Chapter 79: The Wandering Travel Group (Ten)
It is said that a bride is most beautiful when she puts on her wedding dress, and A Liu is no exception.
Compared to the thin little girl in the previous scene, A Liu has now grown into a graceful young lady.
Time has not wasted her appearance, but has turned her from immature to mature. Her eyes are no longer filled with ignorance, but are filled with love.
The veil was not covered yet, but her smile was obvious and happy. She looked towards the door from time to time, as if she was waiting for someone.
The decoration of the bridal room was a bit rough, with red satin hung on the yellowed wall, in order to hide the embarrassment inside the room, but it also seemed a bit exaggerated. However, it was obvious that the owner had put a lot of thought and effort into dressing it up.
Compared with the old furniture, the brand new dressing table looks like it was just added recently.
Ah Liu had beautiful eyebrows and eyes, and she gently touched her red lips as she looked at herself in the mirror with a smile, her eyes filled with unspeakable anticipation.
Like every bride-to-be, she is full of beautiful imaginations about her future life.
It was a warm scene and it didn't last long. The festive atmosphere seemed to have changed in the next second.
The scene changes and the new house becomes the main house.
At the wedding that was packed with guests, the bride's parents disappeared from the main seat, and A Liu was pushed to stand in the bride's seat.
Whether it was the same red color around her or the noisy crowd around her, they were all blurry and unclear.
"As expected, a child bride raised in childhood is different. She kept it a secret from us for so long..."
"I guess she must have known it a long time ago. No wonder her mother left so decisively. She looked so happy..."
"I think she has not seen enough of the world. Today we will help her open her eyes..."
"Look at this little girl, she's really pretty, just like her mother when she was young, it's so fascinating just thinking about it..."
"Since the host wants us to pretend we don't know, and he has already agreed, there's no need to be polite..."
"Hahahaha, this little face is so tender!"
…
Dirty words continued to be heard, and the other red shadow beside A Liu had disappeared at some point.
She was the only one left standing there helplessly, hugging herself and trying to avoid the hands that appeared from nowhere around her.
But those hands and disgusting smiles always follow me like a shadow.
She opened her mouth and wanted to scream, but the only person she could rely on seemed to be gone.
Nan Huan was furious. He knew clearly that this happened in the past and he was also aware that he could not change it at all, but he still stubbornly used his hands to drive away the villagers.
Everything they faced at the wedding was not a deliberate setting in the game, but something that actually happened.
But it was clear that until before the wedding, A Liu was still very happy, and it was obvious that the man named A Hua was also quite nice to her.
But why did everything change in an instant?
What was the situation that the villagers were talking about, and that A Liu might have known all along?
What kind of sudden change caused all this tragedy?
And no matter what happened, what normal man would choose to remain indifferent when seeing his bride being treated like this at a wedding?
Soon the wedding scene disappeared before anything worse could happen.
Nan Huan felt very melancholy. She heaved a sigh of relief, thinking that she wouldn't have to watch the other person suffer any more torture. But she knew in her heart that all this torture was a thing of the past and had actually happened to the other person.
The next second, under the scorching sun, the execution platform was erected high on the open space at the entrance of the village.
A Liu was wearing tattered underwear, his limbs were tied to the platform, and he could not move.
It seemed like some kind of lynching, but also like a public display.
At first, the villagers passing by would point and whisper.
Later, the villagers passing by didn't want to pay attention to her anymore, and they didn't even want to look at her, as if they were afraid of being infected with some disease.
Due to extreme lack of water, her lips had become cracked and white, and the glaring sunlight made her dizzy.
But beneath the messy hair, there is always a pair of eyes that are unwilling to compromise.
Because the picture is jumping and not coherent.
Nan Huan didn’t know whether it was intentional on the part of the system or for some other reason, so the content they had finally seen just omitted the most important part.
This was the first time that Nanhuan experienced being in such an isolated place.
The collective is greater than all forms of individual existence, even above the level of law and life, and individual will is the least important thing.
If someone wants to resist, he will inevitably become an outsider in the eyes of most people.
I don’t know how long it took, but the scorching sun set.
As night fell, smoke rose from every house and the village became quiet.
Finally, someone took advantage of the cover of night and came to the rack.
"A Liu, why don't you compromise? You will die if you continue like this?"
A hoarse voice was heard. Nan Huan couldn't see the other person's appearance clearly, nor could he connect this voice with the clear voice of protection from his childhood.
I could just feel that his voice was filled with fatigue and embarrassment.
He seemed to have a lot to say, but was worried about being seen by others and getting into trouble. He looked around, not knowing whether he was afraid of seeing A Liu's appearance.
A Liu did not answer him, but just lowered his eyebrows slightly and looked at the other person with a calm face.
She did not blame or complain, but looked down at the other person as if she wanted to explore something.
But when it finally fell on the other person, after a moment of stagnation, only a slight disappointment was left.
After a long time, she finally let out a long sigh.
"I have known your secret since I was very young, but I still like you. Maybe I couldn't tell what love was at that time, but as I grow older, I can be sure that I like you as a person, and it has nothing to do with your appearance."
As she spoke, her gaze was fixed on the distance, as if she was trying to capture something through the dark night.
"I once thought you were the same as me, but later I found out I was wrong."
The extreme lack of water made it difficult for her to utter every word, but she spoke very seriously.
It was like this abnormal relationship finally came to an end.
"I always stick to my own ideas. It would be too sad if I could easily change them just because of a few words or even oppression from others."
She was obviously so miserable, but the person standing under the rack felt that the other person was always looking down on him, mentally.
A Liu stopped there and didn't say anything else, but it seemed like she had said everything.
The man standing under the rack was intimidated by the other party's words and quickly started to argue, "A Liu, it's not that I don't dare to admit it, it's just that you saw what happened yesterday. In fact, I was also very confused. I..."
I don't know whether he felt that the reasons for arguing were too weak, or he didn't want to waste too much time here.
He did not continue speaking, but continued to persuade, "You just need to give in. When everyone stops paying attention to this matter, everything will be the same as before, and we can still be together. Besides, after what happened yesterday, my mother was originally unwilling to let you enter my house again, but I still don't want to be separated from you..."
This seemed to be the reason why he came here. "Besides, if you keep being so stubborn, this matter will only be talked about for a longer time. Our family has had a hard time these past two days. You can't just watch me suffer so much, right?"
Maybe he felt that ordinary rhetoric could no longer impress Liu, so he started to act pitiful again.
A Liu finally revealed a bitter smile. She originally just thought that the other party was not brave enough and was hindered by rumors.
A Liu was more disappointed than angry about what happened yesterday.
But it was not until this moment that she realized that the person in front of her not only lacked courage, but was also so selfish.
"You can leave now. We didn't complete the wedding ceremony yesterday. Strictly speaking, we don't have any relationship, and we won't have any in the future..."
A Liu closed his eyes, and a tear rolled down from his eyes and fell to the ground where he couldn't see.
These words consumed the last of her strength. She seemed extremely exhausted and leaned against the rack, unwilling to open her eyes again.
The people below were completely unaware of her fatigue and continued talking to themselves.
Seeing that A Liu had no intention of talking anymore, he finally left in disappointment.
In the next scene, it is still dark.
To the point that Nan Huan couldn't tell whether it was a continuation of what had just happened, or a night in the future.
But she was the first to smell the strong smell of blood, and the village was eerily quiet.
It seemed as if something was lurking in the darkness, waiting for the right opportunity to strike.
The execution platform was still the same execution platform, but A Liu was no longer on the wooden frame, but it was covered with blood.
The blood seeped into the wood texture, leaving mottled marks on the ground, which shows how tragic the scene was.
Suddenly, there were a few hurried dog barkings in the distance, as if something unexpected had happened.
In the darkness, Nan Huan couldn't tell from which direction the sound came, and she couldn't wait to know what had happened.
After all, according to the game's synopsis, she always thought that the villagers' deaths were related to the bride, A Liu.
But since she saw what happened in the past here and heard what A Liu said just now.
Nan Huan always felt that she was more disappointed than angry. Although the villagers did bad things to her, to be honest, Nan Huan did not sense any murderous intent from them.
Especially now that she saw the bloodstains on the rack, she had even worse guesses.
Fortunately, after a while, there seemed to be some faint rustling sound in the darkness, getting closer and closer.
A familiar figure appeared on the path not far away.
He appeared stealthily, holding a bag half the size of his forearm in his arms, with an indelible look of surprise on his face.
Nan Huan took a closer look and recognized the man as the village chief.
He was bent over, as if his lower abdomen was injured, and the bag in his arms seemed to be afraid to get too close to him, but also afraid to hold it too tightly.
After walking a few steps, he couldn't help but look back at the execution platform.
I don't know what he was thinking of, but he immediately quickened his pace and walked quickly in the other direction.
"There are bloodstains on the bundle."
Bei Xi had very good night vision and could tell something was wrong at a glance.
Combined with the other party's reaction, she had almost figured out what was in the package.
Bei Xi showed a look of disgust on his face and followed with Nan Huan.
It was discovered that the village chief was walking all the way south and stopped at a piece of wasteland almost out of the village.
He looked around, as if he was afraid that someone was following him, and afraid that someone would discover his presence here.
It wasn't until he hid behind a large bunch of vines and paused for several breaths, realizing there was no risk of being discovered here.
He hurriedly picked up a stone, started digging a hole in the ground, and then buried the bundle in it.
In an attempt to hide his true intentions, he covered the place tightly with a few leaves and limped away in a hurry.
Nan Huan wanted to go forward to check what the village chief had buried, but was stopped by Bei Xi.
"I'll come, so you don't have to watch."
Bei Xi knew what she wanted to do and did not stop her, but she just didn't want Nan Huan to see how miserable she was.
As she spoke, she had already carefully dug out the thing and opened it to check.
Because of the limitations of the system, that thing had almost no weight in her hands.
Amid the strong smell of blood, Bei Xi recognized the tattered undergarment and a part of A Liu's body.
She nodded at Nan Huan without saying anything.
"Take her away, put her back together, and find her a quiet place."
Nan Huan pursed her lips. Although she knew that this was just a piece of data from the past and that there was no use in what they were doing, she still couldn't bear to let the other person's body lie in pieces in this corner of the village.
Bei Xi was not surprised by her decision, nor did she hesitate. She just put the bag back into place, held it firmly in her arms, and replied with only one word.
"good."
Next, Nanhuan saw many familiar faces again.
Some of them are the instigators who make noises at the wedding, while others are silent accomplices.
As expected, each of them looked panicked, holding something, wandering in the darkness, trying to find a corner to hide the hot potato in their hands.
It seemed as if this memory and that living person could also be hidden in the darkness and concealed.
Bei Xi and Nan Huan followed these people and picked up the tattered A Liu.
When it was almost dawn, Nan Huan knew that the system would soon change the scene, so he found a suitable place by the stream where he first saw A Liu, at the edge of the village, and buried her.
"Don't worry, after I get out of here, I will find a way to take you away from Fengmenling."
According to Nan Huan's wishes, she would not want to bury A Liu in this place that brought her so much suffering, but due to system restrictions, she can't leave Fengmenling at all now.
And she also knew that the body of A Liu that the two found at this time was just an image from the past and was not real.
The two were about to finish all this when the scene changed again.
This time, before seeing the specific pictures, Nan Huan heard a sharp cry that penetrated his lungs and broke his heart.
"A Liu, open your eyes and look at me? Hmm?"
The familiar voice sounded again, trembling and with unspeakable regret.
When Nan Huan opened his eyes, he saw that A Liu's body had been pieced together and placed on the open ground.
There was a blurry shadow lying next to her. The person was not wearing red clothes, but his clothes were bloody, as if stained with blood.
He seemed to not believe what he saw and wanted to get A Liu back.
But no matter how much he called out, the life that had already disappeared would never come back.
He started crying uncontrollably at first, and then after a long while, he started laughing like a madman.
"But don't worry, I have already avenged you. I have not spared any of those who have harmed you. I have tortured them and sent them to accompany you. Believe me, I will avenge you."
"I will help you get revenge."
"You know what? Those men are actually cowards. Who are they to dare to touch you? I cut off their genitals to vent your anger. Are you happy? Hmm?"
He put his hand close to A Liu's forehead and muttered to himself, as if he was afraid that A Liu couldn't hear him clearly, but also as if he was talking to himself.
The corners of Nan Huan's mouth twitched.
She finally understood why when she first met Xiao Wang and the village chief, they both hunched over with painful expressions on their faces.
And last night, those who were burying the bodies were also hunched over.
It turns out that it is all your own fault.
Although Nan Huan also looked down on the person in front of her, it was obvious that she agreed with his approach and even felt that the punishment was too light.
"Will you forgive me? Hmm?"
He was sobbing by the end, and it was unclear whether he was crying more out of regret or self-blame.
"You once said that you liked the open space in Fengmenling the most. This way I can stay here with you. How about burying you here?"
I don't know how much time passed before the other party's mumbling finally stopped.
He simply dug a one-meter square pit on the open ground and put A Liu in it.
He also inserted a stone branch at the top as a mark.
Just when Nan Huan thought that the past had come to an end.
The scene changed again, but the picture was relatively simple.
The other villagers of Fengmenling could no longer be seen, nor could the person who was still alive be seen.
The only thing in the scene was the stone. Nan Huan initially thought that, apart from the change in the environment, everything else remained the same.
Then, she realized something was wrong.
Something seemed to be growing in the soil above A Liu's body, but the growth was so slow at first that it was difficult to detect, but it became obvious later.
She couldn't count how long it had been, but she just watched the non-existent willow tree rise from the ground and grow to several dozen feet tall, just as they had seen when they first entered Fengmen Ridge.
Nan Huan understood that if they wanted to find the safe area under the willow tree, they would have to find A Liu's body first after they got out.
Nan Huan and Bei Xi watched the willow tree grow to a certain size and then stop growing.
Instead, there was a flash of light in front of the two of them, just like the flash of the wooden board they saw before they came in.
After the light faded, the huge willow tree disappeared in an instant and turned back into A Liu.
Compared to the joy when she got married and the disappointment when she was tied to the execution platform, her face at this moment was filled with more curiosity, and occasional confusion and helplessness.
She approached the two men cautiously and sniffed until she confirmed that the smell on Nan Huan was exactly the same as the smell of blood she had just felt, then she asked curiously.
"Who are you? I seem to have smelled your scent before."
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