Departure

Hearing that familiar voice, Zhu Ge couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

Just a few days later, the wedding process from last time is starting again!

Last time, he escaped the bridal chamber with the help of Yu Xiucai because he couldn't figure out the ghost's intentions.

But now that he knows the origin of the Double Happiness Ghost is that it was transformed from Hua Xiaomei, Hua Liusha, he is not so resistant to it.

"It's a good opportunity to make contact and ask about the situation..." Zhu Ge took a deep breath and then sat up in bed.

After dealing with my parents, I went out.

It was the same routine, the same process: they rode in a sedan chair to the bridal chamber.

However, during this process, Zhu Ge was also observing the people around her.

At first glance, everyone looked cheerful and there seemed to be no difference between them.

And just as Zhu Ge thought, the common point he observed about these people was that they were all very strong and muscular.

"Ma Laizi, are you still conscious?" Zhu Ge asked softly to Ma Laizi, who was not far away.

Ma Laizi walked happily to the side of the procession, as if someone were really getting married.

Hearing Zhu Ge's words, Ma Laizi didn't change in the slightest and continued walking forward with full of energy.

Seeing this, Zhu Ge frowned slightly and whispered again, "Ma Laizi, don't let yourself be controlled!"

The next moment, a twisted look appeared on Ma Laizi's originally cheerful face, his eyebrows, eyes and flesh all contorted into a grotesque grimace.

Seeing that Ma Laizi did react, Zhu Ge became certain that the people around him, those controlled by the Xi Gui, had not completely lost consciousness.

The moment this thought formed, Ma Laizi suddenly stopped, and the expression on his face changed completely from confusion to terror.

"God... God, God, God..."

Ma Laizi, a tall man of 1.9 meters, suddenly fell to the ground, looking flustered and stammering, clearly terrified by the scene around him.

The wedding procession didn't stop and continued moving forward, as if no one noticed Ma Laizi's unusual behavior.

"Ma Laizi! Shut up!" Zhu Ge scolded in a low voice.

Ma Laizi suddenly looked up at Zhu Ge, who was sitting in the sedan chair, and their eyes met.

"If you want to live, stick with the group!" Zhu Ge whispered, gesturing with his eyes.

Ma Laizi seemed to have suddenly found his backbone. He jumped up from the ground and hurriedly followed the wedding procession, arriving at the wooden sedan chair where Zhu Ge was sitting.

"Zhu Zhu Zhu Ge, what exactly is this...?" Ma Laizi wanted to ask in a low voice, but her trembling voice became very loud due to nervousness.

"You are not being controlled by the gods, but by the Xi ghost, which is Hua Liusha..." Zhu Ge briefly explained the situation to Ma Laizi.

But I was also careful and didn't say too much.

So when Ma Laizi heard that everyone in his village except Zhu Ge and Yu Xiucai had been deified, he turned pale with fright.

But when he heard that there was hope for the whole village to be restored if the hidden god in the village was removed, hope reappeared on his face.

"...So, I'm going to contact Hua Liusha now. You were originally controlled by her, and it's probably at her behest that you were able to break free."

Explanation of the blessing song:

"Tonight is crucial. Tomorrow is the Mushroom Festival. If you have the guts, walk around the village now and check the arrangements I left behind. Tomorrow is the time to detonate the shrine."

"Detonate the shrine..." Ma Laizi's expression was slightly excited. He nodded upon hearing this, "I'll go right now!"

After saying this, Ma Laizi left the wedding procession and headed towards each household's house.

Watching Ma Laizi leave, and recalling all that Ma Laizi had done, Zhu Ge narrowed her eyes, a thoughtful and inquisitive look flashing across them.

"Everything will happen tomorrow night..."

Zhu Ge thought about the mushroom festival and the long street banquet tomorrow night, and felt a little nervous.

In just a short while, they were almost at the wedding room.

Hua Liusha, I hope you won't disappoint me... Zhu Ge looked at the houses in the distance, her heart tightening.

However, just then, an anxious shout came from between two houses not far away:

"Zhu Ge! Run! It's a scam!"

The sound was crisp and pleasant, but it was full of urgency.

Zhu Ge suddenly turned her head and saw Hua Liusha standing barefoot in the mud.

Under the moonlight, Hua Liusha resembled a statue carved from white jade, serene and pure, like a goddess, yet her eyes were filled with urgency.

Hua Liusha?!

wrong!

Isn't Hua Liusha just a double happiness ghost?!

Could it be that he and Scholar Yu made a mistake in their judgment?

Zhu Ge suddenly thought of the empty coffins at the foot of the mountain, and her heart sank.

If Hua Liusha is truly a wedding ghost, and the object inhabited by the wedding ghost in the bridal chamber is indeed Hua Liusha's physical body, then what is this Hua Liusha who seems to be alive?

Could it be that he and Scholar Yu were really wrong in their judgment?!

Or perhaps… Zhu Ge narrowed her eyes.

When Hua Liusha appeared, the entire wedding procession stopped abruptly, and everyone turned their heads straight towards him.

This change did not occur when Ma Laizi left the group.

However, the appearance of Hua Liusha at this time triggered this strange change.

Zhu Ge, however, was filled with a thousand thoughts and made a decision in an instant.

With a powerful push from his already taut thighs, he leaped to Hua Liusha's side.

"If you have anything to say, say it as we walk!" Zhu Ge said in a deep voice, "Lead the way!"

Hua Liusha was also decisive. As soon as she saw Zhu Ge coming over, she turned around and ran away into the distance.

Those two white jade feet didn't seem to mind the mud and pebbles beneath their feet at all, and moved with incredible speed.

Zhu Ge had been practicing martial arts these past few days, so her speed was quite fast, and the two of them quickly darted far away.

"That's a scam! That's a ghost!" Hua Liusha said as he ran.

Zhu Ge followed closely behind Hua Liusha, her gaze fixed on him, scrutinizing him from head to toe, her eyes filled with a thoughtful expression.

At the same time, he was always ready to unleash his trump card, which he had prepared long ago.

With a lifespan of 23 years, the "Kunpeng" special qualities can be worn twice more!

"Anything else?" Zhu Ge asked in a deep voice.

Hua Liusha ran, her voice steady and without a hint of panting: "That's a ghost! Ghosts eat our souls! The master said so!"

"I know that," Zhu Ge replied. "By the way, what about your mother?"

"My mother is dead!" Hua Liusha's voice wavered slightly. "My mother died of the plague!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ge nodded slightly.

Their suspicions have always been about Hua Liusha, although it is generally accepted that Hua Liusha's mother is dead.

At this moment, Zhu Ge looked around at the surrounding environment and found that they had run to the terraced fields, close to the woods and the boundary of Jianshan Village.

He then slowed down, looked up at the moonlight, and couldn't help but grin: "Is there anything else you want to tell me?"

Hua Liusha sensed Zhu Ge stop and slowed her pace, hesitatingly saying, "You...you're already dead..."