Xiao Man brought Nangong Yu back to White Wolf Village. Elder Bai saw another stranger beside Xiao Man but did not inquire about his identity.
"Perfect timing, Huo Lei just brought back a wild boar, and we were about to have a feast," Elder Bai invited them into the house. The villagers quickly brought out good wine and food to entertain them.
"Sister Xiao Man, who are these people?"
"They are brothers," Xiao Man ruffled the child's head. "Have you been practicing martial arts diligently?"
"Yes, we have all been practicing diligently, and we will definitely become powerful warriors like Sister Xiao Man in the future!" a little girl pushed her way to the front. "And just like Sister Xiao Man, we will carry back the man we like!"
Xiao Man quickly covered the little girl's mouth. "Hush!"
"Carry back the man you like?" Nangong Yu's voice sounded from behind. Xiao Man felt a chill run down her spine. "Who did you carry back?"
Xiao Man wished she could beat her chest and stamp her feet. What was wrong with her brain to have instinctively brought them to White Wolf Village!
"No... no."
"Yes, Sister Xiao Man carried Brother Huo Lei back!"
"He... he was injured," Xiao Man explained.
Nangong Yu took the little girl from Xiao Man's hand. "Why do you have to carry back the person you like?"
"The custom in White Wolf Village is that when a man brings a woman back to the village, he must carry her. If the woman is strong enough, she can also carry a man back," the little girl said in a childlike voice. "Sister Xiao Man carried Brother Huo Lei back!"
Xiao Man covered her face with her hand. A misunderstanding, it was truly a misunderstanding. At the time, she thought it was some special custom and didn't think of it that way, so she carried him back because she didn't want to be carried!
"Misunderstanding, there's a misunderstanding here," Xiao Man quickly explained when Nangong Yu looked at her. "It's really a misunderstanding."
"So, if I bring a woman back, I must carry her back?" Nangong Yu asked seriously.
"Yes, it means that the woman is the one you have chosen as your wife."
Nangong Yu thought for a moment, then got up and pulled Xiao Man outside.
"What is this... for?"
"The way we came in was wrong, let's do it again."
Xiao Man's forehead was covered in black lines. Pulled by Nangong Yu, she was taken out of the village and then hoisted over Nangong Yu's shoulder, re-entering the village!
The warriors in the village saw this scene and were filled with surprise!
"He's here to snatch his wife!" someone immediately exclaimed. "Huo Lei, someone is snatching your wife!"
"Who is snatching whose wife? She is my wife in the first place!" Nangong Yu glanced at the speaker. "I forgot to introduce myself, I am Nangong Yu, her man."
Huo Lei came out of the house and happened to hear this. His gaze fell on Nangong Yu, then shifted to Xiao Man. He still remembered the time he wanted to carry Xiao Man back, but was carried back by Xiao Man. At that time, he thought who carried whom didn't matter, but now it seemed like a world of difference.
"Go, go, don't make a fuss here," Huo Lei walked forward. "Didn't you say you were going to treat the sacred tree? I thought it would take a long time, but I didn't expect it to be so fast. Perfect timing, I hunted a wild boar. The village is holding a feast to celebrate repelling the enemies, and you are the one who deserves the most credit."
"My friends are particularly good eaters, one wild boar might not be enough."
"We have plenty to entertain distinguished guests," Huo Lei said with a smile. "Treating the sacred tree must have consumed a lot. The room has always been reserved for you, go and rest for a while."
"Thank you, my friends..."
"They are new to White Wolf Village, they must not have had the chance to look around yet. I will take them around, you go and rest with peace of mind."
Nangong Yu put Xiao Man down. "Rest assured and go rest, I will be fine."
Xiao Man nodded. She was indeed very tired, her spiritual power was exhausted, and she had lost a lot of blood. She should rest well.
After Xiao Man entered the house, Huo Lei said, "The feast will be held in the village. The villagers are preparing. I'll take you around before the feast."
"If that's the case, we are much obliged," Jun Ru stepped forward to thank him. Tao Tie did not care about human etiquette, and Nangong Yu's mind was not on etiquette at all. He did not want to wander around.
"This way, please," Huo Lei saw Nangong Yu not moving. "Young Master Nangong."
Nangong Yu hesitated for a moment, then followed him. The four of them left the village together.
"Great Priest, Huo Lei is taking them out of the village..."
"Problems between men can only be resolved with fists," Elder Bai said slowly. "Even if they lose, they must lose convincingly."
"Great Priest, is Huo Lei a match for him?"
"As long as Young Master Jun Ru and Young Master Tao Tie do not interfere, he will not lose too badly," Elder Bai said with a smile. "That Young Master Nangong is no simple person."
"He's snatching Huo Lei's wife, and you're not going to do anything about it!"
"Xiao Man is not Huo Lei's wife," Elder Bai corrected. "Xiao Man has no feelings for Huo Lei, and he knows this. Moreover, Xiao Man is very strong and will not stay. It's better to let Huo Lei give up completely, otherwise, he will never be able to escape Xiao Man's influence."
"Great Priest, the man beside the Divine Maiden seems very powerful. Aren't you afraid Huo Lei will suffer a disadvantage?"
"Don't worry, the people around Xiao Man have a sense of proportion, they won't bully him too much," Elder Bai said indifferently. "Besides, it's better to suffer a small loss now than a big loss later."
Seeing that Elder Bai was not sad, although they were worried, they could only bear it, hoping that Huo Lei would not be bullied too badly. After all, the people around Xiao Man were not easy to deal with. One Jun Ru could make the guardian beast bow in submission, one Tao Tie could confront a pseudo-divine envoy, and this latest one seemed to be the most troublesome!
In the evening, the group returned. Huo Lei and Nangong Yu both looked a little dishevelled. Each of them carried quite a bit of game, in addition to two wild boars, they had also hunted a lot of wild game.
The villagers rushed forward. "Huo Lei, are you okay?"
"I'm fine. We hunted a lot of game, adding many dishes to tonight's feast." Huo Lei handed the hunted game to his companions and looked at Nangong Yu. "I'll take you to wash up. There's a hot spring behind the village."
Nangong Yu put down the game and followed Huo Lei. The villagers looked confused. "Why do I feel like these two are interacting in a very subtle way?"
Jun Ru snorted. Humans were like this, cunning and deceitful, good at winning people over. This Huo Lei was too easily won over, just a sparring session with that guy and he was bought!
"Don't be unconvinced, he is indeed better at winning people over than you!"
"What kind of skill is this?" Jun Ru rolled his eyes at Tao Tie.
"I don't know who it is, but as soon as they heard that he knew Mo Mo, you immediately told him Mo Mo's preferences and instantly threw all your adversarial thoughts out of the window!"
"That's different. If someone else's wife is snatched, I can't let mine be snatched too. The wise adapt to the times!"