Volume 2: Magic Tower Chapter 23: Wedding Ceremony

  I slowly walked towards Tyson and Lia, the scene around me made my heart a little scared, but it was much better than when I first saw the corpse. Although there were more disgusting corpses on the ground this time, I managed to hold back and didn't vomit. I tried not to look at the corpses with my eyes, but looked at Tyson and Lia and said: "What do you plan to do now? Are we leaving right away?"

  Tissen glanced at me, tore off a piece of cloth from his sleeve, and gently bandaged Lilia's neck wound while asking her: "Come with me, if this happens for the first time, it will happen again. Moreover, the news that I killed the lord of Santore City will spread soon, you and I will both become targets of pursuit. Follow me, I'll take you to a place to settle down, after I pass the high-level magician exam, I'll get the settlement rights in Larsson, then I'll take you with me to settle in Larsson, no one will bother us."

  Lia gave Tissen a white eye and said, "You want me to marry you?" Tissen hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "Yes!" Lia looked at Tissen with a playful gaze and said, "If you want me to marry you, why don't you propose to me? If you don't propose to me, I'll marry Alick."

  What's with you again? Upon hearing Lila's words, I looked at Tissen with a wry smile. Tissen glanced at me and shook his head with a laugh, then knelt down in front of Lila, looking up at her as he said: "Dear Lila, I solemnly ask that you marry me. As a magician, I swear to protect you for the rest of my life and bring you happiness!"

  Lia smiled and pulled up Tyson, gave him a big kiss on the face, and hugged his arm saying: "Okay, I promised you, we'll go back to the village now and tell my father, then wherever you go, I'll follow you!"

  I saw two sworn enemies finally getting along, and I couldn't help but smile as I went up to congratulate them.

  The sun was slowly setting in the west, and the three of us, with two horses, were trotting slowly towards the village. Lya sat happily in Tissen's arms, and the two of them whispered sweet nothings to each other, while the sunlight stretched our shadows out long and far...

  When we returned to the village, night had already fallen, and the village chief and villagers who had been waiting at the entrance of the village finally welcomed back Tissen and Lilia. When the three of us appeared at the entrance of the village, the crowd burst into cheers, and everyone surrounded us as we walked back into the village, asking about what had happened in a flurry of questions.

  I and Tyson were quietly unobtrusive, only Lilia was excitedly describing the events to everyone in vivid detail. Lilia indeed had great potential as a traveling poet, a short battle was depicted by her as extremely thrilling, Tyson's magic was exaggerated countless times, as if Tyson could make enemies disappear with just one breath, his magic was earth-shattering. When everyone heard Lilia say that Tyson used the fire ring technique to kill a group of enemies, they collectively let out a "wow!!" of surprise, and when Lilia said that the lord of Santor City kidnapped her, everyone held their breath in tension again. My archery skills were also depicted by Lilia as incredible, and the scene where Tyson and I rescued Lilia was described by her as breathtaking.

  I couldn't bear Lila's boasting and slipped away, running outside to get some fresh air, while Tyson took the village chief to one side to report on his proposal to Lila.

  Just as Lya was proudly telling everyone about Tyson's proposal, the village elder interrupted her and announced to everyone that Tyson and Lya would be holding a brief but grand wedding tonight, inviting all villagers to attend.

  The villagers were all delighted to work together to prepare, and soon, under the host of the village chief, the wedding began. After a simple ceremony, all the villagers held a candle in their hands and sang a blessing song for the newlyweds. The ancient melody was solemn and beautiful, even if you didn't understand the lyrics, you could feel the longing for a happy life and good wishes expressed in the melody.

  I sat on a vacant lot, looking at the candles lit by villagers not far away. The candlelight was like stars in the sky, emitting a faint glow. The singing voice floated in the air and drifted to the distance. Lilia danced with the singing voice, and the village girls joined in, followed by the young men in the village. Soon, people dancing happily were everywhere.

  Tissen won't dance, he comes over and sits next to me, after a long silence, he says to me: "Alick, thank you." I let out a "pfft" of laughter and say: "What for? I just did what I thought should be done."

  Tess didn't continue on the topic and instead said, "Can you help me explain to the teacher what happened and apologize for troubling him?"

  I nodded and said, "Yeah, okay, I'll tell the teacher, but there's no need to apologize. I don't think the teacher will blame you. Killing a corrupt lord might be a big deal for us, but the teacher's status in the empire should be very high, being a great magician and the only one at that. Such things shouldn't have any impact on Teacher Anka, so don't worry, the teacher won't blame you."

  I asked Tissen: "When are you guys planning on leaving here? Where are you going?"

  "Once the wedding is over, Lila and I will leave. We'll settle down in a small village called Carson northeast of Larson, where I have a friend who can help us out. It shouldn't be a problem to temporarily stay there. After obtaining the title of High Mage, we might even settle down in Larson. If you go to Larson, come find me."

  I laughed and joked: "Of course, be sure to give a warm welcome then!"

  Tissen didn't say anything, just patted me on the shoulder and stood up. He went to call Lila, it was time to set off.

  I, the village chief and the villagers saw Tissen and Lila off to the village entrance. Everyone waved goodbye as they rode away on their two horses into the darkness. I saw tears welling up in the village chief's eyes. It was hard for him to part with his homeland, even if it meant being caught. But when he really watched his daughter leave, whom he had raised since childhood, the old man still shed tears. I couldn't comfort him with words, so I hastily bid farewell to the village chief and headed towards my own magic tower.

  I sighed and handed the horse over to Lila, so I had no choice but to walk back. I wonder if Teacher has returned yet? How much longer will it take for me to be like Tyson Big Brother and head to the coveted "Floating City" of Larsson to take the intermediate magician assessment? What is that city floating in the sky really like?