Villains Die Because They Talk Too Much

"From what you've told me, you two sisters went through exactly the same thing as Yang Aijin and Yang Ailian."

"Someone took a fancy to each of you, but your fathers refused, and before long, both your families' homes were ransacked," Zhou Yao said.

"Yes, husband..." Qiuye replied.

"Yes, husband..." Yang Aijin replied as well.

"What I want to know is, my four wives, who were you supposed to marry?"

Hearing their husband Zhou Yao's question, the four exchanged glances. Then Yang Aijin spoke first. "Husband, the man my sister and I were supposed to marry was the son of the former Prince Zhou Shun, the young prince."

"In answer to my husband, Qiuye and my younger sister Qiuyu were also supposed to marry the son of the former Prince Zhou Shun, the young prince."

"Do you four know which of Prince Zhou Shun's sons, which young prince, you were supposed to marry?"

"In answer to my husband, I do not know," Yang Aijin replied.

"In answer to my husband, I don't know either. My father didn't say which of Prince Zhou Shun's young princes it was," Qiuye replied.

Hearing Yang Aijin and Qiuye's answers, Zhou Yao already had an answer in his heart. These two pairs of twin sisters might have been meant to marry him and become his wives.

It's just that all three of our families had their homes ransacked, and the five of us each went through our own ordeals. Yet fate played its tricks and brought the five of us together again.

This really bears out that saying: what's yours is yours; what isn't yours can't be yours, no matter how you try to force it. The gears of fate turned, and Yang Aijin and Yang Ailian, along with Qiuye and Qiuyu, these two pairs of twin beauties, were destined to be my wives, Zhou Yao's wives. Even Heaven itself couldn't change that fact.

"All right, let bygones be bygones! Now that you've married me, your husband, I won't let you suffer anymore. From now on, I'll be here for everything, so you four can rest easy."

His words moved all four of them deeply. With tears in their eyes, they called out together, "Husband..."

"All right, I know what you want to say. We have plenty of time ahead of us. Since you four know each other, go and have a good talk. Walk around our home and have a look, and get familiar with the surroundings first."

"You two sisters know that the Great Zhou State has been suffering from drought for more than two years now. Ordinary people have a hard time in years of famine, and our Happiness Village is a poor, remote place too."

"But don't worry. As long as you two stay with me, your husband, I won't let you go hungry. You'll see that for yourselves in time," Zhou Yao said to Qiuye and Qiuyu.

Then Zhou Yao turned to Yang Aijin and Yang Ailian and said, "Take them to have a chat and show them around the house! As for dinner, we have meat and everything else, so make a couple of extra dishes. After all, today is your husband's wedding day, and the day you sisters were reunited."

"Yes, husband..." Yang Aijin replied with a smile.

With that, the four of them turned and left.

Zhou Yao went outside and walked around the courtyard for a bit. Sensing something, he saw someone in the woods nearby. In an instant, he entered the woods and silently came up beside the person.

Then he said, "Hey... you've been watching for a long time. Aren't you tired?"

The sudden voice startled the man. He turned around, only to find Zhou Yao already standing beside him, and he hadn't sensed how Zhou Yao had gotten close to him at all. After all, he was an expert who had been famous for a long time.

There was only one possibility: the young man before him was also an expert, and an even more skilled one than he was.

The man asked warily, "Who are you, sir? Why are you sneaking around beside me? What do you want?"

Hearing the question, Zhou Yao burst out laughing. "I say, you're like Zhu Bajie crossing the river, turning your rake on me!"

"What Zhu Bajie crossing the river, turning his rake around? I don't understand. Who are you?"

"You've been following those twin sisters for a long time, haven't you?"

"You... you... how did you know?" the man asked nervously.

"Were you also sent by the Great Zhou State's second prince to keep an eye on those twin beauties?"

"Sir, I advise you not to ask what you should ask, and not to ask what you shouldn't ask either. You should know..."

"Idiot. You should know that villains die because they talk too much. I only wanted to confirm one thing, and you still spouted so much crap."

Before the man could finish speaking, Zhou Yao made his move and killed him in an instant.

Then, just as he had dealt with the person who had been watching Yang Aijin and Yang Ailian earlier, Zhou Yao destroyed the corpse and wiped out all traces, so no one could find any trace of the man's existence.