binnovel Chapter 107 Good Fortune Never Comes in Pairs
Chapter 107 Good Fortune Never Comes in Pairs
At 10 a.m., the wedding ceremony began. Under the watchful eyes of over five thousand people in the square, Li Chenglong and Yunlan walked ahead, followed by nineteen other couples. The crowd applauded and cheered. As music played, the twenty couples walked onto the stage and bowed to the audience in gratitude. Jiang Hui and Chu Kexin, dressed in their finest attire, stepped onto the stage as the hosts: "Dear guests, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this wedding ceremony in Shuguang City. We are honored to have twenty couples united in marriage. Let us give them a warm round of applause to wish them a long and happy life together." The audience erupted in enthusiastic applause.
Then all the newlyweds stepped down from the stage, and under the guidance of the emcee, one couple after another walked onto the stage to hold their wedding ceremony. However, due to the large number of people, the ceremony was relatively simple. Li Chenglong and Yunlan's wedding ceremony was held last. Li Chenglong and Yunlan were both wearing traditional Chinese wedding attire. The two walked to the front of the stage, and Zheng Yong personally presided over the ceremony. Zheng Yong loudly said into the microphone, "First bow to Heaven and Earth." The two bowed to Heaven and Earth facing south. Zheng Yong continued, "Second bow to the parents." Since Li Chenglong's parents had passed away, Qi Guoan and Qin Fangyu were bowing to them. Li Chenglong and Yunlan bowed to the two elders, and Qi Guoan and Qin Fangyu nodded with smiles. Then Zheng Yong said, "Husband and wife bow to each other and drink the nuptial wine." After the two bowed to each other, Han Xiaoling immediately brought out a plate covered with a red cloth, on which were placed two cups of wine. Li Chenglong and Yunlan looked at each other and then drank the nuptial wine. As soon as the two finished drinking the nuptial wine, the audience erupted in enthusiastic applause and cheers.
At 1 PM, the wedding ceremony for twenty couples concluded, followed by a banquet. Li Chenglong and Yun Lan went to each of the twenty-odd tables closest to the stage to offer toasts, but due to work commitments, they generally only offered toasts without drinking or only taking a small sip. After toasting, they took candy from a basket and distributed it to everyone at the table. At 9 PM, Li Chenglong and Yun Lan, surrounded by their groomsmen and bridesmaids, entered their room on the seventh floor, and then left together as if in unison. Li Chenglong said apologetically to Yun Lan, "During this special time, we could only hold such a simple ceremony; I'm sorry you had to go through that." Tears welled up in Yun Lan's eyes, and she quickly replied, "No, I'm not wronged at all. Being with you is better than anything."
The two embraced and kissed, lingering for a long time. Just as Li Chenglong was about to undress Yunlan, she said shyly, "Turn off the light." Li Chenglong smiled and turned off the bedroom light, leaving only a dim bedside lamp on. He slowly took off Yunlan's shoes, then gently unbuttoned her clothes one button at a time, and then pressed them back on, filling the room with sweet, happy sounds.
Just as the two were busy, Alice suddenly appeared in the computer room. After a moment's thought, she stopped the alarm from issuing a warning. Then, a red glint flashed in her eyes, and several messages were immediately sent from the central computer to the military headquarters and the logistics department. The duty officer at the military headquarters was eating the wedding candy distributed that day and was about to pour himself a drink when the alarm sounded. Two people rushed out of the back lounge. The deputy director of the military intelligence department said, "This is the most urgent alarm; something must have happened. Investigate immediately!" The two staff members immediately began working, while he himself contacted Zheng Yong, Wu Gang, and several others via landline. The same thing happened at the logistics department; relevant personnel were already contacting Yun Qian and Shen Menghua.
Zheng Yong had a little wine in the afternoon. After making a round to make sure there was nothing wrong, he was about to go to sleep when a guard knocked on the door. Zheng Yong knew that something must have happened when a guard knocked at this time. He grabbed his coat and went out. Five minutes later, the battalion commanders and deputy battalion commanders who were not on duty had already gathered in their respective battalion headquarters. On the other side, Shen Menghua and Yun Qian were also gathering in their respective departments, preparing to listen to Alice's communications.
At 9:40 PM, Alice appeared on the crystal computer monitors of the various departments that had received the notification. She said calmly, "This news should have been sent to City Lord Li Chenglong immediately, and the entire city should have been alerted. However, considering today's occasion, I didn't inform him. The following information is very important; you must listen carefully and then prepare to meet the enemy." Upon hearing that they were preparing to meet the enemy, everyone's easygoing expressions vanished, and they became serious. Alice continued, "According to predictions, a giant beast will descend to a point 8 kilometers outside Dawn City in an hour. The beast's target is us, and a group of zombie beasts and zombies will also attack us. As for the beast's level, based on my calculations, it's at least level 8, extremely dangerous. You must be prepared."
"Level 8!" Zhao Rui was somewhat surprised. Li Chenglong had already put up a tough fight against the level 7 merman, and now a level 8 monster had appeared. Moreover, judging from Alice's description, this enemy must be enormous. Alice concluded, "This is all the information I can give you. I will send you the predicted landing location via the central computer shortly. Your work is now complete." Alice then disappeared from the screen, and all the crystal computers received some data, including the predicted landing location of the behemoth: 8 kilometers north of Dawn City.
The battalion commanders and logistics personnel began a video call via crystal computers. Hao Dahai said, "I think we should notify the regimental commander. This is no small matter, and the enemy is coming with great force. If it were a level seven enemy, with our current level six and level five ability users, plus the cooperation of the troops, it should be possible to eliminate them. But this time, it's at least a level eight. If we can't hold them off and suffer huge losses, I'm sure the regimental commander doesn't want to see that happen." Zheng Yong thought for a moment, then said, "Okay." "I agree. Xue'er will handle informing the regimental commander. Now, I will issue the battle orders. Wu Gang and Zheng Aiguo, please take your 1st and 2nd battalions and assemble immediately. Head to the North Gate, exit the city, and meet the enemy. Bring all heavy weapons. Deal with this matter first. I will also take the 4th Battalion there shortly. Hao Dahai's 3rd Battalion and Qi Guoan's 5th Battalion, please guard the other city gates to prevent a repeat of the last situation where we were attacked from both sides. Liu Cheng and Qin Fangyu from the Logistics Department, please bring all available weapons and ammunition and distribute them to the units fighting at the North Gate."
After arranging matters at the military headquarters, Zheng Yong then said, "Li Xue, take some of the superhumans and doctors and nurses from the medical department with you. This battle will definitely be fierce, and we will need your support. Comrades Yun Qian and Shen Menghua, please also take good care of the logistics. We don't know how long this battle will last, so supplies are also very important. Liu Dongliang and Zhao Xin, your security department must maintain order in the city. Okay, everyone, get to work now." After Zheng Yong issued a series of instructions, the various departments began to act in an orderly manner.
As for notifying Li Chenglong, he entrusted the task to Yang Liu, the deputy captain of the special forces team. Upon receiving the order, Yang Liu first instructed Zhao Liying to immediately assemble the entire special forces team. Then, she rushed to the Shuguang Building. After taking the elevator to the seventh floor, she quickly knocked on Li Chenglong's door. Li Chenglong stopped, sensing the knock. He immediately dressed, went to the living room, and opened the door. Seeing Yang Liu standing there in her combat uniform, he knew something must have happened. He went outside, and Yang Liu quickly explained the situation. Li Chenglong nodded and said, "You did the right thing. In the future, if anything like this happens, please notify me immediately and tell the special forces members and Zheng Yong. I'll be there right away." Yang Liu concluded, "Alice said if I notify you, I want you to come to her place; she seems to have something to tell you." Then Yang Liu hurriedly left.
When Li Chenglong came in, he found that Yunlan was already up. She looked at him and asked, "Did something happen?" Li Chenglong smiled and said, "No, no, you rest for a while. I'm going out for a bit, I'll be right back." Yunlan immediately said, "You're lying! Something must have happened, otherwise why would you go out so late?" Li Chenglong quickly told Yunlan what had happened. Yunlan was a little surprised: "I didn't expect it to be like this. Then what are we waiting for? Let's go quickly. You go to Alice's first, I'll change my clothes and then meet you." Li Chenglong glanced at Yunlan: "You're not feeling well today, so you shouldn't go." Yunlan rolled her eyes at him: "It's all your fault, but don't forget I have self-healing power." Instantly, Yunlan's eyes flashed, and her discomfort disappeared without a trace.
Li Chenglong scratched his head: "Okay, I'll go first. We'll meet downstairs in a bit." After saying that, he walked out of the room and headed towards Alice.