Qiao Rui's eyes were still closed as he maintained communication with the ghost bride, Hua Yurong. At the same time, she spoke rapidly, "Hurry up and make your decision. Hua Yurong is waiting for my response. Yes or no …"
Without a doubt, choosing "Yes" meant that they were on Hua Yurong's side.
If they chose "No", the consequences were hard to predict. Hua Yurong might turn hostile and attack them, or she might even chase them away.
Bai Xiaowen said without hesitation, "Agree with her."
Qiao Rui let out a long sigh of relief. His tense nerves relaxed. On the other side, Hua Yurong's attitude towards the group seemed to have softened. However, her face was too scary. Even her smile was enough to make people's hearts jump.
Bai Xiaowen quickly said in the team channel, "The Liu family is a big family in the village. If we choose the A route, it means that we are on the opposite side of the Liu family village's ghosts. Although the difficulty is high, with so many ghosts to kill, it means that our profits will increase greatly. "
Li Shuyi said, "The ghosts of the Liu family village are too annoying. They won't even let go of the dead. I also agree with the A route. "
Han Xu said, "But the ghosts here are immune to damage. How do we deal with them?"
Bai Xiaowen smiled and said, "Don't worry. This immunity comes from the Ghostly White Stone. Since Hua Yurong has a fragment of the Ghostly White Stone on her, there must be a way to deal with it. Don't forget, this is only a B-rank guild mission. It has been tested by the psionic particles. "
The ghosts of Huai Wang Village had the "protection of the Ghostly White Stone" status. It could be understood as a rule that forced them to solve the riddle. The awakened ones had to solve the riddle and find out the true identity of the ghost bride. They had to communicate with her before they could fight to their heart's content in this land of ghosts.
Of course, the ghost matchmaker, Master Liu Si, should have a corresponding trigger for the quest. It was most likely to be related to the Evil Ghost, Liu Fu. But no matter which side they chose, they had to solve the riddle and have a deeper understanding of the history of Huai Wang Village.
On the other side, Qiao Rui was still communicating with Hua Yurong. She tilted her head to look at Bai Xiaowen with a hint of surprise and admiration in her eyes. She said, "Hua Yurong just told me that she can help us solve the interference of the white stones on Liu Fu and the others … Your guess is right. However, this ritual requires our blood. "
"Everyone?"
Qiao Rui nodded.
"Alright, I'll go first." Bai Xiaowen followed the instructions and walked over to stand beside the big red coffin.
Hua Yurong's left claw pinched Bai Xiaowen's wrist.
Spirit Realm Rule Notification: "Ghost Bride Hua Yurong is about to use the Blood Curse Seal on you. Do you agree? "
"Agreed!" If it weren't for the notes he had seen along the way and the puzzle-solving process in the mirror space, Bai Xiaowen might have been worried. But after understanding the inside story, Bai Xiaowen knew that Hua Yurong could be trusted, at least in dealing with the Liu family.
With Bai Xiaowen's agreement, his blood flowed faster and the veins on the back of his hand popped out. Hua Yurong's other claw slashed with her sharp nails and a stream of blood spurted out. Hua Yurong opened her mouth and swallowed it.
After taking the blood, Hua Yurong's ghost claw brushed Bai Xiaowen's wrist and the wound healed immediately. However, at the spot where the blood was taken, there was a strange mark of a human face.
"This process is a bit strange …" Bai Xiaowen narrowed his eyes and activated Insight on the mark on the back of his hand.
[Blood Curse (Ghost Bride): You are now a member of Huai Wang Village. If you cannot fulfill the wish of the ghost bride, you will bear her curse and stay here forever.]
After sharing the effect of the blood curse in the party channel, Li Shuyi mumbled, "This blood curse, why does it feel like a negative status?"
Bai Xiaowen said, "Hua Yurong is an Evil Ghost filled with resentment. It is impossible for her to trust strangers like us. Only a curse in the form of a contract can make her feel at ease. Furthermore, the first sentence, 'you are now a member of Huai Wang Village', is already a positive effect. This means that we can attack the ghosts of Huai Wang Village. "
"Then if we can't achieve our goal, won't we be trapped in this treasure space forever?" Li Shuyi asked.
Qiao Rui added, "Yes, there are two other A-Class teams. If they choose the Ghost Matchmaker's quest line and obtain the final victory … won't we be doomed?"
Bai Xiaowen shook his head and said, "No, if they win the other quest line, it means that Hua Yurong and Elder Hua will be eliminated. Then, the curse on us will lose its effect."
Due to their trust in Bai Xiaowen, his teammates stepped forward and accepted Hua Yurong's blood curse.
Qiao Rui said, "Hua Yurong wants us to destroy tomorrow's Minghun ceremony. She doesn't want to endure this kind of torture anymore."
"Minghun ceremony? Hasn't it already been held? "Li Shuyi asked.
Bai Xiaowen said thoughtfully, "Looks like the Minghun ceremony isn't just a one-time event. It's something that happens every day … I knew it couldn't be so coincidental that we would run into the Minghun ceremony on the day we came in. Then, tomorrow, the wedding procession will come again and take away the ghost bride, Hua Yurong … "
"At the time, we saw a ghost bride being tied onto the sedan chair. Then, what is this Hua Yurong? "Li Shuyi felt like his brain cells were not enough.
Bai Xiaowen shook his head. "I don't understand it either. However, the Liu family must have a special reason for doing this. "
The five of them left the Hua family. After they left, Li Shuyi said with a smile, "Xiaowen, I didn't expect you to make a mistake. The ghost bride isn't the second sister of the Zhou family, it's Hua Yurong. You didn't expect this, did you?"
Bai Xiaowen said, "Yes, I didn't expect this. It looks like there are some twists and turns … We can go next door to the Hua family to search. We should be able to find the diary pages there and understand more. Of course, for us, the quest line is clear, so there's no need for this step. "
"Next door to the Hua family … Yes, one of the diary pages mentioned that the Zhou family is next door to the Hua family," Li Shuyi said.
In the end, the five of them went to the Zhou family first. Sure enough, they found two pages of the diary among the Zhou family members.
After reading these two pages, the five of them understood.
It turned out that the reason Zhou Bin left home was because the college entrance exam was reinstated. He was admitted to university, so the burden of the family fell on the second sister of the Zhou family … Zhou Xiaoduo and the disabled Mrs. Zhou were burdens, so the Zhou family was in a difficult situation. The second sister had to promise to marry Liu Fu's crippled son.
Zhou Bin came home during the winter vacation and made a scene, but it was useless. He could only acquiesce to this fact.
Later, there was a large-scale rehabilitation. Zhou Bin used his relationship with the father of his girlfriend in the provincial capital to rehabilitate the Zhou family and get the opportunity to return to the city. However, the second sister of the Zhou family couldn't return to the city because she was married to Liu Fu's son.
Zhou Bin and the second sister wanted to force a divorce and return to the city, but Liu Fu had been operating in Liujia Village for many years. Master Liu Si gathered all the men in the Liu family and gave Zhou Bin a good beating.
Hua Yurong came to save the day. Somehow, Hua Yurong replaced the second sister to marry Liu Fu's son. According to Zhou Bin, this was called a temporary measure. However, Zhou Xiaoduo never saw Hua Yurong again …
The diary stopped there.
Li Shuyi said sympathetically, "So this is how Hua Yurong became a scapegoat. She must be waiting for Zhou Bin to pick her up. No wonder she became an Evil Ghost after her death. Her hatred is too deep … But her obsession, does it have nothing to do with Zhou Bin? "
Bai Xiaowen narrowed his eyes and thought for a second. He said, "Something must have happened after that, which caused Hua Yurong's hatred for Liu Si and Liu Fu to far exceed her admiration and hatred for Zhou Bin. But I don't know what happened exactly … "
Bai Xiaowen shook his head and put the diary away. He said, "The story of a silly girl and a heartless man, let's not talk about it … Now, it's time to free Hua Yurong."
"Hua Yurong asked us to destroy the ghost wedding ceremony. Should we wait until the next day, when the wedding procession arrives?" Qiao Rui asked.
Bai Xiaowen shook his head and said, "No need to wait. If the Liu family wants to hold a ghost wedding, they need a ghost matchmaker and a groom. We'll kill Liu Fu and his son and Liu Si directly. This is the most direct and time-saving way. "
After a pause, Bai Xiaowen said, "Don't forget that we're not a single team. There are two other teams competing with us. Our advantage is very small now, so we have to act fast … I've prepared a plan for this. "
Bai Xiaowen then explained his plan to his teammates. In the end, Han Xu and Qiao Rui stayed with the Hua family while Bai Xiaowen brought Li Shuyi and Cecilia to the village chief, Liu Fu's house.
Perhaps it was time for the ghosts to rest. Along the way, it was quiet. Not a single ghost could be seen, and the doors of every house were tightly shut.
Bai Xiaowen and the other two arrived at Liu Fu's house. Just as they were about to climb over the wall, the door suddenly opened with a creak.
"Come in … I've been waiting for you for a long time." A slightly old voice sounded from behind the door.
In the dusk, two ghostly flames lit up in the Liu family's courtyard. They were two skull lanterns. Under the dim glow of the ghostly flames, Liu Fu and Liu Si stood side by side. The flickering flames made their already pale faces look even more sinister.
Bai Xiaowen hesitated for a moment and turned back to look.
Liu Si, who had just spoken, coughed. "Since you're here, don't even think about leaving."
At the intersection, in the alley, under the eaves, behind the walls …
Ghostly shadows floated out and blocked Bai Xiaowen and the other two's escape route.
These shadows were all young, masculine ghosts. They stared at Bai Xiaowen and the other two expressionlessly.
Bai Xiaowen cocked his head. "You knew we were here?"
Liu Si said, "The ghosts of Huai Wang Village are all under my control. You weren't originally ghosts here, so I didn't notice. But now that you're under Hua Yurong's blood curse, I'll sense you if you're within a hundred feet of me. "
After a pause, Liu Si picked up the white jade hanging from his chest and said leisurely, "After all, I'm the owner of this white jade."
Bai Xiaowen narrowed his eyes. "Are you a human or a ghost?"
The wrinkles on Liu Si's face smoothed out. He smiled. "Of course I'm a human. I'm probably the last living person in Huai Wang Village. But you should know that after staying in this godforsaken place for so long, there's no difference between a human and a ghost. "
"Old man, you don't speak like an old man from a village," Bai Xiaowen said.
Liu Si waved his hand. "Let me be arrogant, but I've studied feng shui for half my life. I've walked more bridges than you have roads. Young man, you're in big trouble. Don't you know how to repent? "
"Hmm?"
Liu Si said, "When Hua Yurong became an Evil Ghost, she used the white jade given to her by Old Man Hua to imprison the entire village. Everyone in the village became ghosts with her. If I hadn't set up a trap and taken away half of the white jade, these innocent villagers would never have been able to reincarnate. You helped her, but in the end, you harmed yourself. "
"What you did was wrong," Bai Xiaowen said. "You stole the bride and caused her to jump into the well. You deserved to be punished. And now you're carrying out ghost marriages every day. You've gone too far. "
Elder Liu Si shook his head. "The Minghun ceremony is only to dispel Hua Yurong's resentment. She is a Specter who died a wrongful death. Only by dispelling her resentment and taking back the remaining half of the white stone will I be able to free the souls of these innocent villagers. The ghost marriage ceremony is carried out once a day. It's like reeling silk from a cocoon. Originally, Hua Yurong's resentment was almost gone. She would have succeeded in a few months. Who knew that foreigners like you would come and mess things up. "
Bai Xiaowen sneered. "Dispelling resentment? How can you repeat the bride kidnapping over and over again? I think you're trying to tame Hua Yurong by tearing open the scars in her heart again and again. "
"It's not impossible to tame her." Liu Si nodded. "Young man, do you know the consequences of being cursed by Hua Yurong? You won't be able to escape for the rest of your life. You'll be at Hua Yurong's mercy. Now I'm giving you a chance. Help me set things right. After this, I'll help you break the curse. What do you think? "
Seeing Bai Xiaowen shake his head, Liu Si snorted and looked at Li Shuyi and Cecilia. "Your companion has been possessed. I'm the only one who can save you now …"
Li Shuyi glanced at Bai Xiaowen. He had to admit that the process of Hua Yurong being cursed and the description of the curse were both strange and terrifying. They were far less reliable than Liu Si.
"Did we really choose the wrong side?" Li Shuyi thought and looked at Bai Xiaowen. Seeing the latter's indifferent expression, Li Shuyi's doubts dissipated.
"Why would I have such a thought? Xiaowen can't be wrong. "Li Shuyi thought.
Cecilia also trusted Bai Xiaowen very much.
Bai Xiaowen smiled and said, "Old Mr. Liu, don't waste your energy. If I'm not wrong, your spiritual suggestion can only magnify the doubts in others' hearts and make them waver. However, if we don't have any seeds of doubt in our hearts, no matter how strong your spiritual suggestion is, it's useless … "
Before Bai Xiaowen could finish, Liu Si's expression changed and he roared, "Tear him apart!"
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