Mu Run dared not resist in the slightest, standing like a wooden stake, letting the hand above her head do whatever it wanted, her heart filled with horror and confusion... Could she even leave?
Then, the higher-ups gave her the answer—
"I'm still missing a wife to take as my wife, so you'll do."
Now, not only is Mu Run adorably clueless.
Liu Lao Er and Qiao Dongzi were also dumbfounded.
Qiao Dongzi: "Boss, are you serious?"
Liu Lao Er sized up Mu Run again. She looked like a mere young girl, not even fit to be their leader's maid, let alone his wife. He doubted she could handle it…
"The deed is done, there's no denying it. From now on, she's your sister-in-law." Fu Yunchen stated the fact that Mu Run was trying to evade as a matter of course!
Mu Run strained to look up at the bandit leader. He did indeed have an incredibly handsome face, especially his heterochromatic eyes, which were strangely captivating. Images of her and him, which were not meant to be described, automatically surfaced in her mind, and her ears involuntarily burned. "Then, can I deny it?"
He laughed, a laugh that could captivate all, "What do you think?"
"..." She had absolutely no desire to become a bandit's wife!
Wait, my lady? Mu Run suddenly remembered the Cao family…
His expression changed drastically, and he immediately tried to walk outside.
But my legs were so weak that I could barely stand, and I would fall down after taking just one step.
Fu Yunchen stretched out his long arm and hooked it around her slender waist, so delicate it could be easily grasped. Recalling her taste... the fruit, though unassuming in appearance, possessed an exquisite flavor, a legendary treasure!
“The Cao family is all dead. You saw the young master Cao who didn’t marry you.”
Mu Run suddenly remembered his long, black sword, the miserable old man Cao, and the young master Cao who was cut into pieces like 'tofu' even after he died. He couldn't help but shudder.
"Now, you either come with me to the mountain to be my wife, or stay here and live as a widow. Choose one?"
"..." Can she choose none of them?
*******
Just as dawn was breaking, a convoy of six carriages and a dozen mounted guards marched out of the gates of Gucheng in a grand procession.
Mu Run sat on the shaft of one of the carriages loaded with valuables, scratching his head in frustration. "What an idiot!"
Why should she listen to him? She could have refused to choose at all.
As a result, she foolishly said that she would choose to stay in the Cao family and remain a widow, naively thinking that she could first trick this bandit leader away.
Unexpectedly, the bandit leader seized on her words, saying that everything belonging to the Cao family now belonged to him, including her, a young widow, and that she would ultimately have to become his wife. And if she didn't, she would die!
Qiao Dongzi rode over on horseback, and after paralleling the carriage, handed Mu Run a roast chicken, saying, "Sister-in-law, eat a little fatter so that the eldest son can have a baby soon."
"Who's your sister-in-law? I didn't agree to that." Mu Run turned her head away, refusing to eat the roast chicken. What did she mean by "eat a little fatter so you can have a piglet"? Was she a sow? No, she had absolutely nothing to do with him!
Damn it, she has to find a chance to escape!
Fu Yunchen took the roast chicken from Qiao Dongzi's hand, tore off a large, golden-brown, and fragrant chicken leg, took a bite, and said, "Never mind if she doesn't want to eat it. Let her go hungry, so she won't have to go through the trouble of catching her if she runs away."
Qiao Dongzi: "..."
Mu Run stared wide-eyed: "..."
How could he know what she was thinking!
Mu Run had no choice but to follow the bandits. Later, she heard that on that night, in addition to the entire Cao family, the inner courtyard of the Gu County magistrate's government office was also massacred, leaving no one alive.
Despite the horrific tragedy, few people were surprised; some even felt a sense of satisfaction, exclaiming that karma had come full circle.
All this was because the county magistrate of Ziri County and the Cao family colluded, abusing their power to commit evil and oppress the good, leaving the people inside and outside the city afraid to speak out. Now that they were all dead, regardless of which heroes or villains were responsible, everyone wished they could grant them immortality.
...
After traveling non-stop for most of the day, the convoy stopped in a small valley where there were hardly any people.
Moreover, this small valley also has a clear stream flowing gently.
When Mu Run saw the stream, his eyes lit up.
She had been sitting in the carriage for most of the day, and was already covered in dust and parched. Now that she saw the clean water, she wished she could sprout wings and fly over to wash herself.
He immediately took out a plain handkerchief from his bag and got off the carriage.
Fu Yunchen and Liu Lao Er were talking when they saw Mu Run get off the carriage, her steps still a little unnatural. They thought of something and walked over to her.
"This is a wound medicine. Take one pill orally once a day, or crush it and apply it externally."
Fu Yunchen handed Mu Run a round box made of dark wood, covered with intricate patterns.
Mu Run was confused. "Why are you giving me medicine?"
She wasn't injured, and besides, can you just take this medicine like that? Who knows what the ingredients are? What if it upsets her stomach...?
"You are my wife now."
"Wife? Let me see the marriage contract." Mu Run reached out her hand. On the way, she had been carefully studying the common knowledge about this world from Xin Lian's memories. She learned that in this world, in order to become a real couple, in addition to the ceremony, they also needed to go to the household registration office of the prefectural government to obtain a marriage contract, just like a marriage certificate, otherwise it wouldn't count.
Fu Yunchen raised an eyebrow, "You and that Cao family boy don't have a marriage contract either."
“If I’m not, then I’m not. I’m not a daughter-in-law of the Cao family, much less a widow. You can’t use the Cao family to force me to leave immediately.” Mu Run became more and more agitated as she spoke, her words aggressive, and even her eyes carried a hint of force.
Fu Yunchen looked into her eyes, a slight smile playing on his lips, and said with a hint of amusement, "We have already consummated our marriage!"
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