And that "Su Deng" probably thought the same thing: that she was delirious, lost herself, and became a ghost bride, which is why she could say those things so recklessly.

If she believes it, she might really succumb and give up on herself.

But she regained consciousness.

There are too many possibilities without any prior warning.

In any case, as long as she stays conscious and "wakes up" from this, she should be able to break free from the breakdown.

So how do we "wake up"?

"The auspicious time has arrived; bride and groom, please enter the bridal chamber!"

All of this happened without Su Deng appearing in the room, and no one helped her look for her missing embroidered shoes. It wasn't until midnight that the matchmaker's voice rang out from outside the door.

After a while, Su Deng heard a rustling sound beside her, which caused the red ribbon tied to her hands to move.

Su Deng couldn't move, so she could only peek out from under the veil. She saw that the rooster, which had been lying quietly on the bed, had stood up.

The upper body of the rooster could not be seen under the veil, but its two claws were clearly visible, which were twice the size of half a rooster, and its skin was bluish-black.

As it approached, Su Deng felt a weight on her head, and her veil was forcibly pulled off. It seemed that because it was low, the force of the pull caused her head to tilt to one side.

The veil fell off, and light came into view. Only then could one see clearly that the one who had pulled off the veil was the big rooster.

It used its pointed beak to tear off the veil, then spat it out. Its two soybean-sized eyes stared at Su Deng, the flickering light inside giving off an inexplicably lewd feeling.

Su Deng tried hard to move, but she couldn't move at all.

Watching the rooster begin to tear at her clothes with its claws, the eerie feeling was terrifying. Su Deng tried desperately to break free from the plot, but she seemed to be frozen in place and could not move an inch.

Snap—

Just as her wedding dress was about to be torn off, the memorial tablet on the table inside the room suddenly fell to the ground and broke in two.

A cold, damp wind blew open the door, carrying with it a peach wood sword that slashed through the air. The rooster shuddered, flapping its wings and crowing as it tried to fly away, but the sword pierced through it and pinned it to the wall of the bed.

The rooster squawked and flapped its wings, trying to break free. When it couldn't, its skin began to crack, and a blood-red mass of flesh began to wriggle out of the cracks.

But before it could escape, a Taoist priest in a blue robe came in, made a few strange hand gestures, and captured the rooster that was trying to run away.

Although I don't know why a Taoist priest suddenly appeared this time, I was indirectly saved.

Just as Su Deng breathed a sigh of relief, she saw the Taoist priest pointing his peach wood sword at her again.

The Taoist priest shouted sternly, "Evil spirit, show yourself at once!"

Su Deng: "..."