My father asked me why Liu Hechou had arranged such a marriage for me. The reasons were complex, and I couldn't explain them. I only told him it was related to my stealing of a life. After hearing this, my parents didn't ask any more questions. Seeing their silence, I knew that the matter of stealing a life had always been a thorn in their hearts. Marriage is still marriage; in the countryside, many people hold grand celebrations, like my distant relative before. But my marriage to the Yellow River Goddess was different. We were paired together; there were too many taboos about a living person marrying a dead person, and it would easily attract gossip. Moreover, the Yellow River Goddess had long been a legendary figure on both sides of the Yellow River, and marrying her was already a sh
