At night, on the miasma-filled mountain trails, not even a sound of insect chirping could be heard in the silent forest.

The dense forest was filled with erratic mist, but it was surprisingly quiet, as if no living creature had ever set foot in this place.

Several dark red lights lit up at the end of the road, and tiny footsteps sounded from the depths of the fog.

Eight bearers in loose red robes carried a sedan chair, stepping on the dead leaves that creaked on the road with windy steps.

The eaves of the sedan are made of bright red colored silk, and are embroidered with auspicious patterns such as flowers of wealth, red phoenixes rising to the sun, and a picture of a hundred sons. A pair of copper bells and pink colored balls hang at each corner of the sedan, and bright red lanterns of a hundred sons and a thousand grandsons are lit on the left and right sides.

Li Taiyuan woke up from a slight shaking.

Although not long ago he was startled by the sound of firecrackers in the yard and woke up once in a daze, but at that time his mind seemed to be filled with paste and he was so dizzy when he looked at everything.

In his memory, it seemed like someone was helping him, dragging him out of bed, putting on his shoes and helping him into the yard.

Li Taiyuan rubbed the center of his eyebrows, and his mind gradually returned to clarity.

Looking back now, it must have been about six o'clock in the evening, and the sky was already slightly dark.

The Bai family sent someone to pick up the bride on time. When Su Youguang and his wife heard the noise, they quickly asked two young men to drag the limp Li Taiyuan into the yard.

The two of them warned the two young men repeatedly not to look at the faces of the Bai family.

"Little brother, don't blame us. There is nothing we can do."

Su Youguang leaned into Li Taiyuan's ear and apologized to him with regret: "Don't even think about running away after you go there. I heard from the village chief that people in the Bai family are good at sorcery, and the ranaway son-in-law never gets good results.

.As long as you keep spreading your business over there, the Bai family will not make things difficult for you..."

At that time, Li Taiyuan was still somewhat conscious. He opened his eyes with difficulty and could only vaguely see a bright red sedan parked in the courtyard.

There were several figures standing motionless, quiet and eerie in front of the sedan.

Although Li Taiyuan was tall, he weighed less than 140 kilograms. At this time, the two young men were supporting him, but his legs were so weak that he felt like walking on thin ice.

He could even feel that the hands of the two people holding him were shaking like chaff, and his whole body seemed to be wrapped in ice, so cold.

The people standing next to the sedan were extremely tall. They were wearing loose red robes and black hats. The coldness they exuded was intimidating.

When they were almost reaching the sedan, a red-clothed sedan bearer slowly stepped forward and took Li Taiyuan from the hands of the two young men.

"ah!"

One of the young men could not bear the curiosity and raised his head, but as if he saw something extremely terrifying, he screamed uncontrollably.

Fortunately, another companion reacted quickly and immediately covered his mouth and took him aside.

Li Taiyuan, who was all limp and with his head hanging down, was held by the bearer and dragged into the sedan.

He found that the other party's waist was tied with a string of copper coins threaded with red thread. The hands under the robe were as withered and curled as chicken feet and covered with veins. The nails were not only badly worn at the tips, but also had an abnormal black and blue color.

Presumably the face under the brim of the other party's hat must be even more terrifying, otherwise the young man wouldn't have screamed so miserably just now.

The bearer lowered the curtain, followed by the sound of gongs and suonas.

When Li Taiyuan woke up again, he was already on the road.

"Hiss...this couple is really ruthless, and they are not afraid of drugging people to death."

The effects of the anesthesia had not completely worn off, and he only felt that his whole body was groggy and his limbs were sore and weak.

The ground beneath him shook rhythmically, and outside the window, the sound of rustling footsteps was mixed with the ringing of a bell. Li Taiyuan lowered his head and glanced, as if he had been put on new clothes.

The previous backpack had been seized by Su Youguang and his wife, and now he was unarmed, just like a piece of fish ready to be slaughtered on the chopping board.

Li Taiyuan opened the curtain and finally saw his attire clearly through the light next to the sedan:

He is now wearing a red brocade robe with black edges and gold embroidery, embroidered with elegant hollow patterns of bamboo leaves, and a gold-trimmed jade belt around his waist, looking like a noble groom.

Except for the string of beads wrapped around his hand, he had nothing on him now, and Li Taiyuan didn't know the specific time.

He could only make a rough judgment based on the moon hanging in the sky and the environment outside. It was at least eight o'clock in the evening, and more than two hours had passed since he set off from Su's house. According to the distance traveled, the bearer should have just arrived at this time.

At the foot of Youmiao Mountain.

Different from modern wedding customs, ancient people often liked to get married at night, and there was also a record of getting married at night in the "Book of Rites":

"That's why it's called obscurity, which is the foundation of etiquette."

In the eyes of ancient people, weddings held at dusk should be formal. What people call "wedding" today should actually be called "evening ceremony" in the beginning.

Li Taiyuan stuck his head out and saw four red figures in front of him, carrying a sedan through the forest; as expected, the same thing happened behind them.

Oh, here's the standard eight-carriage sedan.

He was a little dumbfounded.

There is an old saying that "the eight-carriage sedan carries the ladies of the world." You must know that in ancient times, the eight-carriage sedan was generally used by high-ranking officials when traveling. However, because the people attach great importance to marriage, this scale can also be used when welcoming brides.

But even when welcoming the bride, the groom should be riding high on his horse at the front of the procession, with the empty sedan behind him used to pick up the bride; but now, the person sitting in the sedan has become himself.

And to prevent him from escaping halfway, a chain as thick as an index finger was fixed under the seat; the other end of the chain was tied to Li Taiyuan's right ankle.

"It seems that this kind of marriage is really disrespectful. No wonder most people don't accept it."

Li Taiyuan lifted the chain and weighed it, sighing secretly.

However, he is already a shameless person, so the humiliation of sitting in a sedan chair is not a big deal to him.

Li Taiyuan bit open the bead string on his hand with his teeth, revealing a purple bruise on his wrist. In order to prevent Su Youguang and his wife from detaining it, he deliberately strung the beads firmly and tightened them with a rope to ensure that this personal item could be used.

be retained.

There were more than a dozen black beads on the bead string. He put his index finger against some of them and pinched them hard with his thumb. The black wax pill wrapped in the bead shell shattered with a sound, and it was filled with many herbs.

This string of beads was made by Li Taiyuan at Zhao Yizhong's house, and the medicine filled in it is called valerian.

This drug has an extremely strong and pungent smell, especially dogs, which are extremely sensitive to this smell.

He Weican once said that Youmiao Mountain has a complicated terrain and is wrapped in thick fog all year round. Once outsiders enter, they will easily lose their way.

Li Taiyuan did this to facilitate Chen Bin and others to find the specific location of Shengquan Village and come to support him.

Before leaving, he specifically told He Weican to tell Chen Bin to find an experienced hunting dog before coming, and he left valerian as a mark along the way.

I have to say, this valerian smells really bad.

Although it had a soothing and calming effect, when Li Taiyuan smelled it, he felt that his hands smelled like stinky socks soaked in a pickled vegetable vat, which made him feel nauseous.

Regardless of his distaste, he quickly crushed the herbs into powder, opened the curtain every once in a while, and threw out the crumbs.

The bearers carried the sedan chair all the way, and Li Taiyuan also sat all the way to mark it.

The strange thing is that no matter what he does, even if he puts his hand out of the sedan or asks loudly, the bearers always lower their heads and just go on their way without saying a word.

From beginning to end, Li Taiyuan didn't hear any conversation, not even their breathing.

Even though it was walking on a rugged mountain road, the car body was extremely stable and did not shake at all.

They carried Li Taiyuan all the way, and their speed was not affected at all, but became faster and faster after entering the mountain.

The sky is getting darker.

The towering old trees are like a barrier, blocking out the moonlight.

The canes on the trees are intertwined with each other, like layers of nets, and the gray-white mist slowly wraps around the entire sedan, giving people the illusion that they are on the dark green seabed.

The dosage of medicine and the time it takes to go up the mountain were calculated by Li Taiyuan based on the height of Youmiao Mountain.
Chapter completed!