Amo didn't know why Achen loved her so much, or why he treated her this way.
But she could sense Ah Chen's sincerity; she wanted to see him.
I want to see you right now!
The village elders and chief, who had already arrived at the village entrance, happened to see the Holy Maiden Amo change course.
The village elders tried to stop them, but...
Some people are even faster than the village elders.
Amo's mother stopped Amo first.
"You can't go, you can't go before the Drum Festival!"
"Amo, you can't go now!"
The village chief shouted loudly, but the explosions and booming sounds in the air completely swallowed up the shouts of the people on the ground.
Amo suddenly woke up.
As she turned around, the burst of light revealed her reddened eyes to the Miao villagers around her.
"Amo, you can't go!"
“Yes, Amo, listen to your mother, you can’t go! For your sake, and for Achen’s sake too.”
Amo nodded with tears in her eyes.
At that moment, on the last bend of the road from Heiwu Village, two beams of light shone in this direction.
Those are car lights.
"It must be Ah Chen. Hurry up and stop him, don't let him meet Ah Mo."
The village chief shouted, and the Miao men from Quedong Village rushed over to stop him.
However, the car was just parked there, about six or seven hundred meters away.
"Ah Chen, Ah Chen..."
Amo put her hands together to her lips and shouted, "What a pity!"
The colorful night sky was so bright that the fireworks were still going off and couldn't be heard at all.
Lu Rui, who rushed over, squeezed through the crowd and was stunned by the beauty of the Miao Holy Maiden the moment he saw her.
"Young man from the Lu family, hurry up and switch the screen to Ah Chen's side so he can say a few words to the Holy Maiden."
An elder of the clan said loudly.
Lu Rui woke up with a start, his eyes also a little red, because he was also moved by the true feelings between the Miao Holy Maiden and Prince Mu.
Lu Rui immediately instructed his subordinates in charge of setting off fireworks to control the pace, releasing one firework every few seconds.
The loud noises in the night sky were no longer as frequent as before.
Mu Achen's image also appeared on the huge screen at the entrance of the village.
At this moment, Ah Chen was sitting in the car, his hands gripping the steering wheel, his head bowed, humming a song that no one had ever heard before.
"What song is Ah Chen singing? Why is his voice hoarse?"
Was he shouting over there the whole time?
The clan elders and the village chief looked at each other in bewilderment, while the Miao and Han people also noticed the young prince on the screen.
"Young man from the Lu family, have your men turn the volume up."
The videographers on Ah Chen's side didn't dare get too close, afraid of disturbing the young prince of the Miao family.
So even though they turned the volume up to the maximum, they still couldn't hear very clearly what Ah Chen was singing.
Intermittently, it sounded like I could hear Ah Chen singing:
I've given up the smoke I inhale, but I can't give up missing you at night...
I've given up my wild fantasies, but I can't give up your beauty and captivating charm...
I've given up insomnia, but I can't give up wanting to see you. All those vows I made to love you have been fulfilled.
I've given up the autumn moon, but I can't give up your radiance; how can I give up the love buried deep in my heart?
I've overcome my timidity, but I can't overcome my desire to see you.
Through past and present lives, loving you is a feeling I can't shake.
…
Even through the screen, Amo could feel how much pain Achen was in through his hoarse humming.
Ah Chen's humming style expresses the helplessness amidst sadness, and within that helplessness, a great deal of sorrow erupts.
"Mu Achen, stop singing and go back to your Black Crow Village!" Chief Tang shouted.
"Grandpa, stop shouting, he can't hear you from this far away."
Amo stopped Chief Tang, then turned to Lu Rui and asked, "Hello, there's no signal down the mountain. Do you have a way to let me say a few words to Achen?"
Lu Rui nodded and said, "We've installed a temporary diffuser on the mountaintop. You can use the headset on your body to contact Brother Mu, but it can't be for too long, I'm afraid the battery won't last long."
"Okay, then please open it for me."
With the wireless signal connected, under everyone's watchful eyes, Amo looked at the screen and gently asked, "Achen, can you hear me?"
"ah?"
Ah Chen, who was slumped over the steering wheel, suddenly looked up as if startled by something.
A few seconds later, Ah Chen came to his senses and moved the earpiece clipped to his ear.
"Oh, I thought the Holy Maiden had suddenly appeared here! I forgot about President Lu's new equipment."
"Achen, go back! It's cold at night, don't catch a cold, your voice is hoarse."
Ah Chen, inside the car, seemed unaware that there were two video cameras pointed at him not far away.
All of his images appeared on the screen.
He hastily wiped away his tears, grinned, and said, "Holy Maiden, I won't break the rules! I just... wanted to catch a glimpse of you from afar, even just a glance. You should go back to the village soon, I'll leave in a bit."
“Achen, if you don’t leave, how can I leave? I’ll count to three, then you turn the car around and we’ll go back to our respective villages together.”
"I..."
"Three...two...one..."
Before Ah Chen could react, Ah Mo had already started the countdown, so he had no choice but to start the car and turn around on the spot.
As Amo watched the scene on the screen, she saw two tears captured by the magnified lens when Achen turned around.
At that moment, Amo couldn't control herself either, and tears welled up in her eyes.
After this interlude, the sound of explosions in the night sky returned to the continuous scene.
Back in Heiwu Village, Achen celebrated with his Miao relatives around the campfire.
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