"Then what?" Fang Yan asked.
His voice blended with the falling raindrops and was drowned out by the whistling wind, making it almost inaudible.
However, Baili Lu heard it clearly.
He could even hear the emotion implied in the three words "and then?" He was angry, he cared a lot, but he pretended to be indifferent.
"Then? Probably the same as Ye Fengsheng's, right? The elders of the family go to the Ye family to propose marriage, present a generous betrothal gift, choose a date that is close to the wedding to drink a glass of engagement wine, and then choose an auspicious day to complete the wedding ----- enter the bridal chamber, give birth to children - isn't that the process of marriage? After everything is done, the two people have to spend their lives together----"
"I won't do anything to you." Fang Yan took a big gulp of wine and said with a smile: "Ye Wenrou will kill you."
"Yes." Baili Lu drank the Shaodaozi in the bowl in one breath, wiped the wine stains from the corners of his mouth, and said, "I'll drink another bowl. You can't drink such a strong Shaodaozi outside, and you can't drink the Shaodaozi brewed by Senior Mo himself outside----"
Fang Yan ignored him and ran to the wine jar in the house to get another large bowl.
Sitting back on the small stool under the eaves, he continued the previous topic, looking at Fang Yan and said, "Ye Wenrou will kill me. I know Ye Wenrou will kill me, and they also know Ye Wenrou will kill me ----- but why do they still want me to marry Ye Wenrou?"
Fang Yan looked at Baili Lu with bright eyes and a little smile, and asked: "Do you like Ye Wenrou?"
"I asked them why they wanted me and Ye Wenrou to get married?" Baili Lu said angrily. "I asked first."
"Do you like Ye Wenrou?" Fang Yan asked again, and the smile on his face began to widen.
Baililu thought for a while and said, "If you have to find a marriage partner, there's nothing wrong with Ye Wenrou. Well, I admit that I like Ye Wenrou. You know, there are few friends around us who don't like her. At that time, a group of us men went up the mountain to catch birds and go down the river to fish, but Ye Wenrou never played with us. Although we said that she was not sociable at all and that we didn't like playing with such girls, we actually hoped that she could be with us. If she accidentally glanced at us, everyone's heart would beat violently and their voices would be much louder, just like a group of little roosters who had been injected with hormones. "
Baili Lu picked up the wine bowl and took a sip, feeling the strong aroma of wine choking his nose, but his eyes were fixed on the water drops that continuously dripped from the eaves into the pool. The water drops continued to fall, like a thick transparent thread, creating small ripples in the small pool.
If water drops have life, will they merge or be swallowed up after falling into the pool? Are they happy in their hearts
"At that time, we all envied you and were jealous of you. We wanted to play with Ye Wenrou, but we didn't know what reason to find to get close to her. You were different. Because of the annual competition, you two were born to be enemies. When we stood together, when she looked at us, her eyes would most likely be on you, although her eyes at that time might not necessarily be kind. You could also go up to her and provoke her or even insult her for no reason, and then wait for her counterattack. In fact, we all envied you."
Fang Yan nodded, looked at Baili Lu and said, "So, you like Ye Wenrou, and you won't object to this marriage. Even if you do, it won't be so fierce. Ye Wenrou herself is extraordinary, and she may become the youngest master of the Heavenly Dao in our Yanziwu. The Ye family is now in its heyday. If you two get married, the Baili family will also benefit greatly. Not only your Baili family, as long as the Ye family spreads the news that Ye Wenrou wants to marry a man, the other families in Yanziwu will probably flock to it, right? Just like you said, if you want to find a woman to marry, who doesn't want to marry Ye Wenrou?"
After a pause, Fang Yan said, "Of course, it's not easy for you to take advantage of this - the Ye family will never let Ye Wenrou go. So, did they ask you to be a live-in son-in-law?"
Baili Lu grinned and said, "We can do this, but you can't. I have an older brother and a younger brother. I have four or five cousins, and more than a dozen brothers and sisters. Even if I, Baili Lu, sacrifice for my family, or for beauty, it's not a big deal. For example, Li Xiaotian has an older brother, Bruce Lee. Bruce Lee is so powerful that he can support their Li family's business. There's nothing wrong with Li Xiaotian marrying into the Ye family and becoming a peace ambassador between the two families."
"Disregarding the ideas of Ye Wenrou and I, this deal is indeed a success." Fang Yan said with emotion.
"What business? It's so harsh to say that----this is true love. Although Ye Wenrou may not love us, we really love Ye Wenrou-----"
"Then --- the topic is back to my first question." Fang Yan said with a smile. "Aren't you afraid that Ye Wenrou will kill you?"
"What about you?" Baili Lu looked at Fang Yan while holding the wine bowl and said, "Is it really like you said, that you do nothing?"
"Ye Wenrou is responsible for killing people, and I am responsible for digging holes. With such a heavy workload, I can't bear to let Ye Wenrou take it all alone-----"
"Look, I knew it was like this. If I only consider Ye Wenrou's thoughts, I think this matter is still worth a try. I think to myself, I am not much worse than you, Fang Yan. If the rice is cooked, Ye Wenrou may not fall in love with me in the future. If I only consider your thoughts, we are brothers, I have helped you, and this matter was forced by my family. I guess you can't kill me with a sword. However, if I have to consider your thoughts and Ye Wenrou's thoughts at the same time, then I am afraid that no one dares to take this marriage? The weight of you and Ye Wenrou combined is not necessarily lower than those of the rich and powerful families."
"You are a smart man." Fang Yan picked up the wine bowl and looked at Baili Lu and said, "Come, I'll toast you a bowl."
"Because I didn't compete with you for a woman?"
"No-----" Fang Yan shook his head and said: "Because you made the right choice. You should know that I really can kill people. I have already killed Bai Xiu-----"
Baili Lu bumped his wine bowl against Fang Yan's and said, "Some people are not easy to kill."
"Then kill them slowly." Fang Yan said. "Anyway, I'm not too busy right now."
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Once upon a time there was a mountain, and its name was Monkey Mountain.
There is a temple on the mountain, and in the temple there is a group of old monks.
The Taoist temple is located halfway up Monkey Mountain. It is built against the cliff, with half of it suspended in the air. From a distance, it looks like it is flying in the clouds.
Because of the rain, the mountain was hazy and thick fog rolled in. The entire Taoist temple was shrouded in rain and fog.
The Taoist priests in the temple were all doing evening prayers in the "Yi Xin Temple" at the front. There were also several old Taoist priests busy in the kitchen, preparing dinner for the temple.
This peaceful and tranquil scene was passed every day, and it was rarely broken by anything in the past few decades.
However, today is an extraordinary day after all.
At the back wall of the cliff of the Taoist temple, a black figure was climbing up the cliff with a calm posture and swift speed, looking as casual and natural as walking on flat ground.
He moved from bottom to top, like a nimble old monkey or a soaring eagle, his body almost flying towards the outer wall of the Taoist temple.
His toes lightly tapped on the protruding yet steep rocks, and then he stepped on a larger rock above them.
When his body leaped onto the half-hanging 'Hanging Pavilion', he paused for a moment, restrained his breath, and looked around.
Then, his body jumped down, like a bat, and quietly went in through the window of the suspended temple.
There was no one in the room, let alone any human voices. Even the sound of a person's breathing or pulse could not be heard. He had already found out this when he came in.
His body did not stop at all, and climbed forward all the way until he reached the door of a locked room on the top floor.
He pressed his palm on the golden lock, and his internal energy burst out. With a slight crisp sound of "ding", the copper lock automatically popped open.
He took the big lock in his hand, pushed open the door, and slipped in instantly.
The room was pitch black, but it was no problem for the man in black. He didn't even need a flashlight to move around the room.
For warriors of their level, seeing in the night world is not a very amazing skill.
In front of me are rows of bookshelves, on which are placed all kinds of books and ancient tomes.
The room was filled with a strong smell of books, but there was no smell of decay, instead there was a faint fragrance.
The man in black reached into the ancient book and quickly searched for the place where the treasure might be hiding.
In a very inconspicuous little room in the Taoist temple, a young Taoist was sitting on a chair and dozing off.
Perhaps frightened by the thunder outside, he suddenly opened his eyes and wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth-----
Seeing the surveillance footage on the TV screen in front of him and the figures busy in the dark room, the young Taoist priest was filled with excitement. He ran towards the "Yixin Temple" next door and shouted in a low voice: "Master, Master - Grandmaster, Grandmaster, someone else is here to steal the "Tai Chi Diagram", someone else is here to steal the "Tai Chi Diagram" -" (To be continued)