Chapter 198: Chapter 198: Digging a Tunnel, a Shocked Xiaoya, You Call This Fleeing a Marriage?
"Who are you?"
At the sight, Xiaoya’s red bridal veil trembled slightly. Her pupils dilated in utter confusion. She thought her eyes were playing tricks on her, but after rubbing them, she saw that a little girl had actually crawled into the sedan chair.
A person appeared out of thin air!
’Was it real?’
’Not just a phantom born from her despair?’
She looked like one of those children from outside the village she’d seen earlier today.
She had wanted to ask them for help, but they were too far away, and the sedan carriers were watching her closely. Xiaoya could only mouth the words, not holding out much hope herself. ’Could they possibly have understood me?’
"I’m Meimei, Xiaoya. Come with me."
"This hole leads outside the village!"
Meimei didn’t bother explaining further, simply urging her.
’Outside the village?’
’How did she do it?’
’In just this short amount of time.’
’She dug a tunnel leading all the way outside the village?’
Xiaoya was completely bewildered.
Besides, when she took a closer look...
...the hole under the sedan chair was clearly painted on.
’You can just paint a circle and it becomes a hole?’
’What kind of bizarre power is this?!’
’These kids...’
’They’re not going to sell me off, are they?’
Xiaoya hesitated.
She didn’t know if she should trust these children.
But on second thought...
...nothing could be worse than her current situation.
Even if they sold her, she would go willingly!
Just as Xiaoya was about to crawl into the hole at the bottom of the sedan chair...
...a boy holding a hoe drawn in black and white squeezed in.
He complained as he squeezed through.
"It’s so tight... I told you the hole should have been drawn bigger."
"And this hoe is useless. My hands are sore from digging."
After saying this...
...he looked inside the sedan chair.
He couldn’t help but gasp in amazement!
"So this is a sedan chair? Wow, this is my first time inside one!"
"Duh, it’s not like you’re getting married!" Meimei retorted. "Get down there. It’s no use for you to see it."
"As if it’s any use for you to see it, Meimei," Pangpang shot back, unconvinced.
"Hmph~"
Meimei stood in the sedan chair, her hands on her hips.
"I’m definitely going to marry Brother Gu Yuan in the future, you just wait and see!"
"Brother Gu Yuan wouldn’t like a little brat like you, nyah nyah nyah~"
Pangpang made a face at her.
Then he jumped into the tunnel.
Infuriated, Meimei chased after him, trying to hit him.
She completely forgot the purpose of the tunnel.
She even ignored Xiaoya.
Xiaoya was speechless.
’Huh?!!’
’Are they here to argue or to save me?’
’Why are they fooling around like this?’
’Aren’t they afraid of attracting the sedan carriers?’
The wedding hadn’t started yet, and the sedan carriers had gone for a water break, leaving her here for the time being.
’Forget it.’
Xiaoya didn’t overthink it.
She carefully stood up.
’Somehow, these two children knew what I wanted and risked their lives to save me. I can’t let them down.’
’To dig such a long tunnel...’
’It must have been so hard for them.’
’Even if this tunnel is narrow...’
’...I won’t say a single word of complaint.’
Just as Xiaoya, filled with gratitude and a twinge of guilt, jumped into the tunnel...
...unexpectedly...
...she saw Yun Zhenyue and two others standing in the tunnel.
They were holding playing cards, in the middle of a game of Fight the Landlord.
"Bomb!"
"Kuku, we’re teammates! Why are you bombing me?"
"Ah... I’m sorry..."
"Four 2s. None of you can beat that, right?"
"I only played one 2! Shoushou, why are you secretly printing cards again!"
"It’s not printing if I draw them myself!"
Xiaoya: "???"
’This tunnel is wide enough to play Fight the Landlord in?’
Little did she know.
The entire tunnel, from outside the village to underneath the sedan chair...
...was dug solely by Pangpang.
He was incredibly strong. As long as he had a full stomach, hard-packed earth was like tofu in his hands.
The others had nothing to do and were terribly bored.
So, Shoushou suggested a game of cards.
At this moment...
Yun Zhenyue coughed awkwardly, the back of her neck flushing hot.
’I’ve been dragged down to their level too.’
"Let’s get out of here first," she suggested.
Xiaoya stared at Yun Zhenyue for a long moment.
She had initially thought Yun Zhenyue must be a very serious person to be able to manage several rowdy kids.
’But to think she was also so...’
’...unpredictable?’
...
Seeing this...
The Dragon Country audience had complicated expressions.
To rescue Xiaoya, they had watched as Yun Zhenyue led the children in digging a long tunnel and even used Shoushou’s paints to draw a passable circular hole.
’They really don’t mind going to all this trouble.’
One could only say...
...that people have the most perseverance and determination when they’re up to no good.
[LMAO, Yun Zhenyue has been corrupted too.]
[Even a saint would be corrupted if she hung around these kids.]
[Sam is going to have a meltdown now, hehe~]
[Honestly, with their power, they could’ve just barged through. Digging a tunnel was practically them showing the Blood Race Marquis some courtesy.]
[Actually, I think Yun Zhenyue could have won if she played a straight earlier.]
...
At that moment...
...the group started heading out.
Pangpang led the way. After a long walk, just as he was about to climb out...
...a sharp sickle was suddenly pressed against his neck.
In the shadows of the tunnel exit, a figure stood with a hunched back. The old village chief’s gnarled, branch-like fingers caressed a blood-red sickle, his deeply wrinkled face a mask of fury.
At his side were villagers, equally incensed!
"Don’t move!"
"Who... Who in the world are you?!!"
’We’ve been discovered!!!’
Pangpang swallowed hard. He was just about to duck back inside.
Suddenly, Shoushou gave his butt a shove, and he shot out of the ground like a gopher.
Soon.
Yun Zhenyue and the others had all climbed out of the hole.
They were met with the dumbfounded sight of a large crowd of villagers surrounding them.
The villagers were holding all sorts of farm tools.
Sickles, hoes, carrying poles, shovels...
Their anger intensified when they saw the ghostly bride, Xiaoya, emerge last.
The villagers grew even more furious!
It looked as if they were ready to fight to the death if they didn’t get a reasonable explanation.
Sam stood not far away, watching the scene unfold!
He felt like his chest was about to explode with rage!
He was practically jumping up and down in the dirt pit!
’Why won’t this woman and these damn brats leave me alone!’
’I ran all the way to this remote village, and they still chase me down?’
"Damn it, you bunch of bastards!"
"Chief, they’re trying to take my bride! You can’t let them get away!!!"
Sam yelled furiously at the old village chief holding the sickle.
"Is that so?"
"Xiaoya!"
Hearing this, the old village chief’s brow furrowed tightly.
He turned his gaze to the ghostly bride behind Yun Zhenyue.
"Today is a joyous occasion. Can’t you just listen to me and marry Mr. Sam?"
"Must you cause such trouble? If a villager hadn’t notified me, you might have actually escaped! Aren’t you putting us all in a terrible position?"
Meimei, unhappy to hear this, retorted, "She doesn’t want to marry him!"
"You’re the one forcing her! You’re a bad guy!"
The old village chief’s brow furrowed even deeper.
Especially with so many villagers watching.
Meimei’s words had shown him no respect at all.
"What do you know, you wet-behind-the-ears brat!"
"I’m doing this for her own good. As long as she marries Mr. Sam, she’ll enjoy a life of wealth and luxury."
Hearing the old chief’s fantasy...
...Meimei said contemptuously, "So if she kills herself right after the wedding, would that also be for her own good?"
Kill...
...herself?
As soon as these words were spoken...
...the entire crowd fell silent!
Xiaoya was Sealed Soul Village’s strongest ghost!
If she killed herself, Sealed Soul Village would no longer have its Crimson-robed Ghost!
Then, if another powerful ghost came, they would be defenseless.
This was something none of them could accept.
