Soon the wedding hall was decorated, and the troupe began to audition. Everyone knew that Zhang Xianzhong had a bad temper, and if he didn't sing well, it would be a disaster.
"Cheer up, everyone. They're all like cucumbers. If they can't sing well, they'll all die." The sergeant shouted coldly at the troupe on the stage.
"Brother Qin, do you think Old Thief Zhang wants to marry Chunlan?" Caihua asked.
My heart sank, and the tightness in my chest became even worse. I said coldly: "No matter who you marry, he will die tonight."
"Brother Qin, don't worry, I'll catch a shady soldier and come over to ask, and we'll find out."
Before he finished speaking, several sky cannons soared into the sky, bursting into brilliant sparks in the sky above Duzhai. There was a faint sound of joyful suonas, and the sound of gongs and drums came from the foot of Duzhai Mountain.
A familiar voice hurriedly ran into the yard and yelled in a hoarse voice: "Why are you still standing there? Everyone is here, hurry up and start playing."
The forced Duzhai villagers had no choice but to play their suonas and gongs and drums, with resentment and anger on their faces.
"Everyone, get excited and look like a dead fish. Are you welcoming the bride or attending a funeral? Be careful that King Daxi gets upset and kills you." The man scolded with a stern face.
I know this person, he is Du Xiu, the housekeeper of Du Village. It seems that this shameless old bastard most likely took refuge with Zhang Xianzhong and became a traitor.
"Brother Qin, the sound of joy seems to be coming from down the mountain." Caihua frowned.
I have no idea now. Could it be that the person Zhang Xianzhong married was not Chunlan? You must know that Chunlan is the most beautiful in the village. If not her, who would it be?
I don't have time to think too much. As long as there is a slight possibility, I can't miss it.
Thinking of this, I turned to Caihua and the Du brothers and said: "Now Du Village has been surrounded by ramparts, which just gives us the opportunity to act as planned. Your two brothers will go look for the master. Caihua and I will stay here to explore.
Virtual reality.”
"Haha, the bride is here, are you ready?" A man wearing a red wedding robe embroidered with dragons strode out of the mansion with a loud smile.
"King Daxi, you are the most respected person in the world. This is your concubine. Wouldn't it be against etiquette to welcome her in person?" Du Xiu wanted to please Zhang Xianzhong, so he nodded and bowed.
"Go away, you don't know that the queen of beauty, if I don't come in person and offend the beauty, then something bad will happen." Zhang Xianzhong fluttered his sleeves and shook Du Xiu away, rubbing his hands, his face full of excitement and anxiety.
With that said, Li Tianchou strode in from outside, bowed and clasped his fists and said: "King Daxi, the wedding party is already at the gate of Duzhai, and the chariots and three hundred tigers are on standby."
Zhang Xianzhong shouted coldly: "What kind of car are you riding in to evacuate all the Tiger and Ben troops? Do you want to scare the beauty?"
"But the remnants of Du Village have..."
Before Li Tianqiu finished speaking, Zhang Xianzhong laughed boldly, "A few mice scared you like this, Tianqiu, this is not like the demeanor of the most powerful general of my Great Western Army."
Li Tianchou's eyes flashed coldly, and he said hurriedly: "Tianchou knows, and we will never let a mouse appear in Du Village tonight."
"That's right, you go and set up defenses, and I will go to welcome the bride in person." Zhang Xianzhong patted Li Tianqiu on the shoulder and said with satisfaction.
Along with the sound of suona and gongs and drums in the yard, Zhang Xianzhong left the stockade. The defense of Du's house was loosened and it became quiet.
I made a gesture to the Du brothers and moved separately, "Caihua, have you seen that troupe? Let's sneak in."
The members of those opera troupes were all the old troupe members of Du Village. Du Gong and Chunlan were usually good at opera, and I had some friendship with that troupe leader.
I secretly ducked behind the rockery, dodged the patrolling soldiers, and touched the flowers with painted faces.
"Who?" They were busy applying makeup, applying powder and color backstage, and my sudden appearance shocked them.
"Hush, Mr. Du, it's me, Qin Jian." I stretched out my finger and gestured, lowering my voice.
"Oh my God, it's my uncle!" Du Ban hurriedly pulled me aside and said excitedly: "Uncle, why did you come here? Master, Miss and the others..."
I said: "I know everything. Now is not the time to talk about this. Who is Zhang Xianzhong going to marry? Where are Du Gong and the others?"
Du Bantou cried and said: "Uncle, the whereabouts of the master and the young lady are unknown. My brothers and I were also pulled out of the ancestral hall by Du Xiu, a shameless old thief. The folks in Du Village are all trapped in the ancestral hall."
I saw the confusion on his face, and I probably couldn't find any answers. I thought for a while and said, "You put makeup on my two brothers and sneak in first."
Leader Du nodded and hurriedly greeted the brothers in the team to put makeup on me and Caihua. The brothers were very excited when they saw me and Caihua, "Master Qin, there happens to be a show of Three Heroes Fighting Lu Bu tonight, so you can play the fierce role."
Zhang Fei, Brother Caihua’s beard makes him perfect for playing Guan Gong, what do you think?”
I nodded, "This couldn't be better."
After putting on makeup, he heard the sound of cannon fire again in front of the house, "Play music!" Du Xiu hurriedly walked in and shouted at the top of his lungs.
Amidst the sound of joy, Zhang Xianzhong, wearing a red flower on his chest, led the bride, who was wearing a wedding robe, a phoenix crown and a hijab, to walk in from the gate with a loud smile.
When passing the brazier at the gate, Zhang Xianzhong gently held the bride's jade hand and said with a soft smile: "Beauty, you are stepping over the brazier. Slow down, slow down!"
I saw that the bride's jade hands were as delicate as green onions, and her figure was tightly wrapped in a slightly tight wedding dress. She was uneven, somewhat similar to Chunlan, but I always felt that something was not right, and I couldn't put it right at the moment.
"Uncle, okay, it seems to be Miss..." Du Ban said coldly, "Didn't Miss also wear this wedding robe on the day she married you? Hey, old thief Zhang..."
When I heard what he said, I felt very anxious, but I was very familiar with that wedding robe. It was not Chunlan's wedding dress.
"Poof!" The energy and blood in my body surged, and I could no longer suppress the bloody energy in my throat, so I opened my mouth and vomited blood urgently.
"Uncle..." Du Ban and others were shocked.
Caihua glared at Du Ban, hurriedly supported me, and shouted coldly: "Is it Chunlan who wears the same clothes? If you keep talking nonsense, I will kill you."
"What's the fuss about?" Du Xiu frowned and walked over to the theater troupe. I hurriedly pulled the black robe at the corner of my clothes to wipe away the blood stains on the corners of my mouth. Everyone stood still and pretended to be fine, for fear that he would become suspicious.
Du Xiu walked around us and looked up and down, and said sharply: "I don't even want to live anymore. Prepare well. If the opera and singing are not good, you won't be able to finish the meal and walk around."
After saying that, he rolled up his sleeves and left, going to greet others again.
"Hey! You're such a treacherous traitor, I'll finish you first later." Caihua cursed secretly, then hurriedly supported me and asked, "Brother Qin, are you okay?"
"It's okay!" I said with my heart pounding.
"It's strange, why is Sun Wuyang here too?" Caihua pointed at a group of people among the guests and said in surprise.
Zhang Xianzhong just wanted to save face, so naturally people from the evil sect would join in the fun, I said.
As he said that, Du Xiu's hoarse voice came from inside, "First bow to heaven and earth, second bow to high hall, second bow to husband and wife..."
When I heard this, I felt even more sad. The blood boiling in my body made my eyes darken and I almost fell down.
"Brother Qin, don't worry, maybe that's not Mrs. Sister-in-law at all." Caihua comforted me.
"You guys just stare here, I'll go take a look."
I know that after the ceremony, according to custom, the bride has to be sent to the back hall first, and the groom drinks and thanks guests in the hall. Since Du Xiu is hosting the wedding, this is probably inevitable.
From the side of the main hall, I sneaked into the backyard. Perhaps because Zhang Xianzhong was too confident, there were only two soldiers standing guard at the entrance to the backyard.
I glanced around. The wall of this courtyard is extremely high. If I were not injured, I might be able to turn over from the other side and avoid the soldiers. But now the Qian Yang Qi in my body was defeated by Li Tianchou's arrow, and my Qi was greatly improved. It's hard work, and it's basically impossible to get over the wall, so you have to fight hard.
"Brother Qin! Hehe, I'm here." I was worrying, and Caihua looked over from behind with a dry smile.
"Why are you here?" I asked.
Caihua held a wine jar in her hand, took a sip with a smile, and said, "I'm not afraid that you won't be able to handle it, so I came over to take a look."
I nodded and said, "You came just in time to take care of these two miscreants."
Caihua snapped her fingers, carried the wine can, and walked straight towards the two guards. "What are you doing? Stop!" the soldier shouted.
Caihua raised the wine can and said, "I'm from the theater troupe, and King Daxi asked me to bring you wine!"
"Great, I smell the aroma of wine and am craving for it," the guard said happily.
The cauliflower wine jar was thrown into the arms of the guard on the left. The guard smiled and reached out to catch it. The cold light in Caihua's eyes flashed, and the dagger slid up the guard's neck.
The other guard was shocked and wanted to scream, but Caihua's backhand flashed with golden light, and a palm talisman hit the soldier's forehead, and the soldier immediately froze.
"Done!" Cauliflower clapped her hands and said with a smile.
As he spoke, he picked up the clothes of the Yin soldier on the ground, put on his helmet, and said to me: "Brother Qin, I have sealed this guy's soul. I will show it to you here. You go in, and you can be happy with your sister-in-law."
I glanced at Caihua gratefully, walked quickly to the new house without saying anything else.
The new house was lit with dragon and phoenix candles, and the fire was bright red. I opened the door gently and walked in. I saw her sitting by the bed. I had mixed feelings in my heart and walked quickly towards her, "Chunlan, Chunlan..."
I shouted excitedly, and just as I was about to lift Chunlan's hijab, I suddenly felt a chill on my neck. The bride clasped my neck with her backhand, and the cold murderous aura was revealed from her fingertips. As long as I exerted a little force, my throat would be broken.
"Chunlan, it's me, I'm Qin Jian." I thought she couldn't recognize me, so I quickly wiped off the makeup on my face and explained excitedly.
"Who is Chunlan?" a charming voice said softly.
I felt a chill in my heart. This was not Chunlan’s voice, but...