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Qi Mu crossed her arms in front of her chest, looking at her peaceful and serene appearance. She slightly lowered her eyes and looked at the trembling appearance of the Wu family's aunt as the word "wedding" suddenly exploded in her mind, causing her heart to contract. Her expression froze as a faint smile still hung on her lips, like an orchid swaying in the wind.

Underworld marriage? What a joke!

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

After that, without caring about anything else, Qi Mu immediately turned around and looked at the clan elders in the ancestral hall, especially the clan leader of Niu Village. Her expression couldn't help but slightly change, the faint smile on her lips tinged with a trace of desolation and suffering.

Little Mu, you did grab hold of some roots of grass yesterday, and it even grabbed onto your feet. With everyone watching, the two of you …" "Since you've done what only husband and wife can do, what your Aunt Wu said isn't wrong. You should marry into the grass roots. Only a husband can look at a woman's feet. This is a rule that hasn't changed in ages.

Niu Fusheng shook his head with a reluctant expression on his face, but he still followed the ancient rules and straightened his expression as he told Qi Mu.

"Village Chief, the grass roots are all gone."

Qi Mo did not respond. She had already restrained her emotions. Her eyes were cold and clear. She spoke faintly, explaining the truth to the people in the village and Chu Feng.

After all, the human heart was made of flesh. Niu Fusheng looked at Qi Mu's small body. He really couldn't bear to see a girl who wasn't even at the level 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 grass roots are gone, so you should be more honest too. Don't think about living a carefree and carefree life by yourself …"

Taking advantage of the moment when Niu Wei and Qi Mu were silent, Aunt Wu slowly stood up. She walked in front of Qi Mu and pulled her wrist up. Her nails dug into Qi Mu's flesh and her pair of blood-red eyes looked up and down at Qi Mu as she gave a sarcastic smile.

Qi Mu looked expressionlessly at Aunt Wu's crazed appearance and didn't seem to pay any attention to her. He just exerted his strength in the dark, wanting to throw off the wrist that Aunt Wu held onto.

Ye Dazhuang, who was standing to the side, could not hold it in any longer. He walked up to Wu Dazhuang and slapped her on the shoulder, pushing her down to the ground again. From the sound of her butt hitting the ground, he knew 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 all sighed and said, "This is really not right. This is a great disrespect to the ancestors of the village, but no one wants to blame themselves."

"Dazhuang, no one is allowed to be rude inside the family hall!"

However, he didn't expect Ye Dazhuang, who had always been docile and conservative, to be so different from normal this time. His face was dark and old from being beaten by the wind and rain, and it was full of anger. He shouted,

"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 further. He pulled Qi Mu's hand and was about to lead Qi Mu out, but the old patriarch in the hall slowly stood up. His gaze was deep as he picked up a walking stick and threw it on the ground heavily.

"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, turning around to kneel in front of the Old Patriarch with Qi Mu.

At this time, the elder slowly walked out of the ancestral hall. The other elders followed behind the patriarch. With the patriarch in the lead, their breathing became heavier.

The Seven Deaths came from the modern world. Even though their previous lives had been so miserable, they had never experienced such an inhumane way of letting a living person accompany a dead person.

However, after a few seconds of quiet contemplation, he understood. This was ridiculous, but it suited this era. Men and women were not close, and in the ancient times, the defenses between men and women were extremely strict.

Originally, she was too careless.

"Old patriarch, this cannot happen …"

Ye Dazhuang was a dignified seven foot man, yet at this moment, he was kneeling on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly. His forehead was quickly broken, and a shocking red blood flowed out, dyeing the ground in front of his knees red.

Why should they allow others to trample on their dignity?

The old patriarch was leaning on his walking stick. His hair was white, his body was old and weak, but his vigor was not any weaker than before. He looked at Ye Dazhuang who was crawling on the ground.

"Ye Dazhuang, your son did not teach his father well. No wonder your girl was so stupid as well. When she entered the main hall, she was always so aggressive. She did not show any respect to her elders."

"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 decided on this matter. Mu Liuyue will marry Liu Jian one day. We'll hold the Underworld Marriage according to the old rules. It can also be considered as an explanation to Old Wu, so let's just forget about this matter."

Niu Fusheng stood under the old patriarch and bowed. He was like a little boy who had just agreed. The people from the Niu Manor seemed to not see Ye Dazhuang's protest as he kneeled there silently and sorrowfully.

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 kneeled in front of Niu Fusheng. He held Niu Fusheng's leg and begged again and again. Qi Mu could not bear to look anymore. She turned her head slightly and clenched her fists, trembling slightly.

Niu Dafeng sighed and patted Ye Dazhuang's shoulder. With a heavy tone, he said:

"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, get up as well. Stop kneeling. Nothing will happen to your girl. Don't worry."

Ye Dazhuang, on the other hand, pushed Niu Fusheng away as if he wanted to help him up. He cried and 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 his tears away with his hand. 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!"

As she listened to Ye Dazhuang's words, the tears in Qi Mu's eyes started to roll down her cheeks. It was another kind of beauty where happiness and sorrow were intertwined together. She stood up slowly with Ye Dazhuang.

"Ye Dazhuang, are you disobeying the rules of the village by disobeying my orders in front of me? Do you want to be removed from the family tree and expelled from the Niu Manor?"

As the leader, he had the right to do so. As a peasant, if he were to be kicked out of the village and lose the land on which he could live, the consequences would be obvious.

"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 calm tone. His eyes were no longer the same as before. They were a bit dim, but they hid his unwavering determination.

On the other hand, Qi Mu cried out in surprise. With a slight frown, he 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..."

Seeing Ye Dazhuang not moving, Qi Mu was anxious and he actually said,

"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!