"Literally, I have to marry her!" Chu Xuesong looked relaxed, but his eyes were cold and unyielding.
The Great Elder narrowed his eyes slightly and brought out the entire Elders' Hall to exert pressure.
"I'm afraid this isn't appropriate. Lu Hao came to us first, and the Elders' Hall has already agreed to officiate the wedding. Are you trying to stir up trouble by interfering?"
Chu Xuesong raised his lips and smiled lightly: "Have you asked Ah Nuan if she is willing to officiate the wedding?"
Everyone just thought it was ridiculous. A bandit needs a woman’s consent to kidnap her?
The Great Elder laughed out loud: "How can you make her agree to marry you?"
"Of course, a mutual agreement is always better than a forced marriage. The Great Elder wouldn't want to see both sides destroyed, would he? According to what you said, as long as I marry a bandit, it's fine. I'm also a bandit, so I agree to the conditions."
The horse bandit is a horse bandit, but unfortunately he is a traitor!
Chu Xuesong looked at Ye Nuan in front of everyone and asked softly, "Ah Nuan, are you willing to marry me?"
The four elders, including the bandits huddled in the hall, were all waiting for Ye Nuan's answer. Ye Nuan's dark eyes met his smiling face, and her eyelashes trembled. Qi Wuze's heroic and expectant face inexplicably flashed through her mind.
His Emei Spring Orchid has sprouted!
The arrogant City Lord Qi should be angry!
She opened her lips slightly, and Chu Xuesong suddenly raised his head to stroke her hair. He leaned close to her ear and whispered softly in a voice only the two of them could hear: "He's here, we have to find a way to hold everyone back... Trust me."
Ye Nuan's dark eyes swept across the crowd. Chu Xuesong put his other hand on her cheek to stop her from moving. "Don't look around. Follow me. It's just a fake..."
Ye Nuan looked up at him. His eyes were slightly curved, his pupils dark and warm, reflecting her face. She slowed down her movements, reached out and covered his slender hand, and said in a voice that everyone present could hear, "I do!"
I am willing to believe you, Xiaobai, please don’t let me down!
Chu Xuesong's handsome eyebrows melted instantly, and he was as warm as the winter sun. He Xin took the lead and shouted, "Congratulations, Master!"
"Congratulations, Boss!"
Congratulations rang out one after another, and the faces of the four elders were all icy. Lu Hao's face twisted, and he took two steps forward and said dissatisfiedly, "Elder, you said I was the one who would marry her, how can you change the person at the last minute? I don't accept it!"
Seeing that the four elders were silent, they immediately threatened Chu Xuesong: "Chu Xuesong, are you determined to snatch the bride today? Take my wife..."
Chu Xuesong sneered: "Watch your tongue. It's okay if you're ugly, but if you don't agree, let's fight in a one-on-one fight?" He took a step forward, and Lu Hao immediately took two steps back in fear.
One on one? He's not crazy, who would dare to challenge this madman?
"Since no one has any objections..." He looked at the bridesmaid beside him and said, "Then take Ah Nuan downstairs to dress up again. At least she should have her eyebrows and eyes painted, and wear a phoenix crown and a red veil. Set out the wedding wine, and all the brothers in the village can have a couple of drinks to celebrate. All the expenses will be paid for by the Chu Family Village."
The four elders decided that they simply wanted Ye Nuan to surrender to the bandits. It would be great if Lu Hao could marry her, or even if they could marry her themselves. Although they disliked Chu Xuesong, if he insisted, it would be difficult to end well.
No matter what, this marriage must take place today!
The elder coughed lightly and said to Chu Xuesong, "There's no need to go through so much trouble. Everything has been arranged in the village. We can just get married in the hall and send them to the bridal chamber!"
Ye Nuan tightened her hands hidden in her sleeves. Chu Xuesong lifted Ye Nuan's hand. They were both wearing wedding gowns, but the patterns on their gowns were obviously mismatched. He raised his lips and chuckled, "Of course my bride must wear the phoenix coronet and bridal robe that I personally prepared. Chu will only marry one person in his life. If I can't give her the best, I will inevitably feel regretful."
"If I feel regretful, I'm bound to be unhappy!" He looked up at the Great Elder: "If I'm unhappy, I'm afraid everyone here will be unhappy every day!"
The four elders frowned in unison: This madman is threatening them!
The elder gritted his teeth and waved his hand: "Just do as Master Chu said!"
Chu Xuesong smiled at Ye Nuan: "Nuan, you go first, take your time to dress up and make sure you look beautiful. I'll wait for you!" Ye Nuan breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and followed the matchmaker.
The mountain wind howled, the shadows of the trees outside swayed, and the bright red wedding candles swayed in the wind. Before the dressing table lay a bright red wedding gown, embroidered with phoenixes and peonies in silver, white, and gold thread. The phoenix crown, adorned with pearls and jade, swayed, gleaming in the candlelight.
The window was shaking in the wind. Xiniang looked out and wanted to close it. Ye Nuan raised her head to stop her, "Hurry up and draw my eyebrows and pin my hair."
The bridesmaid endured it for a while, but finally, along with several maids, quickly cleansed her face, painted her lips, and drew her eyebrows and eyes. After her hair was done, the bridesmaid wanted to undress her. Ye Nuan suddenly said, "I can do the dressing myself. You guys go out and keep watch. I'll be done soon."
The bridesmaid was a little embarrassed and looked around worriedly.
Ye Nuan shouted, "Do you want to hurry up?"
Naturally, they had received instructions from the elders when they arrived, so they should hurry as fast as possible. They didn't dare to delay and quickly left: "Girl, hurry up!"
The door closed completely, and the shadows of the bridesmaid and the maidservant were reflected on the door curtain. Ye Nuan's eyes turned slightly, and after making sure that no one would suddenly come in, she stood up and walked towards the window. A person came in from the roof, hanging upside down, and landed silently. When he raised his eyes, they were bloodshot.
Ye Nuan lowered her voice and asked, "Have you found it?"
Qi Wuze shook his head, his voice a little hoarse: "Can you still hold on?"
Ye Nuan's eyes dimmed slightly, and she urged, "Look for it again!"
Qi Wuze's eyelashes fluttered, covering the turbulent emotions in his eyes. Ye Nuan was about to urge him again when her lips were suddenly kissed. A large hand tightly grasped the back of her head, and then quickly pushed it away. He said in a suffocating and suppressed voice, "Wait for me!"
Before I could reply, he quickly jumped out of the window again.
There was a knock on the door, and the voice of the fortune teller came through the door: "Miss Ye, are you ready?"
Ignoring her aching lips, she quickly changed her clothes, collected herself, and then leisurely sat down at her dressing table to reapply her lipstick. The person outside, impatient, pushed the door open and came in. Seeing her sitting there, it was obvious she had already changed.
Although he was angry, he did not dare to show it because of Mr. Chu.
Several people deftly put a phoenix crown and red veil on Ye Nuan, and then led her out. Ye Nuan deliberately stumbled a few times, but was barely caught by others.
The matchmaker said unhappily, "Miss Ye, please walk more steadily, otherwise you will make me worry too much."
Ye Nuan gritted her teeth and this time walked calmly into the crowded lobby. The lights were already on in the lobby. A crane-shaped bronze lamp hung high on the roof beam, and more than twenty oil lamps illuminated the room as bright as day.
She walked forward, her veil on her head, led by the bridesmaid. When she stopped, a pair of black boots appeared on the ground, and above them was a bright red wedding gown. A pair of gentle hands took hers. She flinched, but someone held her hand firmly, unyielding. Then, a piece of colorful silk was handed to her.
The person opposite called out softly: "A Nuan..."
The Great Elder's voice came over everyone else's: "The auspicious time has arrived, let's begin!"
"The auspicious time has arrived, the newlyweds pay homage to heaven and earth!"
Ye Nuan's heart trembled with fear, and she tightened her grip on the red silk. Everyone was waiting to see the excitement when a voice suddenly interrupted them: "Wait a minute!"
The one who spoke was the groom Chu Xuesong. Everyone looked at him suspiciously. Ye Nuan raised her head slightly and secretly looked at him through the corner of her red veil.
The Great Elder asked angrily, "What happened again?"
Chu Xuesong slowly cut off a lock of his hair in front of everyone. His phoenix eyes smiled at Ye Nuan and said, "We are bound together by a red rope and pledged to be together for generations to come."
He still held the hair in his hand and reached out to Ye Nuan.
Most of the people present were bandits, so they wouldn't understand such flowery talk. But Ye Nuan understood. Her eyes flickered, and her hands curled beneath her wedding dress, her heart surging. Fortunately, she was covered by her veil, so she didn't have to face him directly.
Chu Xuesong saw that she was trying to escape, but her hand was still stretched out stubbornly.
Time passed minute by minute, and the elder said angrily: "What are you doing with all this pretentiousness in a bandit's den? Hurry up and don't miss the opportunity! Bride, if he wants the hair, give it to him. Why are you dilly-dallying? Do you not want your brother to attend the wedding banquet?"
After saying that, he motioned for the matchmaker to come forward. She took the scissors and was about to cut Ye Nuan's hair, but was stopped by Chu Xuesong. He said in a cold voice: "No one is allowed to rush her or touch her. Let her choose for herself."
Under his gaze, the matchmaker had no choice but to hold up the scissors with both hands and wait for Ye Nuan to take it herself.
The wind blew, and a corner of the red veil was lifted. Through the hanging silk ribbons, she met a pair of smiling and expectant eyes, which seemed to be infected by the light of the lake and the moon, and looked at her brightly and gently.
Ye Nuan felt burned, and after a while, she slowly picked up the scissors, cut off a lock of her hair, and handed it to the open palm. The person opposite was finally satisfied. With one hand, he quickly tied the two strands of hair into a knot and stuffed it into the sachet he was wearing.
The Great Elder said unhappily, "Continue!"
"The auspicious time has arrived, the newlyweds pay homage to heaven and earth!"
"Bow to Heaven and Earth!"
"Bow to the Lord!"
Ye Nuan was supported by the matchmaker and stumbled around.
"Marriage—bye!"
Ye Nuan turned and stood across from Chu Xuesong, the two men only three steps apart, each holding the ends of a red rope. The man on the other side lowered his head first, and Ye Nuan hesitated for a moment before slowly lowering her head as well. Just as the veil obscured her vision, thunder roared from the sky outside, and screams pierced through the crowds of people and reached the hall.
"Elder, someone set fire to the village, and those two kids took the opportunity to escape!"
He wasn't rescued, he ran away!
Ye Nuan was shocked and pulled off her veil and rushed out. Swords and knives have no eyes, she had to find the people before the bandits found them!
The red silk swayed twice before drooping to the ground. Chu Xuesong, who was holding the other end, sighed slightly and murmured, "...just one last thing."
"Stop her!" shouted the Great Elder.
The horse bandits who were originally watching rushed forward. Chu Xuesong, who had been feeling lost just now, suddenly had a sharp look in his eyes. He threw the red silk in his hand, accurately wrapped it around Ye Nuan's waist, and pulled her into his arms. Before everyone could pounce on her, he stepped on her head and rushed out.
Just as they were about to rush out, the lobby door slammed shut, and iron railings fell from the sky, forming a natural cage that trapped Chu Xuesong and Ye Nuan outside the crowd.
"Master!" He Xin shouted, picked up his two swords and rushed forward to slash.
The scimitar hit the iron bars and sparks flew.
Bang!
The tip of the knife in his left hand suddenly broke, but the iron bars remained motionless. Chu Xuesong remained calm in the cage, raising his drooping eyebrows and lips to look at the four elders sitting on the high hall.
"Are you setting me up to kill me?"
The Great Elder laughed heartily, his voice filled with the excitement of relief. "That's right, the bandits don't need a traitor like you. Once you die, Miss Ye and Yunjian Farm will belong to the bandits!"
Ye Nuan was stunned. Weren't these bandits targeting her? How come she had become bait again in the blink of an eye? The one they wanted to kill was Chu Xuesong!
Chu Xuesong chuckled, took Ye Nuan's hand and stood at the edge of the cage, then took out "Su Xue" and walked to the other side.
The Great Elder scoffed and said, "It's useless. This iron is forged from stone from outer space. It can't be cut by a sword or shattered by a knife!"
Chu Xuesong refused to believe it, and 'Shuoxue' chopped at the cage with his sword again and again. After a long time, the iron cage remained motionless, but 'Shuoxue', which could cut through iron like mud, actually created a gap. He stopped, and the elder laughed again.
"Chu Xuesong, you have come to this day!"
"Come here, kill his loyal subordinates first!"
The four elders retreated, and a group of archers stepped forward. He Xin, with a hundred or so men, retreated towards the iron cage, shouting with a sullen face, "Elders, horse bandits are forbidden from killing each other. Are you trying to break the rules?"
Chu Xuesong quickly retreated to Ye Nuan's side and protected her. Ye Nuan slowly reached for the cloth bag at his waist, but suddenly found that the things were gone.
She was shocked because the fluorescent algae seeds were still inside. How could she escape without them?
The Great Elder ignored He Xin's questioning and shouted, "Shoot!"
Bang!
At the same time, the hall door was forcibly broken open from the outside. Qi Wuze rushed into the crowd with a broken knife in hand and attacked the Great Elder directly in the face. Dozens of figures followed him and strangled the surrounding archers!
Screams were heard everywhere. The Great Elder pulled Lu Hao, who was nearby, to block the knife. Before Lu Hao could react, Qi Wuze chopped him in half, and blood splattered all over the heads and faces of the elders.
"Turn off the lights!"
The Great Elder roared in panic in the chaos.
A gust of wind blew by, and the twenty or so crane-shaped copper lamps hanging from the beams went out simultaneously, plunging the hall into darkness. No one dared to move! The air was deathly silent, with only the sound of faint breathing.
The air was filled with a light fragrance, mixed with the smell of oil lamps, stimulating everyone's senses. Ye Nuan sniffed, this smell was so strange!
She suddenly shouted, "This smell is poisonous, cover your mouth and nose!"
In the darkness, there was a sound of people covering their mouths and noses, but it was too late. One after another, there was a sound of people falling to the ground.
With a thud, someone fell towards her, and Ye Nuan was hit hard before she could catch him.
"Ha ha ha ha!!"
Suddenly, several lights lit up on both sides of the hall. The chief elder appeared under the brightest oil lamp, his old face wrinkled with a smile, treacherous and cunning: "You didn't expect I still have a trick up my sleeve? The most commonly used knockout drug!" The other three elders laughed.
Ye Nuan, pinned down by Chu Xuesong, caught a glimpse of Qi Wuze swinging his Broken Vein Blade from side to side, his expression somewhat distracted. The Great Elder, leaning on his dragon-headed staff, slowly approached him, excitedly saying, "Today is an interesting day! Not only is Crazy Chu here, but even the wise and powerful City Lord Qi of Luomu City is here. Alas! Even a hero cannot resist the temptation of a beautiful woman, but unfortunately, while the beauty is still with him, the hero is destined to die young!"
The Great Elder kicked Qi Wuze hard, and he finally fell to the ground, but he still held the knife in his hand, staring at Ye Nuan, trying to maintain the last bit of clarity and slowly moving towards her!
He opened his mouth and said in an urgent voice: "A... Nuan, don't be afraid!" The dragon head stick hit his back hard, and he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.
The bandits, who had been suppressed by Qi Wuze for a long time, laughed evilly, swore profanities, and spat at him non-stop. Ye Nuan tried hard to push the unconscious Chu Xuesong away, but her body was limp and she had no strength left.
"City Lord Qi is truly a love-struck bastard. He didn't even faint after all this!" The dragon-headed staff struck his leg again, and the sound of bones cracking rang out. Qi Wuze bit his tongue until it bled, and with his last bit of strength, he grasped the iron railing and reached out to Ye Nuan inside.
"Ah....Nuan."
Ye Nuan's nose felt sore, and she burst into tears. She screamed at the headmaster, who raised the dragon-headed staff again, "If you dare to hit him again, I will make sure you die without a complete corpse!"
The eldest boss stopped what he was doing, looked at her, and sneered, "Totally mutilated? Ha... I heard you can attract snakes? But we've sprinkled realgar all over the area, so wild beasts like wolves can't even get into the village. What are you going to use to make us die without a complete corpse?"
Ye Nuan's heart was pounding, her fingertips dug into her palms, and she bit her lips almost until they bled. She looked at Qi Wuze, who was clinging to the railing covered in blood, and tears began to fall again.
"Don't, don't cry..." Qi Wuze couldn't hold on any longer and slowly slid to the edge of the railing.
The Great Elder raised the Dragon Head Staff again and pointed it at his head. Ye Nuan's pupils widened, and at that moment he couldn't help but shout, "No, I'll tell you a secret, a secret about my magical power!"
The dragon-headed staff stopped an inch above Qi Wuze's head. The Great Elder stared at Ye Nuan with interest and urged, "Hurry up and speak!"
She said in a trembling voice, "Put down the dragon-headed stick first!" She sniffed hard and pretended to be calm.
"Trouble! Tell me or not? If not, I'll smash it!"
"Don't say that!" Qi Wuze raised his head with great effort and looked at Ye Nuan pleadingly.
Ye Nuan's eyes were red, and she turned her head away from him. In front of everyone, an orange suddenly appeared in her hand, followed by an apple, then a dragon fruit, a durian, and a watermelon... In just a few moments, she was surrounded by fruits and vegetables.
Everyone's eyes became more and more passionate.
A woman who can conjure fruits and vegetables out of thin air means she won't starve in the wilderness!
No wonder she has so many things on her farm!
The elder said anxiously: "Throw the thing out so I can see it!"
Ye Nuan tried hard to throw the fruits and vegetables around her out of the cage. The four elders couldn't wait to get closer, picked up the fruits beside the cage and took a bite.
It's juicy and genuine!
The elder asked with a trembling mouth: "What else can you do?"
Ye Nuan slowly opened her hand. A rose seed took root in her palm, sprouting rapidly and growing larger. Within moments, layers of flowers bloomed in succession. Gasps echoed through the hall, and her gaze was already a little fanatical.
Qi Wuze closed his eyes and hung his head dejectedly.
The flowers gathered towards him, and the spiritual spring water dripped along the petals and seeped into his body. In just a moment, the wound on his back gradually healed, his skin was as perfect as a newborn baby, and the broken leg bones were also quietly healing.
However, the knockout drug is not a poison, it just paralyzes the limbs and makes people fall asleep. Lingquan can detoxify, but it is ineffective against it.
Ye Nuan was a little disappointed, but at this moment she tried to calm down and said, "As you can see, I can revive the dead and turn flesh into bones. As long as I'm here, it's hard for you to die!"
Living dead, flesh and bones!
What kind of magical power is this? Is she really a goddess as the mute wrote?
Regardless of whether it was a god or a demon, this ability was too crazy. As long as they could get her, it would be like having countless life-saving talismans. The four elders were all in their sixties and afraid of death. There was madness in their eyes.
The Great Elder asked anxiously, "Can you turn back to youth?"
"No!" Ye Nuan said the same thing: "But I can guarantee that you won't die!"
"Okay, okay, as long as you are here, we horse bandits can unify the wilderness."
Ye Nuan laughed out loud, reached out to pick up the fallen 'Shuoxue' and placed it across his neck, threatening: "If I don't want to, I can die now!"
The four elders all rushed forward in panic, fearing that she would cut her throat. The other bandits stared nervously. Qi Wuze shouted softly, "A Nuan!"
The Great Elder asked anxiously, "Don't you miss your brother, your mother, City Lord Qi, and even Chu Xuesong?"
Ye Nuan said indifferently: "I am already dead, why should I care about these things? If they are all dead, they can just come down to accompany me!"
"You!" The First Elder was furious. Just as he was about to step forward, he was stopped and pulled aside by the other three. Ye Nuan coldly watched the four people muttering in low voices. After a while, the Second Elder spoke gently, "What do you want me to do to stay willingly?"
Ye Nuan said, "My request is very simple. Send my brother, Aya, City Lord Qi and the others back to Luomu City, and release Chu Xuesong!"
Before the Second Elder could reply, the First Elder shouted, "Impossible!"
Ye Nuan tightened her grip on Shuoxue, and crimson blood dripped down her neck, making her red dress appear particularly vibrant. She tried to penetrate deeper, but her hand was suddenly grasped. Chu Xuesong, who had been unconscious, trembled as he opened his eyes and stared at her.
Qi Wuze was delighted and hurriedly urged: "Chu Xuesong, take her sword away!"
Chu Xuesong didn't move, just maintained that posture, preventing her from getting any closer.
The Great Elder looked at him in surprise and suspicion, and suddenly sneered: "I forgot that Xiao Bucheng once tried medicine on you! But even if your antidote is fast, it will still take time." He looked at Ye Nuan again, his eyes slightly narrowed, and his old face smiled unusually mysteriously.
"So, you can only choose one between City Lord Qi and Crazy Chu. One of them must die."
"I'll give you three numbers: release City Lord Qi, and Crazy Chu will die!"
"Release Crazy Chu, and City Lord Qi will die!"
"Choose!"
"three!"
Qi Wuze and Chu Xuesong looked at Ye Nuan at the same time. Although they knew it was not the right time, there was some anticipation in their eyes.
Ye Nuan looked at Qi Wuze and then at Chu Xuesong.
"two!"
"one!"
The Great Elder had an excited smile on his face, and everyone looked at the three people in and outside the cage as if they were waiting for a good show.
Ye Nuan suddenly pushed Chu Xuesong away. Just as his face darkened, she gritted her teeth and cursed, "Only children make choices. Adults, of course, want both! Now let them go immediately, or I'll die in front of you!"
Shuoxue cut deeper, and bright red blood gushed out.
Qi Wuze and Chu Xuesong screamed at the same time!
At the same time, a boy, one big and one small, and a little kid appeared outside the broken gate. The little kid was very excited when he heard her voice, and ran in like a gust of wind, bumping into the cage and shouting at her, "Sister!"
Ye Nuan's hand holding the knife paused slightly, and she turned her head in horror, and saw Ye Xiaohu clinging to the railing and trying hard to squeeze in.
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