"Host, the invisibility talisman has failed. I have some bad news for you: the male lead has surrounded the area you are in, and the area is still shrinking."
Xu Nian was walking down the alley when she heard these words and almost cried.
Why did the male lead have to take her back?
She was just an ordinary person, while Zhao Zhen held a high position of power in this era and could have any woman he wanted.
"Yuanbao, tell me honestly, is there something about me that attracts the male lead?" If Xu Nian didn't know she was a supporting female character, she would have suspected that she had the female lead's halo.
One or two of them had a strange obsession with her.
"Host, you don't have anything on you that would attract the male lead!" Yuanbao confirmed after scanning the area.
"He can't possibly want to drag me back just because I'm his first woman and I ran away, can he?" Xu Nian was on the verge of tears. These 10,000 points were really hard to earn. It was one thing to offer herself, but now there was also the risk of being tied to someone for life.
"Host, have you forgotten? You're getting married tomorrow. If the bride runs away, do you think he won't arrest you?" Yuanbao felt like he knew the truth.
"What do I do now? I'm surrounded. To escape, I'd have to fly or teleport." Xu Nian was distressed. She had spent so many points and still hadn't gotten away. Her heart ached.
"Host gains 2,000 points for flying and teleporting."
"It's so expensive, I'm not running away." Xu Nian gave up, leaning dejectedly against the side of the alley.
She could only escape for a short time by spending two thousand points. If Zhao Zhen was determined to catch her and bring her back, all her efforts to escape would be in vain.
Unfortunately, she realized this too late, causing her to lose several hundred points.
Humans! They really won't turn back until they hit a brick wall.
"Yuanbao, when will the Calamity Talisman take effect?" Xu Nian could only hope that the mission would be completed quickly.
"Host, the Calamity Talisman will take half a month to fully take effect."
Xu Nian clenched her fist. If it weren't for the fact that the Xu family was the place where the original owner was born and raised, and that the means of revenge couldn't be too ruthless, she would have wanted to kill the person.
However, killing people probably doesn't count as avenging the original owner; rather, it's that she resorted to any means necessary for her mission.
The original owner wouldn't be satisfied with it either.
Feeling herself being locked onto by a cold gaze, Xu Nian looked up. When she saw who it was, her pupils contracted. How could he be so fast?
"Is A-Nian afraid of me?" Zhao Zhen naturally didn't miss Xu Nian's expression, and a surge of violence inexplicably arose in his heart.
Is she that afraid of him? Is he really that scary?
"Zhao Zhen, can you let me go?" Xu Nian was also conflicted. She was reluctant to give up her points, but she was also unwilling to go back with Zhao Zhen to get married and spend her life with him.
"A-Nian, don't be naive. It's good that you didn't run away today. If you had, I don't know what I would have done to the Xu family." Zhao Zhen's cold words stunned Xu Nian.
She stared blankly at Zhao Zhen; his eyes held none of the warmth he usually showed her, only endless coldness.
She saw a gigantic beast that seemed to prey on people, staring at her as it approached her step by step.
...
Xu Nian was taken back to the Zhenguo General's Mansion, and neither of them spoke a word the whole way.
Xu Nian didn't know what to say.
Meanwhile, Zhao Zhen was thinking about how to keep Xu Nian by his side forever.
If the child is no longer possible, then lock her up forever.
This time, no matter how much she cried and made a scene, he didn't want to let her go.
Zhao Zhen worked from day to night, while Xu Nian went from pleading to barely breathing.
She didn't know when Zhao Zhen let her go. When she woke up, she found herself wearing a bright red wedding dress.
She lay helplessly on the bed, with no one around.
Outside the house, there were sounds of suona horns and firecrackers.
"First bow to Heaven and Earth."
"Bowing to the parents twice."
"Husband and wife bow to each other."
Xu Nian sensed something was wrong with the sounds of the wedding ceremony. Had Zhao Zhen married someone else?
Thinking of this, Xu Nian excitedly called out, "Yuanbao, Yuanbao."
"Host, I'm here."
"Has Zhao Zhen married someone else?"
"No, host, his bride is still you," Yuanbao said with a complicated expression.
"How is that possible? The wedding ceremony has already taken place outside, and I'm still lying here. How could I be the bride?" Xu Nian didn't believe it. If she were the bride, why would she be here right now?
"Zhao Zhen said you weren't feeling well and couldn't see guests, so he used a chicken to represent you in the wedding ceremony."
"???" Xu Nian was shocked. Could this really be done?
Isn't it just chickens that replace the groom?
He's using a chicken to represent his bride, isn't he afraid of being laughed at? And by doing this, he's only creating trouble for his future career.
"Host, the system has determined that you have married the male lead and successfully taken the female lead's place."
Xu Nian was stunned; the system even approved Zhao Zhen's hasty wedding ceremony.
"Host, I will come to pick you up after you die."
Then Xu Nian lost contact with Yuan Bao; she was truly left behind this time.
Lying in bed, looking at the festive decorations throughout the room, Xu Nian got up and poured herself a glass of water.
The water was warm, and there was plenty of food on the table.
Clearly, Zhao Zhen had prepared all of this for her.
After eating and drinking her fill, Xu Nian went to the door to check, and sure enough, the door was locked from the outside.
Yes! The windows were nailed shut too.
Xu Nian could only lie back down on the bed and continue sleeping.
She didn't know how long she had slept, but when she woke up again, candles were lit in the bridal chamber, and Zhao Zhen was sitting by the bed watching her.
"Madam, are you awake?" Zhao Zhen's face was slightly flushed, indicating that he had drunk quite a bit of alcohol.
"Zhao Zhen, aren't you afraid people will laugh at you?" Xu Nian felt it was absurd whenever she thought of Yuanbao telling her that the other party had found a chicken to stand in for her in the wedding ceremony.
“A-Nian, no one in this capital city dares to laugh at me. Your husband is a notorious killer.” Zhao Zhen chuckled, his eyes filled with disdain for everyone.
Xu Nian: "Zhao Zhen, don't you think you've gone crazy?"
"Madam, today is our wedding day, and we haven't even drunk the nuptial wine yet!" Zhao Zhen knew that Xu Nian didn't want to marry him, even now, but it didn't matter. She was still his wife, Zhao Zhen's wife, no matter what.
Zhao Zhen shoved a glass of wine into Xu Nian's hand and tapped her with his hand. She stared blankly, stiffening. "Zhao Zhen, you bastard."
Zhao Zhen ignored Xu Nian, helped her into a proper position, and then picked up a glass of wine, crossed his hand with Xu Nian's, and drank it down in one gulp.
Xu Nian's cup of nuptial wine was naturally fed to her by Zhao Zhen himself.
After being fed the wine, Xu Nian was able to move again. She pointed at Zhao Zhen, wanting to curse but unable to. "What did you put in this wine?"
"Something to liven things up." Zhao Zhen didn't think his methods were despicable at all; on the contrary, he readily admitted what he had done.
Upon hearing that it really was that thing, Xu Nian immediately took a few steps back: "Don't come any closer."
What kind of person is this?!
Yesterday wasn't enough, so here we go again today.
"My lady, tonight is our wedding night. A moment of bliss is worth a thousand pieces of gold. Let us retire for the night!"
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