Chapter 27: Rarely Having a Romantic Husband

  The two Moon Maidens looked at Chen Xing, who had a lazy and nonchalant expression. He gestured to one of the Moon Maidens to open the door, saying, "It's probably just another merchant seeking shelter from the rain."

  His attitude made Rosalie's heart, which had been terrified for a moment, calm down. One of the Moongirls went to open the door, and possibly because of the deep feelings between the Moongirls, another one drew her sword to protect her side.

  There were three people who came in, one of whom appeared to be over fifty years old, dressed simply but with a strange beast-like pendant hanging from his chest. The other two were dressed as traveling merchants, one around twenty years old and seemingly on his first long trip, looking like he had never seen the world before. The other was about forty years old, and judging by their behavior, the older man seemed to be the young man's elder.

  Three people came in and chatted with Luosi. It turned out that the old temple was not a deserted wilderness, but the old man named Chi Huang was the owner of the temple. The firewood used by everyone to warm themselves was what he had accumulated over time. The two merchant-like men were called Shi Hong and Shi Xiaofu. Shi Hong was in the business of selling medicinal herbs and this time he went to the Yin realm to buy special medicinal herbs from Hei Wushan, bringing his young nephew who had never been out before to train him, hoping that he would gradually take over his business in the future.

  The three of them introduced themselves, and Chen Xing also came forward to introduce their group. As previously agreed upon, Chen Xing told outsiders that the four of them were merchants going to the Underworld, Luo Siqi was his younger sister, and the two Moon Maidens were her personal attendants.

  Chi Huang went to the back of the hall for a while, and then took out several rush mats for everyone to sit on. Luosi Qi saw that there were only four, so she declined and wanted the three people who came later to use them. The remaining one, Chen Xing, hinted to Luosi Qi to use it, but she declined, saying that she wanted to give it to the young man who came first, after all, he was the one who lit the fire that everyone was using to warm themselves now.

  That young man was originally living in his own world, but at this time he was involved in it, and he suddenly woke up from the inner world, blushing and waving his hands to decline, so that thing finally sat on Luosiqi.

  However, after this show of humility, everyone also knew that the young man's name was Yu Luo, and he had come alone to Flowing Gold City to find his beloved.

  Everyone listened with curiosity and asked him to tell the story, he was a heart full of sorrows with no one to confide in, after a slight hesitation, he told everyone everything.

  Yu Luo, a young man from Qingwu Town in the distance, was originally a scholar. Although Qingwu Town is not big, it has convenient transportation and rich products, his family also has several hectares of good fields, a shop front, and a relatively affluent life, so he can have the conditions to read books.

  He had a childhood friend named Qing Er since he was young, and in the small town of the countryside, there were not as many rules as in the wealthy households in the city. The two of them played and frolicked together, innocent and carefree, with very good feelings for each other. As for Yu Luo, he had long ago decided in his heart that he would marry no one but Qing Er.

  As the two of them grew older, their parents began to deliberately control the number of times they met. It wasn't that they wanted to separate the couple, but rather that as they got older, meeting like they did when they were young would be inconvenient in many ways and also subject to unpleasant gossip from others. In reality, they were making preparations for their future marriage.

  If everything goes on like this, another happy couple will be born in the world. However, just as Yu's family was preparing to propose to Qing'er's parents for their son, a sudden change occurred.

  Qing Er's family originally ran a wine shop. As Qing Er grew older, in order to save on labor costs, her parents had her help out in the store. Her cooking skills were not yet proficient, so she mainly did tasks like serving customers.

  One day, a young master who was touring the mountains and rivers came to the store. Although he looked ordinary, he was surrounded by a dazzling aura of wealth, with more than ten followers by his side. As soon as he entered the store, he attracted the attention of the people around him, who pointed and whispered in envy. The sudden change occurred when Qing'er came out of the kitchen to serve him food. The young master saw that Qing'er was beautiful and lovely, and he fell in love with her at first sight. He immediately summoned Qing'er's parents. The young master took out a box made of pure gold, opened it, and inside was a dazzling night pearl. He handed the night pearl and the box to Qing'er's father as a betrothal gift, saying that he wanted to take Qing'er back to Flowing Gold City to be his legitimate wife.

  The news soon spread to Yu Luo's home, and Yu Luo hurriedly begged his father to go to Qing Er's father to propose a marriage. However, unlike before, Qing Er's father did not explicitly reject the Yu family, nor did he give a clear response, saying that he needed to think carefully about it.

  However, just one day later, when Yu Luo rushed to Qing Er's wine house again after receiving the news, he found that the entire wine house had closed down. It turned out that not only was the young master extremely wealthy, but he was also the son of the lord of Liujin City, and might possibly take over his father's position as the lord of Liujin City in the future. Qing Er's parents had never been to Liujin City, but they had heard from traveling merchants that it was a place of great wealth and attraction.

  So they agreed to the young man's proposal and set off with him to Liujin City that very night, leaving behind a message for their neighbor to pass on to Yu Luo, telling him to remarry.

  Yu Luo was not willing to give up and remarry a virtuous wife. He believed that Qing Er must have loved him, and she must have been forced by her parents to leave for Liu Jin City. Perhaps she was waiting for him to come and rescue her at any moment. So he ignored his parents' advice, pretended to be resigned on the surface, and let his parents relax their vigilance. At night, he took some money and secretly ran out.

  He had been out of the house for four or five days, and although it was his first time traveling far away, his obsession with Qing'er made him rush here despite the hardships. He knew that taking this path was very dangerous, but the young master had left a day earlier with Qing'er, and he had no choice but to take this route if he wanted to arrive in Liujin City sooner. He feared that if he arrived late, Qing'er would already be forced to marry the son of the lord of Liujin City.

  Yu Luo's words were filled with deep sadness and longing for his loved one, which made Luosi Qi extremely indignant. What she couldn't bear the most was this kind of behavior that deliberately separated loving couples! Although their trip to Liujin City was just to meet up with the Moon Maidens and prepare to enter Hei Wu Mountain, she really wanted to intervene in this matter now. She wanted to help Yu Luo get justice back and let the loving couple be together in the end!

  She couldn't help but reveal her true feelings to Yu Luo, saying: "Don't worry, I will definitely help you with this matter that makes both gods and humans angry. I want to let that so-called Flowing Gold City's young master know that it's not possible to do whatever he wants just because he has some stinky money."

  Yu Luo, although he came here alone with a deep affection, after all, was weak and had little confidence in going there. Hearing Luo Siqi say this, although he didn't know how much she could help him, just having her words made his heart warm.

  He was after all a knowledgeable and polite reader, knowing that his own affairs should not implicate others, so he stood up and bowed to Luosi Qi, thanking her: "Thank you for your kindness, but I know that I am no match for the powerful master of Liuyun City. I just want to know if Qing'er really left with her parents for wealth and glory, or was she forced to do so. If she was forced, even if it means death, I will die with her together.

  Yu Luo said up to here some can't say it anymore, suddenly sat down, and lowered his head without speaking again.

  Luosi Qi hurriedly comforted him, saying: "Yu Luo, you mustn't think too much about it. As the saying goes, 'a thousand pieces of gold are easy to find, but a good husband is hard to come by.' Qing'er must have been forced into this situation, and we will definitely help you achieve your heart's desire!" Luosi Qi's words were sincere, but in her own heart, she wasn't particularly confident either. She also knew that the lord of Liujin City would certainly protect his own son, and for just a few people like them to try to help Yu Luo fulfill his wish was actually not simple at all.

  She gazed at Chen Xing, knowing that if she wanted to help Yu Luo, Chen Xing would have to take action. Unexpectedly, Chen Xing whispered a phrase: "A thousand pieces of gold are easy to find, but it's hard to get a loving husband." He looked rather sentimental and asked Luo Siqi: "Sister, have you always felt this way?"

  Luosi saw Chen Xing, who was usually calm and collected, looking at her with an unusual glint in his eyes. The intensity of his gaze made Luosi turn away, forcing a reply: "Yes, what's up? Brother."