When Jason was preparing to leave the underworld to receive Goddess Persephone...
"Little Jason, let me help you." A somewhat familiar voice suddenly rang in his ear.
Then he felt his vision blur slightly. When he came back to his senses, he found himself on the silver-dark carriage of one of the primordial deities, the Goddess of Night Nyx.
The carriage that brought night to the world was, at Nyx's indication, now heading from the underworld toward the mortal realm.
Thus, the stars of the night curtain unfurled because of the carriage's appearance.
The twilight sky, where the sun had set, was replaced by night.
"By the way, it seems Persephone gets along well with my family's Hecate, and she is your sister as well."
Before Jason could react, Nyx leaned over and gently pinched his cheek, smiling brightly as she said, "For the sake of all this, this time, my carriage will serve as her bridal carriage."
"I understand, great Goddess Nyx. Although I cannot speak for Sister Persephone, please accept this as my thanks to you."
"Little Jason is such a good boy." Nyx patted Jason's head.
Then, at Nyx's indication, the carriage that brought night to the world sped toward the temple of the Goddess of Agriculture Demeter at an extremely fast pace.
The carriage moved so swiftly that it even left behind beautiful auroras in the night.
In a short time, it arrived at the temple of the Goddess of Agriculture Demeter.
Upon reaching the temple gate, Jason took out his caduceus. His lips moved as he recited an incantation. After a moment, an underworld butterfly appeared out of thin air and landed on Jason's shoulder.
"Got it."
Then, Hecate's voice reached Jason's ear.
Jason straightened his clothes, and his expression became serious.
"Seeing you like this, even I am getting excited."
Nyx, observing this, could not help but chuckle softly.
At the same time, with eyes filled with anticipation, Nyx could not help but direct her gaze toward the temple. Nyx was indeed quite curious.
She had lent her carriage to Jason to receive Persephone.
Aside from the reasons she had just mentioned to Jason, the main one was actually curiosity.
She had already witnessed the wedding venue.
To be honest, many things at the wedding alone had already made Nyx feel that it was worth it for her to have spoken up for Jason back then and advocated for the gods to come to the underworld.
Jason had already shown them surprises.
But those were merely appetizers.
Because all those various items were not the tributes Jason was about to offer. They were decorations, like the green leaves accompanying flowers.
The wedding itself was the tribute Jason was offering to the Underworld King, the Underworld Queen, and the Goddess of Agriculture.
One wedding, tributes for three deities.
How could Nyx's heart not be filled with anticipation?
As Nyx was lost in these thoughts, her expression slightly distant and distracted.
The temple doors creaked open with a light sound.
Nyx thus snapped back to attention and directed her gaze toward the interior of the door.
Then, Hecate and Athena were the first to walk out. She looked at Jason and Nyx before her and nodded lightly. Just now, when the underworld butterfly landed, Jason had already informed Hecate of the situation.
Following that, under the illumination of the moonlight in the night, Persephone, one of the protagonists of tonight's wedding, slowly walked out, escorted by the Goddess of Agriculture Demeter.
Medea followed behind, holding the long train of Persephone's wedding dress.
At this moment, under the glow of the moonlight.
Even though she had been prepared in her heart, the instant Persephone appeared, Nyx's eyes still slowly widened...
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"By the way, where is that child Persephone?"
In the wedding hall, Queen Hera, dressed in luxurious attire, noble and stunning, suddenly asked in puzzlement to the Goddess of Beauty Aphrodite beside her.
"She will arrive soon."
Hephaestus, seated nearby, interjected indifferently. "It will not be long before she comes."
"Oh..."
Queen Hera nodded, but the corners of her mouth could not help but curve upward, revealing the excitement in her heart at this moment.
Hephaestus spoke to me!
Does this mean that it will not be long before I can build a good relationship with her, and then I can get Heracles? Not that Heracles over there, but the white-clad hero Heracles!
As Hera thought this in her heart, her gaze involuntarily shifted toward the human contingent.
As the proud Queen of the Gods, she naturally would not go over to greet them.
However, the God of Light Apollo had gone over and was now conversing with the centaur sage Chiron.
The reason was simple. The child of the God of Light Apollo, Asclepius, who had created a divine medicine that brought the dead back to life and was thus forever trapped in the underworld, had also come to attend this wedding.
"By the way..." Looking toward the human side, especially at the burly and conspicuous Heracles, Hera, with furrowed brows, suddenly spoke up. "Persephone and Hades have a good relationship with Heracles, and Persephone is Heracles's sister, right?"
"Yes, what about it?" Hephaestus said indifferently.
"I remember that the guy called Jason has a decent relationship with the Goddess of Agriculture Demeter, right? And why have I not seen Hecate and Jason here?"
As Queen Hera spoke these words, her tone grew a few degrees colder.
And as her words fell, Artemis, who was nearby eating sweets, froze in place instantly.
Goddess of Beauty Aphrodite and Hephaestus also stiffened for a moment.
"I do not know." Hephaestus then said indifferently, "How would I know about this?"
"I thought as much."
Hera nodded. She tilted her head and thought for a while. Although she felt something was off somewhere, after pondering and finding she could not figure it out, she decided not to dwell on it.
"Whatever. They must be scared because they know I am coming, those two!" As she spoke, Hera became smug again and stopped paying attention to these minor matters. Although back then, because of Jason's matter, she had indeed been angry for a long time, in Hera's view, that was all in the past.
Now, her heart was completely conquered by the white-clad Heracles. Aside from that child, she could no longer accommodate anyone else!
And at that moment, the messenger of the gods, Hermes, came to the podium. He clapped his hands to draw everyone's attention and then said, "Respected guests, the bride and groom are about to enter. The wedding is about to officially begin.
The child hosting this wedding also said to please ask everyone present to cooperate a little. Surely no one would refuse, right?
After all, including myself, everyone has been looking forward to the tribute this child is about to offer for a very, very long time.
And now, according to reliable sources, that child has already received Goddess Persephone and is about to return here!"
Hermes's words elicited agreement and discussion from the gods below.
Thus, when the nymphs, following prior instructions, began leading the gods to their respective positions, there was almost no chaos.
The gods, led by the nymphs in maid outfits, stood on both sides, clearing a path in the middle.
And shortly after they had taken their places and whispered discussions for a brief moment.
Goddess of Night Nyx had already successfully brought Persephone and the others back to the entrance of the underworld's temple.
Demeter reached out her hand to carefully help Persephone down from the carriage, where she stepped onto the path covered in vibrant roses.
"What is this!"
As she just stepped down, and at the same time, seeing the rose petals drifting down into view.
Persephone could not help but let out a sound.
"Persephone!"
Demeter was also very surprised by everything before her, but after Persephone spoke, she still could not help but softly scold her daughter.
"It is fine, Godmother Demeter. But Sister Persephone, once we go in, until the end, it is best if you do not speak anymore."
Jason said this to Persephone, whose true appearance was obscured by the snow-white veil of the wedding dress.
It was truly obscured. Even if any god was peeking at this moment, they could not see Persephone's true face.
Because this wedding dress was woven by the Goddess of Wisdom Athena.
Upon hearing this, Persephone, who was particularly obedient today, nodded.
Then Jason looked at Medea, who had been holding the wedding dress train, and nodded lightly to her. He then said to Athena, Hecate, and the others, who were gradually coming back to their senses, "Then, Teacher, Goddess Athena, Goddess Nyx, let us go in first. Oh, right, Goddess Nyx, are you sure it is fine if you do not return to the mortal realm?"
Jason looked at Nyx with some puzzlement.
"It is fine." Nyx waved her hand, then turned to her carriage and said, "You all go. Follow your own trajectory and run for the night. Understood?"
The horses nodded, then pulled the silver carriage once more toward the mortal realm.
Seeing this, Jason fell silent for a moment, then could not help but say, "I think Sun God Helios must be very envious of you, Goddess Nyx. Cough, let us not talk about that. Let us go in. And Goddess Athena, Teacher Hecate, I will trouble you two later."
The two goddesses nodded, and at the same time, Hecate came to Jason's side.
"By the way, after everything is over later, you can explain it to me properly."
"Hm?" Jason looked at Hecate in puzzlement.
Hecate glanced at the scale mark on the back of his left hand and said, "Explain how you became the successor to Goddess Themis."
With that, Hecate walked past Jason.
Seeing Jason's helpless expression, Athena covered her mouth and chuckled softly, then followed Hecate inside.
The two of them entered the temple and, through the curtains, arrived in the hall.
Meanwhile, Jason headed to where Underworld King Hades was waiting.
Upon entering the hall, Athena searched around and soon found Queen Hera.
She then came before Hera and whispered a few words in her ear. Hera looked at Athena in puzzlement and said, "I should do it?"
"This is a request from that child in white, Heracles."
Athena smiled at Hera. Actually, in Jason's original plan, it was supposed to be Goddess of Beauty Aphrodite, but Athena had suggested that Hera, who held the divine authority over weddings and was also Hades's sister, was clearly more suitable.
And upon hearing that this was a request from Jason, Hera instantly perked up.
She straightened her attire, her beautiful golden curls swaying, and walked onto the stage. Under the puzzled gazes of the gods in the hall, she solemnly announced, "Now, the groom of this wedding, Underworld King Hades, enters..."
Before Hera's words could fully finish, in that instant, Hecate suddenly took out her caduceus from the shadows.
Her lips moved as she recited the incantation. The originally brilliant hall was instantly enveloped in darkness.
Just as the gods were slightly startled by this.
But at the same time, many gods sensed the fluctuation of magic and locked their gazes on Hecate.
Faint lights suddenly lit up along both sides of the main path they had cleared.
One by one, candle lamps slowly illuminated from the entrance, lighting up the entire wedding path paved with red roses, all the way to the innermost part.
And as the gods subconsciously followed the ground, watching the candle lamps appear and light up one by one.
Unbeknownst to them, Underworld King Hades's figure had appeared at the entrance.
At the same time, throughout the entire hall, under the power of Goddess of Beauty Aphrodite, a rain of rose petals began to fall.
This sudden change left the gods somewhat unable to react.
"It is time to go in, brother-in-law Hades."
At this time, Jason, hiding outside the door at a blind angle, said to Hades, who was tense and clearly nervous.
Hades nodded slightly, took a deep breath, and then stepped onto the wedding path illuminated by candle lamps and paved with red roses.
As he approached, the many gods present finally snapped back to their senses and subconsciously looked toward Hades.
Upon this glance, the gods could not help but be stunned.
Many goddesses, even the local underworld gods and nymphs, widened their eyes. Looking at the entering Hades, they revealed expressions of disbelief.
At this moment, Underworld King Hades had shed his usual attire and appeared in the venue wearing a groom's suit made by Athena according to Jason's design.
It was a flawless white groom's suit, worn on the body of Hades, the ruler of the underworld.
Without exception, such a Hades immediately attracted the gazes of all the gods and humans present.
And deeply captivated the gazes from the goddesses.
Jason had considered using a black formal suit, but given that Hades always wore black, changing to something different today would clearly create a stronger visual impact.
Moreover, this outfit had washed away the inherent somber aura Hades usually carried, making his entire person appear radiant.
"Underworld King Hades, upon closer inspection, is actually quite handsome."
Even at this moment, watching Underworld King Hades slowly enter, stepping on the path illuminated by candle lamps and paved with red roses, Artemis could not help but give such an evaluation.
The goddesses present all nodded in agreement.
Hades soon reached the end of the path. He turned around and looked toward the entrance.
Seeing this, the gods seemed to react to something and simultaneously turned their heads toward the entrance.
Time passed second by second. The gods had never felt the passage of time as so agonizingly long!
Including God King Zeus, many gods could not help but want to extend their divine senses to investigate.
But the prepared Jason had already had Hephaestus create something like a jammer.
Although they could only work temporarily and could not hold out for long if the gods intentionally probed, even this temporary effect was sufficient.
After some time...
An underworld butterfly landed beside Athena. Athena nodded lightly and stepped forward to Hera's side.
"Then next, the bride of this wedding, Underworld Queen Persephone, enters..."
With that, Hera impatiently directed her gaze outside.
The gods did the same.
This time, their wait finally bore fruit.
Two figures appeared at the grand entrance.
They were the Goddess of Agriculture Demeter and Persephone.
Due to the lighting, the gods could not see very clearly.
But the instant Persephone, holding Demeter's arm, followed her mother Demeter into the temple.
Boom—
With the gaps between the candle lamps as intervals, the moment Persephone stepped in, the light brightened.
And not only that, in the areas illuminated with the candle lamps as gaps, the falling rose petals seemed to freeze in time, suspended in midair.
And in this instant, everyone present who witnessed it all, without exception, had their eyes widen...
Under the illumination of the light,
It was a wedding dress of pure, flawless white.
The pristine color made one reluctant to touch it, as if everything would drift away and become tainted in the snap of a finger.
The wedding dress was adorned with lace trims, and the chiffon skirt draped over Persephone's slender divine form.
And the moment Persephone appeared in it, stepping into the wedding hall, everything seemed to freeze into eternity.
The gods subconsciously held their breath.
Male gods and goddesses alike, without exception.
Athena surveyed the reactions of the gods around her, then proudly lifted her head.
Although she had already anticipated this scene, when it truly appeared before her eyes, Athena could not help but sigh in her heart that her rush work and efforts over this period had truly not been in vain.
Goddess of Agriculture Demeter continued leading Persephone forward. Persephone was dressed in the snow-white wedding dress, her right hand holding Demeter's arm, and her left hand holding a bouquet.
And with every interval they passed along the path, flanked by the candle lights, under Hecate's control, the lights would brighten accordingly.
The falling roses would also freeze in midair.
The path was not long, so gradually the entire hall was bathed in light. But the gods and humans had no time to care about that.
Even as beautiful harp music suddenly rang out at the same time.
The nine Muses had thus descended upon this wedding. Accompanying Jason, who was playing the seven-stringed lyre, they performed an incomparably moving piece of music.
But even so, at this moment, the gazes of everyone present were still entirely fixed on Persephone and Demeter.
Until they, amid the drifting rose petals and the beautiful harp music, step by step reached the end and came before the equally dumbfounded Hades.
Only then did the music stop.
At this moment, the entire hall fully lit up.
At the same time, seeing that Hera on the stage had her eyes glued and was not coming down, Athena stepped forward and pulled her down.
Then Persephone gazed at Hades and slowly lifted her head.
Through the wedding veil, Hades sensed Persephone's gaze upon him. In this instant, he could not help but hold his breath.
At the same time, Hades also endured a fierce glare from Demeter...
At this time, although Demeter's heart was still unwilling, she still reached out and placed Persephone's hand in Hades's.
"I entrust her to you."
After Demeter finished speaking, without waiting for Hades to respond, she turned and left, leaving the stage to the two of them.
"Cough cough..."
Then, unbeknownst to when, Jason and Medea had come before the two.
After Jason cleared his throat lightly, the gods seemed to suddenly realize and discover that Jason and Medea were here.
"So, may I ask, groom Underworld King Hades, do you swear from this day forward to forever love Goddess Persephone, to regard her as the most important person in your life, to cherish her, respect her, and live in harmony with her?"
"I swear."
Medea followed up, "Then may I ask, bride Goddess Persephone, do you swear from this day forward to forever love Underworld King Hades, to regard him as the most important person in your life, to cherish him, respect him, and live in harmony with him?"
"I swear."
"Then next..."
Jason and Medea simultaneously took out the long-prepared ring boxes from their persons and helped Underworld King Hades and Persephone put the rings on each other.
And at this point, they informed the gods of the significance of wearing the rings on the ring finger.
The rings were engraved with their names, symbolizing that the hearts of the wearers were connected. As long as the rings were not removed, their love would remain eternal and unchanging.
Hearing such words, the venue once again buzzed with noise.
And Jason noticed many gazes suddenly focusing on him.
For this, Jason could only helplessly endure it now.
"Then the next and final step... Underworld King Hades, please remove the wedding veil from Goddess Persephone and, under the witness of everyone present, kiss your beloved..."
After Jason finished speaking, he immediately slipped away with Medea.
The next second, just as Jason had expected, Hades instantly bore the concentrated gazes of all the gods present.
This made even the Underworld King Hades's entire body stiffen, at a loss for a while.
But after taking several deep breaths, Underworld King Hades finally trembled as he reached out and lifted Persephone's wedding veil.
And then, as Persephone's true appearance was finally revealed, her dazzling golden hair swaying.
Looking at Persephone, Hades was stunned. The male gods present were also stunned, and the goddesses were equally stunned.
The lace trims and chiffon skirt of elegance paired perfectly with the woman's delicate skin and the wedding dress, presenting a sacred yet subtly alluring figure.
On her flawless face was a blush of shy embarrassment.
Her eyes were slightly moist, pitiful and moving, and those slightly trembling red lips were enough to make any man lose control, wanting to embrace her and love her fiercely!
At the same time, the beautiful harp music rang out once more.
By the way, the nine Muses who had just descended had not left. They too were gazing at everything before them.
"Persephone, is she this beautiful?"
"I do not know, but clearly at this moment... she is undoubtedly the most beautiful being present."
"This is the wedding, this is the tribute that child is offering to the Underworld King, the Underworld Queen, and the Goddess of Agriculture?"
The small exchanges of conversation could not interrupt anything.
Then Hades finally pulled Persephone into his embrace and kissed her moist lips.
At the same time, the rose petals suspended in midair finally fell once more.
And this time, they fell very quickly, with a large number of rose petals showering down on Hades and Persephone.
Until the two slowly parted, and finally some gods could not help but let out screams!
At this point, the most crucial part of the wedding that Jason had arranged up to now was finally complete.
What followed was merely insignificant wrapping up.
And just as Jason finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart...
Athena had somehow sidled up to Persephone's side and whispered a few words to her.
She then turned and loudly announced, "It is said that the person who catches the bouquet from the bride's hand at the wedding will be the next groom or bride. So let us see who is so lucky!"
As Athena spoke, the atmosphere in the venue surged once more.
But it ended there.
Because Persephone threw it precisely into the hands of Jason, who had not yet reacted and had chosen to flee...
In this instant, the somewhat dumbfounded Jason who caught the bouquet.
Looking at the gazes from Medea, the smiling Athena, the secretly watching Hecate, Artemis biting her small hand with her face full of envy, and the other goddesses, as well as the male gods like Zeus, Poseidon, and Apollo who were also looking over.
In this instant, Jason's face turned pale.
He then unhesitatingly turned around and shoved it into the hands of a human who happened to be nearby. "Here, it is yours now. You are the lucky one!"
With that, Jason slipped away as fast as he could...
But unfortunately, it seemed to have little effect in reality.