Chapter 37 "Take off your clothes yourself, or..."
Li Ye and Si Yao held hands, both dressed in wedding attire, looking like a real newlywed couple.
On the banks of the Yunshui River, Li Ye led Si Yao across a carpet made of red cloth, finally arriving at its end.
Si Yao was still waiting for Li Ye's response, but he didn't speak; instead, he stopped.
A moment later, Xue Qing's voice came from ahead, "Lin Xuan, hand her over to me, and you can leave her here."
Si Yao couldn't help but tighten her grip on Li Ye's hand again.
It was as if she really was Zhao Xuehan, or perhaps the wife of the person so close to her.
Lin Xuan, played by Li Ye, turned around and rearranged Si Yao's red veil again.
He then said, "Go on your way, take care."
It's unclear whether this statement was made by Lin Xuan to Zhao Xuehan or by Li Ye to Si Yao.
Suddenly, a mist rose from the center of the Yunshui River, forming a water curtain several meters high.
The air was instantly filled with a vast expanse of water vapor.
Li Ye released Si Yao's hand, and the warm touch vanished instantly.
Si Yao could clearly feel the temperature drop significantly, and she couldn't help but shiver.
Xue Qing was already standing beside her and pulled her back.
Si Yao pulled her hand back, feeling utterly disgusted.
"Hmm?" Xue Qing's voice rose, "Han Niang, we're just one step away, you'd better behave yourself!"
To find out what was going on with the river god of Yunshui County, Si Yao bit her lip, steeled her resolve, and decided to endure it.
Xue Qing reached out again, and this time, for some unknown reason, he simply grabbed Si Yao's sleeve.
At this moment, a red arched bridge appears at the water curtain of the Yunshui River, perfectly connecting the water curtain to the riverbank.
"Come on, go inside. The River God is waiting for you there."
After Xue Qing finished speaking, he pulled Si Yao onto the bridge.
At this moment, the joyful sounds grew louder, and the firecrackers boomed deafeningly.
Si Yao looked back and through the red veil, she saw Li Ye standing not far away, and then she saw Yu Ke and her apprentice dressed as Lin's mother and father in the distance.
Xue Qing grew impatient, tugged hard at Si Yao's sleeve, and raised her voice, "What are you hesitating for? Do I have to drag you in?"
Si Yao clenched her hands tightly, hidden in her sleeves, wishing she could smash Xue Qing beside her.
But she held back, and was about to turn around and walk towards the end of the arched bridge when Yu Ke's voice came from afar, "Be careful, don't be reckless, saving your life is the most important thing in times of danger."
Si Yao was stunned and almost lifted her veil to look at Yu Ke in the distance.
However, she did not do that. Under her red veil, she smiled knowingly and replied telepathically, "Don't underestimate me."
As the water curtain rises, the continuous sound of flowing water fills the air.
Si Yao walked forward, and through the red veil, she could see an entrance at the water curtain, where a halo of light swirled.
It's easy to imagine that behind the water curtain lies a whole new world.
Led by Xue Qing, Si Yao and he entered the Water Curtain.
Then, as if cut off from the world, the joyous music and firecrackers that had just been ringing in our ears came to an abrupt end.
It turns out that the water curtain in the middle of the Yunshui River disappeared the moment you passed through it.
Inside the water curtain was a spacious stone cave, which was very damp, with the sound of dripping water coming from time to time.
Si Yao peered through her red veil at the surrounding layout, but Xue Qingquan saw her every move.
"I advise you to behave yourself. Don't look at what you should see, and definitely don't look at what you shouldn't see!" Xue Qing suddenly became serious and instructed, "Just stand here and don't move. Wait for the river god to come and favor you."
Then, with a "thump," he suddenly knelt down and began to kowtow repeatedly to the stone wall in front of him.
He kept shouting, "Lord River God, I have brought this month's bride. Please enjoy her!"
A moment later, a rumbling sound came from the stone wall, and a dark purple light shone through.
The stone wall was opened, and then a purple bottle was suddenly thrown out from inside. Xue Qing saw it and, like a hungry dog seeing a bone, jumped up desperately and caught the purple bottle with both hands.
Si Yao watched all of this without moving.
A deep voice came from inside the stone wall, "This bottle of longevity pills is enough for you to consume for a month."
"Thank you, River God, for your blessing! Thank you, River God, for your blessing! Next month, I will continue to send my bride to you as a tribute."
Xue Qing was so happy he almost danced with joy.
It turned out that the voice inside the stone wall belonged to the River God, as the people of Yunshui County called him. His voice was deep and heavy, as if he had phlegm stuck in his throat, which made Si Yao feel very uncomfortable.
"If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave. A moment of bliss is worth a thousand pieces of gold, River God, please enjoy yourself."
After Xue Qing finished speaking, he scurried backward, and a purple light swept out from the stone wall, instantly sending Xue Qing away.
At this moment, only Si Yao remained outside the River God's cave.
A gust of cold wind swept by, and Si Yao's feet suddenly left the ground. Her entire body was lifted up by some force and suspended in the air.
"come over."
The River God's voice rang out, and Si Yao was forcefully pushed into the stone wall, which was the River God's cave.
She could clearly sense that the river god was controlling this power, and in just a few breaths, that power brought her to the river god.
With a flick of his finger, the red veil on Si Yao's head was lifted and flew into the air, eventually landing slowly on the damp ground.
Si Yao then saw clearly that the river god in front of her was huge, with a very prominent fat belly. He wore a purple crown, but a purple cloth curtain hung down from the brim, completely covering his face.
Si Yao frowned, thinking to herself, "This river god is unwilling to show his true face. Could it be that he is ugly?"
Just as Si Yao was pondering, the River God spoke up and asked, "You are the bride this time, what is your name?"
Si Yao, without looking to the side, replied, "Zhao Xuehan."
The river god then asked, "Who was your husband's family before?"
Si Yao looked up and could only say, "My former husband's family was Lin Xuan."
"Oh?" The river god reached out and touched the curtain covering his face. "When he brought you here, were you in a lot of pain?"
Si Yao asked, "Does the River God mean he's in pain or I am?"
Upon hearing this, the River God paused for a moment, then laughed, "I was naturally asking about him. Your former husband must be feeling very pained to witness you marrying me today."
Si Yao recalled the scene in her mind: wearing a phoenix coronet and wedding robes during the day, accompanied by Li Ye in a wedding dress, who, with Lin Xuan's face, acted out scene after scene with her.
"I, the River God, am asking you a question. Didn't you hear me?"
The river god's voice revealed a hint of slight anger.
Si Yao slowly said, "I think he's alright, not in much pain, after all, I came here to receive the River God's blessing."
"Impossible!" The river god's voice suddenly grew louder. "How could he not be in pain when his wife was taken from him! No man in this world can tolerate the hatred of having his wife stolen!"
Si Yao waved her hand, "Not necessarily. Some men are particularly ruthless and would love to divorce their wives and marry another one."
"Nonsense!" The River God, who had been sitting on the jade chair, suddenly stood up. "What do you, a woman, know?"
Si Yao's gaze froze, not understanding why the river god was so angry. Was Lin Xuan's sadness that important to him?
Although she couldn't see the River God's face, Si Yao could tell from the violent heaving of his chest that he was extremely angry.
"Lord River God, please calm down. I'm just stating the facts." She tilted her head and looked at the River God. "You can marry the bride you want. As for whether those men suffer or not, I don't think that's that important, do you?"
Upon hearing this, the River God strode over and stood a foot away from Si Yao.
He exuded an aura of power, but Si Yao remained unmoved.
The river god was puzzled. The woman in front of him was just a mortal with no cultivation whatsoever, so why was she not afraid of his pressure?
After a long pause, the River God's voice subsided, "You are quite different from those women before. When they first entered the cave and saw me, they either fainted from fright or trembled uncontrollably from fear, and they certainly wouldn't dare to say a word to me."
Upon hearing this, Si Yao remained calm and composed. "Lord River God, since you mentioned the sisters who married into the family before me, I am also curious about where they are now. I would like to see them as well. According to our mortal etiquette, I should offer them tea upon entering the family today."
A sinister aura swept over her, and Si Yao's neck tightened as the river god gripped her neck.
The river god gritted his teeth and said, "You want to know? You'll see them in a moment."
After saying this, the river god led her to the sleeping quarters deep within the cave.
The river god's sleeping quarters were very spacious, with several pairs of red candles burning inside.
The room was decorated exactly like the bridal chamber.
Si Yao frowned, her hands, hidden in her sleeves, clenched even tighter.
Si Yao herself was well aware of what it meant that the River God had brought her here.
"Lord River God, what's going on here..."
Si Yao asked the question knowingly, and as soon as she finished speaking, there was a "rip" sound, and the bright red robe she was wearing naturally turned to dust.
The river god, who was not far away, raised his hand, and a force pulled Si Yao to the large red bed in the palace.
The river god slowly walked over, took off his outer robe, and then his inner robe was also removed. Finally, he tore open his inner robe, revealing his fat upper body with thick, dark chest hair.
Upon seeing this, Si Yao immediately turned her face away, feeling a churning in her stomach; she really... wanted to vomit.
"Will you take off your clothes yourself, or will this river god help you?"
Upon hearing this, Si Yao quickly replied, "I...I can do it myself."
She slowly reached out and loosened her belt, her mind racing as she considered how to deal with the river god.
"Looks like you're impatient too. Your husband should take a good look at you like this; he'll probably be so upset he'll want to kill himself right now!"
Si Yao, lying on the bed, was completely bewildered, feeling that this river god had quite a rich imagination.
Even on their wedding night, the day they were supposed to be in their bridal chamber, he still kept thinking about how his bride's ex-husband would react.
Si Yao wondered, "Does this river god have something wrong with his head?"
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