Chapter 24: Escape from Marriage White Moonlight 1 World One Ends World Two Begins
[Host has left the small world, system checking...]
[He Zhiyan's love value is full, He Li's survival is confirmed]
【Congratulations to the host for successfully completing the mission! 】
After hearing this voice, Ali realized that he had returned to the system space.
Host? Host?
Ah Li came back to his senses: "What's the matter?"
Seeing her indifferent expression, the system asked, "Do you want to watch the sequel?"
Ali hesitated for a moment and nodded.
Half a year had passed since the explosion that shocked the entire city. During this period, thanks to the emperor's diligent efforts, the shadow of the epidemic had gradually dissipated, the government had become stable, and the capital had returned to its former prosperity.
It was the dead of winter. In a small village in the south, wisps of smoke rose from every household, and the heat melted some of the snow covering the blue bricks.
He Li stood in front of the door, breathing hot air, his hands clenched tightly in pain, and he kept looking towards the direction of the capital, but all he could see was white snow.
She didn't know how long she waited, so long that her eyelashes and long hair were covered with fallen snow, but she seemed not to feel it, until He's father persuaded her to go back to the house again.
Since his daughter moved here with him half a year ago, she has been waiting in front of the door for a long time every day.
He's father wrapped He Li tightly in a warm blanket with heartache, the bitterness and pain in his eyes were beyond words.
He Li lowered his head quietly, neither speaking nor moving.
Suddenly, she broke free from He's father's hand, and the blanket on her body slipped to the ground.
"Ali!"
He Li ran out of the house without looking back. From a distance, she seemed to see a figure flashing at the end of the snow.
She was stunned for a moment, then ran in that direction with all her strength.
The snow was slippery and she fell to the ground carelessly. Her clothes were soaked by the snow and she felt sharp, piercing pain in her wrists and knees.
He Li wiped away his tears tremblingly, gritted his teeth and stood up, but fell down again because he was too weak.
Hot tears fell on the snow, and she choked and clenched her hands.
When she looked up again, a clean, slender hand was stretched out in front of her, but there were many wounds of varying sizes on this hand, like cracks on a beautiful jade.
He Li was stunned and looked up in disbelief.
Time seemed to slow down before my eyes, and the person I had been thinking about all night actually appeared before my eyes.
He Zhiyan's eyes were deep as he gently brushed away the fallen snow on He Li's hair and helped her up carefully: "You must be hurt from the fall."
The wind and snow enveloped the two of them. He Li trembled and touched He Zhiyan's face: "You're back?"
He Zhiyan tilted his head and rubbed his hands against her icy palm, his eyes fixed on her all the time: "I'm back."
He Li's eyes were red, tears streaming down his face. He clenched his fists and hit his broad chest: "Why did it take so long? Why didn't you come back sooner?"
He Zhiyan let her do what she wanted and held her tightly in his arms, his heart aching. "It's my fault. I'm sorry."
He fainted several times that day, but when he thought of Ali still waiting for him, he struggled to wake up. He was later rescued by the people of the Duke of Fu who came to rescue the disaster. However, due to his severe injuries, he rarely woke up in the first ten days or so, and it was a month later before he was fully awake.
He Li stopped crying until his hands were completely exhausted and his whole body was shivering from the cold. His voice became hoarse.
He Zhiyan placed one hand behind her head, isolating all the wind and snow from outside. He Li was completely surrounded by his gentle and warm breath, so warm that she was reluctant to let him go.
She buried herself in He Zhiyan's arms, her voice muffled after crying: "Brother must compensate A-Li."
He Zhiyan was stunned: "Okay."
He Li withdrew from his embrace, put his hands behind his back, and looked at him with bright eyes: "Brother, carry me home."
He Zhiyan suddenly realized something, and a smile gradually spread in his eyes. He squatted down and carried He Li steadily on his back: "Let's go home."
Behind them, the snow fell heavier and heavier, fluttering down until it covered the entire sky and earth.
[Whether to enter the next world]
Ali's chest still felt empty. The system said that the mission of only one world was not enough to reshape her heart.
She withdrew her gaze, no longer lingering: "Yes."
*
Since ancient times, Jiangnan has been the granary of the world and a prosperous place, and this dynasty is no exception.
As the New Year approaches, the entire Jiangnan region is covered with a thin layer of silver frost. The Dongli River has not yet frozen, and the fishermen's black-sailed boats are tied to the river bank, swaying gently in the water.
The sky was gloomy, as if there were signs of snowfall, but people who had lived here since childhood knew that snow in the south of the Yangtze River was very precious and would not fall easily.
The little children wearing their mothers’ new cotton-padded jackets were playing by the river, their faces rosy, looking just like the fat babies in the New Year pictures.
A little girl with two buns on her head suddenly pointed at the river and said, "Look, the bride!"
The children looked over and saw a large boat coming from the upper reaches of the Dongli River, with red silk and wedding characters hanging on it.
They shouted in surprise: "Bride! Bride!"
The children chased the boat along the river bank, cheering until the boat disappeared from their sight.
The big ship sailed along the river and stopped at a ferry. The group went ashore, changed into carriages and sedan chairs, and continued to head south.
When crossing a small hill, the road was bumpy and the horse's legs slipped, almost falling off the cliff several times.
The leading man pulled the reins and said to the back, "Steward, this horse has been traveling for days and can't move any further."
The steward in the second carriage jumped out and said, "What do you say? Our family has ordered that the young lady must be sent there by tomorrow."
The leading man wiped the sweat from his face and said, "It's not that we're lazy, it's just that both the man and the horse are extremely tired."
The manager had a bad look on his face, and when he looked at the long distance ahead, he felt even more annoyed.
This mission was to get the young lady of the mansion married. Normally, the mansion would give more money for such a wedding, but the person in the sedan chair was not welcome, so they could only hire the lowest quality horse and groom.
Suddenly, the wedding sedan was opened, and a white hand stretched out from inside: "Thank you all for your hard work these days..."
The woman's voice was clear and pleasant, like a yellow oriole singing in a valley, and everyone turned around to look.
The curtain was lowered and then lifted up a corner, revealing the same white hand. A medium-sized purse lay in its palm. "Everyone has done their best along the way, and I'm deeply grateful. I have no way to repay you. Here's some silver. Please rest and have some tea."
"Please don't despise me. When we reach Yongchuan County, I will give you a generous reward."
The woman spoke softly and promised a reward, which immediately calmed the resentment in everyone's hearts.
The leading man was the first to express his gratitude: "Thank you very much, young lady. You are so kind! We will definitely speed up our pace and will not miss your big day!"
The steward also thanked them and took the bag of silver, but he was puzzled in his heart: This Ninth Miss has always been a taciturn person, when did she become so talkative? Moreover, the Ninth Miss's life in the mansion is even worse than that of servants like them, so where did all this money come from?
The woman in the bridal sedan stopped talking. The steward weighed his purse, stroked his beard and smiled, no longer worrying about what he had just thought.
The group divided the money and quickly found a teahouse to rest. The wedding sedan was parked next to the teahouse.
The leading man saw that the young lady in the sedan chair was taking a long time to get off to drink tea and rest. He thought that perhaps it was because the wealthy family had many rules and could not show up. So he went to the teahouse to ask for a clean bowl, filled it with some tea, and came to the front of the wedding sedan chair: "Young lady, would you like some tea?"
The young lady in the bridal sedan seemed very surprised and reached out to take it: "Thank you, big brother."
"No thanks, no thanks." The man scratched his head and smiled. Just as he was about to go back, the young lady called him and said, "My dear brother, I have a favor to ask of you."
He stopped and looked at the steward who was resting over there: "What's the matter, young lady?"
It turned out that the wedding sedan happened to be parked in a windy place, and the cold wind blew in from all directions, making people feel extremely cold.
The man quickly called a few brothers and together they carried the wedding sedan to the back of the teahouse, just enough to block the cold wind.
The young lady in the bridal sedan thanked them repeatedly, and when they saw that she had no other instructions, they sat back in the teahouse.
In just a cup of tea's time, an evil wind came from nowhere and blew up the curtain of the wedding sedan, and there was no one inside.
Pan Yunli tore off the veil that was in the way on her head, stuffed it into her arms, crouched down, and moved slowly among the withered reeds.
Seeing the teahouse getting farther and farther away, she breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the position of the sun, confirmed the direction down the mountain, and ran as fast as she could.
She was originally the ninth daughter of the Pan family, a wealthy businessman in Hengzhou. Unfortunately, her father Pan Yuan had many wives and concubines, and had long forgotten her aging and fading mother. The mother and daughter lived a miserable life.
Half a month ago, the Liu family of Yongchuan County came to propose marriage.
The Liu family was an old friend of the Pan family before they became rich, but they had lost contact with them a long time ago. A few years ago, seeing the Pan family's wealth, their family also found a way to do business, but they suffered losses year after year, so they thought of marrying the daughter of the Pan family. Through the marriage of their children, they could get the Pan family to help them. At the very least, a few carts or boats of dowry brought by the Pan family's daughter would be enough for them to get through the current difficulties.
Pan Yuan was a very shrewd old fox. He spoke sweet words and went back to the backyard to tell his wife Ni Jin about the matter, asking her to send a concubine's daughter to marry him.
Pan Yuan had many women and children in his backyard, and there were five or six concubines who were of marriageable age. Pan Yunli was the one with the least support, so he chose her to get married.
Pan Yunli was shocked when she heard the news. She didn't want to marry someone she had never met.
The strong wind rushed into his mouth and lungs, and his chest felt like it was being twisted by a knife. Pan Yunli ran while coughing until he could no longer run, and then he sat down against a tree.
She was breathing heavily, and with her hands, which were weak from running, she took out a bundle from her arms and patted it like a treasure.
This contained all her assets, including the unnamed silver notes exchanged for the dowry given by the Pan family, and some loose change stolen from her father and stepmother. Together, they were enough for her to live on for a while.
But before she could rest well, she saw a group of people walking towards her from afar. Pan Yunli was like a frightened bird. She stuffed the bag to her chest and ran away.
She was in such a panic along the way that her golden headdress was scattered all over the ground. Pan Yunli was heartbroken but she didn't bother to pick it up.
After running for an unknown amount of time, she wanted to look back to see if the group of people were chasing her, but she accidentally tripped over the long hem of her wedding dress and rolled down the towering cliff.
"ah--"
Before Ali opened her eyes, she felt that half of her body was immersed in the winter river water and was almost frozen. She wondered if the system was deliberately making things difficult for her because every time she came through, there was only water.
There was no part of his body that didn't hurt, especially his right cheek. Ali could only feel his breathing getting weaker and weaker, and it was obvious that he would not live long.
In a trance, she seemed to hear someone walking by. She didn't know where she got the strength from, but she grabbed the edge of the white clothes that flashed by: "Please..."
Ali raised his head with difficulty, and an unforgettable face came into his sight.
The male lead is so handsome.
She stuttered for once, her muddy hands leaving a strange mark on the hem of her white dress: "Save me..."
The handsome man seemed to look at her for a moment and did not move away.
Only then did Ali faint with relief.
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