceremony with me . Since we will be in-laws from this day on, we may do away with all the formalities, we don't want to act like strangers . "
Although Chen Ji was much older than Wan Ke, his level of cultivation could not even compare with Wan Ke's .
In the Realm of the Holy Road, Wan Ke was at a slightly higher position than Chen Ji .
Beside Wan Ke was Zhu Hongtao, Zhang Ruochen's second elder brother apprentice . Although Zhu Hongtao was not human, he was still the Sword Saint Xuanji's second disciple and had lived over 600 years . Therefore his level of cultivation had reached the Saint's Realm .
In terms of seniority, Zhu Hongtao's position as a saint far exceeded Chen Ji's .
For these two reasons, even though he was a branch head representing the Chens, Chen Ji was careful not to be negligent in any way before these two people .
Wan Ke glanced at Zhang Ruochen, smiled and said, "Since our junior fellow apprentice is here at the Chens' to present his bridal gifts, rightfully our Master should have accompanied him . However, he had some matters to attend to at the last minute, therefore my elder brother apprentice and I have come on his behalf . I hope predecessor Chen Ji wouldn't mind . "
Chen Ji was aware that Wan Ke said these words as pleasantries .
If Sword Saint Xuanji had been the one accompanying Zhang Ruochen, by virtue of his status and position, the head of the Chen family would have had to come out to receive them .
Smiling, Chen Ji said, "Let's go into the house first so we can discuss the wedding of these two youngsters in detail . This way please!"
The East Region Saint Mansions' western gate slowly opened, making a "buzzing' sound .
Moments later, the two bronze doors of the gate, weighing one million catties each and filled with carvings of dragons, were fully opened . They opened up to a 40-foot wide jade avenue leading all the way to the depths of the mansions .
At first glance, it looked like one would not be able to see the end of the jade avenue from that point .
Chen Ji, Wan Ke and Zhu Hongtao led the way while Half-saint Liuli, Qianshui Commandery Prince, Zhang Ruochen and Huang Yanchen followed closely behind . Si Xingkong and Chang Qiqi were right at the back with the ten carriages of bridal gifts and dowry .
The line of people chatted and laughed as they headed for the main gate .
In the distance, two elders stood at the top of a twelve-story purple gold tower, looking over at the bustling scene outside the west gate .
The green-robed elder shook his head and sighed . "Elder Chen Ji is so fortunate to have one of his descendants marry a sword saint disciple . Because of this marriage union, I fear his tribe's opinion and words would carry more weight than those of ours from now on . "
"This is so true . Chen Ji's tribe is one of the bottom tribes among the 72 tribes in the Chen family . However now they are backed by the sword saints, and they have in their midst Zhang Ruochen, who is God's favored son of this generation . I can't reconcile with the fact that their position gets to rise to the top so easily . "
There was a chilling light coming from the eyes of the white-robed elder . His withered hand held on to the hard railing of the purple gold tower, leaving an impression on it as if it were made of clay .
Both the green- and the white-robed elders were branch heads of the Chen family, and they were both stronger than Chen Ji .
The two elders were naturally disgruntled about the marriage arranged between Chen Ji's tribeswoman and the sword saint disciple because this would disrupt the balance among the 72 tribes of the Chen family .
Within the Chen family, some were rejoicing, some were worried, and naturally, there were those who were jealous .
"Rumble!"
From the horizon, four teams of people on their carts and carriages were seen hurrying toward the west gate of East Region Saint Mansions .
A clear, loud voice came from one of the teams, saying, "We, Saint Xu Gentry, are here to propose marriage to the East Region Saint Mansions . "
Subsequently, three more voices rang out in quick succession . "We, Saint Xi Gentry, are here to propose marriage to the East Region Saint Mansions . "
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