As if relieved, Merrick laughed and said, "That's fine, you go and celebrate with Afifa, today is a day of great joy for you!" ”

Then it was time for the dinner to begin, and the two of them needed to toast the guests together, which was only a symbolic pure fruit wine, and the alcohol content in it was almost negligible.

What's more, Li Zhi needs to grill the meat by himself to entertain every guest, and will sing or dance according to the guest's request, to improvise a paragraph to show gratitude.

Of course, just the process, in the current state, there are a few people who dare to make Li Zhi ugly, and Afifa's identity is here, and those so-called bridesmaids will also have a lot of responsibilities.

In fact, the marriage ceremony is like this, and its solemn nature is far from being comparable to the wedding.

For the daughter of an emperor like Afifa, marriage has another meaning that is known to the world, to show the supremacy of the royal family, and there is a parade program, just like the parade of floats in the city of the royal wedding of the Tang Dynasty, after the parade the host loudly announces to the crowd, the union of two newlyweds before Allah, and so on.

The revelry of the girls around the campfire was in full swing, and many of the women outside the tents were also interested, and they stood in place and purred with their tongues to express their approval and joy, which was also an opportunity for Arab women to express their feelings, which are not encountered very often in a year.

In the middle of the night, it ended in a chaotic cheer and drums, maybe those Arabs were very happy, but for the Tang people who did not drink or happy, it was a bit dull and tasteless.

Therefore, after the dinner, Fu Chen and the others gathered together and came to a secret place to drink and talk, but they were not worried about being known by the locals, because of Li Zhi's prohibition.

But Li Zhi quietly came to the boudoir with Afifa, and also laid down a prohibition, immersed in the deeper and deeper night in the shyness of Afifa's face.

When the Qingqi girls were summoned, someone soon noticed that the smell in the boudoir was different, so it was inevitable that Afifa would be ridiculed by several sisters.

After not seeing each other for a few days, the ladies still missed the two of them very much, and inevitably left them to interrogate them carefully after emptying the boudoir furnishings.

This kind of thing is free for Afifa to answer, and after Li Zhi and the three elders say hello, they find Os, Behayi, and Farid.

With Li Zhi's permission, they had already gone to the Tongtian Rank to cultivate, and they had enough spiritual energy to provide cultivation, and the three of them were actually very satisfied with their living conditions at this time.

Of course, they are not satisfied, and they can't have a rebellious mentality in their hearts, but being able to satisfy their respective cultivation is enough to make a few people happy.

The purpose of Li Zhi's coming was to explain the Quenching Pill, and the exercises running in the bodies of the three of them were not suitable for deeper advancement, and it was imperative to transform their physique.

However, this matter is not in a hurry, after all, he already has a very high level of cultivation, and he has left a wisp of true yuan power in his body in advance, and after taking the Quenching Pill, he can be guided by luck and slowly transform the habitual direction of the meridians in his body.

In the past two days, there has been no alarm, and Li Zhi is also deliberately avoiding imperial affairs, and he has been playing around with Aisha like a little tail during the day, which is also full of fun.

Early on the morning of the third day, the wedding celebration was about to be prepared, and the Dieti Palace, where Li Zhi was located, was once again overcrowded.

Compared with the day of the wedding, the guests at this time are multiplied, according to the guests, the whole city is decorated with lights today, I don't know whose idea, actually changed the traditional wedding color, added a bit of Tang festive decoration.

In fact, in the past two days, Li Zhi has heard that since he showed his skills on the night of the marriage, in just one day's work, Princess Afeifa has been rumored in the streets and alleys of Masque, and she has been found back from the Tang Dynasty as the archmage.

No one knows the origin of the archmage, because there is no similar name in both countries, and in short, this unknown name is called a very magical appearance.

The royal family was entangled in all things, and there was no time to interfere with the rumors in the city, and the relevant insiders were not good at inquiring about the situation in the palace, so ordinary people thought that the rumors were conclusive, so Li Zhi had such a name in a daze.

Because of this incident, Li Zhi, who was ridiculed by the people around him, only laughed at it.

The official ceremony was held in the evening, but throughout the day Li Zhi and Afifa had to ride on a float, and depending on the time of day, they traveled several times to different routes in the city.

And according to tradition, the bride is dressed seven times, and the colors of the clothes are: white, red, green, yellow, blue, blue and black.

At each procession, the Islamic imam stands in front of the carriage and reverently recites a verse of the Qur'an to ask Allah to forgive the bride for leaving her parents who have raised her for many years, to throw herself into the arms of her lover, and to ask Allah to bless her for good luck in the future.

In order to show the majesty of the king, Li Zhi and the others also had to sprinkle some copper coins along the way, at that time, the civilians of the Arab Empire were extremely poor, and this kind of newly forged copper coins were very sought-after, and they would always cause countless people to scramble.

At the end of the day, Li Zhidu felt tired all over, not to mention Afeifa.

Fortunately, with Li Zhi's true yuan combing, the two of them finally managed to hold on to the lights at night.

Starry bonfires once again light up the tents, and the names of the guests and the number of congratulatory gifts are sung at the wedding site.

With the increase of relatives and friends, the huge tent was full of people and lively. The male guests are all dressed in traditional white robes and slippers, and the strange etiquette when meeting is very unique.

A sonorous drum beat echoes in the empty night sky, and musicians are beating the tambourine, a traditional Arabic instrument.

I saw this simple percussion instrument made of sheepskin or cowhide, waving up and down in their hands, and the sound of singing in their mouths also had to burst out.

Led by a tall lead dancer in an Arabic robe, the guests sang and danced to each other in unison with rhythmic percussion and traditional Arabic music, stepping on a soft carpet, like a bonfire dance of Mongolian nomads in the Tang Dynasty.

After a while, they danced the sword dance of manly vigor, the tall and mighty man holding a long sword, dancing in the wind, sometimes bending down, sometimes holding his chest, sometimes murderous, sometimes looking up to the sky and roaring.

The long sword he held was also waving in the air to the beat of the drum, and he shouted loudly with the beat in his mouth, but he clearly felt a rough beauty.

At this time, the children were not idle, they sang and danced, frolicked with each other, walked through the dancing crowd, and the wedding came in a joyful atmosphere of music, singing, and whistles.

Prior to this, it was full of pomp and circumstance of wealthy businessmen and dignitaries, and the wedding expenses were bound to be amazing.

Li Zhi had already inquired about the current situation of the royal family, and now due to some abnormal circumstances, out of consideration for Emperor Merik, Li Zhi transferred 2,000 gold coins to the royal family under the pretense of King Ming.

Don't underestimate the mere 2,000 gold coins, but it is equivalent to 100,000 taels of silver in the Tang Dynasty, such a huge amount, and it is used in the Arab Empire, where prices are relatively low, and even a few more weddings are enough.

After a series of tedious and solemn procedures began, the scene quickly fell silent, and Li Zhi and Afeifa were also like puppets being fiddled with by the host, as he had joked before.

In order to take care of Li Zhi and Datang's face, Afeifa, who should not appear, is always on the spot, so that someone can translate Li Zhi in time at any time, otherwise it will be very strange to be a young man.

It was not until all the rules were exhausted that the enthusiasm gradually returned, and the climax of the ceremony was when Mahdi took the place of the bride's father and threw raisins into the air, a symbol of the happiness of the marriage.

Relatives and friends, especially children, will be the first to pick up the raisins that have fallen on the carpet, and whoever picks up the most will be the happiest in the future.

With a loud noise, the full ceremony ended and the banquet officially began.

Afifa pulled Li Zhi aside to complain, but she had sat in a chair until midnight last night, and the women and girls waved handkerchiefs and fans at her, and sang songs congratulating her on the wedding.

They were having fun, but Afifa had to laugh all the time, and his cheeks were still sore and sore.

But she can't laugh at today's wedding, and according to local customs, the wedding will only be a stage for the groom alone, and it is her royal highness that plays a role in appearing with her man.

Li Zhi didn't make fun of her, because in her eyes, he saw a faint melancholy, and that was because of the reluctance to completely leave his hometown and relatives from now on, as well as the helplessness of leaving his faith.

He took Afifa in his arms and hummed the prayer song he had just learned at the banquet to her over and over again, and although the words and intonation were seriously inconsistent, the woman in his arms could listen attentively.

The day after the wedding, the group boarded the boat found by Amin and drifted down the Baidara River, along the way, the ancient city was beautiful in the afternoon sun.

Deep in the desert more than 400 miles from Maasgue and at the eastern end of the only shortcut to the former Lebanon Mountains, it became a landmark point for caravans to begin and end.

They would not necessarily arrive there on this trip, and according to the inference of Afifa and Amin, the barren mountain should be hidden within a radius of more than 400 miles.

After traveling north for less than an hour, the oasis scenery of lush vegetation and birds and flowers was left far behind because of the urgency of the boat going downstream, and the rows of tall and beautiful poplar trees on the shore were replaced by wild grass and thorns.

Only the shimmering waves of the Baidara River, which still resembles a jade belt, meanders in the meanfar, forming a strong contrast with the vast desert in the distance.

On the western plain, there are also towering barren mountains and mountains, where there is no grass, no people, and there is no green in sight, giving people a feeling of loneliness and sadness.

The occasional scattered trees have been silently brushed away from the emerald green, leaving only the north wind whistling over the dead wood and flowers, everything is so depressed and declining,

Along the way, Li Zhi has been casting his divine sense, trying his best to perceive the invisible forbidden force as if it will be passed by in a flash.

This time, the cultivators around him all followed, and they set off to return after three days of the appointment with King Ming, and this trip could not allow them to stop and stop all the way, carefully inspecting every suspected mountain scene.

Originally, everyone was still in high spirits along the way, but the increasingly barren scenery on both sides of the river, and the increasing humidity at night, made most people hide in the cabin.

This ship is an official ship transferred by Ah Mingzheng, medium in size, all kinds of things, and the cabin is large enough to accommodate twenty or thirty people.

Because the Baidala River has a huge drop from south to north, and it is much more difficult to return all the way to the river, so there are only two captains on board, and they will abandon the boat downstream instead of following the return, and the court will send personnel to retrieve it.

Li Zhi's excuse to the official was to experience the fun of drifting along the water, which was regarded by others as a master's unpredictable temperament, but no one felt weird.

The journey is not too boring, because Aisha also followed noisily, this girl has now become Li Zhi's follower, and she can't get rid of it, but she is in high spirits on the boat, and she belongs to everyone's pistachio.

Now she is very familiar with Li Zhi, and she is extremely smart, and she can communicate with him in Chinese in just a few days.