The patriarch has rejected his request for help.

The Fire Festival spousal ceremony is an ancient tradition and the rules will not be broken for personal reasons.

The custom of marrying is carried out as usual. Unless someone defeats Tohcha head-on, Mu Zhu can only obey the destiny.

Lao Mutu sighed softly. If his son was still alive, Tohcha would never dare to be so presumptuous or even threaten him.

Among the Hexi people, if a woman dislikes a man who comes to propose marriage, her father and brother can step in to repel him and reject his proposal.

The same is true at the Fire Festival. If the woman refuses to agree, the father and brother can use force to drive her away and refuse on her behalf. Of course, the premise is that the family also despises the man.

Little Muya saw his grandfather's helplessness, and he kicked Mu Chai in annoyance, complaining that he was not strong enough.

Lao Mutu said nothing more and silently returned to his cabin.

Li Yi looked at his back and felt that he should do something.

The next day, Li Yi told Simo about the incident.

Seamus snorted: "You want me to come forward to solve this matter?"

Li Yi nodded.

Simo said calmly: "Do you know why Lao Mutu didn't come to see me?"

Li Yi shook his head. He was also wondering, since Lao Mutu was so close to Simo, why didn't he come to him for help?

Seamo hummed: "Bride-stealing during the Fire Festival is a rule passed down in the Black Abyss Forest for thousands of years. Although the wizard's status is extraordinary, he cannot interfere in major matters related to the reproduction of the tribe's life."

"What's more, Tohecha's brother Saiheya is not in the same lineage as our wizards, and they even have some minor disputes. Lao Mutu knew this, so he went to the clan leader to come forward instead of me."

Li Yi understood somewhat, but he still had a question in his heart, and couldn't help but ask: "Is Saheya strong?"

Simo knew what Li Yi meant, and he smiled disdainfully: "How strong can a barbarian who has never seen the world be? If I hadn't been suffering from an old disease, how could this little first-class warrior put him in my eyes?

!”

When Simo spoke, his tone was filled with strong confidence and arrogance, but there was also a hint of sadness and unwillingness.

Li Yi looked at the old and lonely Ximo and sighed secretly in his heart.

No wonder the teacher returned to Hexi Village from the big tribe to retire. In addition to his old age, he was probably injured as well.

Simo suddenly showed a strange smile: "Since you care so much about Lao Mutu's granddaughter, why don't you help her?"

"I?"

Li Yi was stunned for a moment and muttered: "I, I don't have this ability!"

Seamus snorted: "You underestimate yourself! High-level wizard apprentice, do you think it is so easy to achieve success?"

Simo added: "I have met Lao Mutu's granddaughter. She is quite good-looking and can barely match you! If you like her, just snatch her back during the Fire Festival!"

Li Yi suddenly looked ashamed and quickly changed the subject with a few questions about wizard spells.

Simo snorted coldly and stopped mentioning the matter. Instead, he continued to teach Li Yi witchcraft until the sun went down.

When Li Yi returned to Lao Mutu's house from the valley, he suddenly heard Xiao Muge's angry voice coming from the wall: "Tohcha, I will not let my sister marry you!"

Another thick voice immediately rang: "It's just you? Little guy, get out of the way before I get angry!"

"Don't even think about it!"

The man sneered: "Then don't blame me for being rude!"

When Li Yi heard this, he quickly walked into the yard.

Standing in the yard was a strong man with a sinewy face, stubble on his chin, and an unusually burly figure.

He is nearly two meters tall, with very well-developed muscles, and has a typical warrior physique.

Li Yi knew that this person must be Tuhecha whom Xiaomuge had mentioned.

Behind Tohcha, there were two adult Hexi men standing. Although their physique was not as good as that of Tohcha, they were much stronger than Li Yi.

Under the eaves, Xiaomuge stood guard at the door, clasping his hands, his face flushed, and glaring at Tohcha angrily.

Lao Mutu had a gloomy face, standing together with Xiao Muge, confronting the three of Tohcha.

Judging from the confrontation between the two sides, it seems that the stalemate has been going on for a while.

Although the people nearby heard the movement, they only dared to watch from a distance, but did not dare to come and stop it. They seemed to be a little afraid of Tohcha, especially his brother.

As soon as Li Yigang entered the room, he immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Tuhecha glanced at Li Yi, obviously knowing him, and quickly turned his head away without taking it to heart at all.

Although Tohcha did not work hard, he was born with brute strength. Three or five adult men were no match for him, and he did not take the thin Li Yi seriously.

He threatened without any scruple: "Old Mutu, have you thought clearly? If you are willing to marry Mu Zhu to me readily, I will send two yaks over according to the old rules of the clan. If you don't want to, on the day of the Fire Festival,

I’ll just rob them, and then you’ll get nothing!”

The always good-tempered Lao Mutu was shaking with anger and said angrily: "Get out! I will never marry Mu Zhu to you!"

Tohcha's face darkened when he was scolded: "Old guy, you are so shameless!"

He confidently came over to propose marriage, but to his surprise, Lao Mutu refused to give him any face and pointed at his nose to tell him to get lost.

In all the years he had been hanging out in the village, when had he ever received such anger?

If he hadn't accidentally discovered that Lao Mutu's granddaughter was getting taller and more juicy, why would he have rushed to the door to get scolded?

He has reached the age of getting married, and his family has urged him many times, so he will never let go of Mu Zhu.

A man behind Tohcha came up and said, "Brother, since the Fire Festival is only a few days away, why not just take him away today? With your brother here, who dares to say anything?"

Tuhecha's heart moved when he heard this.

That's right! My eldest brother is the strongest warrior in the village. I just want to grab a bride in advance. Does anyone dare to come to the house to cause trouble?

Thinking of this, Tuhecha smiled ferociously and pushed forward step by step.

Lao Mutu saw this and said angrily: "You, what do you want to do?"

"What do I want to do? You'll know soon!"

Lao Mutu immediately opened his arms: "Don't even think about it, as long as I have a breath, don't even think about it!"

"Old guy, don't force me to do it!"

Tuhecha saw Lao Mutu blocking the wooden house and waved his hand impatiently.

The two big men from the Hexi ethnic group understood and rushed forward, one from the left and the other from the right, ready to fight off Lao Mu Tu and Xiao Mu Ya.

Xiao Muya's eyes were spitting fire, he held the machete tightly in his hand, and made a desperate posture.

The big man on the left smiled disdainfully, showed his thick arms, and pressed towards Xiao Muya.

Xiao Muya gritted his teeth and was about to swing the knife out, when he suddenly noticed that the strong man opposite him was stunned, with a puzzled expression on his face.
Chapter completed!