"Waaaaah... I thought I would never see you again in this lifetime."
"I've waited for you for thirty years, thirty years..."
Wen Xinghua's body stiffened slightly as a flood of memories rushed back.
In the third year of his marriage, the ancestral hall of the clan was to be forcibly demolished by the Zhu family. He had no choice but to draw a life-or-death lot to save his family, leaving behind orphans and widows.
Before leaving, he asked the clan elders not to tell her, for fear of upsetting her.
After his assassination attempt on Zhu Guoliang failed, he went to Dengwen Drum overnight to expose Zhu Guoliang's crimes for the sake of his family.
Little did he know that Zhu Guoliang wielded immense power, and he was outmaneuvered.
He was eventually imprisoned for embezzlement, and he thought he would be executed.
Given the Zhu family's methods, they certainly won't let him stay in prison for too long.
He waited for several months without any further developments, but the evidence had already been established, and he had no power or influence to overturn the case.
Later, he prepared himself to wait for death in prison, and that wait lasted for thirty years.
Until recently, His Majesty suddenly overturned the verdict, and the jailer released him without charge. He then realized that he had been forgotten.
"Li'er, I'm sorry. Please don't blame the people in the clan. I told them not to say it because I was afraid you couldn't bear it."
Once a life-or-death lottery is drawn, it signifies a determination to die; how could he dare tell her that?
Wen Xinghua held the woman in his arms and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. "Li'er, I'm back. I'll spend the rest of my life with you."
Pear tried her best to calm herself down. "Okay, okay, our family is finally reunited."
Those around, seeing this, were all wiping away tears.
Back then, if the ancestral hall hadn't been slated for demolition, they wouldn't have summoned adult men overnight to draw lots for life and death.
It is a blessing from our ancestors that we have been able to return safely.
Wen Xinghua helped Ali up, and the group turned and walked towards the village.
"How are the Zhu family members doing now?"
After Wen Xinghua finished speaking with Ali, he held her hand and asked the elders around him.
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