Next, they found the Fire Demon next to the stage in the west of the inner courtyard.
The stage has been abandoned for many years, the curtains are hanging and tattered, and dust has accumulated on and off the stage.
He sat blankly on the bench, staring blankly at the stage, as if a great opera was being performed on the empty stage.
Zhang Yuanqing's face darkened. In his field of vision, the fire demon's body was full of yin energy, his soul was about to leave, and he was already on the verge of death.
He hurriedly walked over and put his hand on the fire demon's shoulder. Black eyes surged as he continuously sucked the yin energy into his palms to devour and digest it.
The fire demon shuddered, his empty eyes regained their vitality, and he subconsciously shouted:
"So cold, so cold..."
The fire master was trembling while looking around. He saw Zhang Yuanqing beside him and Xie Lingxi not far away, and shouted:
"Fuck, where have you been? As soon as we left the lobby, there was no one around..."
"Everyone has dispersed." Zhang Yuanqing waved his hand, interrupted the other party's questioning, and asked:
"How will you be here."
"After you and I were separated, I walked here unknowingly, and then I heard someone singing..." the fire demon said while recalling:
"I followed the sound and saw a stage over here with a woman singing on the stage. I glanced at it for a few times, and then I didn't remember anything."
At this point, he trembled all over and saw the stage that had been dilapidated for many years in the distance. Where did the opera girl come from? The fire demon looked at the Night God next to him with gratitude, "You saved me?"
"This is very obvious." Zhang Yuanqing smiled.
Huh... The fire demon was relieved. Thinking of the experience just now, he was afraid for a while: "My skills and props are useless in front of the resentful spirits. Brother Wang Tai, thank you very much."
Although each profession has different characteristics, the wraith spirit can silently control the fire demon, mostly relying on level suppression.
Supernatural "monsters" are so unpredictable that it will be very troublesome to deal with them if you are not professional. However, there is also a disadvantage, that is, the means of harming people are not intuitive enough.
It's not as efficient as stabbing with a knife.
The three of them found a gold hairpin in the cobweb-covered dressing room next to the stage.
Holding the gold hairpin and receiving the betrothal gift, the Fire Demon's heart dropped to his stomach, and then he asked:
"Where are Xi Shi and the Monkey King?"
Xie Lingxi shook his head: "I haven't found them yet. I hope they can be as lucky as you."
The fire demon glanced at her: "You want them to die?"
Xie Lingxi looked pitiful and aggrieved: "Brother, how can you say such a thing? We are companions~"
The Fire Demon didn't bother to pay attention to her. The two had had a quarrel before. He was so angry at the little girl's bitchy attitude that he didn't like her very much.
Of course it's also because the girl is not on the fire demon's xp, otherwise it would be another story.
The three of them left here and moved to another courtyard. This house was larger than expected. The backyard was cut into small courtyards, some of which were used as gardens and some to build stages.
After walking for a while, Zhang Yuanqing, who had night vision, saw a figure staggering towards him in the distance.
This person is wearing beanie shoes and tight pants, dressed like a spirited young man. He is the Monkey King.
"Why are you here?" He came closer in surprise.
Zhang Yuanqing's eyes were filled with darkness. He examined it for a moment and confirmed that it was the real person.
The four people met and told each other their respective experiences. After the Monkey King got separated, he mistakenly entered a courtyard. There was a room in the courtyard with candlelight. He opened the door and checked, but there was no one in the room. There was a wedding bed neatly folded on the bed.
quilt.
The Monkey King guessed it was part of the betrothal gift, but he followed his heart's will and quietly retreated.
Then I met Zhang Yuanqing and others.
The fire demon was stunned when he heard this: "The most cowardly person is the safest?"
"What are you saying? I am being cautious, not cowardly." The Great Sage Qitian defended himself.
It makes sense. Sometimes the ones who survive are not necessarily the smartest and most capable, but the most cowardly... Zhang Yuanqing interrupted the useless argument between the two, looked at the Monkey King, and asked:
"Where is the happy quilt?"
The Monkey King looked behind him.
Under his leadership, the four of them arrived at the courtyard and saw a room lit by candlelight.
Zhang Yuanqing saw the fearful expressions on the team members' faces and helplessly exhaled:
"I'll get it for you."
This is the home of the Night God.
He immediately entered the house, and after he crossed the threshold, the lattice door closed automatically.
Xie Lingxi and others outside saw that the moment the lattice door was closed, the figure of 'Wang Tai' disappeared. The candlelight in the room was dim, but his shadow was not reflected.
After waiting anxiously for a few minutes, the lattice door banged open with a bang, and 'Wang Tai' was rushed out with a bed of flowers in his arms.
He looked a little embarrassed, his clothes were torn in many places and stained with blood.
"Great Sage, continue!"
Zhang Yuanqing threw the quilt to Monkey King, who took it in surprise and held it tightly in his arms. Just as he was about to ask him what happened in the room, Zhang Yuanqing said:
"Let's go find Xi Shi."
Monkey King didn't want to ask any more questions, as his teammates continued to explore the inner courtyard.
The night was dark, starless and moonless, and the only light source was the red lantern hanging under the eaves, dyeing this dead world scarlet.
Occasionally, a gust of wind blows, and the lanterns under the eaves sway, making it even more terrifying.
"Come here, I'm here..."
Suddenly, a soft voice came from the front.
Zhang Yuanqing and others looked over and saw Xi Shi standing under the lantern in the corner of the eaves, waving to everyone.
She stood there, as motionless as a clay sculpture, waving stiffly, and the smile on her face was stiff and a bit strange.
"Xi Shi!"
Seeing that she was fine, the Monkey King breathed a sigh of relief and was about to go over when his shoulder was held down by the Fire Demon.
At the same time, Zhang Yuanqing's voice sounded in my ears: "Look at her shoes."
Shoes? Monkey King stared at them carefully, his pupils slightly contracted.
On her feet are a pair of red embroidered shoes.
She is not Xi Tzu!!
"Come here, come here..."
Xi Shi was still waving, with a stiff and weird smile on her face.
"Get past her and ignore her!"
Zhang Yuanqing whispered.
Seeing the solemn expression on his face as the Night Traveling God, Monkey King quickly withdrew his gaze, feeling a little nervous and not daring to look any further.
Everyone continued walking for a while, Zhang Yuanqing looked ahead and said:
"Do you still remember that when Xi Shi entered the house, she said she saw a woman standing under a red lantern?"
Hearing this, the Fire Demon couldn't help but look back and vaguely saw the woman standing there, no longer waving, watching them quietly.
"It's so invasive..." the fire master spat.
Xie Lingxi asked puzzledly: "Why did she look like Sister Xishi?"
Zhang Yuanqing looked at somewhere ahead and sighed: "You can go and see for yourself and you will know."
What does it mean? The three of them didn't understand at first, but after walking a short distance, they vaguely saw a figure hanging under the eaves in front of them.
"Sister Xi Shi?" Xie Lingxi exclaimed.
That person was Xi Shi. She was hanged under the eaves, her charming face was suffocated and twisted, her eyes were wide and bloodshot, her face was blue and white, and her lips were slightly vomiting.
The death was miserable.
The Monkey King and the Fire Demon were frightened and frightened, but they did not expect that she would die here silently.
Zhang Yunqing, who had the ability of night vision, had seen it early and had passed the stage of shock. He led the three people with complicated expressions to approach the corpse.
Xi Shi hung down quietly. Zhang Yuanqing touched his hand and found it was cold. The time of death was more than half an hour.
"It's sister Xishi's wedding invitation."
Xie Lingxi pointed to a red post that fell at the feet of the corpse.
Zhang Yuanqing glanced at the wedding invitation and ignored it. Darkness surged in his eyes, communicating with the remaining spirit body in Xi Shi's body.
He had to verify whether Xi Shi died of a wraith or other factors.
The eyebrows suddenly swelled, and memories that did not belong to him surged in.
He saw several broken memories of Xi Shi. This sister was a level 2 water ghost from Nanhang City, Tong Province. She was an unofficial person and a member of a non-governmental organization.
Her real-life career is as a nurse, and she maintains relationships with several men including department directors, wealthy businessmen, and managers of spiritual organizations.
She is a non-marriage person and does not believe in love. Men are resources in her eyes.
She is a very good social butterfly.
At the end of the memory, Zhang Yuanqing saw a shadowy figure wearing a wedding dress appear, and the scene stopped abruptly.
Was she killed by the Ghost Bride?! Zhang Yuanqing opened his eyes, with a look of astonishment on his face and a chill running down his spine.
He thought it was impossible. How could the ghost bride take action in advance? Wasn't she waiting to choose a husband?
If the Ghost Bride can take action at any time, how can it be played?
In addition, since the Ghost Bride personally took action to kill people, why did she only kill Xi Shi and not herself and others? Or maybe she hadn't taken action yet?
At this time, he heard the voices of Xie Lingxi and the Great Sage Qitian talking:
"Why was her gender crossed out?"
"I don't know. Maybe after death, it will be crossed out?"
Zhang Yuanqing was stunned and immediately said: "Show me."
Xie Lingxi handed over the wedding invitation.
Zhang Yuanqing took a closer look and saw that Xi Shi's "gender" was crossed out with a line of thick ink.
Xie Lingxi opened her bright eyes, "Brother Wang Tai, what did you see in Sister Xishi's spirit body?"
The Monkey King and the Fire Demon immediately cast their gazes.
"She was killed by the Ghost Bride!"
"What?!"
The three of them looked horrified and looked around warily.
If the Ghost Bride takes action, everyone in the scene will survive. Logically speaking, it won't be possible. Even if it is an S-level mission, the difficulty is still high, so we have to give them a chance to survive.
"I have an idea, but the logic doesn't make sense..." Zhang Yuanqing pondered for a moment, then looked at Xie Lingxi, who was as alert as a deer, "Can you let me see your wedding invitation?"
"oh!"
She cooperated very well and pulled out the wedding card clipped to her waistband.
Zhang Yuanqing took it and unfolded it, with a strange look on his face: "Gender male?"
The Fire Demon and Monkey King looked over and saw that the gender column said "male".
The Monkey King was heartbroken: "You little girl looks pretty and pretty, but you didn't expect to be a leader?!"
"What~" Xie Lingxi blushed and explained: "I think the ghost bride is looking for a husband, and that husband must be a man. If I fill in the form of a woman, it would be against the rules, wouldn't it?
Direct elimination?"
The Fire Demon and Monkey King fell into deep thought.
Xie Lingxi's gender is male, so my guess is correct. Women in the old version can directly clear the level, while women in the new version can directly clear the level. Because this is an S-level spiritual realm, it can be so cheap to clear the level directly... Zhang Yuanqing's
The speculation was verified.
Xi Shi was directly killed by the Ghost Bride because she didn’t fit in with the groom’s setting.
He explained his reasoning. After listening, Xie Lingxi said with a sad face:
"I was just guessing, not sure, so I didn't say it out loud. If I had known, I would have reminded Sister Xishi."
Whatever you say is what it is! This thought emerged in the minds of the three men tacitly.
Now there are only four people left in the team. One of the Ghost Bride can still die, but at most one can die. It's okay, okay... Thinking of the acquaintance, Zhang Yuanqing untied Xi Shi's body and gently
Put it on the ground, looked around at the three remaining companions, and said:
"We don't have much time, it's time for us to find a wedding room."
Although I didn't count the time silently, I can roughly estimate that it has been almost an hour since I entered the house.
Xie Lingxi, the Fire Demon, and the Monkey King quickly put Xi Shi's matter behind them and cheered up secretly.
The four people, each holding their betrothal gifts, continued to move forward, going deep into the house and walking silently through different gardens, with only red lanterns accompanying them.
After wandering for a long time, the four people who still couldn't find the wedding room suddenly saw a courtyard in front of them, with raised eaves and corners, the words "happy" on the windows and doors, and warm candlelight shining through.
The road leading from the yard to the main house is covered with scarlet carpet.
"As soon as the time comes, the wedding room will appear." Zhang Yuanqing looked at the tense expressions of his teammates and whispered: "Let's go."
He originally wanted to make a humorous comment: Don't be so nervous, the ghost bride might be a royal lady with big breasts and perky butt.
But seeing the solemn expressions on the three companions' faces as if they were rushing to the execution ground, Zhang Yuanqing wisely gave up the idea of adjusting the atmosphere.
As of now, they still don't know how the ghost bride chooses her husband. Should she choose one of the four, or all of them?
In the same way, they don't know if they can survive.
Entering the courtyard and walking along the red carpet, Zhang Yuanqing stopped in front of the door, took a deep breath, and pushed open the lattice door.
"Bang!" The two lattice doors opened inward, Zhang Yuanqing stepped over the threshold, tensed his muscles, and scanned the layout of the house.
The whole room is mainly decorated in festive red, with happy words on the walls. There is a round table in the hall, with two candlesticks on the table, half-arm-long red candles swaying, and under the candles are several plates of celadon with longan and peanuts.
etc.
There is a large bed on the east side. The bed curtains and sheets are all festive red, but there is no bedding.
The bedside was empty, and there was no bride wearing a wedding dress and a red hijab as she had imagined.
The ghost bride is not here... Zhang Yuanqing's tense heartstrings slowly relaxed, and he exhaled forcefully. He turned around to talk to his teammates behind him, but when he turned around, he found that he was the only one left in the entire wedding room.
Three teammates disappeared again.
"Am I the only one who entered the wedding room?" Zhang Yuanqing was suddenly startled, then realized and muttered: "The ghost bride is very good at playing, and she even arranged a wedding room for everyone..."
Looking at the current situation, it is in line with his second speculation: the four betrothal gifts correspond to four grooms, and the rest are all dead.
"The next step is to wait for the bride to arrive! I just don't know who she will choose..."
Zhang Yuanqing turned around and closed the door, silently summoning the little Dobby, letting him lie on his head, ready to stand ready.
He touched Yingling's head, looked at the festive scene in the room, and for no reason thought of the jokes he read online, thinking that as soon as he got married, he would have a husband and a child, and the ghost bride would be at the pinnacle of her life!
And my son is not black.
The candlelight was bright and the room was bright. Zhang Yuanqing originally wanted to sense the passage of time through the burning of the candle. Unexpectedly, the candle was particularly magical and did not consume any money no matter how much he burned it.
After an unknown amount of time, the door of the room was blown open with a "clang" sound, the candles were instantly extinguished, and the cold wind howled in every corner of the wedding room.
The room was dark, and Zhang Yuanqing was shocked. The infant spirit above his head began to tremble violently, and he fell into extreme fear, as if he was approaching the end of the world.
He turned his head stiffly and looked at the open door. It was pitch black outside, and he had night vision. He vaguely saw a figure wearing a wedding dress and a red cloth head, walking on the red carpet towards the wedding room.
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