With the end of my speech, came the beginning of the drums, resounding through the air. And then began the line of women wearing their highly elaborate designed red marriage dresses. Each wore a different smile, but all had a similarity, joy. Even though there had been a ceremony once before, for some of the wives, when Yang Kai had left for the battlefield… They wanted another celebration and to marry all at once.
Behind them, the women in the red dresses, was a troop of singing dancers. Dancing in step with the drums, singing in tune with the string instruments that began playing shortly after the wives tobe appeared.
Yang Kai stood to receive them all, giving each of them a kiss as they arrived. After all had arrived, and taken their positions. Yang Ying Feng & Dong Su Zhu both awaited them all. Yang Kai and his wives, kneeled upon the preplaced cushions, and bowed. The energy in the air calmed to a silence.
"Father, Mother. I ask for your blessing on this day, your blessing for the future of my family." Yang Kai said, bowing, bowing to the only two people he ever would with his position today.
Off to the side, I along with my wives kneeled, bowing as well. When the parent kneels, so too should the child. There are few exceptions to this rule, but today is not one of them. After all, I along with my wives wanted this day to come. The first step to finally having children of our own, has finally come to a head.
"You have come a long way, my son. You're able to support such a family, you have my blessing." Yang Ying Feng said, with an awkward smile, as his eyes had a hard time believing his son had touched this many hearts.
"You're planning on making this family larger, right?" Dong Su Zhu asked, making a show of the situation. She wanted to use the ceremony to lock Yang Kai into the conviction of conceiving.
"I won't stop until I have ensured this matter. You have my word, Mother, I've already had one son. And, I love him dearly. I'd like to feel that way more. I promise…" Yang Kai said.
"We promise, Mother!" All the wives said eagerly.
"Then I'll happily give you my blessing. To all of you." Dong Su Zhu said with a smile.
Yang Kai and his wives raised their heads and stood up. Moving to take their seats, preparing for the next phase of the ceremony. Where I and my wives present ourselves to Yang Kai, and my mothers. We kneel and I pull out the gift boxes for my mothers, having them float over to each of them.
"Mothers, please allow me and my wives to present to each of you a gift. Inside that box is a pair of perfect pills, meant to ensure an issueless pregnancy. We do this to ensure that everyone of my mothers may mother a child of their own. I promise I'll love all my baby brothers and sisters." I explained. "A symbol of this is with the gift as well. A life saving token that will automatically begin to keep their life stable even if they were to experience some issue I have yet to foresee." I finished explaining.
The blushed faces of my many mothers were plain as day. They weren't embarrassed, but rather ecstatic that I hadn't been lying about what I said before. Su Yan was especially thankful.
"You're going to be an excellent big brother." Su Yan smiled, keeping herself from tears.
Xiu Ding Ai jumped up from Flower Shadow's lap. "He already is the bestest big brother ever!" She exclaimed, adding a little extra childish flair to the party. It wasn't planned but, it was so adorable that few people didn't go pfft.
"Well, it looks like we have some examples to go on already. I for one look forward to seeing the future. I'm sure they'll love you just as much as little Ding Ai does." Su Yan added, with a warm smile.
"Indeed, he started a whole war because some dumb bully dared to scare his little sister… Something I couldn't be prouder of. Though…" Yang Kai said, starting to lean into the lack of a gift for him.
"And for you, Father," I said, opening a doorway from my small realm. "I have prepared a different gift for you. A piece of the Transparent Soaring Cloud." I continued. "This thing takes quite a bit of effort to generate… So I'm afraid I can spare just the one." I explained, nervously.
Yang Kai was quiet for a moment wondering if there would even be any effects. And then he noticed there was something else hiding within the cloud. It was the Transparent Soaring Cloud, so why was it visible? That's when he realized that there was something reacting within his Small Universe.
"Something like this, I feel I should be the one giving it to you instead." Yang Kai said, opening a gate to accept the cloud. His eyes flashed for a moment as he experienced one hell of a reaction. "Now I am certain of it. Once the moment arrives, I'll make sure you get plenty of time to refine your resources. And break through to the open heaven realm." He said, regaining his posture.
"I only meant to give you a gift for granting me the love of so many mothers. And to ensure the future of the family." I replied grateful I had a guarantee I'd be able to freely focus on my cultivation again.
Once my turn for a gift was done, my wives and I took our place to the side of the hall. So close to my mothers that they could whisper between themselves and my wives. And of course, being the adorable little sister she was, Xiu Ding Ai came over to sit with her sister… But she ended up sitting on my lap instead.
"I wanna sit with my big brother. I can, can't I?" Xiu Ding Ai begged with pouty puppy dog eyes.
"Of course you can, just don't go hogging him from us for too long. Xiu Che answered all giggly.
Then the rest of the distinguished guests presented gifts, each with great difficulty. Though they all had one thing in common, a young woman who couldn't keep their eyes off of me. This didn't go unnoticed by Yang Kai.