mtl008 Chapter 1075: Tomb Destruction
Chapter 1075: Tomb Destruction
He followed Lin Xiaoruan away, but his eyes were full of struggle.
When they returned to the courtyard where Lin Xiaoruan lived, she, who had been silent the whole time, finally spoke slowly: "Do you really have to go?"
Tang Mingxuan nodded heavily: "Xiaoruan, I'm afraid the bandit leader in Suzhou City is targeting me this time. I can't let my brother-in-law and those soldiers make unnecessary sacrifices. I want to do my part!"
A complex expression flashed across Lin Xiaoruan's face. She actually knew very well that Suzhou City was a part of Tang Mingxuan that she could not give up.
He seemed to have gotten used to the peaceful life in the capital, but he did not really regard it as his home.
This was also the reason why she had not married him yet, because he had been looking inadvertently in the direction of Suzhou City.
She felt that one day he would return to Suzhou City!
Thinking of this, she gave up the idea of persuading him.
She has been studying medicine with Lin Yiwan for so long that she has become very insightful.
She didn't want to restrain Tang Mingxuan, not because her love was not deep enough, but because she knew how to let go.
She said softly, "Since you've decided, I'll go pack your bags!"
Tang Mingxuan's whole body was shaking. He hugged her from behind and whispered, "Xiaoruan, I'm sorry. I made you feel wronged!"
She lowered her eyes and laughed: "What kind of grievance is this? You are right. If you go back with your brother-in-law to suppress the bandits, he will avoid taking detours!"
Tang Mingxuan closed his eyes tightly. He actually didn’t know if he could come back after this trip.
He didn't let go for a long time, and only his trembling shoulders showed how much pain he was in at the moment.
Lin Xiaoruan felt sorry for him, turned around and hugged him, saying, "Mingxuan, I've made up my mind. We'll get married when you come back. I'm actually very envious of Youyi. She gave birth to a child for Mo Lingyue. The child is very cute, and I want one too!"
A complicated look flashed across Tang Mingxuan's face. He really wanted to ask, what if he couldn't come back?
However, he didn't ask in the end.
Perhaps seeing through his thoughts, Lin Xiaoruan changed her mind in an instant.
She held his hand and said, "How about we have a simple wedding ceremony tonight, worship heaven and earth first, and then when you come back from Suzhou, we can have the formal wedding ceremony, okay?"
How could Tang Mingxuan refuse her when he saw her pleading eyes?
He reached out and rubbed the top of her head: "Okay, I'll do as you say!"
Lin Xiaoruan started to get busy. She had actually prepared her wedding dress long ago, including Tang Mingxuan's.
She urged him to change quickly, lit red candles, and placed fruits and snacks as offerings in the yard.
She grabbed his wrist and knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Heaven above and thick earth are my witnesses. Today, Tang Mingxuan and I are married. I hope that God will bless us to grow old together and have a smooth life!"
After the two of them kowtowed respectfully, Lin Xiaoruan spoke with a blazing gaze, "Mingxuan, we both have no parents. My sister and brother-in-law are like reborn children to us. Why don't we kowtow to their courtyard as well?"
Tang Mingxuan held her hand and bowed from a distance towards Lin Yiwan and Zhan Yan's courtyard.
He promised solemnly, "Sister and brother-in-law, I will definitely treat Xiaoruan well. Don't worry, I will protect her like a treasure for the rest of my life!"
Lin Xiaoruan suddenly said, "Mingxuan, when you say the rest of your life, you mean after we return to Suzhou City, right?"
Tang Mingxuan suddenly froze, and after a moment he stammered obscurely: "Yes, Xiaoruan, if you regret it and don't want to marry me now, then I will never force you!"
Lin Xiaoruan stuffed a glass of wine into his hand and said, "I've already kowtowed, and so have my sister and brother-in-law. How can you regret this in this world? What's the matter? You regret it? That won't do either. Hurry and drink the wedding wine. I'll go boil some water for a bath, and we'll enter the bridal chamber tonight!"
After Tang Mingxuan finished drinking, she took him into the bathroom.
After cleaning up, he saw Lin Xiaoruan sitting on the bed, with anxiety and shyness between her brows.
He said in a hoarse voice: "Xiaoruan, I'm going to Suzhou this time, and there's a possibility that I won't be able to come back. Even so, are you still willing to marry me?"
Lin Xiaoruan put her hand over his mouth: "Don't say such things, Tang Mingxuan, you must come back alive!"
Tang Mingxuan held her hand, sat in front of her and said, "Xiaoruan, I am lucky to have met you in this life. I admit that in order to get your care, I even used dirty and despicable means. I apologize to you!"
Lin Xiaoruan remembered that when he was injured before, he looked like a pitiful little animal. She actually realized at that time that he was competing for favor with Mo Lingyue.
She didn't want to hear him say these words anymore. This wasn't their wedding night at all; it felt like he was making arrangements for his funeral. It was really unlucky.
She suddenly put her arms around his neck and blocked his chatter with her mouth.
The red candle flickered, and Tang Mingxuan had no chance to say the rest of his words.
He actually wanted to say, Xiaoruan, if something really happens to me in Suzhou City, don't stay with me, you can get married again.
When it was almost dawn, he got up quietly.
Lin Xiaoruan was quicker than him. Regardless of her physical discomfort, she put on her clothes and packed his luggage.
Tang Mingxuan was reluctant to let her go, so he stretched out his hands and held her tightly in his arms, saying, "Even for you, I will protect my own life!"
Lin Xiaoruan held his hand and placed it on her lower abdomen: "Tang Mingxuan, remember, you are not living for me now, but also for our child. You went back and forth so many times last night, you might be pregnant?"
Tang Mingxuan's eyes suddenly became bright. Yes, he had to come back alive no matter what, because Xiaoruan and the child were waiting for him.
In order to prevent Zhan Yan from stopping him from going to Suzhou, he went there secretly alone.
After running for five consecutive days, he was exhausted.
He went to pay homage to his father first, but found that the tomb had been destroyed and his father's body was missing.
He was shocked and hurried to look for the gravekeeper.
However, after searching for a long time, they only found a skeleton that was burned beyond recognition.
He immediately understood that the bandits who suddenly appeared in Suzhou City were targeting him.
He clenched his fists tightly, turned around and looked around, shouting, "I, Tang Mingxuan, am back. Aren't you here to seek revenge? Come and kill me. What's the point of stealing my father's body?"
The sound spread far away, startling the birds in the forest and making them fly away, but no one appeared in front of him.
He knelt on the ground and cried bitterly: "Father, I am unfilial. I have made you unable to rest in peace even after death. If you are still alive, please tell me where I can find your body."
Seeing that it was almost dawn, he did not dare to delay and quickly went down the mountain to find out the whereabouts of the bandits.
The villagers at the foot of the mountain knew nothing, but the hunter knew a clue.
He stuffed the banknotes Tang Mingxuan handed over into his sleeve and said in a low voice, "To be honest, I know those mountain bandit leaders. One of them, a young man in black, is the son of the former Suzhou City Commander's stepmother!"