Chapter 82 Marry Me
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[During the years of imprisonment, time seemed to stand still.]
My daily routine is to listen to the prayers of believers. Occasionally, I meet two or three people with particularly strong faith, and some miracles happen.
When you are bored, send a message to Mother Earth to come over and get together.
Mother Earth always comes to see me with some new tricks from the mortal world, but she forces Zhu Qing to come.
However, I don’t know if it’s because Mother Earth comes too frequently, but she encounters Zhu Qing two out of three times.
Later, I was too lazy to be sneaky anymore, so I went to find Mother Earth directly in front of Zhu Qing.
Later, more and more gods set foot in this side temple. In addition to the Mother of Earth, the Goddess of Night also visited frequently.
Zhu Qing saw it and just sat aside with a sullen face, looking very unhappy.
At first I felt a little uncomfortable, but later, after seeing his cold face so many times, I was able to ignore him naturally.
After another dinner, Zhu Qing threw the two drunk people to their messengers, turned around and sat next to me without saying a word.
I looked at myself in the mirror, and through it I saw Zhu Qing sitting in the back, looking unhappy. I sighed and said, "What's wrong with you?"
I remember Zhu Qing was jealous, but he wasn't such a petty person that he wouldn't get angry just because I was having a party with a few friends.
Zhu Qing picked up the comb on the table without saying a word and combed the ends of my hair, over and over again, without opening his mouth to speak.
I looked at his tightly pursed lips, wanting to compete with him in patience, but the wine I just drank made me drowsy.
I have to say, Zhuqing is really good at making wine.
Whether it is the taste or the sweetness and sourness, it is exactly what I want.
I'm not a big drinker on normal days, but I drank a lot today.
I was sleepy, but looking at Zhu Qing's attitude, if I didn't solve this problem today, he would comb my hair all night.
I jokingly said, "Could it be that you're jealous?"
Zhu Qing was sincere this time: "Yes."
I was speechless for a moment, then paused before saying, "They are both my very good friends in the divine realm. I have only friendship towards them, not even the slightest bit of inappropriate feelings!"
Zhu Qing whispered, "I know."
"Then what are you jealous of?" I asked puzzled.
Zhu Qing looked up at the bronze mirror and met my eyes as I looked into the mirror.
Those eyes, which were always cold and clear, held some emotions that I couldn't understand, and they disappeared in a flash.
When I looked again, I saw Zhu Qing lowering his head and tying my hair for me.
"Marry me." Zhu Qing's cold voice rang out in the hall.
His voice was not loud, but it sounded like thunder in my ears.
I held down his hand on my shoulder and asked, "What did you say?"
He had no idea that he had released such shocking news, and was busy choosing a pearl hairpin for me to use tomorrow.
"This is a beautiful piece, perfect for your outfit tomorrow."
He stretched out his hand to gesture at the light green gilded wide-sleeved dress hanging beside him, but seemed to feel something was wrong. He put down the pearl hairpin in his hand and replaced it with another jade pearl hairpin.
I looked at the pearl hairpin dangling in his hand and wanted to grab his collar and ask him to say it again.
"What did you say just now?" I asked again.
Zhu Qing avoided the question, as if the previous sentence was just a casual remark.
But I know that this is a big deal for me.
For Zhu Qing, it was not a promise that he could make lightly.
When ordinary people get married, they must pay homage to heaven and earth, their parents, and obtain the approval of heaven.
There had never been a precedent of marriage among the gods.
No god knows whether getting married is a blessing or a curse.
But almost all gods knew that this was a big deal.
Zhu Qing turned a deaf ear to me and just gestured behind me with the pearl hairpin, as if she was preparing to put on makeup tomorrow.
I reached out and grabbed the pearl hairpin, then turned to look at Zhu Qing.
"I'll ask you one last time, what did you just say?"
Zhu Qing raised his eyebrows slightly, suddenly moved closer, and said word by word: "I say: Marry me."
"If my god doesn't understand, then I can put it another way. Let's get married."
"Like mortals, men marry women, or if you don't want to, women can marry men. I don't mind."
"I just want us to get married."
I don’t know why Zhu Qing suddenly thought of this, but the look he gave me was passionate and sincere.
I know he is serious.
But I have to admit that faced with this sudden proposal, I was panicked and had no idea what to say.
I avoided Zhu Qing's scorching gaze, afraid of any emotion that might appear in those eyes.
Perhaps it was because I hadn't responded to Zhu Qing for a long time that gave him the illusion that I was unwilling, Zhu Qing suddenly reached out and pinched my cheek, forcefully pulling my gaze back.
"You can agree on your own initiative," Zhu Qing said lightly, "or I can force you to agree."
"I have laid the Ziwu God-Capturing Formation beneath this side hall. This formation won't harm the gods, but it will prevent the gods within this hall from ever leaving."
He raised his hand, his bony fingers covered with a few calluses.
I have seen these powerful hands shooting arrows with a bow, and I have also seen them engraving on bamboo slips.
This is the most beautiful palm I have ever seen, a perfect combination of beauty and strength.
But now, when it caresses my cheek, I can only feel the fear it brings me.
"If my god is unwilling to marry me, I will activate that formation."
"But don't worry, my God. I will always be with you in this formation."
"By then, even if we can't become husband and wife in the secular sense, we can still be a loving couple in this side hall for the rest of our lives."
What an absurd statement, but I know Zhu Qing is serious.
He can do it, but I can't!
If I really live in this side hall, won’t I have to eat vegetables for the rest of my life?
What about my meat?!
"Let's raise some chickens first. I don't want ducks. I don't like them."
"Well, give me some more cattle and sheep. I like to eat cattle. Give me more cattle."
"I heard that humans have made great technological progress recently, and pigs are now very delicious. Remember to raise more pigs."
"Oh, right, you should learn some pig-raising techniques. I heard they say they need to castrate them from a young age. You should learn it well, or you'll kill them later and have nothing to eat..."
Zhu Qing subconsciously retorted: "I haven't lacked food and drink from you during this period, have I?"
"Whatever you want, I've got it for you. All kinds of meat and poultry, all kinds of cooking methods. Have I ever treated you unfairly?"
I was speechless. Indeed, except for the first few days when I ate vegetarian food every day, Zhuqing could satisfy me at the first opportunity no matter what I wanted to eat or play.
Now that I think about it, I've been living more comfortably these past few days than I have in the past few decades. Sometimes I even forget that I'm imprisoned when I wake up.
This nominal imprisonment had no other visible clues except the beautiful iron chain tied around my ankle.
Zhu Qing seemed to understand something and suddenly turned cold: "Jiang Yang, are you still trying to be perfunctory with me until this moment?!"
"If you don't agree, just say so. Why make such excuses? What am I to you?!"
I was confused. "Didn't you say you wanted to settle down in this place?"
Zhu Qing sneered: "You would rather say these crazy things than marry me, right?!"
Me: “I…” I’d like to…
Zhu Qing left without waiting for me to finish speaking.
Looking at his receding back, I sat down angrily.
I wonder if Chongli's personality has affected him. After Zhuqing ascended to the divine realm, why has he become less and less willing to listen to the gods?
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