### Chapter 327: Congratulations and Celebrations

### Chapter 327: Congratulations and Celebrations

"Congratulations, Lady Lu..."

"Lu Song is both scholarly and martially talented. Now that he has married such a distinguished wife, it truly is a joyous occasion!"

"The bride has arrived..."

Upon hearing these voices, Su Youyue frowned deeply and abruptly opened her eyes. The bright red double happiness characters in the hall were blinding. In front of her sat Lady Lu Kang, resplendent in her fine attire, with a joyful expression on her face. However, the moment she saw Su Youyue, a flash of disgust crossed her eyes.

This was a familiar scene...

It was clearly the scene of her marriage to Lu Song!

Su Youyue's breath caught in her throat as she looked down. Indeed, she was sitting in a wheelchair, her hand holding the embroidered fan trembling uncontrollably. She glanced beside her, almost disbelievingly, and there stood Lu Song, his impatience towards her evident.

How could this be?

She had clearly killed him with her own hands!

Why was she here?

Could it be that heaven was playing a cruel joke on her, reversing time and bringing her back to her previous life?

"Hurry, don't miss the auspicious hour; it's time for the ceremony," urged the matchmaker.

The officiant quickly composed himself and raised his voice, "Bow to heaven and earth..."

Reluctantly, Lu Song bent down slightly.

But Su Youyue did not move at all.

All the guests turned their eyes towards her, their faces frozen like puppets, their expressions of joy now stiffened. Their blank stares made her shudder.

Su Youyue slowly exhaled and then suddenly threw the embroidered fan to the ground. "I will not go through with this marriage!"

With that, she pushed herself in the wheelchair, attempting to leave the hall.

She needed to find Xie Yuan.

Regardless of what was happening—whether it was a dream or a return to her past life—she needed to find Xie Yuan.

Just as she took one step, the guests who had been watching like spectators suddenly rushed towards her, grabbing her wheelchair, preventing her from moving.

Su Youyue struggled desperately but eventually fell out of the wheelchair. With no strength in her legs, she crawled towards the exit, trying to escape this terrifying Lu family.

As she reached the edge of the shadow and touched the golden sunlight outside, the scene before her flickered again. In the next moment, she found herself back in the wheelchair, holding the embroidered fan, with the guests' congratulatory voices echoing around her.

"Congratulations, Lady Lu..."

"Lu Song is both scholarly and martially talented. Now that he has married such a distinguished wife, it truly is a joyous occasion!"

"..."

Su Youyue's chest heaved violently. This time, without hesitation, she turned to leave, but her body seemed even more rigid than before.

Hands reached out as before, pulling her back into the wheelchair.

Once, twice, three times... The guests' congratulatory voices echoed like ghosts within the hall.

After countless attempts and realizing she could not escape, Su Youyue reluctantly sat back in the wheelchair, waiting quietly to see what would happen next.

She coldly observed everyone present, each face wearing a joyful expression as if it were their own wedding day. Yet, those faces seemed like masks, hiding emotionless expressions behind their smiles.

In the crowd, she suddenly noticed a man who had appeared out of nowhere. His ordinary face stood out, his expression completely different from the others. He showed no joy, no emotion, yet stared directly at her.

Recognizing the man's face, Su Youyue, who had been quiet for a long time, once again dropped the embroidered fan and moved towards him.

"Xie Yuan..."

It was Xie Yuan!

It was the appearance he had taken after disguising himself, which she had seen before.

Driven by madness, she rushed towards him. This time, his reaction was different from everyone else's. He moved, approaching her.

Su Youyue felt a surge of joy, but the surrounding hands grabbed her again. This time, they not only held her wheelchair but also grabbed her arms and shoulders, forcefully pushing her down—

"Cough..."

She struggled out of the icy, foul-smelling lake, her lungs feeling as if they were being torn apart from the inside.

She fought desperately, barely managing to surface, when several hands pressed her back under the water.

"Quick, don't let anyone hear."

"Mother, I'll do it!"

The voices of the Lu family rang above her head. This time, Su Youyue did not give up struggling as before but used all her strength to evade their hands and fight for survival.

However, just as she managed to break free a little, darkness enveloped her, and she heard Lu Song's voice again.

"Quick, don't let anyone hear."

"..."

Several hands reached out again.

Su Youyue's entire body froze. Underwater, she stared intently at their faces. As dizziness overtook her, she released a string of bubbles and slowly sank beneath the surface.

This time, surely this nightmare would end, a trace of bitterness crossing her lips.

When she opened her eyes again, she saw a scene she had never witnessed before.

She seemed to be floating above, able to overlook everything happening in the Lu family.

She saw that after her death, the Lu family had her body retrieved and then agreed on a single story: she had accidentally fallen into the pond and drowned.

Everyone believed it.

Even Su Rong, who came to visit and wept for her, believed it.

Su Qian also came but mocked her corpse instead.

Few people came to see her body, and soon the mourning hall was empty.

Everyone believed she had drowned.

Until a man appeared.

He wore dark robes, looking weary from a long journey.

The wind was strong, billowing his cloak like a flag, making it snap loudly.

The Lu family members despised him, and Lu Song presumptuously stepped forward to block his path.

But he kicked Lu Song down, who struggled on the ground for a while, spitting out blood, filled with anger and fear.

Seeing this, the others in the Lu family dared not intervene.

Finally, the man arrived at the mourning hall.

The coffin was already closed.

Yet, he lifted the lid with his bare hands.

The Lu family members who followed were shocked.

His movements, however, were the opposite of violent; they were gentle, as if caressing a delicate white flower, lightly touching her face.

The Lu family members watched his back, feeling both fear and disgust.

The man did not turn around, and Su Youyue could only see his back.

Outside the Lu residence, a large group of black-armored soldiers suddenly rushed in, surrounding the entire place, intensifying the fear in everyone's eyes, leaving them too terrified to show any hatred.

"My lord, we are innocent! She really did drown by accident!" The old lady of the Lu family cried, appearing extremely wronged.

But the man showed no interest in their excuses.

"Kill without mercy."

His voice sounded like a demon freshly crawled out of hell, each word dripping with fresh blood.