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Qimu crossed her arms in front of her chest, looking completely at peace and serenity. She slightly lowered her eyes and looked at Aunt Wu's trembling appearance as she crawled on the ground. The word "Underworld Marriage" suddenly exploded in her mind, shaking her to the core.

Underworld marriage? What a joke!

After a split-second, Qimu reacted. Her eyes darted around and swept across Niu Chuxi's face without any trace. When Qimu clearly caught that sliver of hesitation, she was shocked. This, was not a joke?

After that, without caring about anything else, Qimu immediately turned around and looked at the clan elders in the Main Palace, especially the patriarch of Niu Village. Her expression finally could not hold back and changed slightly, the faint smile on her lips tinged with a trace of desolation and suffering.

"Mu, you did hug Caogen yesterday, and Caogen also grabbed your leg. Under the gazes of everyone, the two of you … Since you've done what only husband and wife can do, what your Aunt Wu said is correct. You should marry Caogen.

Niu Chuxi shook his head as he couldn't bear to do so. However, he still followed the ancient rules and straightened his face as he spoke to Qimu.

"Village Head, Caogen is gone."

Qimu did not say yes, nor did she say no. She had already restrained her emotions. Her eyes were clear and cold as she spoke indifferently to Niu Chuxi and the other villagers to state the truth.

After all, people's hearts were all made of meat. Niu Chuxi looked at Qimu's small body. He really couldn't bear to see a girl that wasn't even a part of a manual. How could he explain himself clearly?

"No, even if he is gone, you will marry him to become our family's wife. You are a member of my Old Wu's family, and if you die, you will be the ghost of my Old Wu's family! "My Caogen is gone, so you better be honest too. Don't think about being carefree and happy by yourself …"

Taking advantage of the silent gap between Niu Chuxi and Qimu, Aunt Wu, on the other hand, stood up with her back hunched and her body trembling. She walked in front of Qimu and pulled up her wrist and dug her nails into Qimu's flesh.

Qimu looked at Aunt Wu's crazed appearance with an expressionless face. She did not have the slightest intention of paying attention to her and only secretly exerted her strength in order to shake off the wrist that Aunt Wu was holding.

Ye Dazhuang, who was at the side, could not hold it in any longer. He walked forward and slapped Aunt Wu's shoulder with his thick and broad palm, immediately pushing her back down to the ground. Just by listening to the sound of Aunt Wu's butt hitting the ground, it was obvious that Ye Dazhuang had used ten percent of his strength this time.

Seeing that Ye Dazhuang, who had always been kind to others, was acting like this, the villagers outside the ancestral hall all sighed, this behavior was really wrong, it was extremely disrespectful to the ancestors of Niu Village, but no one blamed themselves, only the village chief Niu Chuxi, frowning, shouted and said:

"Dazhuang, don't be rude in the family hall!"

However, he did not expect Ye Dazhuang, who had always been obedient and did things conservatively, to be uncharacteristically beaten by the wind and rain until his face turned dark and old. His face was filled with sorrow and monstrous anger as he roared:

"Do I need to be courteous to someone like her?" Her own son is gone, why would she want my daughter to be buried with him? How old is my daughter? What did she do wrong?

"She just wanted to save him? Why are you forcing her to die like this? What kind of rules are these? Is the life of a living person important? "

"The Wu family, I definitely won't let my daughter walk this road of no return!" You should give up on this idea! "

After roaring, Ye Dazhuang didn't say anything else and directly pulled Qimu's hand and was about to lead Qimu out. However, the old patriarch in the hall slowly stood up with a deep gaze.

"Bastard grandson!" Do you have any ancestors in your eyes? Is there a ancestral hall? "

When the crowd saw that the Old Patriarch had spoken, all the people inside and outside the hall lowered their heads and held their breaths silently. Even Ye Dazhuang stopped walking and stopped trembling. They turned around and brought Qimu to kneel in front of the Old Patriarch.

At this time, the elder slowly walked out of the hall. The other elders followed behind the patriarch at the same time. With the patriarch in the lead, Qimu's breathing became heavier.

Qimu came from the modern age. Even though her life had been so miserable before, she had never experienced such an inhuman act of letting a living person accompany a dead person.

However, after just a few seconds of meditation, Qimu understood. This matter was very absurd, but it was in accordance with this era, and men and women were not familiar with each other. In the ancient times, the defenses of men and women were extremely strict.

Originally, she was too careless.

"Old patriarch, this cannot happen …"

Ye Dazhuang, a dignified seven foot man, was kneeling on the ground and kowtowing repeatedly. His forehead was quickly broken, and a shocking red blood flowed out, dyeing the dirt in front of his knees red. Qimu felt her heart tighten, and with tears in her eyes, she reached out to pull Ye Dazhuang.

Why should they allow others to trample on their dignity?

The old patriarch was leaning on his walking stick. His hair was white, he looked old and decrepit, but his aura was not any weaker than it was back then. He looked at Ye Dazhuang who was crawling and looking humble.

Ye Dazhuang, your son did not teach your father well. As his father, you did not teach your father well, no wonder your girl was so stupid. When she entered the hall, she was always aggressive.

"Since the Wu family has already said so, everyone present has seen it. This girl has indeed done something indecent. Not only is her clothes wet, her clothes are also untidy. Is this the appearance a girl should have?"

"I've made my decision. Mu will marry Caogen one day and carry on the wedding according to the old rules. This can also be considered as an explanation to Old Wu's family. Let's just forget about this matter."

Niu Chuxi stood beside the Patriarch, bent his body, and promised to do as he pleased. He was like a piece of steel to Ye Dazhuang, and it was as if the people involved in Niu Village couldn't see Ye Dazhuang crying with tears and blood.

Had it been decided just like that? No.

"Clan Chief, Village Head, you can't do that! My daughter is only a child, what can I do to make her throw away her life just like that?" "No..."

Ye Dazhuang crawled in front of Niu Chuxi while kneeling. He hugged Niu Chuxi's thigh and begged again and again. Qimu could not bear to look anymore. She turned her head slightly and clenched her fists, trembling slightly.

Niu Chuxi sighed, patted Ye Dazhuang's shoulder and said with a heavy tone.

"This is the rule of the village, it's been going on for hundreds of thousands of years, we can't change it. What's more, we don't want your little girl to be buried alive."

"As long as she marries properly and serves her well, there's still a way to survive. It's just that she'll have to suffer for the rest of her life, but this is already the biggest kindness the village has for her."

"Dazhuang, you should get up too. Stop kneeling. Nothing will happen to your girl. Don't worry."

However, Ye Dazhuang pushed away Niu Chuxi's hand that was trying to help him up. Ye Dazhuang's tears flowed incessantly as he said,

"How is there a way to survive?" If my daughter were to be married off, wouldn't it be weird if Old Wu's family grinded her to death? Even if they were nice to my daughter, I wouldn't allow them to marry. My daughter is a good girl, but she married a dead person and stayed as a widow for her entire life, what kind of son is that? "

Ye Dazhuang blew his nose and wiped away his tears. He stood up slowly with determination in his eyes and said:

"If my daughter is in the wrong, then I won't say anything. But, my daughter is right, why should she suffer for her entire life? I won't allow my daughter to marry. Don't even think about getting married!"

"If you want to touch my daughter, then step over me, Ye Dazhuang!"

Listening to Ye Dazhuang's every word, the tears that had been welling up in Qimu's eyes suddenly flowed down. It was another type of beauty that was filled with sorrow and joy. She also slowly stood up with Ye Dazhuang.

"Ye Dazhuang, for you to not follow the rules of the village and go against my orders in front of me, are you trying to be removed from the family tree and be expelled from the Niu Village?"

As the chief, he had the right to do so. As a peasant, if he were to be driven out of the village and lose the land he relied on to survive, the consequences could be imagined.

"As long as you don't bother my daughter, she will be removed from the list. I can leave this village."

Ye Dazhuang replied with a flat tone. His eyes were not the same as before, they were dull, but they hid his unswerving bottom line.

On the other hand, Qimu exclaimed in surprise. Her brows slightly knitted as she advised in a low voice:

"Father, this won't do. I can't be removed from the list, I can't leave the village. If I leave this place, what will mother do with my sister-in-law?" "We can't let them get displaced because of me alone..."

Looking at Ye Dazhuang's unmoved expression, Qimu said anxiously,

"If I have to implicate my parents, then I might as well get married so that I don't have to drag you down with me."

This was simply another type of death sentence. In this era, human life was like grass, and if one did not have a proper registration, then one could walk on the street and anyone could kill them without having to take any responsibility.

If her life was going to be exchanged for her family's bitter price, then, she would rather marry them all by herself!