ep 3
The Phoenix Clan ceremonial hall was lit with thousands of floating lanterns, each flickering like a blessing from the heavens.
But the atmosphere was stiff. Murmurs buzzed through the crowd.
“So late already… is this some Phoenix Clan arrogance?”
“I heard the bride eloped…”
“Hush! How dare you speak such nonsense in front of the Jade Dragon Zongzhu!”
At the center of it all, Kim Taehyung, the Jade Dragon Clan Zongzhu, stood calmly in his dark ceremonial robe embroidered with celestial jade serpents. His face was serene, almost bored, but his keen eyes missed nothing.
Then the heavy doors creaked open.
A hush fell over the crowd—so sudden it was as if the very wind had paused to look.
There, stepping into the hall, was Jeon Jungkook, veiled in crimson silk. The delicate gold-embroidered phoenix robe wrapped around his lithe figure like flowing fire. His gait was shy, his head slightly lowered—but even that hint of poise sent a tremor through the air.
“Even with the veil on… such aura…”
“No wonder she’s the number one guniang in the cultivation world…”
“Her skin glows like moon jade… she must be blessed by the heavens…”
From behind the veil, only a glimpse of porcelain skin, fluttering lashes, and soft lips could be seen. But that was enough. Even the most composed sect elders stared, lost in a daze.
Kim Taehyung, too, narrowed his eyes slightly. He had heard rumors of the Jeon Princess’s beauty, but this—this was something else.
He stepped forward slowly.
kim taehyung
“Why is her chest… so flat?” (in mind)
The odd thought flickered through his mind like a cloud. But it was quickly dismissed by the sheer delicacy of the “bride” before him. His heartbeat slowed for a moment, then quickened.
Behind him, murmurs from his side:
“Zongzhu… are you truly marrying such a fragile beauty?”
“Careful, she might faint if you touch her.”
Jungkook, beneath the veil, could hear it all. His fists clenched inside his sleeves. His breath quivered.
jeon jungkook
Don’t show fear… don’t tremble… not even one blink…(in mind)
He focused on his mother’s voice, on Li Xuan’s stern words, on Feng Qing’s soft smile. He kept walking, step by step, until he stood before the Jade Dragon Zongzhu.
Taehyung raised a brow as he stepped forward.
With practiced grace, he reached up and gently tied the Phoenix Clan bridal ribbon into Jungkook’s hair.
“Now, they are bound by the old rites…”
Only then, Taehyung spoke—voice low, deep, curious.
kim taehyung
“Jeon Guniang… you are more beautiful than rumor spoke.”
Behind the veil, Jungkook bowed his head slightly, replying in a whisper,
jeon jungkook
“Zongzhu flatters this humble one…”
The wedding ceremony continued—but even as vows were exchanged and the hall roared with applause, a question burned quietly in Taehyung’s mind:
kim taehyung
“Why does my bride’s hand feel… calloused like a swordsman?”
After the Ceremony – Hidden Worries (Ye Ji & Li Xuan’s POV)
Outside the ceremonial chamber, as drums echo and firelotuses are released, two women remain in shadow—watching the newlywed couple disappear into the Jade Dragon palanquin.
The bright wedding lanterns reflected in Ye Ji's tear-glazed eyes as she stood silently behind a painted Phoenix pillar. Her fists were clenched so tightly around her silk handkerchief that her knuckles turned white.
jeon yeji
“Your Muqin is a cruel woman,” she whispered under her breath.
jeon yeji
. “Sending her only baby into a dragon’s den…”
Li Xuan, her silver frost hair braided tight in a battle weave, stood beside her with her arms crossed. Her usual calm had shifted into quiet fury. Her senses, sharpened by a century of cultivation, followed every movement of the Jade Dragon Sect warriors who had arrived with Taehyung.
Li xuan
“Zongzhu Kim… he didn’t even question why the princess’s voice was so soft,” Li Xuan muttered. “Does he think all women are born without presence?”
jeon yeji
Ye Ji leaned against the pillar, trembling. “If he finds out Jungkook is a boy—no, if he even suspects—the Phoenix Clan will fall.”
Li xuan
Li Xuan glanced at her, sharp as a blade. “If that happens… I will make sure he does not live to swing a sword again.”
jeon yeji
Ye Ji gave a weak, bitter smile. “Protect him. Even if it means killing the Jade Dragon heir?”
Li xuan
Li Xuan didn’t blink. “Even if it means burning the heavens.”
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tae☕kookie 🍪world 🌍
woo in first meet the first thing you notice is his chest 😒😒😒
2025-06-15
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