Severing ties with family to marry the young marshal, his whole family chases me to the crematorium.

As dawn broke, Si Jingnian suddenly woke up from his bed, sat up abruptly, and looked around nervously.

"Ayao?"

Si Jingnian, without even putting on his shoes, opened the door with a worried expression and walked out, calling Shen Qingyao's name as he went.

While still asleep, Shen Qingyao heard Si Jingnian calling out to her repeatedly, as if summoning her soul. Her beautiful eyes were filled with rage.

"Call me, call me, are you trying to wake me up? Can't you let me have a good night's sleep this early in the morning?"

Shen Qingyao opened the door angrily and glared at Si Jingnian, but her anger was quickly extinguished by a hug from Si Jingnian.

"Ayao, are you alright? Are you hurt anywhere?"

Shen Qingyao's anger was instantly extinguished by Si Jingnian's cold aura, leaving her only helpless.

"Si Jingnian, I'm fine, don't worry."

Shen Qingyao gently patted Si Jingnian's back, her voice filled with indescribable tenderness.

After hearing Shen Qingyao's explanation of the whole story, Si Jingnian finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, he held a grudge against Leng Yueming for knocking him unconscious, so much so that his gaze towards Leng Yueming was filled with hostility throughout the entire incident.

Leng Yueming not only didn't restrain himself at all, but instead, he provocatively raised his eyebrows at Si Jingnian from time to time, which was quite annoying.

"Leng Yueming, as your friend, I have to warn you: what you did today will soon become the reason for you to beg for mercy."

Xia Ran's words froze Leng Yueming in place, and he turned to look at her in disbelief.

"Are you kidding me?"

Xia Ran smiled but didn't say anything, but Leng Yueming knew she really wasn't joking.

"Young Marshal Si, brother, I wish you a safe journey. I have some matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave first."

After saying that, Leng Yueming's figure disappeared from the spot.

Leng Yueming's sudden change in attitude left Si Jingnian completely bewildered.

Shen Qingyao blinked in surprise, having overheard her master's words.

She just didn't quite understand what those words meant.

Could it be that Leng Yueming and Si Jingnian also have some kind of connection?

"Yaoyao, I have already sent a message to your senior brothers and sisters. After they receive the notice, they will investigate the matter of the Bliss Society. During this time, you must protect yourself. The time for your master to descend the mountain has not yet come, so I cannot help you for the time being. You must rely on yourself for everything."

As they descended the mountain, Xia Ran watched Shen Qingyao and Si Jingnian's figures disappear.

Throughout the journey, Si Jingnian keenly noticed that Shen Qingyao's mood had been very low. He wanted to say something to comfort her, but found that he didn't know what to say.

Back at the hotel where Mu Qingya and Si Jingnian's subordinates were staying, Shen Qingyao sensed that something was off.

Mu Qingya's disappearance made Shen Qingyao frown, feeling somewhat irritated.

"Young Marshal's wife, we just went out for a meal and came back to find Miss Mu gone."

Si Jingnian's subordinates lowered their heads, not daring to look at Shen Qingyao's unpleasant expression.

"She must have been taken back to the Mu family. Let's go and find out where the Mu family is, and then we'll go visit them."

"Yes."

Si Jingnian wanted to say that he shouldn't meddle in a stranger's business, but seeing that Shen Qingyao was very interested, he had no choice but to swallow his words.

Shen Qingyao glanced at Si Jingnian with a cool and distant look, somewhat unable to understand him.

Didn't he seem quite interested in Mu Qingya before? Why is he no longer in a hurry now that he knows she's been taken back by the Mu family to be married off?

Could it be because he knew about his fate and was worried that he would bring Mu Qingya to her death?

What a good man!

She made the decision; she agreed to this marriage that they couldn't be together!

"Don't worry, we will rescue Mu Qingya. After all, I have already agreed to let her stay with me for the time being. I am not the kind of irresponsible person."

Shen Qingyao patted Si Jingnian's shoulder earnestly, offering heartfelt words of comfort.

Si Jingnian turned to look at Shen Qingyao with a blank expression, completely unaware of what she was talking about.

"What do you mean?"

"It's okay, don't worry!"

Si Jingnian was completely dumbfounded. Before he could ask any further questions, Shen Qingyao had already turned and left.

Shen Qingyao and Si Jingnian found the Mu family's residence according to the address. At that moment, there was a lively commotion at the entrance of the Mu mansion, with gongs and drums beating.

Red lanterns and red silk ribbons hung at the entrance of the Mu Mansion, creating a festive atmosphere, while firecrackers crackled and popped incessantly.

"Time to pick up the bride!"

With a loud shout, two maids helped a woman dressed as a bride out. The bride's head was covered with a red veil and her hands were tied.

This scene sparked discussion among those around them.

"Why is the bride tied up?"

"Who knows? I guess she doesn't want to get married."

"What a terrible thing! There's no reason to force someone into marriage."

“This is not a forced marriage; the Mu family and the Wang family already have a marriage agreement.”

"..."

Just as Mu Qingya was about to be forcibly placed into the flower stand, Shen Qingyao hurriedly stepped forward to stop her.

Mu Qingya's mission is not to be confined to the inner quarters, to get married, have children, and spend her life being a wife and mother.

"Wait a moment!"

Shen Qingyao suddenly stood up and shouted, and the scene instantly fell silent. Everyone looked at Shen Qingyao with confusion.

"You tied the bride up because she didn't want the marriage, yet you forced her to marry. Aren't you afraid of divine retribution?"

Shen Qingyao believed she wasn't exaggerating; Mu Qingya's mission was already predetermined, yet these people were forcing her to marry, which would only lead to their own downfall.

In mild cases, families are ruined; in severe cases, people die.

Although Mu Qingya was covered by a red veil and couldn't see anything outside, she recognized Shen Qingyao's voice.

She struggled desperately, making continuous whimpering sounds.

She knew that Shen Qingyao wouldn't abandon her.

The wedding ceremony was interrupted by Shen Qingyao, and both the Wang family members who were welcoming the bride and the Mu family members who were escorting her glared at her angrily.

"Who are you? My Mu family is marrying off our daughter today, how dare you act so presumptuously here! Get out of the way right now, or you'll be held responsible if we delay the auspicious time!"

Mu Qingya's father looked at Shen Qingyao with hostility, his eyes filled with anger and anxiety.

Hearing Master Mu's unfriendly tone, Si Jingnian's face instantly darkened, and he immediately stepped out from the crowd to stand next to Shen Qingyao.

Several subordinates following behind him, also carrying guns, surrounded Shen Qingyao and Si Jingnian with expressionless faces, looking like a group of evil gods.

Seeing this, the previously assertive Master Mu's momentum instantly weakened.

"Who...who exactly are you people?"

Master Mu had many men, and his subordinates, all carrying guns, were naturally from the military.

He knew almost everyone in the Lingzhou City army, but he had never seen the young man in front of him before.

Si Jingnian didn't even glance at him; his gaze remained fixed on Shen Qingyao the entire time.

He discovered that Shen Qingyao was a multifaceted girl with a diverse personality; when she was quiet and didn't speak, she appeared gentle and serene.

When she laughs, she is very lively and cheerful, like a happy magpie.

When she's feeling down, she's like a melancholic beauty who stepped out of a painting, making people want to protect her.

When she stood up for Mu Qingya, he saw another side of her in her.

Decisive, assertive, kind...