Socially anxious people transmigrate to another world; living in seclusion is too difficult.

After this little incident, Su Yang lost interest in digesting the knowledge. Since the floor in Lin Anlan's room was still under repair, the two of them simply went to Su Yang's room, closed the door, summoned Xiao Shihua and Die'er, and began to study.

"Butterfly, when do you think this Iron-Beast will reach adulthood? Or is there some kind of trigger it needs?"

When Su Yang asked, Die'er propped her head up and thought for a while before replying, "I really don't know about the growth process of the Iron-Iron Beast, but judging from its appearance before, it seems to lack the absorption of some fire elements."

"But I've been supplying it with fire elements every day, how could it be lacking?" Lin Anlan asked in confusion, wondering if all the fire elements she had supplied before had been wasted.

"The fire element you supply every day has to meet the quality standards. Your rank hasn't even broken through to the sixth rank yet, so the element purity doesn't meet the absorption standards of the Iron-Beast at all. For its ferocious beast level, no matter how much you supply, it won't be enough," Die'er retorted mercilessly.

Seeing Lin Anlan's visibly disappointed expression, Su Yang quickly tried to smooth things over, asking, "When I channeled light elemental power into Xiao Ju before, my light element wasn't even at the sixth level. Why did Xiao Ju grow up so quickly?"

"Don't you think about it? Back on the island, it ate all sorts of ferocious beasts every day. It didn't rely on your little bit of elemental power to survive. If it had only relied on you to supply elemental power, it probably wouldn't have even survived to grow up." Die'er also retorted to Su Yang without holding back.

"Haha, alright then." Su Yang laughed awkwardly, turning to look at Lin Anlan. However, she had already accepted the reality and said, "Then once I raise my elemental power to the sixth level, will I be able to help the little stone flower grow towards adulthood?"

"That's how it is in theory, but you should always pay attention to the spirit beast element cards on your bodies, as they can reflect the state of the spirit beasts."

Upon hearing this, Su Yang and Lin Anlan conjured their own spirit beast elemental cards. Su Yang's elemental card featured a tiger's head, while Lin Anlan's featured a rock. At this moment, Su Yang's elemental card shone brightly, indicating that the Sky-Splitting Tiger was in good condition, while Lin Anlan's was somewhat dim, seemingly just as Die'er had said, that the little stone flower was somewhat malnourished.

Su Yang patted Lin Anlan on the shoulder and comforted her, "It's okay, things will get better in the future."

"Um......"

Time quickly passed and it was afternoon. Tang Guangquan, accompanied by the steward and several old women, arrived at the guest courtyard. After finding Su Yang, he explained his purpose. It turned out that tomorrow was the wedding day, and as the matchmaker, Su Yang naturally had fixed procedures and things he had to do. Therefore, Tang Guangquan specially found several well-known old women in Qingfeng County to teach matchmakers etiquette and rules.

Fortunately, these etiquettes and rules were not particularly complicated, and Su Yang learned most of them in an afternoon. That night, the entire Tang mansion began to bustle with activity again. Servants and maids hung red lanterns throughout the mansion, pasted red paper on every door and window, thoroughly cleaned the mansion, and tidied up the main hall and the courtyard outside the hall before setting up the main venue.

Tables and chairs were moved into the courtyard and arranged in an orderly manner. At the same time, the side halls on both sides of the courtyard were also used and filled with tables and chairs. However, this was still not enough to accommodate the number of guests for the next day. At Tang Guangquan's instruction, the courtyard behind the hall was also tidied up. In this way, the preparations for a high-profile wedding banquet were completed. Everyone was exhausted and soon fell asleep, waiting to greet the sun the next day.

The next day, Su Yang got up early as required, and soon someone came to change his clothes. After a while, Su Yang was dressed in bright red clothes, holding a wooden staff in his left hand with a red rope bell hanging from it and two green maple leaves tied to it. In his right hand, he held an iron plate covered with red paper. According to yesterday's training, Su Yang was to use this iron plate to protect the red rope bell on the wooden staff today.

Upon arriving at the main gate, a four-horse carriage was already in place. Tang Tianlei, dressed in a wedding gown, rode a tall horse, followed by many carriages pulling red chests. About twenty servants, also dressed in red, stood on both sides of the procession, while two tall, burly men held up signs that read "Welcoming the Bride" and led the way.

"The auspicious time has arrived, time to fetch the bride!"

Someone shouted, and the caravan slowly set off towards the Prefectural Commandant's residence. Once the caravan had gone some distance, Tang Guangquan and Tang Wan said to Su Yang, "Young Master Su, let's set off too. We need to wait under the green maple tree first."

Su Yang nodded, then took Lin Anlan with him, and the four of them boarded the carriage and headed towards Qingfeng Tree. Meanwhile, Tang Tianlei's convoy moved slowly, and the streets were filled with onlookers. Some were banging gongs and drums, making it quite lively. Everyone wanted to come forward and share in the joy. Tang Tianlei smiled and accepted everyone who came, constantly handing out lucky money. They continued on their way to a place not far from the County Commandant's Mansion.

Looking up, he saw two rows of soldiers with red armbands standing in front of him. After the convoy passed, they stopped the people following behind. This was a major event in his daughter's life, and Shi Jinpeng did not want any accidents to happen.

Upon arriving at the gate of the Prefectural Commandant's residence, Tang Tianlei was deeply moved to see that the gate was open. According to custom, the bride's house should be closed during the wedding procession, and the gate could only be opened after the groom knocked three times and the bride declined three times. However, the fact that the gate of the Prefectural Commandant's residence was open clearly meant that this custom had been waived, which demonstrated the highest level of affection and sincerity.

Tang Tianlei dismounted, took the branch handed to him by a servant. The branch, also from a maple tree, was wrapped in red silk. He then strode towards the mansion gate. Crossing the gate and rounding the stone screen, Commander Liu suddenly appeared before him, shouting loudly, "Who goes there!"

These were the three trials that Shi Jinpeng replaced after waiving the "three knocks ceremony," with the first trial being carried out by Commander Liu. Tang Tianlei, not understanding the meaning, subconsciously replied, "Tang...Tang Tianlei, the eldest son of the Tang family, has arrived."

However, this answer was clearly not correct. Commander Liu asked again, "Who goes there?" This time, after asking, he placed his hand on the hilt of his sword. Instantly, the soldiers behind him also placed their hands on their swords, and the atmosphere became tense. Tang Tianlei hadn't expected this and was momentarily flustered. But seeing that Commander Liu seemed to be giving him a meaningful look, he calmed down considerably, his senses returned, and he answered:

"The son-in-law of the Prefectural Commandant, Shi Yao'er's husband, came to visit."

Commander Liu nodded, then asked, "What brings you here?" as he drew his sword halfway out.

Tang Tianlei understood what he meant and replied, "I've come to fetch my wife, Shi Yao'er, to marry into the family."

At this moment, Commander Liu and the soldiers behind him drew their swords fully, pointing the blades directly at Tang Tianlei, and demanded, "How can you possibly marry the young lady with just a tree branch in your hand?!"

Tang Tianlei remained composed and pointed at Liu Tongbing with a tree branch, releasing his elemental power and then responding with elemental pressure: "Though the tree branch is weak, I have made up my mind not to retreat!"

After a brief standoff, Commander Liu sheathed his sword with satisfaction, nodded to Tang Tianlei, and the soldiers behind him made way for him. If Su Yang were there and saw this scene, he would probably get goosebumps and complain about how awkward it was. But in this world, in Shi Jinpeng's eyes, this was exactly what he wanted.