The whole city knows about the marriage arrangements
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Zhou Yulin propped herself up from the bed, and there was a knock on the door.
"Miss, the third young lady of the Yu family has arrived."
The Yu family? The third young lady?
Zhou Yulin vaguely remembered seeing this person's name in the script: Yu Zhenzhen, the third young lady of the Yu family, who was Liu Yuning's close friend.
The Yu and Liu families are renowned aristocratic families in Jinling, and have been on good terms since childhood. If it weren't for Xie Wuwang's appearance, Yu Zhenzhen's older brother, Yu Zhou, would have been her brother-in-law. The two families had already planned to arrange a marriage between them. With her older sister already married, Liu Yuning was still left, so the Yu family intended for the unmarried Liu Yuning to marry into the Yu family.
Liu Yuning had a big argument with her father a few days ago because of this.
Is Yu Zhenzhen here to pressure me into marriage?
After a quick wash, Zhou Yulin opened the door with a worried expression. Outside, the snow was a blanket of white, and the beaded chains on both sides of the corridor clattered together. Before she could even see who it was, a woman in a peach-colored dress rushed up and pulled Zhou Yulin into her arms tightly. "I missed you so much, Yu Ning!"
Zhou Yulin blinked, the other person was hugging her a little too tightly, "I can't breathe, Zhenzhen."
Upon hearing this, Yu Zhenzhen released Zhou Yulin. Compared to Zhou Yulin's gentleness, Yu Zhenzhen had a more heroic appearance. Wearing a peach-colored hoodie, she resembled a plum blossom braving the snow and frost in winter. "Such a big thing happened, why didn't you tell me?" Although she had no idea what had happened, Zhou Yulin, still handling the situation with ease, gave a hasty reply, "I thought I could handle it myself."
Seeing Yu Zhenzhen give him a suggestive look, Zhou Yulin understood and led her into the warm house, keeping the wind and snow out of the door.
Yu Zhenzhen had just sat down when she slammed her hand on the table, causing the teacup to shake twice. Even Zhou Yulin's heart trembled. Anger flared in her eyes. "That's absolutely right!"
Zhou Yulin, unable to figure out how things were going, silently poured the other person a cup of tea. "They forced you to marry my brother, didn't they?" Seeing her friend's bewildered expression, Yu Zhenzhen knew she was right. "Why didn't you tell me?"
Opening the marriage certificate brought by Yu Zhenzhen, Zhou Yulin was quite interested, especially when she saw the names of Liu Yuning and Yu Zhou on the certificate, she had a really strange feeling.
"Where did this marriage certificate come from?" Zhou Yulin was quite surprised that someone else knew about something that even the bride herself didn't know.
Seeing that her friend showed no anger, Yu Zhenzhen poked her and asked, "Aren't you angry?" The engagement is now the talk of the town, but the parties involved seem completely unaffected.
"I'm angry!" Zhou Yulin answered without the slightest hesitation, gently tossing the brand-new marriage certificate onto the table. "But being angry is useless. My father has already issued the marriage certificate behind my back. What can I do if I don't want to get married?"
Yu Zhenzhen confirmed several times that Zhou Yulin was indeed not furious before she felt a little relieved. "It's good that you didn't try to hang yourself."
Zhou Yulin almost laughed when she heard this, and asked in return, "Why would I hang myself?"
Yu Zhenzhen rolled her eyes at the other person, "Didn't you say that you would rather die than marry my brother? What were you shouting about? You would rather marry your brother-in-law than my brother. Your father was so angry back then that he almost kicked you out of the house. But to be honest, if you really don't want to get married, we can just elope. There are other ways to live in this world besides getting married."
"Do you think I can escape?" Zhou Yulin asked without much hope, while Yu Zhenzhen, with her arms behind her head and legs crossed, replied, "Not necessarily, I think maybe I can."
Do you like my brother?
Zhou Yulin naturally disliked people she had never met before. However, she wondered if Liu Yuning from the script would run away from the wedding.
According to the known script, Liu Yuning is spoiled and has a bit of a temper, but she is definitely not brainless. Since the marriage certificate has been sent out and the wedding date is set for January, given her personality, even if she is angry, she will not run away from the wedding. She has long been used to a life of wealth, so how could she tolerate being homeless and wandering the streets? Therefore, Zhou Yulin is determined to get married.
As for Xie Wuwang, Zhou Yulin felt she should really make this love-struck girl wake up. This is her sister's husband, her brother-in-law!
Unrealistic thoughts are absolutely unacceptable!
Zhou Yulin had no feelings for Xie Wuwang, who had Chen Muyao's appearance. Once you reach the Nascent Soul stage, your physical body is nothing more than an external thing.
"You're not going to run away from the wedding?" Yu Zhenzhen was happy, but more worried than happy. "Yu Ning, let me be clear from the start, my brother is a sickly man, the kind who's about to die. If you marry him, you'll most likely be a widow. You need to be prepared for that."
"Really!" Seeing Zhou Yulin's eyes light up, Yu Zhenzhen scratched her head awkwardly and gently reminded her, "Yu Ning, even though you don't like my brother, you don't have to be so happy to know he's dying. You should at least pretend." Indeed, after all, she was in front of his own sister. Zhou Yulin grasped Yu Zhenzhen's hand and said sincerely, "After your brother dies, I will definitely take good care of the Yu family's assets. Then we'll..."
Yu Zhenzhen hurriedly pulled her hands back. "Don't try that on me. I can't stand this kind of thing. Anyway, as long as you've thought it through, that's good. To be honest, although my brother isn't as good-looking as Xie Wuwang, what else is better than him? Let me tell you, if my brother were healthy, he would definitely be the number one slow man in Jinling."
Zhou Yulin said she couldn't stand such dirty jokes and had no interest in slow men whatsoever.
"I've found out about what you asked me to find out before." Yu Zhenzhen took out an envelope she had prepared long ago and handed it to Zhou Yulin. "There aren't many people who know about what happened back then. I had to go through several households to get this little bit of information from you."
Yu Zhenzhen acted like an NPC delivering information, leaving behind the token and then hurriedly departing, leaving Zhou Yulin, who had originally wanted to exchange pleasantries with her good friend, standing there.
Well, Zhou Yulin was planning to give Yu Zhenzhen one last sisterly hug before leaving and have a heart-to-heart talk! Slowly opening the letter, Zhou Yulin's brows furrowed more and more as she read down the letter.
This is related to the puppet case that the Wu family in Jiangning failed to uncover.
The puppet technique, once designated as one of the three forbidden arts, had already been eradicated by the two sects and eight schools long before Zhou Yulin had any memories of it. The two sects were the Qingyun Sect and the Xuanling Sect.
The two sects are divided into eight gates. As for the eight gates, there are many different opinions. In Zhou Yulin's memory, the eight gates that are most widely circulated are Xiaobie Mountain, Guyao Mountain, Pingfeng Mountain, Yin Mountain, Changliu Mountain, Shaoguang Mountain, Penglai Mountain and Buzhou Mountain.
Chen Muyao was a disciple from Xiaobie Mountain. As a mountain range where immortal swords gathered, Xiaobie Mountain was rich in spiritual resources and was the leader of the eight mountains. Although it did not have many disciples, they were all highly skilled, and none of the disciples in the mountain had spiritual power lower than the Golden Core stage.
Chen Muyao, a person with a sword-hearted and Taoist spirit, was born at the half-step Golden Core stage.
That's right, the end of an ordinary person's life is the starting point for Chen Muyao.
Although this identity should have originally belonged to Zhou Yulin.
"Puppetry? Interesting." Zhou Yulin held the envelope, her gaze once again drawn to the bright red betrothal letter on the table. She had only glanced at it briefly before, not having had time to examine it closely. "Today, our marriage is concluded, and I am filled with joy."
"My beloved Yu Ning, is the one I desire."
The words gave Zhou Yulin goosebumps. She tried hard to recall the interactions between Liu Yuning and Yu Zhou, but couldn't think of anything unusual.
Then she realized that the marriage between the two was nothing more than a family alliance, and the betrothal letter was probably fabricated by someone else. How could there be any sincerity in it? With that thought, Zhou Yulin felt relieved.
Having not yet met her brother-in-law today, Zhou Yulin decided to complete her daily tasks first. Donning the moon-white hoodie prepared by her maid earlier, Zhou Yulin led Tao Yao toward Xie Wuwang's residence.
"Miss, it seems the young master is not in his room."
Zhou Yulin glanced at the sun, which was halfway up in the sky, and said, "Then let's go."
"Shall we look again?"
"No time, I have more important things to do."
The saying "three-minute enthusiasm" perfectly describes Zhou Yulin's indifference after losing interest in just a few words. This is also the norm for Liu Yuning, the second young lady. One second she can't live without Xie Wuwang, and the next second she ignores him completely.
Ultimately, Zhou Yulin was quite satisfied that she hadn't seen Xie Wuwang today. She didn't want to run into him; once he appeared, his stats were like a protagonist's halo.
Tao Yao and Liu Yuning have gone far away.
Two lines of footprints were left in the snow.
Xie Wuwang, who had been hiding in the shadows, emerged. His servant, puzzled, said, "Young Master clearly shouted when he had a fever..."
"Shut up." The usually gentle and refined young master lost his composure for the first time.
The warmth in Xie Wuwang's eyes gradually faded as he watched the man's back disappear from sight. "Let's go inside."
The servant, unsuspecting, closed the door.
On the way back, Tao Yao seemed afraid that Zhou Yulin would be sad, so she told him lame jokes all the way. In fact, Zhou Yulin was fine at all, and he almost burst out laughing when he thought about how he was obviously not concerned, but he had to pretend to be heartbroken.
Thankfully, we're almost at our room.
Before Zhou Yulin could even touch the door, a dazzling halo of light swept him away, leaving Tao Yao standing there dumbfounded. "Where's Miss?"
Where did such a big lady go?
Having already experienced being kidnapped, Zhou Yulin remained remarkably calm this time. It was a desolate wilderness, with dense tree branches blocking out half the sky. When the teleportation array ended, Zhou Yulin saw a man digging in the dirt with his backside bent over. The man was dressed in tattered clothes and looked just like a beggar performing on the street.
"God, I'd trade fifteen years of being single for leaving this place."
Seeing that his wish was not granted, the man made another wish.
"I haven't pooped in twenty years, I want to leave here."
Heaven still did not grant their request.
Enraged, the man escalated the call, pointing at the sky and cursing with increasing fervor and intensity.
Just then, a bolt of lightning struck the man without warning. The man, who had been perfectly healthy, was instantly reduced to a charred black.
Just when Zhou Yulin thought this person would finally quiet down, Heitan sprang up from the ground and started cursing even more fiercely.
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