The top-level junior sister also wants to act weak today

Meng Yu hugged Song Chaoge tightly. After a long while, she slowly let go and raised her head slightly.

Her right hand gently stroked Song Chaoge's forehead, her fingertips tracing over his conspicuous scar: "What have you been through out there these years? How did you get this scar?"

Song Chaoge chuckled: "Why? Just because I'm disfigured, you don't like me anymore?"

Meng Yu pouted and pretended to be serious: "Don't slander me! No matter what you become, I like you. I just feel distressed... You must be having a hard time out there, right?"

"For you, no matter how hard it is, it's worth it."

Hearing this, Meng Yu finally lost control of her emotions and burst into tears. Wiping away her tears, she angrily pounded Song Chaoge's chest, "But if you were doing this for me, why didn't you write me a single letter in all these years?! Do you know that for you, I've rejected countless suitors? Do you know how hard it was for me to wait for you?"

Song Chaoge lowered his head, his face darkening slightly, and his lips pursed tightly: "I'm sorry, Yu'er, I'm too cowardly and inferior. I feel that I am not worthy of you. I feel that I must make a name for myself outside before I can come back and marry you openly..."

"But it's too late." Meng Yu gently pushed Song Chaoge away, his eyes full of helplessness and pain: "You're too late... It's too late."

"How can it be too late? Let's leave tonight! Go far away, to a place where no one can find us!"

Song Chaoge excitedly held Meng Yu's shoulders, her cheeks slightly flushed with excitement, but Meng Yu felt a huge pressure, like a cold tide drowning her.

Her brows were furrowed, her eyes filled with hesitation and anxiety. "I want to go with you, but if I leave, what will happen to the people and my father? The Yan family will kill us. However, I am already satisfied to see you again before I die."

Song Chaoge shook his head: "No, you won't die. Yu'er, what's going on? When I heard the news of the marriage between the Yan and Meng families, I didn't dare to stop for a moment and rushed back. The city lord is a good man, he would never force you to marry Yan Dongsheng, why would it happen this time-"

"Because my father is the city lord, he has to choose either the people or me..." Meng Yu's voice gradually lowered, and he almost gritted his teeth when speaking every word, as if he was using all his strength to endure the pain in his heart. "Who do you think my father, who loves the people like his own children, will choose?"

Meng Yu's voice choked with sobs, and tears flowed uncontrollably. A maidservant beside him looked at Meng Yu, sobbing uncontrollably, and felt distressed. She stepped forward and explained, "Master Song, let me explain this to you."

The maid sighed helplessly, "Three months ago, the Yan family recruited a group of powerful individuals, one of whom was in the late stage of the Spiritual Transformation Stage. That person forced a contract with the Snow Wolf King, the guardian beast of Yinchang Ridge, and subsequently took control of the entire Yinchang Ridge. The entire southwest road's water source comes from the melted snow of Yinchang Ridge. If he wanted, they could cut off our Wuxi City's water supply at any time. It's like strangling the lifeline of our entire Wuxi City."

The maid's hands trembled slightly after she finished speaking. She swallowed and continued, "The Yan and Meng families are two families that are in opposition to each other. When this happened, our Meng family was immediately at a disadvantage. And that beast Yan Dongsheng even directly proposed a marriage alliance with us, asking the young lady to marry him."

She gritted her teeth, her anger almost overflowing with words: "In the Southwest Road, everyone knows that our young lady is a rare three-spiritual root. The concubines that Yan Dongsheng took in before all had five-spiritual roots and mixed spiritual roots. Now he has found the opportunity to seize our young lady. Otherwise, he would cut off our water supply. This is why the city lord had no choice but to marry our young lady to him..."

After saying that, the maid turned her gaze to Song Chaoge, hoping that he could come up with some solution.

After hearing this, Song Chaoge was so angry that his whole body was shaking. "I've heard that the Yan family hired a group of experts to take charge, but I really didn't expect them to be so despicable as to cut off the water supply to Wuxi Town to threaten you!"

Veins bulged on his clenched fists, and his eyes flashed with anger: "No, I absolutely cannot let them take you away. Yu'er, trust me, come with me now, okay?"

Meng Yu shook her head helplessly, tears welling up again. Her voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible: "Do you think I didn't escape by myself?"

After saying this, she rolled up her sleeves, revealing a golden mark on her arm. The mark was deeply embedded in her skin like a brand, emitting a faint glow. "I have escaped capture several times. So my father placed a seal on me. Without his permission, I cannot leave this room, not even through the secret passage. And now the Meng Mansion has been surrounded by various masters hired by my father."

"How could the city lord be so cruel as to watch you go to your death!" Song Chaoge's voice was excited and angry, his expression full of disbelief.

The maidservant beside her replied helplessly: "The city lord has no choice. He can't abandon the people..."

"Sisi! Wake up!" Song Chaoge suddenly interrupted her. "I know this kind of scumbag too well. If they threaten you once, they'll threaten you a second time, and a third time. Today he forced Meng Yu to marry him and become his furnace. Tomorrow he'll force the city lord to give up his throne, kill him, and annex the Meng family. They won't stop!"

The maid's face turned pale, and she felt even more uneasy. "But what else can the city lord do? The Meng family is now in decline, with no one left, and even less financial resources to hire experts to fight against the Yan family... But you are right, the Yan family will definitely not give up. If they can threaten us once, they can threaten us a second time... a third time..."

After saying this, Sisi looked up at Song Chaoge, her eyes showing a bit more determination. "Master Song, I have always thought you are a smart and reliable person. Didn't you prepare any plans when you came to rescue the young lady this time?"

Hearing this, Song Chaoge's eyes darkened, his brow furrowed with the weight of his heart. He took a deep breath, "I do have a plan... but it's only to protect Yu'er and me..."

Meng Yu quickly asked, "What plan?"

"I wanted to take you away tonight. If I can't, then I will steal your bride tomorrow."

Meng Yu panicked when he heard this. "No, even though you're a powerful swordsman now, the other side has more people and more power. And you're bringing along a burden like me, who only has spiritual roots but no cultivation. I'm afraid you have no chance of winning."

"No, I also invited a few people from the Xianyun Sect."

"Xianyun Sect?" Meng Yu finally saw hope in her eyes. The corners of her lips curved up. "You mean, the masters of Xianyun Sect are willing to help us? What level of cultivation are they?"