The Mysterious Village in the Red Mist 3

The ground was damp, which showed that the village was not short of water.

Strangely, every household had a well covered in green moss in front of their door.

When the villagers saw the outsiders arrive, their eyes lit up.

As Su Yuan passed by a house with its door open, she heard someone cursing coming from inside.

"You damn pig! Who gave you permission to come out? If you dare cause trouble, I'll break your legs!"

"Marriage, marriage, I want one too! I'm a bride too!"

"No, don't hit me! I won't go out, I won't go out!"

"Bang!"

The door was slammed shut by a menacing-looking man. He stepped out, stared at the old woman, and said, "Old woman, another newcomer?"

"Go away, stop talking nonsense, and keep an eye on your wife."

The man stroked his chin, grinned at Su Yuan, and said, "Girl, the wedding in our village is quite lively. You've finally come!"

Su Yuan didn't say anything and continued to follow the old lady.

The old lady seemed to still be bothered by what had just happened. She smiled and said, "In our village, only our family is a landlord family. We're rich. In the whole village, only my Xiuhe has seen the world and gone to school."

"If anyone offends the young lady, please be understanding."

The old lady spoke with a very old-fashioned tone.

"You are a distinguished guest invited to our home, and no one can be rude to you."

She suddenly raised her hand and pointed to the largest house in front of her.

It looks antique and has the feel of a large mansion.

The lacquered red gate was somewhat old, with two large lions standing at the entrance. Su Yuan was just wondering why there was no ancient well here when the gate opened and a huge ancient well in the courtyard came into view.

"Girl, our village has many rules, and even more rules for marriage."

"The wedding is in three days, and you'll be Xiuhe's bridesmaid. You'll be staying at our house."

"The bride cannot eat, drink, or see anyone for three days before the wedding. Just tell me what you need."

"You can't go into the house on the southeast side, it'll bring bad luck."

Su Yuan stood at the corner for a while and confirmed two pieces of information.

The wedding was three days later, and the bride was in the house in the southeast corner.

The system's voice sounded in his mind: [Host, there is no strange energy fluctuation here, and the old woman in front of you has no strange energy value.]

It's not weird?

Su Yuan entered the room and looked around.

The furnishings inside were very simple, indicating that the family was not very wealthy.

This village exudes one word: poverty.

If it's not weird, what could it be?

The wedding is in three days, which may be a deadline; something is bound to happen.

As Su Yuan pondered this, she yawned and fell asleep immediately.

I'll sleep for half an hour first.

"Slap! - Slap! - Slap slap slap!"

Su Yuan was awakened by the noise outside the door and asked the system how long she had slept.

[The host has rested for forty minutes.]

Pushing open the door, a round-headed little boy stood outside, holding a round ball in his hands. The sound I had just heard was him bouncing the ball.

"Where did you come from, little one?"

The boy tilted his head, revealing a silly grin. "Hehe, pretty lady, are you here for my sister's wedding too?"

The bride's brother?

Seeing his somewhat dim-witted appearance, Su Yuan had an idea.

"What are you playing?"

"The ball is a gift from the village's 'Happy Team' that the team leader brought for me."

"Team Joy?"

The boy nodded, drooling as he looked at Su Yuan. "Yeah, you need to call a wedding team for a wedding, so a lot of new people came to the village."

"My mother-in-law said that the team leader will also come to stay at our house, but later. They need to learn the rules before they can rest."

There must be a lot of people I've never met before.

The level of education in this village is truly worrying.

Su Yuan extended her hand in invitation, "Let me play with you."

"Really?" The boy's eyes lit up. "The older sister is so kind. The village chief said that when I grow up, she will find me a good wife too."

"I want a daughter-in-law like my sister."

Su Yuan didn't take his words to heart. She kicked the ball away several times and then made him fetch it.

The last time, the ball was kicked directly to the doorway of the room to the southeast.

A tall wall blocked the view in front of the room, and the area near the door was almost completely dark and gloomy.

The boy grinned sheepishly, "I'll go pick it up."

Su Yuan took the opportunity to follow, but did not see the old lady. She reached out to push her aside and take a look at the bride who had invited her.

She was hit by the ball as soon as she reached out her hand.

The next second, I felt a dangerous gaze.

The seemingly silly boy in front of her suddenly turned hostile, his mouth stretching almost to his ears, and he spoke in a cold tone.

"Sister, you can't see the bride before the wedding, that's the rule."

"Is my sister going to break the village rules?"

His smile continued to widen, his eyes unblinking, which looked quite eerie.

[Warning! The target's aura value is fluctuating wildly, exceeding SS level, and is still rising!]

SS-class, and it's still going?

This kid who only drools?

Su Yuan withdrew her hand. She couldn't guarantee that the child wouldn't call for help, nor was she sure she could defeat an SS-level monster. She didn't have any offensive abilities!

There was no strange energy fluctuation in this village, but now even a random child is at least SS level, which is unbelievable.

"I haven't seen the bride in a long time, and I wanted to say hello, but I didn't intend to open the door."

"Say hello?" The boy's eerie demeanor gradually returned to normal, and he became quite outgoing.

"Can."

So Su Yuan called out into the room, "Xiuhe, it's me."

"Your village is so lively!"

An eerie silence.

"Ugh—Ugh ugh ugh!"

A muffled sound came from inside the room, but it was not clear.

The next second, a woman's voice, tinged with a sob, rang out from inside the room.

"Thank you for coming, but we can't break the rules. I'm not hungry."

There was no sound from inside.

"You've said your goodbyes, you should go now," the boy urged.

Su Yuan nodded in agreement, but secretly used the strange empowerment to extract some of her spiritual power to empower herself with a C-level strange energy value.

"I'm leaving now."

The boy stared at Su Yuan's retreating figure, his head tilted back at a ninety-degree angle. "Huh?"

He stood there with his head drooping, and after a moment he resumed his foolish appearance.

He went off to play with the ball.

When Su Yuan returned to her room, she found a bowl of white rice and a plate of green vegetables on the table. She touched the bowl with her finger and found it was still warm.

The old lady came by earlier, but she didn't show up.

It seems like they only came to deliver food.

Su Yuan picked up the bowl and smelled it; there was no strange odor, and after testing, it was found to be uncontaminated.

It really was just a bowl of ordinary white rice.

She was indeed very hungry.

With the system in place, Su Yuan wasn't worried about the food, so she finished the whole bowl of rice.

Many strangers came to the village.

Teammate Xi will also be staying at our house later.

The others should be in the party team; they need to learn the rules of the party team in the village before they can rest.

In comparison, Su Yuan, as a bridesmaid, seemed rather idle.