C13 Chapter Xiii Interrogation

Rong Xiu's body stiffened and she retreated behind Su Cheng Xi: "I … "I …"

"What can a woman like Rong Xiu'er know …" The Village Chief's hand was placed on the dagger at his waist.

However, the bearded man's face turned cold. His saber flashed, and in a split-second, he had cut off the corner of the table, "If you dare to move again, then the sword will have no eyes. Don't blame us."

The village chief was so scared that his face turned pale and he couldn't say a word.

At this moment, however, Su Chengxi was calm in the face of danger. He sized up the soldiers from head to toe and said, "Cheng'an, for six years, the thirty-seven soldiers of the Fire Worm Battalion have gone all out. Under the shock and anger of His Majesty, these thirty-seven soldiers were stabbed to the border.

Rong Xiu slowly raised her head, only to see that these soldiers' foreheads were all covered by hair, but one could still faintly see that there were tattoos on them.

At this moment, Su Chengxi had already exposed the identities of these people. He was afraid that they might be very ominous. He did not expect that the bearded man would not get angry and say with a smile, "I didn't think that a mountain villager would actually know about this past …"

With a flash of cold light, the icy cold blade was already pressed against Su Cheng Xi's throat. If he advanced just one more step, he would break Su Cheng Xi's throat.

However, Su Cheng Xi didn't even blink. He was a man of letters and definitely wouldn't give in.

Rong Xiu pursed her lips and walked to the table. Following the order of the soldier, she slowly opened the black bag, revealing a mask soaked in blood and a black nightgown.

Wasn't this what he had saved from the man in black? Sure enough, these people were after that man in black.

The soldier chuckled and said, "This person has already been killed by us, but since he's running away here, then there must be someone in the village that has something to do with him. Little girl, if you want to save your husband's life, say it. See if you see anyone suspicious enter your village."

Even up to this point, Su Cheng Xi's expression did not change at all. He slowly shook his head: "My wife and I are just ordinary villagers, how would we know?"

"I didn't ask you!" When the soldier shouted, his voice was so loud that it hurt his ears.

Rong Xiu's gaze turned timid as she retreated a step, "No …" None... "There really isn't any …"

Her whole body was trembling. She looked as if someone had scared her out of her wits, and she fell weakly on the ground. In a split-second, she was so scared that she started crying.

The soldier scrutinized Rong Xiu's body with his eyes, and his gaze finally fixed on Rong Xiu's embroidered face.

At this moment, she was already frightened to such an extent that she would not lie. The soldier withdrew his knife and said, "Heh, if I find out that you're lying, you won't leave even a single chicken or dog in your village!"

With that, the soldier raised his hand and the group of fifteen or sixteen soldiers hurriedly left the area like a gust of wind.

Rong Xiu couldn't stop sobbing until Su Chengxi helped her up. Only then did her complexion improve a bit, but she still stayed by Su Chengxi's side, not daring to let out a single sound.

"My wife …" Su Cheng Xi said softly: "My wife, there's nothing else. Let's go home."

He bid farewell to the village chief, who was so shocked that he couldn't even complete a few words.

After leaving the village and walking to the side of the road, Su Cheng Xi softly laughed: "My wife, you better not cry. If you continue to cry, I will take it seriously."

Rong Xiu raised her pair of clear eyes, which were still filled with tears, but the corner of Rong Xiu smiled, "Hubby, you don't know what's going on. Could it be that Xiu'er hasn't cried enough?"

Her eyes sparkled like water.

"Xiu'er is weak, but your husband can still see through your strong will." A trace of coldness flashed through Su Chengxi's eyes. However, that coldness was easily concealed, not even the slightest bit could be seen.

Rong Xiu thought to herself, was Su Chengxi really a poor scholar? Why was it that despite his scholarly character, his martial arts skills were not weak? Furthermore, his calm and collected attitude just now was not something that could be summed up simply by the word 'scholar'.

Besides, Su Chengxi had only pretended to cry so quickly. No matter how he thought about it, he wasn't a normal person …

Rong Xiu couldn't help but feel a headache coming on. This husband of hers must have some unknown secret on him, so why did he travel all the way to this place? He didn't have any worries at all.

"Master, I don't know about the people around Xiu'er, but I do know about the Sage's words, so I understand. I don't know about the questions he's asking, but he can't be making it up, right?" Rong Xiu's smile was instantly filled with life, "We are just ordinary villagers, how would we know about this matter regarding the Military Chieftain?"

Since this matter had been easily and coincidentally covered up, Su Cheng Xi did not pursue the matter to the bottom of his heart.

When the couple returned home, the sky had already darkened. Rong Xiu thought for a long time and found half of a candle amongst all the other things. She stuck out her tongue. "Master, tomorrow you should go buy some lamp oil …"

The red candle had a picture of a mandarin duck swimming in water. Presumably, it was the red candle from when they were married. Lady Wang wouldn't want this sort of thing, and only the original owner would keep the red candle so closely, unwilling to throw it away.

"This is …" Su Cheng Xi was startled: "What did you say when my mother married you?"

Rong Xiu slowly nodded her head, "That's right, if it wasn't for this kind of thing, I'm afraid this grandma wouldn't have left it for the two of us."

The scene that night was unexpectedly sweet in the original owner's memory, just like any young bride looking forward to her future husband. However, after sitting in front of her bed for the entire night, her imagined husband didn't come.

That night, the small flame of hope burned brighter and brighter. On the second day, more ashes were produced, but the original owner acted as if nothing had happened. Life flowed on like water.

Old Lady Wang was full of criticism, but the original owner had never resisted.

Perhaps there was a very warm corner in the original owner's heart? As Rong Xiu was thinking, she felt her hand tighten.

She raised her head and saw Su Chengxi holding her hand, his fingers interlaced: "I, Su Chengxi, swear to the heavens that I will make up a grand wedding in the future and give my wife, Rong, embroidery."

Rong Xiu chuckled, "Hubby, I am not an ordinary girl. I want a palanquin to be carried by sixteen, and I also want Hubby to ride a big horse to open the path for me."

At this moment, the sixteen men carrying the palanquin were treated like only the official's wife. Rong Xiu was just joking around, but Su Cheng Xi was staring at her intently. After a moment, he actually nodded his head very seriously.

At this moment, Rong Xiu's stomach let out two cries of dissatisfaction. Her eyebrows swept the area, "Husband, I'm hungry …"

Su Cheng Xi burst into laughter. The tense atmosphere from before was swept away. He took out a few eggplants from his basket and said, "It just so happens that Seventh Aunt has brought some ingredients today."

"I like it!" Rong Xiu's eyes lit up, but she then sighed and said, "I didn't think that the oil would be so expensive. Let's just steam it up and eat it."

Rong Xiu steamed the eggplant and added some green onions. The couple ate two steamed buns with the eggplant.

Rong Xiu pinched her waist. She didn't expect the original owner to have such a small body and a large appetite. He could be considered a dry eater, which really made people envious.

After the meal, Su Cheng Xi accompanied Rong Xiu Xiu to clean up the dishes. Then, he picked up a book and began to read under the weak red light of the candle. Rong Xiu supported her head and said, "Master, didn't you say that you wanted to teach Xiu'er how to write?"

"Does my wife really want to learn?" Su Cheng Xi began writing with pen and paper. He was using the cheapest pen in the market. Rong Xiu saw this and felt a bit unbearably hot in her heart. However, she nodded and said: "Of course it's true."

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