Chapter 104: Driving Her Out of the Tribe

Ying had already heard her say that; he didn't want to hear it, and the tribe wouldn't want to hear it either. Seeing Nan Qinghuan still so insistent, the smile at the corner of his mouth gradually faded, but the hand that was around her waist tightened even more.

"This is a tribal rule: only marriages within kinship can be close and loving."

"Close and loving?"

She suddenly found it very funny, yet she was powerless to rebut him; in the Ancient Tribe, no one believed that close‑kin marriage existed. She already knew the tribe's rules, and even Ying's A Mu had… married his own maternal uncle, which made him who he is.

This relationship is undeniably too messy!

Ying saw that she was upset, hurriedly leaned close to her, and whispered in her ear, "Don't cause trouble, just watch the ceremony through and then go back."

These words left her at a loss for what to say; she also knew that saying anything would be useless. Beside her, Acai heard their conversation and eagerly stepped forward to pour more wine for Nan Qinghuan, "Goddess, Ying is right; only this way can they be close and loving."

Nan Qinghuan glanced at the flattering Acai, "Is your wolf tribe the same?"

Acai hadn't expected her to bring up the wolf tribe; she nodded and filled her cup, "Yes, our wolf tribe is the same."

"What a pity, aren't you the one the tribe threw out to feed the great snake? Is that what you call being close and loving?"

These words made Acai's complexion look very bad; she didn't know how to answer her, and Ying simply waved his hand, "Step back."

After Acai stepped back, the ceremony was already over; Shiva suddenly let out a roar toward the sky, and the Bonfire instantly flared up. The tribe, seeing the Bonfire surge, became even more excited, continuously howling toward the heavens, as if they had taken a stimulant.

Nan Qinghuan furrowed her brows, "What is this for?"

"Ha ha"

Ying also threw his head back and laughed loudly, then whispered in her ear, "Huaner, this is the Divine Spirit's blessing; the leaping flames herald that our tribe will prosper more and more."

Nan Qinghuan was speechless—what logic is this? Just as she was about to speak, Shiva immediately said, "Please bring the bride up."

When those words were spoken, everyone else waited there, while Nan Qinghuan lifted the Earthen Bowl, leisurely took a sip of Fruit Wine, and the strong flavor almost made her choke.

"Cough cough"

"Be careful"

Ying reached out and gently brushed her back; at that moment, a terrified voice came from not far away, Axi shouting, "Bad news, Ying, Azi is missing!"

Those words left the tribe members stunned, and the groom Adong was even more incredulous; he had just received the Heavenly God's blessing, how could the bride be missing?

"Axi, where did you say Azi went?"

Adong is a sturdy youth, with dark skin and an average look; today he wore the Hemp Robe gifted by the tribe, looking very spirited. Azi is his sister, and today she is to marry him.

Axi also didn't know how to explain, "I don't know. We came back from wandering the mountains, she said she needed to relieve herself, so we waited for her, but…"

"Since the bride is absent, Ying, I think tonight's wedding can't be held."

Nan Qinghuan immediately stood up to stop this farce, but everyone looked at her in confusion; Youchao Xuan seemed to understand something, "Goddess, are you saying it's off?"

"Qinghuan, don't talk nonsense; this is a major matter and can't be messed with."

A Mu, though very grateful that she made Hemp Robes for the tribe so everyone had clothing, still thought that marriage is a major affair for the tribe and couldn't just be cancelled.

Ying sat there, clenching his fists, and his eyes gradually grew cold.

Nan Qinghuan naturally knew he was displeased, but she still had to say, "Exactly, they are full siblings and cannot marry; this would cause a disaster. In your tribe, you must never allow full siblings to marry, otherwise their offspring will all be disabled and idiots. Many of our tribe members are in such a condition, and that's because their parents married close kin."

"Nonsense"

Shiva, irritated by her fallacious argument, knew Nan Qinghuan would step up to block, and she strode to Nan Qinghuan's side, glaring fiercely, "Goddess, what nonsense are you spouting? Today you intend to stop their wedding."

A Mu, seeing Shiva angry, was a bit worried, "Qinghuan, you must not talk nonsense."

A Mu even stepped forward and grabbed her sleeve, trying to make her stop, but Nan Qinghuan was relentless, gently pulling A Mu's hand away, "A Mu, what I say is true; how can full siblings marry? You will harm them."

"Harm them, Nan Qinghuan, you finally unleashed your fury; you just want our tribe to perish, right?"

Shiva pressed on her step by step, and the atmosphere grew heavy at once. Nan Qinghuan was about to speak when Ying, who had been drinking, suddenly smashed his Earthen Bowl and stood up; his sudden bowl‑smashing frightened everyone.

Bad, Ying was already furious.

"Nan Qinghuan, what are you trying to do?"

He strode forward, grabbed her hand, and forcefully restrained his anger, "Come with me?"

Nan Qinghuan, irritated by being dragged, tried hard to break free, but Ying would not let go; he dragged her toward Dashan and ordered, "Go fetch Azi back."

"Azi is back."

A short distance away, several tribe members helped the injured Azi over; her head was still a bit dizzy, and as soon as she arrived she wept and complained, "Ying, Oumu hit me."

In an instant, because of those words everyone looked at Nan Qinghuan; the tribe members couldn't believe that Oumu, who had just been making clothes for them today, could do such a thing. "Ying, did you hear? Nan Qinghuan tried to stop their marriage and ended up knocking Azi unconscious; according to Tribe Rules she should be expelled."

When those words were spoken, Azi didn't believe it; she covered her still-dizzy head and looked at Nan Qinghuan, "Oumu, why?"

Seeing that Azi had returned, Nan Qinghuan was unperturbed; she forcefully broke free from Ying's grip on her arm, "That's right, I did it. I only wanted to stop their marriage, to prevent this tragedy. Do you know that the idiots and disabled in the tribe are all deformities caused by sibling marriage?"

Shiva let out a loud shout, "Nonsense, that's the Heavenly God's punishment, what does it have to do with marriage? Ying, your Oumu openly defied the Tribe Rules; how will you deal with it?"

"Qinghuan, you really did it?"

Axi wanted to plead on her behalf, but didn't know how to explain; she had already confessed.

Nan Qinghuan wasn't timid either; she hadn't expected Azi to wake up so quickly, apparently underestimating these women's survival skills.

"It was me. No matter what is said today, they cannot marry. I don't want to harm them, to harm them for a lifetime."

"Enough"

Ying let out a loud shout to stop her words; everyone could see he was angry, yet he still restrained himself. If it were someone else, he would have already… smashed them with a fist.

Because this person is Nan Qinghuan, he can endure, but he has his limits—an untouchable bottom line. Tribal marriage is a major matter of propagating offspring; no one can obstruct it.

Nan Qinghuan also cannot!

"Ying, don't be angry, take Qinghuan away, the wedding continues."

A Mu didn't want Nan Qinghuan expelled, so she let Ying gently persuade her. Ying's gaze was sharp as he stepped toward Nan Qinghuan; in his eyes there was no longer any affection, only a cold interrogation: "Are you wrong?"

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