Chapter 30 The Wedding Robbery Has Been Found
Shuozhou, a secluded courtyard.
"Boss, where are we planning to put that new shipment that's arriving in a few days?"
Zhou Mian was drunk, carrying the remaining chips from the card game in his hand, and wearing a loose, worn-out robe.
After hearing this, he spat on the ground and said, "That sickly fellow?"
"The old lady said that's an extremely yin birth chart... It would be such a waste to sell it for money!"
He gets furious whenever this is mentioned.
I had a bad day and lost a thousand taels of silver.
How many women would I have to sell to earn that back?
As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw a slender and graceful figure inside the house, greeting him with a highly seductive and suggestive gesture.
Having lost everything gambling and looking for a way to vent his frustration, Zhou Mian licked his lips, straightened his posture, and pushed open the door to enter.
He stepped on a thick rope and looked down to see ropes scattered all over the ground. He sensed something was wrong and rushed into the secret room, only to find that the cages used to imprison women had all been taken away.
Damn it!
Zhou Mian stomped his foot. This small courtyard was where he had used to transfer the women he had abducted from the capital. How could he let his years of hard work go to waste?
Suddenly, a cold light flashed, reflecting off his panicked face.
A chill ran down his spine as a cold, longsword pressed against his throat. Zhou Mian swallowed hard, his legs trembling, and he could barely speak: "You, you, who are you?"
"Guess?" Gu Yunshen said lazily.
"May I ask, young hero, what brings you here?"
Gu Yun Shen quickly glanced at him, recalling the birth date and time on the birth chart, and it seemed that the age did not quite match.
He sheathed his sword, sat down in the armchair, and idly twirled the dagger. "I heard today is Buddha's Birthday, and many people are releasing sky lanterns to pray for blessings."
Zhou Mian didn't understand what he meant, nor did he know the young man's purpose, so he could only agree, "If you're interested, young hero, I have some Kongming lanterns here..."
Before he could finish speaking, Gu Yun Shen gave a short laugh and gently closed his eyes.
Zhou Mian breathed a sigh of relief and, taking advantage of his inattention, desperately tried to escape.
His elation was short-lived, as a sharp pain shot through the back of his head.
The door was slammed shut, and the previously dim room was instantly filled with red light.
Gu Yun Shen stepped over the corpse on the ground, afraid of getting blood on his hands, and then sat on the stone bench in the courtyard, his fingers unconsciously tapping the table.
A pure white carrier pigeon landed on his shoulder. The paper was filled with a faint fragrance. He sniffed it, but instead of opening it, he took out a silver needle and pricked his wrist.
Blood slowly seeped from the wound, and while the pain subsided, it also suppressed the pounding in my heart.
A young man, about twenty years old, emerged from behind, leaning on a cane. His face was mostly covered by a mask, and the skin that was exposed was deathly pale from years of being deprived of sunlight.
Judging by his attire alone, you would never guess that this is the legendary physician Lu Qingsheng, who can bring the dead back to life and heal the wounded.
"After receiving your letter, I began to consult many medical books. If what you say is true, this young lady's heart ailment is likely to be difficult to cure. She may live to be sixty, or perhaps..."
"He won't live past twenty."
Gu Yun Shen stroked the letter thoughtfully: "Is a heart transplant feasible?"
Lu Qingsheng's expression changed drastically, and he lowered his voice, saying, "You're crazy."
"What's wrong with exchanging a healthy heart for a dying one?"
Gu Yunshen spoke seriously, but Lu Qingsheng was terrified. He replied, "Severing the heart meridian is an instant death. How can a body survive without a heart? Let alone a heart transplant..."
After listening to him ramble on for a while, Gu Yun Shen didn't mention the matter again.
I touched my chest; it still felt uncomfortable.
“Zhou Mian deserved to die. If you hadn’t asked me to investigate, who knows how many more poor women would have suffered persecution.” Lu Qingsheng shook his head and sighed, “However, this is the first time I’ve seen you have any compassion, actually letting those women go.”
"If you kill too many people, you'll smell of blood on your body, which is unpleasant."
"...So that's why you told me to take action?"
Because you don't want to be associated with the smell of blood?
Men in love are blinded by lust. Lu Qingsheng concluded.
He didn't even realize he was falling in love; he was completely confused!
"If you're reincarnated, you'll become..." Gu Yun Shen chuckled to himself, "a wild boar spirit."
"..."
Lu Qingsheng chose to keep quiet.
"Thank you for saving me, young master." A slender young girl emerged from the shadows, interrupting their conversation.
The girl's face was disheveled, and her arms were covered with purple and blue scars, clearly indicating that she had suffered inhuman abuse.
“Miss, there’s no need for such a formality.” Lu Qingsheng, who had difficulty moving, offered a slight gesture of support. “It was this young master who came to our aid.”
The girl's gaze fell on the boy in black, and with just one glance, she was utterly amazed. She lowered her head shyly and said, "Thank you."
“If you really want to express your gratitude, you should show some sincerity.” Gu Yun Shen sheathed his dagger, his long eyelashes casting a shadow in the moonlight, and said earnestly, “Gratitude cannot be just words.”
The girl was taken aback by his directness, and her already shy face flushed even more. She whispered, "I am willing to repay him with my body."
Gu Yun Shen chuckled softly, his handsome face coming to life. He turned to the other girls hiding in the shadows and asked, "And you? Do you also want to thank me?"
The people of Shuozhou are simple and honest, and the girls had clearly never experienced such a scene before, so they all blushed upon hearing this.
Gu Yun Shen looked up at the stars and asked, "Can you write?"
The girl in the lead was taken aback, then shook her head.
However, she soon realized the black-clad boy's intention.
A total of twelve girls were rescued; some were abducted from the capital, and others were tricked from places like Nanjing.
To express their gratitude for being saved, the twelve girls stood in a neat row and learned how to write.
Lu Qingsheng couldn't help but ask, "What do you mean by this?"
"Don't people love lighting sky lanterns to pray for blessings?"
"Wouldn't it be better to use human skin as a sky lantern?"
Lu Qingsheng straightened his mask, nearly choking on his own saliva: "I'm very curious about what this frail girl looks like."
It was incredibly strange that Gu Yun Shen would utter the words "prayer for blessings."
"Want to know?" Gu Yun Shen got up and left. "You're not worthy."
Not far away, flames rose everywhere, and the abandoned courtyard was instantly engulfed by smoke, destroying everything in its filth in the fire.
Only the Kongming lanterns in the sky remain dazzling.
The same sentence was written on all twelve Kongming lanterns:
May Yu Wenxue live to be a hundred years old.
Meanwhile, in a side courtyard of the Marquis's residence.
A double happiness character congratulating the newlyweds was pasted on the door, and a row of red candles were placed on it.
Yu Wenxue changed into comfortable travel clothes, slung her newly made crossbody bag over her shoulder, and appeared at the side gate of the Marquis's mansion on time.
I was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, and I had a bad feeling about it.
Before long, Gu Rongting appeared.
Just like last time, he was wearing a straw hat and all black, probably because he didn't want to attract attention.
The two escaped smoothly through the side gate, without encountering a single guard.
Yu Wenxue sensed something was wrong and asked, "Cousin, isn't the carriage parked at the door?"
Gu Rongting lowered his head, took her wrist, and whispered, "The intersection is too narrow; the carriage can only stop at the main gate."
Yu Wenxue stopped and suddenly slapped her forehead: "I suddenly remembered that I forgot to take the things I brought for Qingwan." She calmly withdrew her wrist: "Cousin, wait for me here, I'll be right back."
"It's alright. Whatever you need, I'll send someone to deliver it to you tomorrow."
"You don't know where I am; I'm hiding very well."
After saying that, Yu Wenxue quickly ran back.
Gu Rongting even touched her head from a distance, so how could he touch her wrist without permission? That's not in line with his style.
He's a fake.
However, her physical strength was far inferior to that of an adult man, and she quickly found herself at a disadvantage.
Several burly men appeared from behind and surrounded her.
A dull pain shot through the back of his neck, and the next instant, he collapsed to the ground, completely unconscious.
When I woke up again, I was in a small room.
The first thing you see is a glaring red. The room is small but clean and tidy, and if you look closely, you can even smell a faint fragrance.
The taste is familiar, seemingly exactly the same as the jade pillow from before.
The pillow was a gift from the old lady.
Thinking of this, Yu Wenxue already understood seven or eight parts of it.
This place is too eerie; it's so quiet that even the sound of breathing is unusually clear.
She moved her stiff arms and found that her hands and feet were weak and powerless, and she didn't even have the strength to lift her hands. They were as soft as a mushy bowl of overcooked noodles.
"Is this the bride? She's really beautiful, what a pity."
"What a pity? He was sickly and wouldn't live long!"
In a daze, Yu Wenxue heard people talking outside.
With a creak, the wooden door opened from the outside.
An old woman with a hunched back entered the room carrying a tray.
"The little girl is so pretty."
The old woman sat down next to her, picked up some face powder, and applied it thickly to her face.
Yu Wenxue felt like she was being kneaded like dough.
Unfortunately, she is now completely immobile and powerless to fight back.
"We're about to start kneading the dough. It might hurt a little, so please bear with it, young lady."
"Hey, what are you doing?" Yu Wenxue's eyebrows twitched in pain, and she almost bit her tongue.
"New brides have to have their noodles shaved, but this child doesn't understand anything."
Now I'm completely sober.
Yu Wenxue stared blankly at the bright red wedding quilt beneath her.
What she is doing is...
Did they jump straight to the wedding night?
"System, are you really going to just stand by and watch me die?"
[System: Currently down, please do not disturb]
I knew this would happen!
They're like dead when something happens, utterly useless.
Yu Wenxue suddenly had a flash of inspiration and thought of something. She continued to summon the system in her mind: "How do I use the Time-Space Pouch in the gift pack?"
[System: When using this feature, you must hug the other person for at least fifteen seconds.]
"Wasn't it enough to just hold hands before?"
[System: Currently down, please do not disturb]
...
She intended to exploit a bug: if danger arose, she could use the Time-Space Treasure to escape death, making it impossible for anyone to catch her.
This is bad. She can't exactly hug this old woman, can she? It wouldn't help the plot at all.
Yu Wenxue was lost in thought and didn't realize that the old woman had finished kneading the dough for her.
Immediately afterwards, she was stripped naked...
The red wedding dress was dazzling, adorned with various gemstones and beads, and was very heavy.
As the red veil fell, Yu Wenxue was carried onto the bridal sedan chair, like a puppet being manipulated, devoid of her soul and self.
She didn't know how long she had been unconscious. Out of the corner of her eye, she looked down at her feet and saw that it was all darkness.
A large group of people arrived outside, forming a circle and chanting some kind of incantation.
"May Heaven and our ancestors bless my son and congratulate him on the birth of his new wife!"
"Congratulations, young master, on the arrival of your new bride!"
The eeriness was palpable everywhere, and a sense of terror arose spontaneously. Yu Wenxue felt her scalp tingle and even her breathing became labored.
Who gets married at night?
A crazy idea flashed through my mind.
Ghost marriage.
The bridal sedan chair was suddenly lowered, and the sounds of gongs, drums, and firecrackers gradually faded away.
Yu Wenxue held her breath.
She tentatively moved her fingers, and her strength returned to about 30%.
Whoever comes in later, she plans to give them a bear hug.
It doesn't matter whose memories it enters, as long as the bug can be successfully exploited, it doesn't matter whose memories they are.
The murmurs outside grew quieter, and the sedan curtain remained unopened for a long time.
Instead, there were screams of pain and the clash of swords.
The scene descended into chaos, and for a moment, no one knew whether the bad guys' swords or her embrace would be faster.
Yu Wenxue focused her mind and silently counted in her heart.
three.
two.
one.
Gu Yun Shen couldn't wait to lift the red sedan curtain, and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the girl inside.
"I've found you."
"I'll hug you!" Yu Wenxue pounced on her.
Wait, this smells like...
[System: Congratulations, host! You have successfully unlocked hidden storyline two and are currently transporting you there.]
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