"Everyone! I'm here to announce something. I, Lü Yun, have feelings for you, Mu Nan. From now on, you're my fiancé. We'll pick a lucky day and get married later."
"Wow! Great! Wonderful!"
"Congratulations!"
The people in the stronghold were overjoyed at this news. They didn't mind outsiders coming into the stronghold, nor did they object to inter - marriage with people from outside.
"Saintess, I'm just a commoner. I'm not worthy of you. Please let me go, Saintess."
The man was thin, with a gentle and fair complexion like a scholar. No one could have imagined that such a person was highly skilled. If he hadn't been seriously injured, he probably wouldn't have ended up in their stronghold.
Jing Xunchè glanced at Hong Yi, who immediately understood and quietly withdrew.
He returned soon and nodded imperceptibly at Jing Xunchè.
Jing Xunchè tightened his grip on the wine jar, his eyes dark.
"There's no such thing as worthiness or unworthiness. As long as I like you, it's enough. There's no discrimination in our stronghold. You can rest assured." Lü Yun's cheeks were flushed from the wine. Coupled with her unique charm, she looked extremely beautiful.
Mu Nan composed himself and said, "Please behave yourself, Saintess."
This sentence silenced everyone around. Lü Yun was stunned. She looked at Mu Nan in disbelief, a flash of hurt in her eyes, and then she laughed indifferently.
"Hey! If you don't like me, that's okay. I'm not unmarriageable. If you don't like me, then so be it... so be it..." As she spoke, Lü Yun's eyes filled with tears. She tried hard to hold them back but failed. She, the Witch Clan's Saintess, had everything she wanted, yet she had been rejected by a man.
Lü Yun left sadly. The people around them didn't know what to do. If they forced Mu Nan, they were afraid the Saintess would be unhappy after marriage. If they didn't, the Saintess would still be unhappy.
"Um... Let's disperse! Disperse!" Finally, someone spoke up and organized everyone to leave.
Mu Nan stood still. No one knew what was on his mind.
"If you like her, go after her. What are you standing here for?" A cold voice came from behind.
Mu Nan froze in disbelief. He couldn't believe his ears. Afraid of having a hallucination, he hesitated to turn around.
"What? Have you done something so heinous that you're afraid to face me?" Jing Xunchè looked at the frozen man and felt a bit tired.
Why did his subordinates all seem so stupid?
"Your subordinate didn't! I just can't believe it. I'm a bit scared, afraid this is another illusion." Mu Nan turned around excitedly, looking at Jing Xunchè. His whole body was trembling with excitement.
"Okay, it's okay. I'm fine." Jing Xunchè stepped forward and hugged Mu Nan.
Although Mu Nan was his subordinate, they had grown up together and were like good brothers. If it weren't for the plan he came up with back then, Mu Nan probably wouldn't have survived. They just got separated during the escape.
Mu Nan hugged Jing Xunchè tightly, like a lost child who suddenly found his family.
Mu Fengqié watched them and knew they must know each other, but she didn't know their relationship.
The person Jing Xunchè trusted so much must be extraordinary.
"He's Mu Nan, Jing Xunchè's subordinate. Actually, their relationship is closer than that of real brothers. Jing Xunchè even regards Mu Nan as his younger brother."
Yuan Yuhan stood beside Mu Fengqié and explained their relationship.
"I just didn't expect that. I thought after what happened back then, he wouldn't trust anyone anymore. But it seems..."
"Looks like Mu Nan is one of the few who didn't betray him."
While the scene of brotherly affection was playing out here, Lü Yun was heart - broken.
"Mother, what should I do? I like him so much. But when I asked him to be my fiancé tonight, he rejected me."
The lady of the stronghold felt very sorry for her tearful daughter, but she knew that love couldn't be forced.
"Feng'er, did you ever ask if Young Master Mu likes you?"
"Well..." Lü Yun was choked by this question. She really hadn't asked.
The lady of the stronghold knew from her daughter's reaction that her daughter had been too hasty.
"Feng'er, listen to mother. Love requires mutual consent. If you force it, you'll only end up hurting yourself."
"Humph! My daughter wants for nothing. This Mu Nan is so ungrateful! I'll go teach him a lesson right now." But just as he said this and was about to stand up, he saw his wife glare at him.
He sat back down silently. "Well... it's the same if I teach him a lesson another day."
"Feng'er, don't listen to your father's nonsense. If you really like Young Master Mu, you can ask him directly next time. If he really doesn't like you, don't force it. If he does like you..."
"Then what?" Lü Yun asked with red - rimmed eyes like a little rabbit.
Seeing her daughter so sad, the lady of the stronghold felt heartache and suddenly showed her domineering side. "Then we'll lock the door and let your father out. Let your father teach him a lesson! How dare he reject you when he likes you! He's just asking for a beating."
The stronghold's chief looked at his wife, flattered her by massaging her shoulders and legs, looking extremely obsequious.
"Right! How dare he bully my daughter. I'll break his legs... Hehe... Wife, is the pressure okay? Are you comfortable?"
"Um, not bad." The lady of the stronghold looked very comfortable.
"Then... Can I sleep in our room tonight?" God knew that since his wife got pregnant, they hadn't slept together. Now that the child was born, his wife still wouldn't let him into the room.
He was so miserable!
"Don't even think about it!"
"Come on... Wife~"
Lü Yun looked at the two of them numbly, feeling repulsed. Her daughter had just suffered a heartbreak and was sad, yet they were flirting in front of her. Was that really okay?
But Lü Yun was used to it. Her parents were often so out of tune. She was used to it. Now she had to think about how to ask Mu Nan.
She couldn't just come out and say it directly. It had taken her a lot of courage to say what she said tonight. She probably couldn't do it again.
So she could only try to probe indirectly.
Lü Yun walked out thoughtfully. She didn't want to watch them flirting here.