Chapter 170: Chapter 39: The Grim Reaper Appears for the First Time_1
While sobbing, Xuan Yue stuttered, "You, you...I hate you... I, I... Why... are you... going to marry... another woman? I know... you don’t want... to be... my subordinate... Just go, I hate you... I don’t... want to... see you anymore..."
Only then did Ah Dai understand for real, that Xuan Yue was angry because he had chosen Lan Yin to be his wife earlier. As he thought of marriage, he suddenly recalled the girl who told him when he was young that she wanted to marry him when they grew up. Breathing a sigh of relief, he somewhat lamented, "Yue Yue, you misunderstood. I did not intend to marry Lan Yin, it was older Brother Yan Shi who asked me to do so."
Xuan Yue was stunned, her tears stopped, she lifted her head and said, "What did you say? Brother Yan Shi asked you to marry Lan Yin?"
Ah Dai shook his head vehemently, "No, not at all. Here’s what happened," he then proceeded to narrate how he and Yan Shi had planned to help Lan Yin and Aguti.
As Xuan Yue listened, her expression gradually changed. Though Ah Dai’s explanation was a little unclear, she still understood the meaning. The sadness was gradually replaced by joy that was welling up inside her eyes. After listening to Ah Dai’s story, she complained, "Why didn’t you tell me this afternoon? You had me crying for so long in vain."
Ah Dai gave a wry smile, "You were angry this afternoon, you wouldn’t even respond to me! And besides, I am dumb, it took me many recitations to remember the lines Brother Yan Shi taught me."
Xuan Yue, transitioning from sadness to jovialness, blurted, "I don’t care, I don’t care, anyway, it’s all your fault! Why should you pull that black iron bow foolishly and cause so much trouble, it is all your fault!" Despite saying so, she unknowingly leaned her tender body on Ah Dai’s chest.
Ah Dai smelled Xuan Yue’s fragrance, feeling somewhat at a loss, he just sat on the ground, letting Xuan Yue lean on him. He clearly felt that the anger in Xuan Yue’s heart had disappeared.
The weather today was very good, with no clouds in the sky. The half-moon high in the sky illuminated the water, creating a dreamy feeling, which made Ah Dai and Xuan Yue gradually become infatuated. Before he knew it, Ah Dai had his hands around Xuan Yue’s slender waist, lightly holding her soft body. Xuan Yue laid her head on Ah Dai’s shoulder, gently caressing Ah Dai’s wound, her wandering gaze asking: "Does it hurt?". Her voice was surprisingly soft, and soothing to the ear.
Ah Dai was startled, he shook his head, "No, it doesn’t hurt." Xuan Yue’s gentleness took him by surprise, but he liked this feeling, and the peculiar feeling in his chest was getting stronger.
Xuan Yue grabbed Ah Dai’s hand, whispered, "I’m sorry, I was too impulsive earlier. I hit you without understanding."
Xuan Yue’s soft words gave Ah Dai a jolt as he blurted out, "Yue Yue, I, I..."
Xuan Yue lifted her head, looking at Ah Dai, she said in a daze, "Just say what you want to say, I... I won’t blame you." After saying this, she lowered her head, feeling her burning cheeks and her heartbeat suddenly quickened.
Holding Xuan Yue’s soft body, Ah Dai said, "Yue Yue, I..." He had barely gathered the courage to say something when suddenly, the deafening sound of horse hoofs resounded. There seemed to be a large group of horsemen charging towards the bonfire party. Ah Dai was startled, "Yue Yue, something seems to be wrong, let’s go and see."
Xuan Yue sighed quietly, she stood up in Ah Dai’s embrace, glared at a somewhat flustered Ah Dai and turned towards the sound of the horse hoofs. She saw countless silhouettes mounted on tall horses speeding towards the fire party venue. Under the moonlight, you could clearly see the cold light reflecting off their weapons, weapons that could kill!
Ah Dai naturally noticed those weapons too. He was confused, "Yue Yue, who are these people? Why does there seem to be killing intent around them?"
Xuan Yue shook her head, "I don’t know who these people are, but they are certainly not good people, I fear they have come to ambush our tribe."
Ah Dai frowned, "This is bad, older brothers Yan Shi and Yan Li are still there, and all those friends from our tribe are in the midst of festivities. If they are ambushed, I fear they won’t be able to defend."
Xuan Yue said, "These people really chose the right time to attack. It’s currently when the whole tribe is most vulnerable. If they attack now, then the resistance over there will be extremely difficult. Those people from our tribe are really stupid, they didn’t leave any sentries, if they are ambushed like this, their losses will be severe."
Ah Dai urgently said, "So what should we do now?"
Xuan Yue replied, "It’s too late to notify them now, we are very close to the bonfire party. They may have already been attacked. Let’s go and check it out. If those people are really here to ambush, let’s first rescue Yan Shi and Yan Li. About the people from our tribe, we will see." The unexpected appearance of these intruders had completely ruined her good mood. She was confused and naturally could not come up with any good ideas.
Ah Dai nodded, "Okay, let’s go quickly."
Both of them left the tribe, through the herds of cattle and sheep, successfully approaching the bonfire party site. When they got close, the entire bonfire party was in total chaos. Xuan Yue’s judgment was extremely accurate, those fully cloaked knights were indeed here for an ambush. The sharp cavalry swords in their hands relentlessly slashed at the people who were just celebrating. More than a thousand people rushed into the crowd like a flood of steel, wherever they went there was bloodshed. Even the children and the elderly were not spared. The cries of terror echoed through the land.
