Yang Xiao chuckled,

"Where's Ah Lang?"

"Cough!"

The Wild Man King lightly coughed and loudly said:

"I know there are many young lads in the tribe who like Ah Rui. Today I am marrying Ah Rui to Yang Xiao. Does anyone else want to express their deep affection for Ah Rui?"

Yang Xiao looked at the Wild Man King, thinking to himself, is this really Ah Rui's grandfather?

However, at this moment, Ah Rui didn't care about her grandfather's mischief and humor anymore; instead, she looked at Yang Xiao with a smile, her eyes conveying admiration and adoration.

The other wild men around the square were still immersed in shock from Yang Xiao's terrifying Beast Soul, and no hairy young lad who had secretly adored Ah Rui in the past would now be foolish enough to step up and challenge Yang Xiao.

Wouldn't that be seeking death?

Ah Lang was originally the most outstanding youth in the Wild Man King's tribe; if even Ah Lang couldn't do it, what chance would other wild men have?

The Wild Man King was very pleased and proud. He felt his judgment was good, having found a great son-in-law for his granddaughter. He looked at Ah Rui proudly, his eyes saying:

See, isn't Grandpa's vision sharp?

Where else could you find such a good husband?

You're not complaining now, are you?

Of course, the Wild Man King's excitement wasn't just about finding a good husband for his granddaughter; more importantly, he saw hope for the future of the wild men's tribe.

The surrounding wild men also awakened from their shock, looking at Yang Xiao with admiration, discussing with each other.

"Damn, this Young Master Yang is truly a god!"

"What is his Beast Soul? So terrifying?"

"I used to think only Ah Lang was worthy of Ah Rui. Now I realize even Ah Lang isn't fit to carry Young Master Yang's shoes."

"Cough, according to our wild men's customs, a man can have several women. My daughter is also very beautiful; I should go talk to Ah Rui later and suggest she could also warm the bed for him."

"Tsk, with your daughter's looks, you're daring to warm Young Master Yang's bed? At least someone like my daughter would be better suited."

"Do you believe I'll smack you right now?"

"Damn it, come on, you think I'm afraid of you?"

...

The Wild Man King laughed heartily and, taking Ah Rui's hand, walked back to Yang Xiao and forcibly placed her hand in Yang Xiao's.

Yang Xiao: "...."

It seems there's no escaping this matter. Sigh, I am a person of modern civilization; this is like traveling back to the primitive society of ancient times, taking a wild woman as a wife. How can I bear it?

The Wild Man King laughed heartily and loudly proclaimed:

"Good, I announce that Ah Rui is married to Yang Xiao, the wedding ceremony shall now officially begin!"

"Yay!"

Over a thousand wild men excitedly shouted on the square.

Various homemade musical instruments capable of making sounds burst into a chorus.

A group of girls came over, each carrying a basket filled with colorful petals,

Everyone tossed handfuls of petals towards Yang Xiao and Ah Rui, and a shower of flowers fell from the sky.

Ah Rui was overwhelmed with excitement, her eyes filled with glistening tears,

Even for a wild woman, she was filled with dreams and hopes regarding her own marriage.

Yang Xiao's hand was held by Ah Rui; unsure whether he should pull it away, he decided to be bold and grasped her hand in return.

Now that things have come to this point, might as well make the best of it. Being unwilling all the time is also not good.

When Yang Xiao took the initiative to hold Ah Rui's hand, Ah Rui felt sweetness in her heart, looked down with a smile, and a tear slid down.

After the simple flower-throwing ceremony, everybody began to dance in circles.

Yang Xiao had some memory of this from watching Tianzhou documentaries in the past; when visiting ethnic minority areas in Xuanming Country, he would encounter campfire parties at night, with a bunch of people hand in hand dancing together.

Yang Xiao held Ah Rui's hand and was led by a group of young men and women to form a large circle; beyond this circle, even more people formed new circles.

Over a thousand people on the square formed five large circles within circles.

The Wild Man King was also in there, excited like a child, two plump middle-aged women held his hands, twisting their hefty bodies, teasing each other with ambiguous expressions.

Yang Xiao followed everyone's movements, dancing with his hands and feet.

Ah Rui held Yang Xiao's hand, feeling the warmth in his palms, excited, smiling, shy, not daring to look directly at Yang Xiao, but unable to help stealing glances at him from time to time.

After the dance, everyone started to disperse to different bonfires to enjoy the barbecue.

As night fell, several dozen bonfires blazed fervently, infusing the valley with a vibrant vitality.

The Wild People's King did not insist on having Yang Xiao barbecue with all the tribal leaders, instead allowing him to relax with Ah Rui and the younger generation, which helped everyone unwind.

The Wild People's King himself barbecued with tribal leaders who came from various places, receiving congratulatory words and a variety of strange gifts.

"Let's eat and drink without restraint today; today is a great day for our Wild People's tribe, it's our rebirth!"

The rebirth mentioned by the Wild People's King was something only Ah Bao could understand.

Yang Xiao had already discussed reforms for the Wild People's tribe with the Wild People's King; any changes couldn't be rushed but should be subtle and gradual, to be slowly implemented by him.

To integrate these independent small tribes into one, there were too many interests involved; a forced merger would definitely not work.

Although the Wild People's King also wanted to force a merger based on his authority, he was ultimately persuaded by Yang Xiao not to do so.

So now, the Wild People's King felt quite frustrated, as if he had discovered a gold mine but couldn't shout about it to others; he could only keep it bottled up inside, excited, yet with no one to share in his excitement.

Yang Xiao noticed that the Wild People's barbecue was very unique. They didn't use salt, but instead a natural spicy sauce, and some even dipped their meat in a sweet sauce.

These sauces were all made by the Wild People from wild berries they collected in the forest.

Ah Rui personally grilled a piece of meat and handed it to Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao took it and said,

"Thank you!"

Ah Rui smiled shyly, feeling a sweetness in her heart.

This was the man she liked, refined and warm.

She didn't like the wild men around her, like Ah Lang who were too rough; she preferred a man like Yang Xiao, who was gentle, refined, and exuded an elegant demeanor.

She had never dreamed that she would actually meet such a man and be able to marry him.

For her, a member of the Wild People, this was like a dream come true.

Over the hundreds of years under the dominion of the Witch Star, the Wild People on Purple Origin Planet had passively or actively come into contact with the Witch Star civilization and began to adopt some of the Witch Star people's better living habits.

For example, clothing – the Wild People didn't use to wear much clothing.

After the Witch Star people arrived, seeing them all dressed, the Wild People slowly started to learn, after all, there was an abundance of Beast Skins.

After the night deepened, a group of young men and women escorted Yang Xiao and Ah Rui to Ah Rui's house, their wedding chamber.

Amid the Wild People's joyful blessings, the two were sent into the wedding chamber.

The other Wild People continued to barbecue, eat meat, and drink fruit wine.

Yang Xiao followed Ah Rui into the room, and Ah Rui closed the door.

The atmosphere suddenly became a bit awkward.

Inside the room, a natural resin candle was lit, commonly used by the Wild People for lighting, emitting a faint scent of pine resin.

Ah Rui, with her head lowered, said softly:

"There's hot water prepared in the room; you can take a bath."

Yang Xiao was taken aback, not expecting the Wild People to have such good hygiene practices, and immediately smiled and said,

"Alright."

Yang Xiao took Ah Rui's hand,

and the two entered a large bedroom in the house, furnished with a simple bed covered with thick Beast Skins, walls adorned with patterned Beast Skins and horn decorations, and many fresh flowers.

The floor was naturally made of wood, and in the center of the room was a large wooden tub, about one and a half meters in diameter, clearly carved from a whole log.

Big trees were abundant in the forest, and after felling them, the Wild People would hollow out the logs to make big bathing tubs filled with hot water, steaming invitingly.

This must have been prepared by the tribespeople in advance.

Two foot-high resin candles flickered softly with a dim orange glow in the room.

...

(Thank you Xingyun Piaoxue for the generous gift of 500 Qidian Coins, o影o绝os for 1000 Qidian Coins, Rabbit or Fox for 100, Zi Ya Farmer for 100 Qidian Coins, and thank you everyone for your support.)