Chapter 149 Qingqiu (IX)
Because the wedding procession was composed entirely of foxes with excellent eyesight, the team did not stop even at night. They only lit red lanterns to illuminate the way ahead as they traveled through the mountains and forests .
Amid thick fog, a row of red candles floated like ghosts, moving in an orderly manner toward the deep mountains and old forests. The gentle and heavy drum music was like the tide hitting the reefs in the middle of the night, making this ancient ceremony even more eerie in the deep night.
However, the foxes' physical strength is not unlimited, and all living creatures need to rest.
So in the second half of the night, the wedding procession finally decided to rest in a dilapidated Dongjun Temple in the mountains and wait until the next morning to continue their journey. There is a long-abandoned village around this dilapidated Dongjun Temple, which is said to be caused by the migration of the fox tribe.
The reproduction of the spirit race is difficult. Although the environment in the mountain and sea world is indeed conducive to the reproduction of the spirit race, the fox race in Qingqiu has been decreasing uncontrollably. This is mainly because the upper class of the fox race believes in the importance of blood ties and is unwilling to allow the Qingqiu fox race and the Tushan clan to have blood exchanges. As a result, ordinary foxes are affected and are only willing to look for in-laws within their own clan, trying to avoid cross-clan marriages. This successfully hindered Si Yuan and Dong Jun's plan to let the Qingqiu fox clan and the Tushan clan grow together. At the same time, because disputes often broke out between the Qingqiu fox clan and the Tushan clan, the anxious external environment reduced the fox clan's desire to reproduce. It also became an obstacle to the reproduction of the fox clan.
As the number of foxes decreased, many villages like this one slowly became empty; as the villages became deserted, the temples were naturally abandoned; as the temples were abandoned, the power of faith, one of the sources of Dongjun's power, was further reduced, causing his power to support the Mountain and Sea Realm to be weakened, and he fell into a vicious cycle.
Despite all the negative impacts, this deserted village and temple was like a long-awaited rain for the wedding party that had been traveling all day.
The fox tribe's wedding receptionists were scattered around the courtyard, some sitting, some leaning against the wall, and sleeping in their clothes. The main hall was given to Yue Shu who brought the "food reserves".
There was no candle in the main hall. There was a hole in the tiled roof. The bright moonlight flowed into the room through the big hole, covering everything with a layer of silver.
Yue Shu directed Lu Ren to collect the dead grass scattered in the dilapidated temple, and then used the soft quilts they brought to make a temporary rest area. After all, she was wearing her wedding dress and had difficulty moving, so Lu Ren thought there was nothing wrong with it and worked hard to clean up the place.
When Lu Ren finished collecting the dead grass and was making the bed with his back to Yue Shu, he suddenly heard a muffled groan behind him, followed by the sound of clothes falling to the ground.
Lu Ren turned around and was surprised to find that Li Boyang, who had disappeared earlier, was standing in the moonlight. Yue Shu was nowhere to be seen, and only the fiery red wedding dress was scattered on the ground.
Li Boyang was holding a yellow cloth bag with red spells painted on it. The bag was shaking constantly, as if something inside wanted to break out.
Lu Ren asked in surprise: "You wouldn't put her in this bag, would you?"
Li Boyang could not deny it: "Of course, her cultivation is so low, it is easy for me to catch her."
The sounds outside seemed to be heard from inside the cloth bag. As soon as Li Boyang finished speaking, the frequency and amplitude of the cloth bag's shaking became visibly more violent.
Seeing that he took Yue Shu so easily, Lu Ren couldn't help but complain: "Why didn't you save me before?"
"You can't blame me for this. Although her cultivation is low, the group she led are all elite members of the fox tribe. Although I can defeat them, it will inevitably cause a big noise. We both came here illegally, so it's better to keep a low profile." Li Boyang explained, "Besides, I followed you all the way and observed you secretly in order to find an opportunity when you were alone. Even if I don't have any credit, I have worked hard."
As he spoke, Li Boyang pretended to squeeze out two tears.
Lu Ren knew that Li Boyang was mostly acting, but he still tried to comfort him: "Thank you for your hard work. I will write a thank you letter to the supermarket when I get back."
After finishing his joke, Li Boyang changed his expression in an instant and said seriously, "There's no need for a thank you letter. Let's leave quickly before anyone finds us."
Lu Ren nodded.
However, just as the two were about to climb out of the big hole in the roof, footsteps came from far away, followed by a knock on the door : "Master Yueshu, have you rested? I just received a message from your mother, asking us to set off overnight and arrive at Jinghua Shuiyue Palace as soon as possible so that you can cultivate your relationship with His Highness Libei before marriage."
As soon as the voice sounded, the two people in the main hall froze instantly. Yue Shu was still locked in the cloth bag. If the person outside pushed the door open, a fierce battle would be inevitable.
Lu Ren asked Li Boyang with his mouth: "What should we do?"
Li Boyang rolled his eyes, then pinched his throat and shouted to the outside of the door: "I will be right back after I pack up."
The voice outside the door seemed to become a little hesitant: "What's wrong with your throat?"
Li Boyang lied calmly, "I caught a cold and my voice is hoarse. I can't talk much recently."
The voice outside the door seemed easily convinced: "Okay, then we'll wait for you outside." Then there was the sound of footsteps moving away.
Seeing that the crisis was over, Lu Ren quickly said to Li Boyang: "Let's run now."
Li Boyang shook his head. "They didn't know someone was coming to rob you. After we ran away with the little fox, they wouldn't find out until at least tomorrow morning, and by then we would have already run away. But according to the current situation, as long as the little fox doesn't go out for a while, they will be able to find us and quickly track us down. We can't possibly run far."
Lu Ren glanced at the struggling cloth bag and said hesitantly, "How about...let Yue Shu out?"
Li Boyang rejected the proposal outright: "If we let her out, she will betray us in no time."
Neither this nor that works. Lu Ren is at a loss: "Then I can only wait to die, right?"
Li Boyang looked at Lu Ren from head to toe and said, "It's not that there is no solution."
Lu Ren was frightened by his gaze, because that look was very familiar to him - it was the look of a person with a head full of bad ideas.
As expected, Li Boyang said confidently, "As long as someone pretends to be the bride, the problem will be solved, right?"
It’s rotten. Very rotten.
Lu Ren said without hesitation: "Then you come."
Unexpectedly, Li Boyang agreed: "Okay, I'll do it. Although this incident was not caused by my arrest, I came all the way to save people. In order not to miss the best time to save people, I was very energetic and didn't even drink a sip of water. But in order to save my companions, why can't I sacrifice myself again?"
Every word he said was like dancing on Lu Ren's conscience. Lu Ren finally gave in and could only obediently put on the wedding dress that Yue Shu had left on the ground.
Of course, the complexity of the wedding dress was far beyond Lu Ren's ability, and he could not have done without Li Boyang's help.
Lu Ren couldn't help but sigh: "You charlatans have a wide range of knowledge. You can even wear such ancient clothes."
Li Boyang rolled his eyes at him, then fumbled around his waist for a long time and found a huge piece of white gauze. Under the moonlight, the white gauze reflected a pearl-like luster, which was magnificent.
Li Boyang pinched the two corners of the white gauze and shook it gently. Like a magic trick, a touch of fiery red blossomed in the center of the white gauze like a gorgeous flower. The red spread from the center to the four corners, and finally the whole piece of white gauze turned into a piece of evenly dyed red gauze.
Li Boyang waved the red gauze above Lu Ren's head, and then let it go. The red gauze fell gently on Lu Ren's head like the gently fluttering wings of a butterfly, covering his entire head.
Li Boyang explained: "This is the shark silk, which can help you hide your aura and blur other people's perception of you. You must not take it off when the time comes. I will pretend to be you and follow behind you. Nothing will happen. You just have to bear with it for now. When we get to where Dongjun is, we will make a long-term plan and find a chance to escape."
This thing is a treasure. The mermaids took thousands of years to weave one piece, and it won't get wet even when it enters the water. Looking out from the inside of the mermaid silk, one can clearly see the world. But people outside the mermaid silk can only see a blurry face shrouded in mist, and can't see clearly.
Because he could see clearly, Lu Ren could clearly see that Li Boyang, who had just threatened to go through fire and water for his companions, now had a gloating smile on his face.
Lu Ren: My damn conscience.
The guard outside the door waited and waited, but Yue Shu did not come out. He thought of the unusual voice in the main hall and thought about it. He felt something was wrong. He immediately walked to the outside of the main hall and raised his hand to push the door to find out what was going on. Who knew that as soon as his hand was on the door, the door of the main hall was opened from the inside.
I saw a slim figure in a wedding dress standing gracefully under the moon. A gust of night wind blew, and the veil fluttered, revealing the thin figure under the gorgeous red color. The bride, whose face could not be seen, looked like a butterfly flapping its wings, as if she was about to ascend to heaven.
I couldn't help but secretly admire her in my heart: "As expected of the daughter of my fox clan elder, she is really a talented person. But——"
The guards didn't feel strange when they saw the veil that appeared out of nowhere, but just felt emotional. Even though the guards were from Libei, they had already heard that the daughter of the elder of the Qingqiu Fox Clan that the young master wanted to marry this time was only 500 years old, and she couldn't fully transform yet, and her head was still a fox head. It's better to say that this matter was known .
The guard thought: "Although Lady Yue Shu said that she didn't want to get married, when she was about to meet her future husband, she was still very careful about her image. She specially covered her fox head to leave a good impression on the young master."
It's not that the fox head is not good-looking, the prototype of the fox tribe is the fox, but if you wear a fox head carelessly, it's like announcing that your cultivation is not good. The spirit tribe advocates strength, and weak people are naturally unpopular.
Lu Ren, pretending to be Yue Shu, took a step forward tremblingly. Although he had the blessing of Jiao Xiao, he was still different from Yue Shu in terms of body shape and demeanor. Anyone familiar with Yue Shu could tell at a glance. Lu Ren did not dare to take too big a step, and took two steps imitating the way Yue Shu had seen him before, fearing that the guards would find out that he was a fake.
Fortunately, the guard did not have many opportunities to come into contact with Yue Shu. In addition, it was dark and the guard was careless, so Lu Ren actually managed to get away with it.
The guard was still thinking about how to comfort Yueshu, who couldn't completely turn into a human. He racked his brains for a long time, and finally could only utter one sentence: "Master Yueshu, don't be discouraged. You have made great progress. For example... For example, you seem to have grown a lot taller in the past two years."
Lu Ren, who was a head taller than Yue Shu, felt his heart rise to his throat when he heard this. He clenched his hands into fists at his sides and couldn't stop praying that he would not be exposed.
Fortunately, the guard didn't say anything after this, and it seemed to be just a simple greeting. Lu Ren's heart was finally at ease.
However, although he was relieved, Lu Ren still didn't dare to reply to the guard's words. His rough voice, which was different from Yue Shu's, would give him away. He had no choice but to pretend to be reserved and nodded lightly as a reply.
It just so happened that Li Boyang had just revealed to the guards that Yue Shu had caught a cold and her voice was hoarse, so it was reasonable for Lu Ren to remain silent now.
Lu·Mute Bride·Second Bride·Ren, after getting away with it, secretly rejoiced. At the same time, he was still one night away from the Mirror Flower Water Moon Palace.
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Q: What books are you reading?
Si Yuan: "Postpartum Care of a Female Fox"
Lu Ren: The Mute Bride
Li Boyang: "How to make your teammates thank you for what you have done to them"
As you can probably tell from reading this, I like to see boys’ women’s clothing.
