Chapter 197

'It definitely looks like it was arranged on purpose.'

Li Pu quickly found the answer in his heart.

There's no other answer to this question except that it was deliberately orchestrated. Furthermore, this wasn't something one person could have planned; it must have been a joint effort between Yae Sakura and Otto.

What other explanation is there besides this?

Just because she's a greenhorn girl who can't even run as fast as Li Pu walks?

With no one secretly assisting her, no one distracting the guards, and no one getting the managers drunk, she still wanted to take these things. This dream was far too beautiful.

'What does this mean?' Li Pu pondered, his chin twitching and brows furrowed.

'Let him escape? Or is there some other plan?'

Li Pu always felt that there must be some secret behind this matter.

But he just can't think of anything right now.

What exactly are these two plotting?

This shouldn't be the end, the time when Yae Sakura's true colors are revealed. Unless her actions cause history to unfold differently... no, her actions have already caused history to unfold differently.

If something that was originally going to happen later happens earlier, then it's possible that Yae Sakura might reveal her true colors prematurely.

But what exactly do you want to do now?

Li Pu did remember that what Yae Sakura and Hi-Fyūmaru did at the Sacrifice Ritual in the game was almost identical to what happened in history. They were both mocking Kallen.

What can you possibly protect? You can't protect anything.

However, unlike the historical Yae Sakura, who did this to possess Kallen and shatter her beliefs, forcing her to submit, the game's Yae Sakura did it for 'revenge' and, in some ways, to seek 'pleasure'.

Different mindsets lead to different results.

So what's the purpose of this place?

It's possible that all three are involved.

Revenge, pleasure, and possessiveness.

So who is she targeting?

Own?

Or is Kallen?

What role did Otto play in all of this?

It's hard to say for sure.

But regardless of the circumstances, firstly Yae Sakura definitely orchestrated a lot of this. Secondly, Otto is certainly involved in this whole affair.

All of this...

"Lord Samurai?" Rin opened the prison door just as Li Pu was thinking.

She walked in carrying the things she had obtained.

"Thank you." Li Pu turned his gaze back to the little girl and said, "You want me to save you, don't you?"

The little girl was a little timid, but she nodded and mustered her courage to make her request. She knelt down and knelt before Li Pu, saying, "Please, Lord Samurai! Take me with you."

"I'll go anywhere," the little girl pleaded. "I'll serve you for the rest of my life!"

Please.

She wasn't stupid, no matter how much others raved about it. She still knew what the so-called 'serving God' really meant.

The fear of death is something everyone is born with.

She knew that her only chance of survival was right in front of her.

The Lord Samurai right before my eyes.

"How did you know I was leaving?" Li Pu asked, taking a bite of his rice ball.

"Because it has been decided to expel you." The little girl looked up and said, "The people above said that although you interfered with the Sacrifice Ritual and were disrespectful to the gods, you were still someone who once protected the village."

"So they decided to let you leave here, but you must never return to Yae Village."

"Hehe~" Li Pu said mockingly, "How merciful."

But it's also very troublesome.

"Get up," Li Pu said. "Since you've decided to come with me, I won't force you to stay here."

"But I just want to tell you that leaving is not an easy thing."

"Your troubles are my troubles too."

"It's not over yet!"

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"Come with me~ We'll set off at dawn."

"Hmm, no, that's not right~ At this point we should be singing, 'Ah~ Goodbye, my friend~ Ah~ Goodbye, my friend~ Ah~ Friend~ Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye~'"

Ling couldn't quite understand what Li Pu was singing.

She just felt that the Lord Samurai was in a good mood, and she hadn't heard the tune of the song before. It was simple and cheerful, but the lyrics seemed to contain a sense of heroic sacrifice.

They're still singing at this hour.

Rin really had no idea what the Lord Samurai was thinking.

But perhaps this is what makes the Lord Samurai and her different from the people in the village. They can always be so composed, no matter what.

Ling finally made it to the end of Li Pu's song.

"Lord Samurai," Rin said, sounding slightly anxious and nervous, "Aren't we leaving yet?"

"Depart for what?" Li Pu countered.

"Let's go," Ling urged, a little anxiously. "Let's get out of here. It'll be over outside soon, if..."

"If you get caught, you'll be in big trouble," Li Pu interrupted the little girl. "You'll have your Achilles tendons severed, or be subjected to some other form of torture."

"To render you permanently incapacitated."

"And I'm likely to lose the last bit of 'tolerance' from the villagers."

"Those who are considered to have defiled God and the 'Divine Bride' will be put to death."

"This..." Ling widened her eyes slightly and said, "This, you know about this."

"Then you..."

"So, if we go out," Li Pu shook off the straw covering him, rolled over to find a more comfortable position, and continued sprawling there, "How long do you think it would take before we get caught?"

"Ah... this..." Ling scratched her head.

She didn't know; she hadn't really thought about it.

And...

"With Lord Samurai abilities, surely you can escape?" Rin said. "Now might be the best time to flee."

"That's just what you think is the best time," Li Pu said. "Do you believe we'll be discovered before we've gone two miles?"

"Then we were blocked by villagers who suddenly appeared out of nowhere."

"Run away? What are you thinking?"

"There's no way out of here."

Would Otto let Li Pu escape? Would Yae Sakura let Li Pu escape? Impossible! Don't be fooled by the scene outside; they seem completely relaxed.

Li Pu was absolutely certain that there was an ambush waiting for them.

Waiting for him to come out of here with the bell.

Otherwise, how could Bell have gotten the key and come looking for him with food and weapons?

"You're oversimplifying things," Li Pu said.

"Then... what should we do?" Ling was clearly panicked. She didn't want to die, and she didn't want to wait to die here. She wanted to live! She didn't want to die in this place.

"But they underestimated me too much," Li Pu said with his eyes half-closed. "Who told them to send me the weapons?"

"Don't worry! I will protect you."

Hearing Li Pu's voice, Ling became noticeably quieter. Since the Lord Samurai had said so, she probably had nothing to fear anymore.

Since going out means certain death, and waiting also means certain death, then for now, the Lord Samurai is here with her.

She wasn't so scared anymore.

The grand event outside was still going on, but gradually it began to change. Fewer and fewer people were singing and dancing, and a strange sense of tension began to settle in.

Gradually, footsteps began to fill the area outside the cell.

Ling was clearly a little nervous.

She hid behind Li Pu, knowing that the people outside had discovered she was missing and were searching frantically for her!

They might realize the 'key' is missing very quickly, or it might take them quite a while. Then they'll discover that the offering they intended to give to the gods has somehow ended up in the prisoners' cells.

An old man, along with a group of young men, blocked the entrance to the prison cell.

His expression was somewhat cold as he said, "Ring!"

"What are you doing?!" he said coldly. "Don't you know who you are?"

"She's actually with this person!"

"No! No! No!" Ling hid behind Li Pu, grabbing his clothes and shouting "No!" three times. She cried out, "I don't want to die! I don't want to be Divine Bride!"

"Lord Samurai! Lord Samurai has angered me, he will take me away!"

Ling hid behind Li Pu, who was trembling with anger. He said with his hands behind his back, "Wandering samurai from out of town, please don't make things difficult for us."

"We have decided to let you leave safely. Please stop being so stubborn about this matter."

"This kind of thing is not good for you or for us."

"Ring!" the old man shouted. "To become the wife of a god is an unparalleled honor! It's an honor that others can't even dream of."

"You actually..."

"Enough, you old codger," Li Pu interrupted the old man arrogantly and sarcastically, "If you can't even win this honor by fighting for it..."

Why didn't you send your daughter? Or your daughter-in-law?

"I remember," Li Pu said sarcastically. "Your family is the luckiest."

"They ran away just in time, and the whole family was unharmed."

"Aside from some financial losses."

It must be said that there are always some people or families in this world who are lucky enough to escape a major disaster, losing some property but their family members remaining unharmed.

"How can this be?" the old man said angrily. "My daughter is already old, and soon..."

"You're getting married soon, aren't you?" Li Pu mocked. "Why did you suddenly decide to marry a 'person'? Why don't you marry a god? Such an honor is something others would fight for, why don't you fight for it?"

"Don't tell me you're temporarily acting as the village head because of your high moral standing and to demonstrate your integrity."

"You've given this honor specifically to Ling."

"To put it bluntly," Li Pu said, shrugging, "You know this is just sending your daughter to her death."

"It's just that you didn't want her to die, so you brought Ling here."

"Her parents and brothers all died in this disaster."

"There's only one older sister left, she can't protect her at all."

"To put it bluntly," Li Pu mocked, "You old man are just taking advantage of the fact that they have no male heirs and using a high-sounding excuse to seize their property."

Why did ancient society place such importance on men? Because that era had a specific term for preparing for it.