Chapter 003: Misfortune at the Doorstep

"Sister, you have finally woken up?" Upon hearing the noise, Rulan quickly hid the jade pendant and rushed to the bedside to grasp her hand.

Like a jade zither, she instinctively withdrew her hand. Faced with Ru Lan's astonished gaze, she apologetically offered a fleeting smile, ultimately as ephemeral as a night-blooming cereus, quietly fading away

In the face of such a situation, calling off the engagement is the wisest and most reasonable choice, isn't it? If one does not call it off and insists on marrying her, making her the wife of a deputy general, that would indeed be a tremendous joke, wouldn't it?

Hmph, I will settle this with you when I return!" The man snorted coldly, his face revealing a fierce expression

As Yu closed her eyes, she remained silent, tears at the corners of her eyes fell like pearls that had come loose from their string, rolling down endlessly

Oh no, there's a big bug! Zhang Fu, who was walking in front, was so frightened that he threw down the lantern and turned to run away

As if like orchids! Yan Huaimin lifted the curtain and entered the inner chamber, her expression stern as she scolded: "How can a young girl be so sharp-tongued? Is this how your father usually teaches you? An unmarried woman, yet here you are discussing marriage so openly, truly a disgrace. Why don't you get out of here?"

She truly wishes to die here and never wake up again

Thus, a group of people changed direction and proceeded deeper into the pear forest

Cancellation of engagement

The man sat cross-legged, his upper body bare, revealing his sinewy chest muscles. He exuded a chilling aura, and his cold, dark eyes scanned the unconscious figure of Ruyu, who had fainted from his overwhelming demands.

The two remained unperturbed, seemingly oblivious to his disheveled appearance and the half-naked unconscious woman beside him

One person brought forth a black ink cloud cloak and said: "Please, my lord, change your clothes"

Yet the waves of tearing pain beneath her and the subtle aches throughout her body reminded her—this was not a dream, it was reality! ... A reality tenfold, a hundredfold more horrific than a nightmare had occurred to her, unchangeable, indelible, and forever unforgettable

Go take a look. With many people around, they quickly surrounded it.

Laughter had not yet subsided, and Li Gui, holding the lantern, hesitated to move forward: "Sir, it seems that someone is sleeping by the stream ahead..."

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"Who?" the man asked sharply, his tall figure standing erect like a sword ready to be drawn at any moment

Seeing Chu Yunshen step forward to speak, Yan Huaimin's expression slightly brightened: "Since the in-laws insist, then let us give it a try."

Miss ... ...

Under the moonlight, with hair like jade cascading like clouds, wrapped in a dark cloak, she lies asleep on the lawn, the falling pear blossoms scattered throughout her hair and on her garments, graceful and beautiful, serene and gentle

Is it a dream? It must be a dream

The blue skirt with white flowers had long since become unrecognizable, scattered across the grass, the lush greenery in disarray, countless pear blossoms crushed into mud, creating a scene of utter chaos

Yuer... Yan Huaimin, coming back to his senses from his shock, crouched down and held her tightly in his arms. Looking at her swollen, battered red lips, tears streamed down his face as he looked up to the sky and cried out: "Heaven, what sin have I, Yan Huaimin, committed..."

In a moment, there was no movement, and the crowd gathered again, laughing and scolding: "Zhang Fu, are you blind? It's clearly a rock, why are you running?"

Yuer... Yan Huai-min hesitated for a moment, standing by the bed, her voice soft as a dream: "You should take good care of yourself. If the marriage is off, then it's off. In the future, I will find you a good family to marry into."

The misfortune of the family, the misfortune of the family indeed

Warm sunlight streamed in through the window panes, and the air was filled with the familiar scent of medicine, along with a faint fragrance of peach blossoms lingering at the tip of the nose, so endearing

Everyone looked at each other in shock, speechless. The young man flushed, instinctively taking a few steps back and turning his head to avoid eye contact

"Yes." The two guards exchanged surprised glances, not daring to say more, and followed closely behind. The three of them quickly disappeared into the dense pear grove

How she wished it were just a nightmare, waking up to find everything had left no trace

Like jade, she smiled lightly, a tear gliding down the corner of her eye, crystal clear and cold as ice

Yuer ... ...

Miss Ru Yu

"My Lord," Li Gui said nervously, holding a gas lamp, and whispered softly to Yan Huaimin, "We have searched this road back and forth twice; it wouldn't be that the big worm has..."

Her complexion was as pale as paper, her slender waist barely fitting in a grasp, her hands tightly clenched into fists, and her long, fair legs curled up, still twitching slightly even in her dreams. Two lines of clear tears glistened with a cold sheen in the chilly moonlight, silently accusing him of his brutality

A few orange lights faintly illuminated the winding mountain road

Nonsense! Yan Huaimin said sternly, "The Langli area has always been peaceful; how could there be any large creatures appearing for no reason?"

Chu Yun pondered for a moment, then stepped forward to advise: "In-laws, what he said is not without reason. Although it has been some days since spring began, we cannot rule out the possibility of a famished beast coming down from the mountains to forage in the village. I think we should still search the mountains, don't you agree?"

How can they act this way? It was them who were supposed to get engaged, and now that something has happened, they immediately distance themselves! In my ears, Ruan murmured incessantly: "My sister is being wronged; it's not as if she is a married woman having an affair. Could it be that she did this willingly? On what grounds do they think they can cancel my sister's engagement..."

Li Gui shrugged his shoulders, retreated to the back of the crowd, and dared not speak up

Sister, what should I do? The Chu family wants to break off the engagement!" Rulan puffed up her cheeks, once again grasping her hand, eagerly expressing her dissatisfaction.

Ah... Yan Huaimin sighed deeply and walked out with heavy steps

The crowd was in an uproar, scattering in all directions to escape

"The subordinates have arrived late to protect the master; please punish us, my lord." Two figures emerged from the pear grove, both dressed in tight-fitting black arrow-sleeved garments, bowing their bodies as they knelt on the ground

A gentle breeze passes, the leaves rustle softly, and the pear blossoms fall silently

Her gaze swept over the tattered, broken long skirt beneath her, where shocking splashes of red caught the eye; her brow twitched slightly, and at last, there was a hint of warmth in her eyes

The calls, rising and falling, traverse through the pear grove, echoing among the mountains

Things did not go as she wished; in the end, she could not withstand the manipulation of fate and slowly opened her eyes

He understands very well in his heart that after experiencing such an event, the life of Yu has been completely ruined

What are you rambling about? Go! The man impatiently hissed, not looking back, and with a wave of his large hand, a cloud of ink drifted down onto the sleeping figure of Ruyu.

"If you want to go, then go! Hmph!" Ru Lan, in a fit of anger, left without looking back