A Qiu looked wronged. "Master, you always say you don't judge by appearance, but you do so everywhere. If the fallen leaves on your head are too ugly, they don't deserve to be in front of you. If a grain of rice is crooked, it's not worthy of your mouth... Not judging by appearance? How can you say that!"
Of course, A Qiu could only indulge in these complaints in his mind. His master was the formidable Prince Yu, notorious for his ruthlessness and devilish charm. He'd be insane to provoke him!
Today, if it weren't for the master not wanting to reveal his identity, everyone on the road would have suffered greatly. To dare block Prince Yu's path was to court death!
Seeing Prince Yu's gaze about to shift to that ugly girl, A Qiu immediately stretched out his arms to block his view and then earnestly advised, "Master, be cautious! Otherwise, you'll start vomiting again."
"Am I that fragile?" Prince Yu slightly furrowed his dark brows, waved his finger to the side, and A Qiu, with a pained expression, moved aside of his own accord.
A Qiu thought: Master, you are fragile, very fragile, extremely fragile!
"Aow," next, A Qiu heard his master's retching sound as expected.
A beautiful maidservant on the other side of the carriage immediately handed over a beautiful handkerchief.
"What kind of creature is this? So ugly!" Prince Yu wiped his beautiful mouth with the beautiful handkerchief. "A Qiu, you were dishonest. This isn't just a little ugly, it's extremely ugly, utterly ugly!"
A Qiu explained dejectedly, "Master, this servant was not dishonest. It's just that my 'ugliness tolerance' is different from yours. That girl's features are actually quite pleasing to the eye, especially her eyes, which are dark and bright, as if they could speak. The only flaws are the dark spots on her face and her tattered clothes..."
Prince Yu took a deep breath and said to the chattering A Qiu, "Go quickly and see for yourself how that ugly thing resolves this predicament."
A Qiu acknowledged and left.
Bai Sheng looked around, found some animal hide from a nearby carriage, tore off a piece of smooth hide, rolled it into a "horn" shape, and then climbed onto the high carriage roof. Standing under the scorching sun, she looked down at the crowd.
Gazing at the murmuring and anxious people below, she placed the small end of the horn to her mouth, then scowled and, with all her might, shouted hoarsely, "Fellow travelers! Please maintain silence! Silence immediately!"
It was like a thunderclap from a clear sky.
Instantly, everyone stopped talking, tilting their heads and staring blankly at the black-faced girl.
In the space, Hengheng was vividly narrating his master's heroic feat.
Wuyun, Baoyu, and Shandian's eyes were wide open, listening raptly, only lacking small stools and watermelons.
Facing hundreds of questioning and confused eyes, Bai Sheng showed no stage fright. Her eyes held a sharp glint, and after scanning the crowd, she yelled with imposing authority, "First, I want to ask you all a question: do you, or do you not, want to continue on your way quickly?!"
"Yes," the voices were sparse and weak.
Bai Sheng showed disdain. "I think none of you want to. You are content to be stalled here! If you want to proceed, is this the attitude?"
The crowd exchanged glances, feeling a bit awkward.
"Do you want to or not?! If you want to, shout it out loud!"
"We want to!" The crowd's voice was like a resounding bell. A Qiu, mingling in the crowd, also raised his fist with great enthusiasm.
"Since you want to, then we must resolve this problem immediately, right now, and quickly?!"
"Yes!" The response was thunderous.
"Good, very good! Fellow travelers, you are all understanding people!" Bai Sheng held the "horn" in one hand and put the other on her hip. "Actually, we all know that the wedding party and the funeral procession both make valid points. Neither is wrong! So, who is wrong?"
Yes, who was wrong? Who was really wrong?
"It's the road! The road is wrong! It's all because the road is too narrow!" Bai Sheng's words were sonorous and forceful.
"Right, right, they are not wrong, the road is wrong! It's all because the road is too narrow!" Everyone agreed.
The red and white teams, their chests heaving with emotion: Right! They are not wrong! The road is wrong! My heavens! Finally, someone is willing to speak a fair word for them!
Bai Sheng continued, "But, the road is only this one, and it's just this narrow! This is an objective fact that cannot be changed at this moment! What can we do?!"
Indeed, what could they do? They couldn't possibly beat up the road, could they?
"But the road is dead, and people are alive! As the saying goes, meeting is destiny. One of us is heading towards a new life, and the other towards a new reincarnation, and we meet at this moment in such a clever way. What a beautiful and magical destiny this is!"
It truly was a magical destiny!
"Fellow travelers, if we have good intentions and each give way a little, from now on, this couple will forever be blessed by immortals, and this reincarnating immortal will accumulate merit and be reborn, enjoying blessings! Isn't this the most beautiful ending?"
It was indeed the most beautiful ending!
"Now, our Ta Sha Commandery is suffering from a severe drought, and everyone is living a very difficult life. However, we cannot let our malice run wild just because life is hard, and forget 'gentleness, kindness, respect, frugality, and modesty'!
Fellow travelers! If everyone contributes a little love, the world will become a beautiful place! Why wouldn't we do this?!"
"Ah, so touching!"
"Yes, it's just a small matter, isn't it? Giving way won't really cause any loss."
Everyone listened, their eyes brimming with tears, their hearts filled with compassion, and their minds with understanding.
Hengheng tilted his head 45 degrees towards the sky, trying not to let his tears fall. Wuyun, Baoyu, and Shandian wished they could rush out of the space immediately and find an old lady to help her cross the road!
Seeing everyone's reaction, Bai Sheng felt quite gratified. Fortunately, spiritual chicken soup was scarce in ancient times, and ancient people had not yet developed any immunity, so its effects were powerful.
Bai Sheng changed the topic, "Therefore, for the sake of world harmony and beauty, I think both sides should take a step back and adopt the simplest, most direct, and most effective method—leave everything to heaven to decide!"
"Leave it to heaven? What method?"
"Rock, paper, scissors!"
"Rock? Paper? Scissors?"
Bai Sheng explained the rules of the rock, paper, scissors game to everyone.
After a brief discussion, both sides found it very feasible and each sent a lucky representative to participate.
Under everyone's "watchful eyes," the red and white teams, after three rounds of competition, the white team emerged victorious, and the funeral procession went first. The wedding party lost with heartfelt acceptance and no complaints.
Bai Sheng then used her eloquent tongue to praise the entire wedding party without reservation, which earned them enthusiastic applause from everyone. The wedding party members were all beaming, as if they had attended a joyous banquet, their steps feeling light.
Before long, the road was cleared.