It was already midnight when I returned home.

The people in the village were fast asleep, and there was no one on the road.

I stumbled along the street.

Xiaowen's and Qiuge's words echoed in my ears:

"You harmed her!"

"Come together—"

"You harmed her!"

"Come together!"

I slapped myself.

A gust of cold wind blew, and my stomach churned. I leaned against the wall and vomited.

Vomit and tears flowed together as I vomited and cried.

My vision blurred, and my head felt dizzy.

In a daze, I felt the footsteps behind me gradually increasing.

Rustle, rustle...

After standing up, I suddenly noticed that there were people all over the road, faintly visible.

Two groups of people were passing by me, blowing and fighting.

Paper figures, paper horses.

The paper figures were dressed in red clothes, wearing red caps, and holding paper-made gongs and suonas, making a clamor.

Their chattering voices echoed around me.

I was already drunk, and watching these things in a daze made me even more confused.

While standing unsteadily, two paper figures helped me onto a paper horse.

Although it was a paper horse, it was stable to ride and moved quickly.

The paper figures ran on both sides, banging the gongs and drums, blowing the suonas vigorously, their faces puffed up like toads.

The houses and trees on both sides rushed past me like the wind.

"Where are you taking me?"

I shouted from the paper horse.

A paper figure came over, its red mouth opening and closing.

"It's a joyful event!"

"It's a joyful event!"

In a daze, I found myself wearing a set of paper-paste clothes, with paper flowers on my chest and a paper hat on my head, standing in front of a grand mansion.

There were two large stone lions in front of the courtyard gate, majestic and imposing.

Two people supported me from both sides, and we floated lightly into the courtyard gate.

The courtyard was filled with dimly red lanterns.

A bride dressed entirely in red stood under the moonlight.

When the officiator saw me, he hurriedly welcomed me and said we should pay respects to heaven and earth.

A group of people congratulated me on the side.

"A perfect match!"

"The groom is talented, and the bride is beautiful!"

For some reason, a sense of joy slowly rose in my heart.

It was like when I passed the college entrance exam, and everyone toasted me.

I also smiled and walked forward, ready to enter the bridal chamber.

The bridal chamber was beautifully arranged, with an antique style and many calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls.

Suddenly, I liked this courtyard and thought it would be nice to live here.

When I looked up, I saw four golden characters written on the center plaque: "The Right Path to the West."