After marrying the fierce god, her handsome young husband was pampered to the extreme.

He was originally a quiet person, but once he started giving instructions, he went on and on, telling him not to drink water given by strangers, and not to eat candy from unknown sources.

They were afraid he would be scammed.

Pearl pouted, still a little dissatisfied. He's so smart, you know!

Zhao Duo patted Pearl's head and then handed him a sachet. "Keep this with you at all times, and don't lose it."

Pearl said "Oh," took it, and tied it to her belt.

He had quite a few things tied to his belt: a small jade buckle that matched his outfit today; a purse embroidered with wildflowers from the mountain stream; a silent bell that Zhao Duo had given him when he was a child, which carried a strong medicinal fragrance; and now he also had a sachet.

"I'll come find you after I'm done. With this sachet, I'll be able to find you," Zhao Duo said, stuffing silver notes into Pearl's small purse. "The stalls over there sell food. If you're bored, go take a look."

"it is good."

"be safe."

"Okay, you can go now." Pearl pushed the person forward a few steps. "I'll go find Yuanbao and the others to play later."

Zhao Duo took two steps, then turned back, only to see that the handsome young man with fluffy white hair had already happily run far away.

I originally wanted to take him to participate in the sacrificial ceremony to experience the customs of the southwest, but now it seems that my darling is still not quite able to adapt to life in the southwest.

Zhao Duo began to think that perhaps it wouldn't be a bad idea to take Pearl to settle down in the capital.

Pearl didn't have time to think about that. He followed the crowd, trailing behind the sacrificial procession, munching on a piece of cake in his hand.

Soon, the ceremony progressed to the part where the mountain god was paraded through the air.

The number of local people also increased, most of them wearing local dark blue clothing, silver pendants, and silver crowns.

Pearl stood out conspicuously in her white veil, and he inwardly regretted it for a moment. If he had known Zhao Duo wanted to take him to the sacrificial ceremony, he wouldn't have dressed so elegantly.

Just then, a guy suddenly patted him on the shoulder.

"You are Yin Zhiwei?"

Pearl turned around and saw that she didn't recognize the young man. However, he noticed that the man was dressed similarly to Zhao Duo, so he must be a local. She smiled and nodded, "I am."

The young man looked him up and down, then gave him a smile that was neither good nor bad.

"Would you like to see the mountain god temple?"

Pearl shook her head. "Zhao Duo said everyone was worshipping outside the temple."

The young man said, "Don't you want to go see Xin Hui? He'll be going to the temple too."

Pearl continued to shake her head, "I want to be able to see him anytime."

For some reason, even though the boy kept smiling, Pearl felt uneasy.

The feeling was subtle, like he was smiling, but his eyes were filled with malice as he stared at him.

Seeing that Pearl wouldn't listen to reason, the young man stopped smiling and said, "Alright, I'm leaving then. Goodbye."

Pearl nodded politely. "Goodbye."

After that young man left, Pearl was about to follow the ceremony procession when suddenly several imposing young men appeared in front of her, blocking her view.

Although the people were packed together shoulder to shoulder during the march.

But these people were clearly deliberately surrounding him and blocking his way.

Before long, Pearl was forced to squeeze out of the crowd.

He didn't even know when the cake in his hand had fallen off; now only a piece of oil paper remained, lying empty in his hand.

"What do you want to do?" Pearl asked.

Several burly young men dispersed, and the boy who had spoken to him earlier came over.

His clothes exposed his waist and legs, revealing a snow-white expanse.

Even though they were both boys, Pearl was too embarrassed to look at them for long.

As soon as he arrived, he introduced himself, "I am Atuya, Xinhui's destined fiancé."

Pearl paused for a moment, and after a long while, she said, "Oh."

Unexpectedly, the honest Zhao Duo had such a bad romantic entanglement. Pearl raised her eyelids and carefully examined the young man in front of her.

Atuya showed off the tattoo on the back of her hand, "Did you see that? He and I are a match made in heaven."

Because pearls are rarely found in the southwest, this was the first time I had ever heard the name Artuya.

Pearl nodded and said seriously, "Okay, I understand."

Atuya was clearly taken aback by his reaction. "Since you know that, you should stay away from him. Atuya was born to be Atunasinhui's husband; it's our destiny."

"Okay, I promise you," Pearl said. "I'll go back to the capital after the Mountain God Festival."

That's the truth. Once the imperial edict appointing them by their fifth uncle is issued, they will return to the capital.

Atuya asked suspiciously, "Wait, you're giving up on him so easily?"

Pearl blinked. "Didn't you say you two were destined for each other?"

“That’s right,” Atuya said. “The Atu family and the Atu family have been intermarrying for generations. My fate with him was arranged by our ancestors long ago.”

"Okay, I give up. Can I leave now?" Pearl said so sincerely that she seemed completely unconcerned.

On the contrary, Atuya was suspicious and said, "Xin Hui is the most capable person in our generation. I don't believe you would give up on him so easily."

Pearl stepped forward and took his hand. "How about this? You be the elder, and I'll be the younger. On odd-numbered months, I'll go to your place, and on even-numbered months, I'll come to mine. If he takes a concubine in the future, we can redistribute the roles?"

"You..." Atuya's gaze towards Pearl was strange. "You Central Plains boys are truly despicable, willing to share men with others."

Pearl sighed, "Then tell me, what do you want? I can't give up, and I can't stay either."

He chuckled softly. "Why don't you give up?"

Artuya snorted and said, "I knew you wouldn't give up on him so easily."

Pearl caught a glimpse of someone approaching out of the corner of her eye, and suddenly collapsed to the ground, covering her face and sobbing, "Don't hit me, waaaah, I'll give you Xin Hui, please don't hit me."

Artuya: "..."

Artuya retorted angrily, "You guys from the Central Plains just love to resort to these underhanded tricks."

Pearl is the best at faking tears, and since he's wearing a mask, who knows if he's really crying?

"Waaaaah, please don't hit me, waaaaah, it hurts so much..."

"I'll never dare to appear in front of Xin Hui again, please, please let me go..."

Several passersby initially wanted to help, but upon seeing Atuya, they quietly walked away.

Pearl observed the reactions of those people and thought to herself that this Atuya must be of a high status.

Seeing that the others didn't offer any help, Atuya said smugly, "Save your breath. Nobody's going to watch your show. Nobody's going to help you."

Pearl watched as the group walked away, but she didn't get up. Instead, she looked up at Atuya and said calmly, "I never expected them to come and help me."

Atuya asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Pearl smiled slightly, "If Zhao Duo were to hear about what happened today, what would he think of you?"