Chapter 65.
"Fine, as long as you marry me, I'll grant you any request you make. But if you dare to lie to me, I'll make you wish you were dead."
Long Buxi had a smile on her face, which was the same gentle smile Cheng Ying was familiar with, with innocent eyes, making her look harmless.
But his appearance made Cheng Ying feel a little scared.
Because of the chilling, clenched teeth in his next words.
She lowered her eyes and said softly, "I won't lie to you."
Everyone says that Miao people are stubborn and affectionate, but in her opinion, the words "stubborn and affectionate" are used to cover up the fact that Miao people are crazy and abnormal.
They rarely hurt people, but if you provoke them, make a promise to them, or break that promise, they will go crazy and do many irrational things, which is understandable.
Many Miao villages practice consanguineous marriage, resulting in children with somewhat unusual personalities. Furthermore, due to the limited contact between these villages and the outside world, the Miao people generally have low levels of education and little legal knowledge, making it understandable that they might engage in actions that violate laws and ethical norms.
Cheng Ying thought that no matter what kind of personality Long Buxi had, or how many lies he had told her, his heart for her should be genuine. As long as she communicated with him more and taught him more about the law, she could overlook many things because of his handsome face, and live like this for the rest of her life.
Anyway, Long Buxi agreed to her request, so she didn't have to live in Pucang Village anymore and could continue doing what she wanted. Although she didn't know why Long Buxi would go to such lengths to agree to her requests, she felt it was good enough for now.
At this moment, the giant python had already opened its blood-red maw to Long Buxi's head, ready to swallow him whole.
Long Buxi raised his hand expressionlessly, pointing at the giant python, and the bell on his hand jingled.
"Ah Lan," Long Buxi uttered softly.
"Buzz—" A familiar sound of insect wings vibrating rang out, and Alan's small, dark blue figure suddenly flew in from the cave entrance, flew directly to the giant python's head, and took a hard bite.
With a loud "boom," the giant python, which had been ferocious just moments before, suddenly seemed to have its vital spot seized. Its head and body crashed heavily to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust. At the same time, it coiled its tail around Cheng Ying, then released her weakly and fell limply to the ground.
Cheng Ying collapsed to the ground, panting heavily. The feeling of surviving a disaster made her want to cry and cry at the same time.
She composed herself, saw the giant python lying motionless on the ground, and looked up to ask Long Buxi, "Is this python dead?"
"Almost. Alan gave it enough poison; it's not far from death." Long Buxi didn't even look at the fallen giant python. He stepped over the python's coiled body and hugged Cheng Ying, who was lying on the ground. "How are you?"
"It hurts, it hurts so much." Cheng Ying already had broken bones in her hands and feet, and then she jumped up to fight the python, only to be strangled by it. She felt like all the bones in her body were broken, and every part of her body ached.
Long Buxi's eyes showed heartache. He reached into his pocket, took out a small medicine bottle, opened it, and held it to Cheng Ying's bloodless lips: "Drink it, it will make you feel much better."
The medicine bottle was filled with the smell of herbs, blood, and some other strange odors that I couldn't identify.
Cheng Ying didn't want to drink it, but she felt that Long Buxi wouldn't harm her. After thinking for a while, she leaned over and took a sip. Her pretty face immediately scrunched up. The medicine tasted bitter and fishy, and was extremely unpleasant to drink.
"Drink it all," Long Buxi coaxed her gently. "It won't hurt anymore once you drink it."
Cheng Ying looked at Long Buxi. His expression was gentle, and his eyes were filled with deep worry, which did not seem like an act. Although she did not know what the medicine in the bottle was for, she obediently lowered her head and drank all the medicine in the small bottle.
After drinking it, she felt even more dizzy. She was about to ask Long Buxi where Dahuang was when she passed out before she could even open her mouth.
When Cheng Ying woke up again, she was licked awake by Da Huang.
The familiar sticky warmth of the dog's tongue licking her hand startled her. She suddenly opened her eyes and saw a magnified version of Big Yellow's dog face right in front of her. Was she dreaming?
Didn't Long Buxi say that Da Huang was eaten by those two bears? How come Da Huang is here?
Cheng Ying got up and tried to pinch herself hard to see if she was dreaming, but as soon as she moved, she felt excruciating pain all over her body.
She looked down and saw that her left hand and right leg were bandaged, and she was wearing a set of purple Miao clothing with intricate patterns. Was she in a Miao village?
Cheng Ying looked around. The familiar wooden room, the familiar wooden bed, the familiar wooden windows, and the familiar furnishings all told her that she was in Long Buxi's stilted house.
Was she carried back to Pucang Village by Long Buxi? And was she given some basic first aid?
Cheng Ying looked around. Long Buxi wasn't in the room. It was bright outside. The watch on her left wrist was missing. She didn't know if Long Buxi had taken it off when he bandaged her up and put it away, or if he had lost it.
Without a watch, I wouldn't know what time it is.
When Dahuang saw that she was awake, it stood by the bed, wagging its tail and whimpering. Its dog face was full of worry, as if asking her: "Are you alright? How did you get hurt again?"
Cheng Ying slowly reached out and stroked the big yellow dog's head, saying softly, "I'm fine. How about you? Let me see if you're alright."
Big Yellow understood her words, circled around in front of her, and was completely unharmed, with nothing wrong with it.
Why did Long Buxi lie to her that Dahuang was eaten by a bear?
Was he deliberately lying to her, trying to make her compromise with him?
This man is a complete liar.
The sound of footsteps creaking on the wooden stairs came from downstairs; someone was coming up.
Cheng Ying looked at the tightly closed door. The door was pushed open, and Long Buxi walked in from outside, carrying a large wooden tray in her hand.
Seeing that she was awake, his eyes lit up. He strode to the bedside, placed the tray on the bedside table, and half-squatted in front of the bed to look at her. "You're awake. How are you feeling?"
"It's not good. My left hand and leg hurt a lot, and other parts of my body also hurt." Cheng Ying frowned, looking at her right leg, which was wrapped in layers of bandages and couldn't move, lying on the bed. She complained softly, "I'm so badly injured, why didn't you take me to the hospital?"
Her hair had grown long, with jet-black strands casually draped over her shoulders. The hair on top of her head was a mess, and her complexion was much fairer than before. Although she looked quite disheveled, it couldn't hide her delicate features and petite beauty.
She was clearly complaining, but Long Buxi heard it and thought she was just being coquettish.
Long Buxi's lips curled up, her eyes brimming with undisguised joy. She reached out and took Cheng Ying's unharmed right hand, speaking softly, "Your injuries are quite severe. The journey to the hospital would be too long, and your body wouldn't be able to handle it, so I carried you back. You can rest assured of my medical skills. I was able to heal you when you fell from Ayi Mountain last time, and this time will be no exception."
His gentleness and the way he held her hand made Cheng Ying feel very uncomfortable, and she subconsciously wanted to pull her hand away.
Long Buxi had anticipated her actions. His long, pale hands gripped hers tightly, preventing her from breaking free.
Cheng Ying was still struggling silently, asking aloud, "How long have I been unconscious? When I woke up last time, my injuries were almost healed, so why does it still hurt so much this time?"
“You’ve only been unconscious for two days. Last time you were unconscious for over a week before waking up. I used a forbidden Gu technique from our Pucang Village to save you, which is why you recovered so quickly. This time your injuries aren’t as severe as last time. That kind of Gu technique requires a lot of effort and specific Gu worms to complete. I don’t have enough Gu worms, so I can only temporarily restore half of your fractures. After that, I will make you a special Miao medicine. It won’t be long before you are fully recovered.”
As Long Buxi spoke, he held her hand tightly, his dark eyes fixed on her. "Cheng Ying, don't forget, you agreed to marry me. You will soon be my wife. You cannot resist my intimacy with you."
Cheng Ying smiled awkwardly and stopped struggling. She said softly, "I'm just not used to it yet. There's nothing between us that goes beyond the relationship between a man and a woman. According to our Han Chinese custom, we should spend some time getting to know each other before we get married. Only after marriage can we have intimate actions."
Long Buxi stared at her intently, "Then how long do you Han Chinese need to get to know each other?"
Cheng Ying's eyes flickered, "We need to get to know each other for at least two or three years before getting married."
“Cheng Ying, do you think I’m stupid and easy to fool?” Long Buxi stared at her with his dark eyes, his face expressionless. “I rarely leave the village, but that doesn’t mean I don’t understand you Han people. Many of you Han people have only met once or twice before your parents arranged for you to get married and have children. You and I have been betrothed since childhood, and you’ve already agreed to marry me. After you recover from your injuries, I will bring gifts and leave the village with you to meet your parents, and then we will get married.”
No wonder he has become more and more fluent in Mandarin recently, no longer speaking haltingly like when the two first met. It is estimated that in the past three months, he has spent a lot of time learning Mandarin from the two Han women who married into Pucang Village and understanding the various customs of the Han people.
Cheng Ying said helplessly, "Long Buxi, it's a bit too hasty for me to get married as soon as I recover from my injuries. You have to give me some time to get to know you and accept that you are my partner and future husband. Otherwise, we won't be happy even if we get married and are together, because we have no emotional foundation."
“Husband…” Long Buxi chewed on these two words, the corners of her lips curving slightly imperceptibly. “Okay, I’ll give you three months to get to know me.”
Cheng Ying frowned, about to refuse, when Long Buxi said in an unyielding tone, "Don't contradict me and make me angry."
Cheng Ying fell silent.
She was now almost certain that Long Buxi was a capricious madman. Judging from how the Miao people in Pucang Village feared him, angering him would definitely lead to bad consequences, and Cheng Ying had no choice but to agree.
She didn't want to be poisoned by Long Buxi with deadly Gu worms, tormenting her to the point of wishing she were dead.
Her lack of objection was tantamount to consent. Long Buxi stood up with satisfaction, brought over a bowl of dark medicine from the wooden tray, sat down beside her, and said gently, "Your hand is not convenient, I will feed you the medicine."
Cheng Ying shook her head, "I'll drink it myself, my right hand can still move."
Long Buxi didn't speak, his dark eyes fixed on her right hand as if he were looking at something that shouldn't exist.
Cheng Ying felt a chill run down her spine from his gaze. She thought to herself, "This madman, is he planning to break off my right hand and then give me the medicine?"
In that case, this person's level of madness would be even more insane than when she went completely insane.
Fortunately, Long Buxi didn't force her. Seemingly remembering what she had said about not forcing her, he placed the medicine by the bedside and said to her, "Then drink it yourself. I'll go downstairs and cook for you. What would you like to eat?"
Cheng Ying breathed a sigh of relief for no apparent reason. "I'm fine with anything. You can decide what to do."
"Okay, then remember to drink all your medicine. There are some candied fruits I made myself next to you. Eat the candied fruits after you finish your medicine." Long Buxi turned and left the room, going downstairs. Soon, the sounds of chopping and stir-frying vegetables came from downstairs.
Cheng Ying sat on the bed, leaning against the headboard, looking at the bowl of dark medicine on the bedside table, next to a small dish of bright orange candied plums.
He was quite thoughtful; knowing the medicine was bitter, he even prepared a plate of candied fruit for her.
She picked up the medicine bowl with her right hand, drank the dark liquid in one gulp, and then popped two candied fruits into her mouth.
As the sweet taste of the candied fruit gradually replaced the bitterness of the medicine, she watched as Da Huang sat obediently by the bed watching her drink. She exclaimed in surprise, "Da Huang, you used to be quite afraid of Long Buxi, but this time he's so close to me, why aren't you afraid of him anymore? Did he bewitch you?"
Big Yellow barked, as if it didn't understand what she was saying, and drooled as it looked at the two candied fruits left next to her medicine bowl.
Its greedy appearance didn't seem like it was under a spell at all. Cheng Ying sighed and gave the remaining two candied fruits to Da Huang.
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