Chapter 3

The older women swiftly helped me put on the bridal gown, leaving me no time to ask more questions.

Face threading, applying makeup, styling hair, everything was done according to the traditional wedding procedures, yet there wasn't a trace of festive atmosphere.

Except for me admiring my own beauty in the mirror, every woman wore a worried frown, remaining silent, seemingly burdened with heavy thoughts.

Once dressed, I was covered with a red dragon and phoenix veil. After thoroughly checking me for any dangerous items, Li Cuilan finally helped me onto the bridal sedan chair.

"Checked everything, no issues,"

Li Cuilan reported in a low voice, and Yu Deming grunted an "Mm," and called out to lift the sedan.

After a jostling start, my sedan chair was lifted, officially starting the journey towards the seaside amid the lively sound of gongs and drums.

The seaside cave was a full twenty miles from the village; even with the fastest young porters carrying me, leaving at midday, the earliest arrival would still be at dusk.

By tradition, no matter what happened along the journey, stopping was forbidden, or else there would be bloodshed.

With Yu Deming overseeing, those porters, even with malicious intent, wouldn't dare act on it, making the journey relatively smooth.

I didn't know how long we had been traveling when I, out of boredom, yawned. Suddenly, the music stopped, and the sedan chair came to a halt.

"Yu Fang, what are you doing, and why are you holding a musket?"

Yu Deming's voice trembled as he reprimanded, and Yu Fang's distinctive raspy voice rang out: "Dad, Yunni is the woman I fancy; at the very least, let me have a go first!"

"Nonsense! The deity requires a virgin; Yunni has already been chosen as the Holy Daughter by the god. If anything goes wrong, we can't bear the responsibility!"

Faced with his only beloved son, Yu Deming's firm tone carried a hint of plea: "Be a good boy, if you want a woman, I'll arrange for you to marry Fengming when we return, and have the wedding by the end of the month. Don't delay now…"

Yu Deming hadn't finished speaking when there was a loud "bang," followed by the sound of a body hitting the ground.

"Village head!"

"Uncle Deming!"

Outside the sedan, chaos erupted.

"All of you, stay put, or I'll shoot each one of you!"

"I, Yu Fang, have never feared anything in my life. I don't care if it's a deity or not, even if it's the king of heaven, no one can take a woman from me!"

The next second, my sedan curtain was lifted, and the dragon and phoenix veil was yanked off.

Yu Fang's slightly menacing face appeared in front of me.

I glanced at him: "What are you doing, Yu? Do you like me that much?"

He licked his lips, grabbing my collar with one hand while aiming the musket at those who dared to move.

"Don't you all make a move, once I've had my fill, I'll let you take her away!"

After speaking, Yu Fang hastily closed the sedan curtain.

With a lewd grin, he pinched my chin: "Yunni, you're so beautiful, I can hardly hold myself back now!"

I gave a seductive smile, pointing to the musket in his hand.

"If you're going to do it, you better give it your all. What's the point of holding a gun?"

Hearing my words, only then did Yu Fang engage the safety on the musket.

He threw the musket aside and impatiently wanted to pounce on me.

"Don't rush, let me take the lead."

I smiled alluringly, pushing him down to sit in the sedan, wrapping my legs around his waist, my hands snaking over his body.

Yu Fang let out a comfortable hum, perhaps thinking I was truly submitting to him, spreading his arms to let me undress him.

I giggled, lifting his shirt and draping it over his head.

"Hurry up, Yunni, I can't hold back any longer!"

Blindfolded, he groped aimlessly.

Where he couldn't see, my eyes turned icy cold, and I took out a hairpin.

"Don't worry, I'm coming now."

With a faint voice, I said, raising the hairpin and thrusting it towards his neck!