CH 184

"Bai... Bai Xi Shen? No, at least not in our Liang country."

"I remember when my second brother got married, the bride would first bow to the heavens and earth, then to the parents."

"But for a wedding, they also paste this round character on the door and windows."

San Gouwa pointed to the double happiness made of red cloth in the hall and said. Upon hearing this answer, Li Huowang's face did not improve much.

He stood there for a while, only sitting down slowly when he saw that the round red double happiness in the distance did not show any abnormalities.

"Quickly eat, then find a place to sleep." Upon hearing Li Huowang's words, the others hastened their eating speed.

Li Huowang took a dried jujube from the date cake beside him and chewed it slowly while vigilantly watching everything around him.

His heart was not completely at ease.

It was not his fault that he was easily frightened. In this crazy world, one could never be too careful, especially since he had already experienced many dangers.

Li Huowang did not want to know why this was happening. He only wanted to lead the people around him to live safely and peacefully.

As the sky gradually darkened, the entire wedding banquet became more lively with the lit torches inserted into the walls.

Li Huowang thought that since they were outsiders, the host family would not come to their table, but they actually sent someone over.

The young man with a square face who had welcomed the bride with a gong before came over with a wine cup and a wine pot, smiling as he walked towards Li Huowang's table.

He arrived at the table and without saying a word, filled the wine cup in his hand and raised it towards Li Huowang.

"Come, come, come! Thank you all for attending our eldest brother's wedding. I, Hou Wenjing, offer a toast to all the escort masters. I wish you all the best and a smooth journey!"

Upon hearing this, the others could not just sit there and raised their cups in return. Li Huowang also used tea instead of wine.

In theory, it was already good for outsiders to receive such treatment, but when Hou Wenjing raised his cup and filled one for Li Huowang alone, saying, "I offer you a separate toast, wishing you an early journey to the heavens and an immortal ascension!" Li Huowang felt uncomfortable hearing those words.

"No need to be polite." Li Huowang picked up the tea cup and drank it, the teapot blocking his view.

He immediately noticed that the man in front of him was staring at him.

No, to be precise, not at him, but at the sword on his back given to him by the nun.

When Li Huowang put down the tea cup, that gaze disappeared quickly, and the young man in front of him smiled again.If it weren't for Li Huowang's heightened perception, he might have been deceived by him.

"Why does this person want to look at my sword? Did he recognize the power of this sword?"

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No matter what Li Huowang thought, the young man didn't do anything else after toasting, and turned to other tables with the wine jug.

It seemed that he really came just to toast.

"Enjoy your meal and drinks, make sure you have a good time!"

Watching his receding figure, Li Huowang turned his head and said to the others with a complicated expression, "We're done eating, let's go."

The others looked at the unfinished dishes on the table with some reluctance, but since Li Huowang had spoken, they finally stood up reluctantly.

After this meal, besides being full and satisfied, there was another benefit, which was that it was much easier to find a place to stay.

Seeing the escorts who had eaten with them earlier, the landlord agreed to let them stay temporarily, even pretending to refuse the room fee given by Bai Lingmiao.

"Oh, since you came and ate, you're our guests. Don't be so polite about the money."

Saying these polite words, the old man with the loud voice finally accepted the copper coins with a happy expression.

Money was indeed useful, and soon the other party left an old two-story earthen house for Li Huowang and the others to stay in.

Although the earthen house was old, it was a detached house with a courtyard, which happened to suit Li Huowang's preferences.

As the night grew deeper, the previously lively village gradually quieted down.

Li Huowang stood at the window on the second floor, gazing at the red lantern of the family far away who was holding a wedding.

Bai Lingmiao, who was sitting on the bed, wet the thread with her mouth and carefully threaded it into the needle under the candlelight.

Then, she slowly sewed some useless scraps of cloth onto the chain on the nearby stool.

She kept sewing until her eyes were sore, then she looked up at the broad back next to the window. "Senior Brother Li, maybe that person just glanced at your sword casually, and didn't necessarily want to harm you."

"I have two swords on my back, why did he only look at this one? One should always be on guard, when you go downstairs later, let the others in the room know and keep watch."

Bai Lingmiao obediently nodded and began to spread out the sheets.

"Li...Li...Li..."

"What's up?" Li Huowang looked down at the courtyard and looked up at Gao Zhijian.

"I...I'm really not...I'm really not a...village guard." Obviously, Gao Zhijian cared a lot about this matter.

"Okay, I know you're not a village guard. Where did you come from? You can't just have popped out of a rock, can you?"Due to Gao Zhijian's intelligence and stuttering, Li Huowang and others were not very willing to chat with him because he talked too much.

Therefore, except for knowing that he recognized characters, Li Huowang knew nothing about Gao Zhijian.

Gao Zhijian stood still with a very tangled expression for a while, "Li...Li...Li Shixiong!! Do you...do you believe me...I...I..."

"I believe, I believe. Hurry up and speak. If you keep dragging on, it will be dawn soon."

"You!! Don't...don't interrupt! Don't interrupt...me!" Gao Zhijian spoke with this tone to Li Huowang for the first time.

"I...I hate it the most when others interrupt me...while I'm talking!"

Li Huowang nodded as he looked at Gao Zhijian's anxious and red face, and his tightly clenched fists.

"Okay, go ahead and speak."

"Li...Li...Li Shixiong!! Can you trust me...me...me? No matter how...how...how shocking my words are!"

"I can trust you. Go ahead and speak."

Upon hearing this, Gao Zhijian stomped his foot with a fierce expression. "I...I...I'll come up and say it!!"

After glancing at Bai Lingmiao behind him, Li Huowang stopped Gao Zhijian who was restless and said, "Don't come up, just say it here. After you finish, you can go back to sleep."