Xie Zhuzhou felt that the woman was too reckless. "This method is inappropriate. There are so many other ways, why did she have to use this one... But then again, the social environment was different back then. Breaking off an engagement and becoming a widow were not good for a woman."
"What if you set a big fire at home to create the illusion that everything has burned down?" Xie Zhuzhou thought that this would also allow him to disappear while preserving his reputation, but it would be too big a move and easily discovered.
Hearing Xie Zhuzhou's addition, Chu Yanzhang nodded and continued, " Zhouzhou is right, but she still chose the most tragic way: she killed someone, then left a blood-written letter by the well, accusing the man of betrayal and cursing all those who betray love to suffer misfortune."
Xie Zhuzhou frowned. "So this legend is trying to tell us that those who betray love will be cursed?"
Chu Yanzhang shook his head. "I don't know. It's just that every full moon night, the sound of a woman crying and a man wailing can be heard from the well. The villagers say it's because they're still struggling at the bottom of the well, unable to find release..."
Xie Zhuzhou felt a chill run down his spine, but he forced himself to remain calm. "This is just a story the villagers made up to scare children." Good heavens, beheading and all that is terrifying!
He had never visited the execution grounds in the capital.
"Later, people kept disappearing from the village. Some said they were taken away by the vengeful ghost in the well, while others said they were eaten by a giant tiger in the deep mountains..."
Xie Zhuzhou: "If that's really the case, why don't the villagers move away?"
"Of course they can move, but they could easily starve to death on the way, because their villages are too poor and they often go hungry."
Xie Zhuzhou was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "And then what happened? What became of that village?"
Chu Yanzhang's voice gradually lowered, as if swallowed by darkness. "Later, fewer and fewer people were in the village, and the bloodstains by the well gradually faded, but every night, the sounds coming from the well became clearer and clearer."
As the village dwindled, more villagers from outside the village moved in. One day, a young man from outside insisted on going to investigate, because he didn't believe in the existence of demons and monsters, and decided to find out for himself...
Determined to uncover the truth behind the legend, he arrived at the ancient well on the night of the full moon.
The wellhead was weathered and mottled by time, and faint dark red marks could still be seen on the surrounding stone slabs. Just as he was about to lean in to take a look, suddenly! A dense mass of damp, black hair, carrying water plants, surged out of the well and wrapped around his neck, threatening to strangle him!
Xie Zhuzhou was startled by the sudden turn of events. He turned around and hugged Chu Yanzhang's neck tightly, burying his head in his neck. His hands were trembling slightly. He swallowed hard. "And then?"
Chu Yanzhang put his arm around Xie Zhuzhou's waist, pulled him into his embrace, and continued, "Fortunately, a wandering Daoist priest happened to pass by and saved him, but this incident left him with severe psychological trauma, and not long after, he went mad."
Where is the ghost?
"He was taken in by a Daoist priest."
"It's over?"
"Um."
Xie Zhuzhou lay on top of him, his hand finally landing on Chu Yanzhang's pectoral muscles, but Chu Yanzhang was still unaware of what was happening and was filled with fear.
After a while, Xie Zhuzhou finally calmed down, and the two pressed tightly together through the soft fabric.
Gradually, as their body temperatures rose, the bed became warmer and warmer.
However, Xie Zhuzhou was too afraid to get off Chu Yanzhang.
In the dim light, the atmosphere gradually became ambiguous.
As men, the two gradually became aroused. Xie Zhuzhou couldn't suppress the lustful desire even when he mobilized his Internal Energy, and his body was about to give out.
He wanted to get off Chu Yanzhang.
" Zhouzhou, don't move..." Chu Yanzhang's voice was hoarse as he pressed his hand on Xie Zhuzhou's lower back. He felt as if his mind was about to run away from home, and his body's reaction was now in control.
"What should I do?" Xie Zhuzhou's voice sounded unlike his own. He tried to clear the clutter from his mind, only to find that he had probably been abstaining from sex for too long and was beyond saving.
When two hot-blooded young people get entangled, it's hard not to get angry.
Chu Yanzhang was also trying his best to control himself, his bloodshot eyes staring at the pair of dark eyes above him, which were covered with a layer of mist.
He thought to himself that Zhouzhou looked easy to bully.
After a long pause, he suddenly said, " Zhouzhou, let me help you..."
Xie Zhuzhou blushed instantly upon hearing this, and after a long silence, he nodded. The two of them embarked on a spontaneous trip, but failed to reach their final destination.
The next day
Chu Yanzhang got up early in the morning and excitedly went to make him breakfast.
They are now in a semi-sexual state, which is a significant development in their lives.
Xie Zhuzhou felt that since he had done such a thing, he would take full responsibility for Chu Yanzhang, so he planned to ask his father to arrange their wedding in a couple of days.
Marriage certificates must be made of pure gold, right?
Xie Zhuzhou sat down at the dining table with a blank expression. Chu Yanzhang saw that he had woken up and washed up, so he immediately brought him a bowl of noodles.
Upon seeing Chu Yanzhang's long, slender hands with distinct knuckles, Xie Zhuzhou's ears gradually flushed a light red.
After what happened last night, Chu Yanzhang became even more obedient to Xie Zhuzhou, treating every word Xie Zhuzhou said as if he had received an imperial edict.
When Chu Yanzhang returned to the Ji Family in the afternoon, he was still smiling, much more genuine than usual.
Seeing the atmosphere between the two, Ji Wangyan knew he was doomed. He could only pray at the temple, hoping his younger brother wouldn't repeat his womanizing ways.
As for Ji Wangyun, being a patient, he didn't need to go to work and stayed at home obediently. Li Yankai stayed at the Ji Family for one night and then left. He hadn't taken many days off in total, so he couldn't just laze around like a couch potato.
Although Li Yankai knew his family was wealthy, he didn't truly grasp it. He was currently seething with anger and had no intention of acknowledging his parents' wealth; he was determined to remain poor to the end.
Not only that, he also had to work three jobs a day, and in his spare time he would go to the vegetable market to pick up some vegetable scraps, and then casually pass by his parents' friends' houses.
The next morning at nine o'clock
The appointed time with that woman finally arrived.
Xie Zhuzhou felt that wearing all black and a baseball cap would only make him stand out more. So he opted for a high-street style outfit and used light blue disposable hair dye.
He startled Ji Wangyun when he came downstairs, and Chu Yanzhang, who was sitting on the sofa, was also very surprised, " Zhouzhou, you..."
"What can I do? Everyone remembers exactly what I look like with a mask on." Xie Zhuzhou thought for a long time before deciding to disguise himself and change his style.
He wouldn't even dare to dream of having a "punk" or "emo" look.
Chu Yanzhang nodded, "It's alright, Zhouzhou looks good no matter what."
The older brothers. "..." This kid is a total love-obsessed genius.
But the younger brother's outfit is really good-looking; he's worthy of being their brother.
Ji Wangchen was somewhat used to it; he casually reminded him, "Be careful when you go out."
Xie Zhuzhou: "Okay, I understand."