Chapter 94: Confessing to the White Snake

The moonlight is like water.

The door, walls, and windows of the small courtyard are covered in bright red "double happiness" characters.

Li Zhengshan is chopping wood in the courtyard.

Early tomorrow morning, the head chef will come over to start preparing the meal.

Luo Jiaorong is in the room, holding Bai Bai's small hand, speaking with a face full of smiles.

"Bai'er, from now on, we are one family."

"You and Qingqing are both Zijun's wives. Rest assured, if Zijun ever dares to bully you in the future, your sister will stand up for you."

"Our family is not wealthy or noble, so you are being wronged, but rest assured, your sister will never let you live a life of hardship."

"Your brother-in-law can earn money, and Zijun can earn money too."

"Zijun is promising now; he has become a scholar that everyone envies and has entered the best Academy in our Outer City. Soon, he will go to take the exam for provincial graduate..."

Luo Jiaorong chatters on and on.

Bai Bai is obedient and sensible, listening quietly, blinking her large, touching eyes with an earnest expression.

Qingqing stands to the side, hugging her sword, remaining as cold as frost.

Her green skirt is stained with some mud, and there are a few bits of grass in her hair.

Her chest is too large and her body too small; she has fallen twice today.

"Bai'er, Qingqing, the wedding room is a bit small, please don't blame us. Once we earn money in the future, we will change to a bigger house; we will never wrong you..."

Just as Luo Jiaorong is speaking.

Bai Bai suddenly blinks her innocent large eyes and says somewhat shyly, "Sister, the bed is also a bit small. During the wedding night, will it be enough for me, Qingqing, Brother Zijun, and Xiaohuan to sleep in?"

Luo Jiaorong: "..."

Xiaohuan, who is to the side, quickly blushes and says, "This servant..."

Before she can finish, Luo Zijun suddenly runs in from the doorway, panting as he says, "Sister, Brother-in-law! Listen to me..."

"I am not getting married!"

He runs into the courtyard, gasping for breath, and says very firmly.

As soon as these words are spoken.

Li Zhengshan, who is chopping wood in the courtyard, is stunned for a moment and says, "Zijun, what did you say? You aren't getting married?"

Luo Jiaorong immediately stands up from her chair, her face sinking as she says, "Luo Zijun, do you think this is going to the vegetable market to buy groceries, where after the merchant weighs them, you suddenly say you won't buy them? Even if you were buying groceries, if you did that, people would curse you to death. Is your brain broken? You are getting married tomorrow, and you suddenly say this now—what is the meaning of this?"

The gazes of Bai Bai and Qingqing also turn toward the courtyard.

Luo Zijun glances at the two of them and says, "Sister, just pretend my brain is broken."

Luo Jiaorong is about to get angry, but suddenly remembers something, and her expression changes drastically.

Li Zhengshan quickly puts down his axe and says with a nervous face, "Zijun, does your head hurt?"

Luo Zijun nods: "It hurts."

Upon hearing this, Luo Jiaorong immediately comes out of the room, walks up to him, reaches out to touch his forehead, and says with a pale face, "Zijun, you... have you had another episode?"

Luo Zijun is somewhat bewildered: "What episode?"

Luo Jiaorong does not answer; she exchanges a look with her husband, and both of their expressions become tense.

Li Zhengshan quickly asks, "Zijun, is it only your head that hurts? What... what are you thinking about in your head right now?"

Luo Zijun says: "Absolutely not getting married."

The couple exchanges another look, staring at each other in dismay.

Luo Jiaorong cannot help but say, "It's not that stuff about high-rise buildings, cars, computers, or whatever? It's 'absolutely not getting married'?"

Luo Zijun: "???"

His heart jolts, and he quickly asks, "Sister, have I said these things when my head hurt before?"

Luo Jiaorong looks at him with a face full of worry and heartache, saying, "Whenever your head hurt before, you liked to ramble, saying many things that your brother-in-law and I couldn't understand. You also said no one wanted you, said that everyone had betrayed you, and even said you... you had a terminal illness... At that time, you were like a lost soul, absent-minded all day long, Daidai..."

Luo Zijun's heart jolts, and his brain begins to buzz again.

This time, his head is truly splitting with pain.

"Zijun, stop thinking about it. Go rest in the room first; you should be fine after a sleep."

Seeing his ugly expression, Li Zhengshan quickly gives his wife a look, signaling her to stop talking.

Luo Jiaorong dares not say more and quickly says, "Right, Zijun, go to sleep. Whenever your head hurt before, you were fine after a sleep."

Luo Zijun shakes off the chaos in his mind and maintains his firm attitude: "Sister, Brother-in-law, cancel tomorrow's wedding. I am not getting married."

Li Zhengshan and Luo Jiaorong look at each other, neither daring to speak, not knowing what to say.

Luo Zijun has no choice but to look at the two young women on the porch, his gaze complex, and says, "Miss Bai Bai, Miss Qingqing, I am sorry. I am unwell and my old illness may have recurred. I cannot marry you tomorrow. I hope you two will forgive me."

Bai Bai immediately pouts her small mouth in grievance.

Qingqing remains as cold as frost, with no emotional change on her face. The precious sword held against her chest remains buried in that deep cleavage, as if embedded within it.

Luo Jiaorong looks at them with a guilty conscience, hesitates for a moment, and says, "How about... we postpone the wedding for a few days?"

Luo Zijun shakes his head, his attitude firm: "No, Sister, I cannot marry them, and I will not marry them in the future either."

Absolutely cannot get married! Absolutely cannot marry this White Snake!

Luo Jiaorong opens her mouth, feeling at a loss.

This is a lifelong matter, already decided, and the wedding invitations have already been sent out. To suddenly say he won't get married...

Bai Bai immediately says with tears in her eyes, "Brother Zijun, why? What did Bai Bai do wrong?"

Thinking of how she came to repay a debt, Luo Zijun feels a bit guilty and says, "You did nothing wrong; it is I who am wrong. I..."

He has no choice but to say, "You look too small; I like them bigger."

Bai Bai is stunned for a moment, then lowers her head to look at her own chest.

It is not small there, but flat.

She turned her head again, looked at Qingqing's chest, and said with teary eyes, "But Qingqing's is very big. Brother Zijun can marry Qingqing, buy one get one free, take Bai Bai as a concubine, as a free gift, how about it?"

Luo Zijun was stunned for a moment, said nothing more, clutched his aching head, and looked at his sister and brother-in-law, saying, "My mind is made up; this marriage proposal ends here."

He rubbed his head and entered the room.

His brain felt like it was splitting with pain, a chaotic mess.

The small courtyard immediately fell into silence.

Luo Jiaorong looked at the two young girls on the corridor with a face full of apology, not knowing how to comfort them for a moment.

Li Zhengshan sighed and said, "Forget it. Since Zijun's old illness has recurred, let's cancel this marriage for now. If we don't follow his wishes, I'm afraid it will... it will become like it was before. You stay at home; I will go and inform the neighbors."

Luo Jiaorong hurriedly said, "Zhengshan, take the gifts from the house with you."

Li Zhengshan had already reached the front gate; hearing this, he waved his hand and said, "I'll just give notice today to avoid people rushing over at the crack of dawn tomorrow to help. As for the apology, you can come with me tomorrow."

Having said that, he hurried out the front gate.

Luo Jiaorong sighed, her heart suddenly feeling empty.

A buy-one-get-one-free sister-in-law, they were about to bow in marriage, and now it was gone.

But fortunately, the people were still there.

"Bai'er, Qing'er, sister is sorry for you, Zijun he... he suddenly had an episode..."

"He used to have episodes often; once he had an episode, he wouldn't even remember who he was."

"Wait a little longer, wait for another period of time..."

In the room.

Luo Zijun lay on the bed, his gaze fixed on the ceiling, waves of emotion surging in his heart.

Thinking of what his sister had just said, and then connecting it to the memories that had suddenly surfaced in his mind while on the road today...

That thought became increasingly clear.

He might have originally belonged here, but in that year, he was suddenly attacked by a thug, his head was damaged, and his memory, or a wisp of his soul, suddenly flew away, unintentionally going to that world and occupying the body of that person suffering from a terminal illness.

Perhaps that "he" who suffered from the terminal illness was already dead to begin with, and it was because of his occupation that the body lived for a while longer, and he had inherited all of the other person's memories.

Then, before dying, he suddenly returned, back to this world that originally belonged to him.

He was Luo Zijun all along!

He was Xu Xuan all along!

"Knock, knock, knock!"

At this moment, someone knocked on the door.

Bai Bai's aggrieved voice sounded from outside the door: "Brother Zijun, Bai Bai is waiting for you. When you are better, marry Bai Bai, okay?"

Luo Zijun did not answer, pretending to be asleep.

Impossible.

He was now certain that he was Xu Xian, so how could he possibly marry her again? Thinking about it now, this White Snake must have known long ago that he was the real Xu Xian; otherwise, how could she have married him so easily?

"Sigh..."

He had secretly felt pleased with himself before, thinking this silly White Snake was easy to fool; only now did he realize that he was the one being fooled.

He had almost fallen for it and ended up with no place to be buried.

Outside the door, Bai Bai received no response and left sadly.

"Bang!"

At this moment, a sound suddenly came from outside, like something falling to the ground.

His sister's voice came: "Oh my, my dear Qing'er, why did you fall again? If your chest is too big, don't hold the sword; it's heavy to begin with..."

Luo Zijun closed his eyes, his heart in a state of turmoil.

Seen this way, he not only had to be vigilant at all times to avoid developing feelings for the White Snake, but he also had to continue working hard to earn money and continue practicing martial arts.

!

Since he had to live here, these two things were definitely indispensable.

He let his mind wander for a while longer.

Still feeling uneasy, he immediately got up, went over, opened the door, and said to the outside: "Miss Bai Bai, could you come in for a moment? I have something to tell you."

He decided to be open and honest with this White Snake and have a good talk.

If he could reason with her, that would naturally be best.

If you want to repay a kindness, that's fine; give money, or give other things, but please do not offer yourself in marriage.

I firmly refuse!

"Brother Zijun, have you decided to marry me again?"

Bai Bai lifted her white skirt, ran over happily, her big eyes sparkling, and entered the room joyfully.

Qingqing also held her sword, face cold, and followed, that cold-as-frost pretty face still stained with the dust from her recent fall.

She looked quite comical.

Luo Zijun immediately closed the door, not letting her in.

Seeing this, Bai Bai blinked her big eyes, looking shy and expectant: "Brother Zijun, do you want to... consummate the marriage tonight?"

Luo Zijun stared at her with a complex gaze for a while and said, "Miss Bai Bai, let's stop pretending; let's be open and honest and tell the truth."

Bai Bai blinked her innocent big eyes, looking at him in confusion.

Luo Zijun said, "You are a White Snake, aren't you?"

Bai Bai's eyes widened instantly.

"You came to find Xu Xuan to repay a kindness."

"I am Xu Xuan, I am the person you are looking for."

"You knew it all along, which is why you were willing to marry me, right?"

Bai Bai was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly shook her head.

"Brother Zijun, what is a White Snake? Is it a white snake-snake? How could I be a white snake-snake? I am not."

"I also didn't come looking for Xu Xuan. The reason I wanted to marry Brother Zijun is because... because Brother Zijun looks good, is a good person, and... is so rich, and is willing to buy me things to eat..."

The room suddenly fell into silence.

Luo Zijun stared at her for a while longer and said, "Are you still unwilling to tell the truth?"

Bai Bai said anxiously, "Brother Zijun, I am really not a snake, I am a human. Brother Zijun, are you this sick? Wuwu, Bai Bai won't force you to marry anymore, you rest well, and Bai Bai won't talk to you anymore, you go to sleep quickly."

After saying this, she immediately wiped her tears, opened the door, and walked out.

Then, facing Qingqing outside, she sobbed and whispered, "Qingqing, Brother Zijun is so sick, his eyes are even sick to the point of blindness. He mistook me for a snake, a white snake wearing a white dress, wuwu..."

Luo Zijun: "..."

At this moment, Bai Bai wiped her tears again and said, "Qingqing, let's go to sleep quickly, don't disturb Brother Zijun, otherwise if he has another episode in a while, he will mistake you for a green snake wearing a green dress again, wuwu..."

Then she said to Luo Jiaorong and Xiaohuan who were on the side, "Sister, Xiaohuan, you should also go to sleep quickly, otherwise Brother Zijun might mistake you for snakes in a while, and he might even take a stick and hit you later."

Luo Jiaorong immediately had a look of worry on her face, secretly regretting in her heart that she shouldn't have taken that Snake Skin out from under the bed just now.

She must have frightened her younger brother.

And then her brother's old illness recurred, his mind was full of snakes, and his eyes were also full of snakes.

"Xiaohuan, you go in, be careful. If he hits you, just say that although you are a snake, you are a small, good snake that doesn't bite people, and that you even covered him with a quilt when he was little."

"Oh."

The Young Maid was not afraid, just very worried and sad.

Poor Young Master, his mind used to be full of feet, but now, his mind and eyes are all full of snake-snakes...

The night was deep and quiet.

After the Young Maid fell asleep, Luo Zijun sat up.

Since he still had to stay here in the future, he naturally had to continue cultivating.

This time, his determination to cultivate was even firmer.

Previously, he was still hesitating, thinking he might leave here one day, so he occasionally had a mindset of just muddling along, and even treated everyone here as NPCs, but now, after knowing the truth, he naturally had no hesitation or conflict.

He must find a way to continue staying here!

He cannot marry Bai Niangzi; once he marries her, the mission will fail.

The consequences of mission failure, one didn't need to think to know, would be very serious.

He also cannot let Bai Niangzi give up completely.

Once Bai Niangzi gives up completely, leaves forever, or forms a marriage elsewhere, then his mission might succeed, and he would immediately leave here.

What leaves here at that time might only be a wisp of his original soul, but what remains here would be an incomplete Luo Zijun who often has headaches and episodes.

Or even a fool.

This means he might be split in two.

He will no longer be himself.

Therefore, he must remain here completely!

This is his true home.

His sister and brother-in-law are his true family.

He originally belonged here.

Therefore, he must continue to cultivate and must make himself strong.

Without strength, in this world where demons and monsters abound and Martial Artists walk everywhere, he is nothing.

He wouldn't even have the most basic guarantee of life.

Let alone continuing to drag things out with that White Snake.

He might even be dragging it out for a lifetime.

"Cannot marry the White Snake, but also cannot let the White Snake give up completely..."

Isn't this just like a scumbag?

How come this mission feels a bit perverted?

Moreover, it looks even harder.

Is there something wrong somewhere?

Or, is it possible that if the mission succeeds he will leave, but if the mission fails, he will actually stay here forever?

If that is the case, then he could actually marry the White Snake?

And he must marry her.

Because only if he marries the White Snake first can he prevent the possibility of the mission succeeding and be able to stay here forever.

Forget it.

Don't think about these for now; the most urgent task is to make himself strong first.

Since he is Xu Xian, and the White Snake is coming to repay his kindness, and the two have a destined marriage, then he doesn't need to worry too much about whether the mission succeeds or not for now; after all, he holds the initiative.

"Hoo..."

He let out a long breath and did not waste any more time.

He closed his eyes and continued to cultivate.

Outside the window, the full moon hung high.

The wind blew through the treetops, making a cheerful rustling sound.

In another room.

Bai Bai and Qingqing were lying on the bed, both of them wide awake and unable to sleep.

"Qingqing, he thinks I'm too small..."

"As expected, men all like them big; I've decided, I'm going to make it bigger."

(End of this chapter)