In western Hunan, weddings are traditionally celebrated with suonas, bronze gongs, and drums. Marrying off a daughter is a matter of great pride. A father spends over a decade raising his daughter just to marry her off openly and with dignity—this is no remarriage, nor some political alliance. People want to be joyful and happy, parading proudly down the road with suonas blaring to the heavens, beating gongs and drums so everyone can hear and see it clearly.
Yet, on this very day of celebration, these damned pirates had the audacity to show up and kill people.
They had pushed things too far, and the local villagers could finally take no more. Even the tamest donkey will eventually steal a bite of wild grass, let alone people. They were not made of wood, and even clay figurines have three parts of anger.
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