Her eyes were filled with deep hatred. She glanced at Meng Yan beside her and continued:
“I have brought shame upon the entire tribe. After removing it, I will leave! From now on, I will no longer be a Buyi woman.”
“I chose the first option. As for Meng Yan, I hope the village elders will give him the second option directly: to take the root-severing herb and sever both of his limbs.”
Upon hearing this, Ah Chen frowned slightly.
This method is ruthless!
The chief and elders of the Buyi tribe were surprised that Luo Yao, who had previously been indecisive, would make this choice after meeting Mu Achen!
However, the one who was truly shocked was Meng Yan.
Even the Meng couple were caught off guard.
However, while everyone was in a brief moment of confusion, Luo Yao added, "Of course, Meng Yan's father has a deep relationship with the future Miao King. I will listen to the Meng family's choice."
Upon hearing this, Mu Achen's expression changed slightly, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.
Clearly, this Buyi woman was playing mind games with him, trying to lure him in with a show of weakness.
Not many people could see this immediately, but Mo, who happened to walk by, heard it clearly.
At this moment, although Amo's expression towards Luo Yao was calm, she harbored murderous intent towards this orphan girl.
You know, Ah Chen is Ah Mo's Achilles' heel.
Luo Yao, a Buyi woman, dared to use her affairs to manipulate Achen's mind; wasn't she courting death?
Teacher Meng, who was in the midst of his grief, obviously didn't notice, and immediately asked Achen to help him say something.
call--
Ah Chen sighed, took the rice wine Ah Mo brought him, and drank several bowls in a row before saying, "Teacher, since you've already spoken, what else can I say? I'll do my best."
In fact, when Meng Ci asked Mu Achen for help, the village chief and the elders of the Buyi tribe became serious.
However, the reason they made that vicious choice before was precisely to get the future Miao king to speak.
Isn't the goal simply to make Mu Achen owe them a favor?
But they seemed to be mistaken. Mu Achen wasn't a fool who only knew how to repay a debt of gratitude and disregarded the Miao family.
For this reason, Mu Achen said to Meng Ci, "Teacher, it is already difficult for Chief Luo and the others to take the initiative to make concessions, but we cannot bully them. After all, Meng Yan was wrong, and Miss Luo Yao also expressed her opinion just now."
Oops!
Something seems off about the future Miao king's words!
Just as Chief Luo and Luo Yao were secretly realizing the danger, Mu Achen's next words completely shattered their carefully laid plans.
"Teacher, should we save Meng Yan's life or save Miss Luo's unborn child? Choose one."
"Or, if the teacher has any ideas, he can bring them up. I'll shamelessly discuss them with Chief Luo and the others. As long as it doesn't violate their customs, there might be other things to talk about."
In fact, gratitude is gratitude, affection is affection, and reason is reason; these three should not be confused at this time.
Teacher Meng also said directly, "Meng Yan should be punished. The child in Miss Luo's womb is innocent, and the girl's reputation is also important."
this--
These three sentences really put Mu Achen in a difficult position!
Luo Yao's words just now, at this moment, have become a calculated move.
When Achen was silent, Amo came to his side and glanced at Luo Yao. Luo Yao immediately felt as if a thousand arrows were piercing her heart and couldn't help but shiver.
After a moment, Achen raised his eyes and said, "Chief Luo, this matter shouldn't be something my Miao family should interfere with! But Mengci is my teacher, and since he has already expressed his thoughts, I must follow his wishes. How about this..."
"The Buyi tribe gave Meng Yan the root-breaking herb, and A Lai personally broke Meng Yan's two limbs. Miss Luo, carrying her unborn child, left with the Meng family! In gratitude, the Meng family gave 3,800 yuan in cash as compensation to Luoyang Ancient Village."
"this--"
"Is it possible?"
The conditions proposed by Mu Achen were actually the same as those given by the Buyi tribe, which would not violate their customs or the original punishments imposed on Meng Yan and Luo Yao.
It was just that Mu Achen made an exception for it.
Luo Yao saved the child, and whether it's a boy or a girl in the future, at least Meng Yan, who has already taken the root-severing herb, will have an heir.
As for the cash compensation of 3,800 yuan given to the Buyi tribe, it was actually in the form of a betrothal gift.
Moreover, in those days, a proper marriage would cost almost the same amount of money, both inside and out.
But Mu Achen did this partly to protect Luo Yao's reputation, and partly as a betrothal gift from the Meng family.
As for having Alai break Meng Yan's two limbs, it was also to let Alai vent his anger.
Regarding this---
The chieftain and elders of the Buyi tribe naturally thought it was feasible, at least the future Miao king was not forcibly suppressing them.
As for Meng Ci and his wife, although they could not accept that their youngest son, Meng Yan, had been cut off from their lineage, they were fortunate in the worst of times. At least they could save his and Luo Yao's lives, reputation, and their child.
“Since it is the future Miao king who has spoken, and it does not violate our traditions, then so be it,” the village elder of Luoyang Ancient Village declared.
Luo Yao secretly breathed a sigh of relief; her strategy of retreating to advance had indeed worked.
Meng Yan couldn't help but be happy, but he didn't think to thank Mu Achen. Instead, he leaned closer to Luo Yao.
"Ah Chen..."
"Teacher, I have done as you asked! No need to say anything else, come over here, I want to say a few words to you privately."
On the other side of the riverbank.
Only Ah Chen and his teacher Meng Ci are here.
Meng Ci expressed his gratitude to A Chen, but A Chen smiled and said, "It's nothing. My teacher treated me with immense kindness back then, and I feel much better now that I'm repaying that kindness."
"Besides, it was I who wanted the teacher to come here yesterday to find out the truth!"
"Since it was my suggestion and the teacher asked for help, how could I not help?"
"However, I can't get involved in the follow-up matters. It's up to you, teacher, to discuss and decide with the Buyi tribe."
Ah Chen only took out five thousand yuan this time, saying, "Take this and deal with things here first."
"You'll probably be very busy these next few days, so I won't say goodbye before I leave."
"Ah Chen, thank you. If it weren't for you, Teacher... would definitely have been burying his child."
Meng Ci held A Chen's hand and expressed his gratitude once again.
Because they couldn't come up with that much money all at once, he accepted the money but gave Ah Chen an IOU, saying he would find a way to repay Ah Chen after this matter was resolved.
"It's alright, teacher, you go ahead with your work, I'll go over there now."
Mu Achen turned around!
But before leaving the riverbank, Amo, who was standing to the side, gave Luo Yao a deep look.
Obviously--
Amo wouldn't pretend she knew nothing about Luo Yao's open schemes against Mu Achen.
This isn't over yet!
Amo will teach her a lesson in the next couple of days.
Whether Luo Yao, the orphaned girl from the Buyi ethnic group, can withstand the attack from the Miao holy maiden is another matter.
That night, Amo and Achen entered the most sacred ancient building in Duoyi Miao Village.
In the dead of night, Siwei's Aqin seemed to have received some kind of order from Amo and disappeared into the Miao village.
As for where they went, it is unknown.
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