Since he had nothing else to do anyway, he might as well follow this silly girl.
Moreover, what he said was true. Xiao Yanzi had Yongqi, and if he went over there, he would be a third wheel, and might even make Yongqi misunderstand that he still had feelings for Xiao Yanzi.
He could say with certainty that he no longer had any feelings for Xiao Yanzi. He wasn't deeply involved to begin with, and he withdrew in time and quickly adjusted himself.
"Fine, fine, go ahead and follow if you want."
Cailian waved her hand, giving up the struggle. Fine, if she wanted to go with him, so be it. If it puts Chen Nian at ease, then she might as well go with him. The person involved doesn't mind the trouble, so why should she hesitate? Anyway, she's not the one who's getting tired.
It doesn't matter.
She's not the type to get stuck on one thing for too long.
"There's going to be some excitement, we can't miss it, hurry up!"
Little Swallow was unaware of Shen Nian's worries. Just like in the original drama, she called out to everyone and hurriedly ran forward. However, because of Shen Nian's prior explanation, she did not pull Shen Nian and Qing'er along, but ran forward alone.
However, he hadn't run more than a few steps when Yongqi caught him and pulled him back.
"Little Swallow, things are a bit chaotic right now. Don't get involved or get separated from us."
The Emperor frowned as he observed the scene before him, a stark contrast to his attitude towards other towns, and called out to Erkang.
"Erkang, go ahead and ask what Qijiang Town is celebrating. Is it a ceremony to thank the gods?"
"yes."
Erkang agreed, took two steps forward, and pulled an older woman away.
"Auntie, what's going on in town? Why are there fires everywhere? It's almost winter, the weather is dry, aren't you afraid of the danger of lighting fires everywhere?"
Seeing that Erkang didn't understand, the auntie kindly explained it to him.
"Look at you, young man, you just don't understand the customs left by our ancestors. This is our town's Fire Festival, also known as the 'Bake Away All Diseases'..."
Just like in the original drama, the group eventually walked to the front. As time passed, Chen Nian's heart grew increasingly tense.
He held Ertai's hand even tighter, and even broke out in a cold sweat.
Even the fire dance performed by Xiao Yanzi and the others couldn't relax her.
Fortunately, she left Xuan'er and Shuang'er at the inn, otherwise she would have had to find someone to protect them.
...
Soon, a commotion arose in the crowd, and many people rushed towards them, scattering everyone in an instant.
Before Ertai could pull Chen Nian away, Chen Nian was pulled backward by a tremendous force.
Hidden behind the Emperor, Ziwei looked at the people carrying knives in the crowd and nodded.
He glanced at Chen Nian, who was closely following Ertai, his eyes flashing with hatred and ruthlessness. He reached out and quickly grabbed Chen Nian's hand, pulling her away from Ertai with all his might.
"Meditation—"
"Nian Nian—"
"teacher--"
"Young one—"
"Junior Sister—"
Seeing Ziwei dragging Chen Nian away with a sinister look on her face, everyone felt murderous intent and raised their swords to fight the person in front of them, wanting to get to Chen Nian's side.
"master--"
The officials scattered among the crowd also saw the situation and fought desperately to get to the emperor's side.
"hiss--"
Feeling an intense stinging pain in her wrist, Chen Nian cried out in agony, desperately trying to break free. But the person pulling her showed no mercy, holding her tightly with their nails digging into her flesh without any intention of letting go, instead digging deeper and deeper.
I had a strong urge to strangle her.
Chen Nian was in excruciating pain; her entire hand was trembling, and she was being pulled backward repeatedly, blood flowing out with the intense movement.
In an instant, her fair wrists were covered with winding streaks of blood, which dripped down to the ground, leaving many bloodstains on the floor.
"Ziwei—!!!"
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