Chapter 97

"Originally, I was supposed to be waiting for reincarnation at the Samsara Platform, but for some reason I was summoned back to that man's hometown. Thereafter, I was detained inside his house, beside the memorial tablet, unable to leave. That is, until Jingjing found me and rescued me. After that, Jingjing tried everything to liberate me, but to no avail. I couldn't return to the Samsara Platform to wait for reincarnation. By then, your Grandpa Qi was gone, and Xiaoyue had gone abroad with no news. So, I simply stayed in my own grave, thinking that perhaps, over time, I would suddenly be able to go to the Samsara Platform one day."

After learning that Qi Yue and Gu Yunshuang knew about Hu Lijing's existence, she did not let Hu Lijing reveal her existence. She was afraid that if her connection with them deepened, she would not want to leave even more.

Gu Yunshuang pressed on, "Why was that man able to summon your ghost? Why did he do that?"

Speaking of that man, even though Gu Zhi had seen through him a lot, she still couldn't hide her disgust, and then she smiled bitterly: "After I was summoned, I found out that his grandmother was a witch with some skills. Although we didn't get a marriage certificate when we got married, his grandmother signed an ancient marriage contract for us. As long as the marriage contract exists, I will be his in life and his ghost in death."

Ancient marriage contracts were very normal in ancient times, but the so-called normality at that time was nothing more than a constraint on women.

When a woman gets married, she obeys her husband and becomes his property regardless of life or death. She completely loses her self and her duty is to bear children for him and take care of him and his children. Her fate, reputation, and even her life belong to her husband's family.

So even after her death, when she went to the reincarnation platform to wait for reincarnation, she could be easily called back by that man. He could even sell her to another ghost for marriage, and she would have no room to resist.

If she also signed an ancient marriage contract with the Ghost King, she would once again be at the mercy of others without freedom. This was not the worst. She was afraid that it would implicate her daughter-in-law, grandson, and Qi Yue.

Gu Yunshuang wanted to ask more, but suddenly felt strange. They had been talking in the house for so long, why was it so quiet outside? When he was pushed into the house, he could still hear the noise of servants going out to search for the bride, but now there was no sound at all. Could it be that all the ghosts were out looking for her?

He was startled. "Grandma, you're hiding here with me, the Ghost King really didn't notice at all?"

Gu Zhi thought about it for a while, and suddenly felt unsure, and a strong sense of unease surged in her heart.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door from outside, and a deep, slightly hoarse male voice sounded: "Madam, I believe you have almost finished catching up with your grandson. It's getting late, and you should quickly change into your wedding dress and come out to the wedding ceremony."

The expressions of the grandfather and grandson in the house changed at the same time. As expected, the Ghost King had already discovered Gu Zhi's existence, but he didn't expose them immediately like a cat playing with a mouse.

The Ghost King outside the house continued in a sinister tone, "Madam and my grandson will have plenty of time to reminisce about the past. If we delay any further, I will have no choice but to invite my grandson's friends who remain in Liushi Village to attend the ceremony. And Madam, you should know that my grandson is still alive. The longer he stays here, the worse it will be for him. Why don't we finish the wedding sooner and let my grandson go home sooner? Madam, what do you say?"

Gu Zhi and Gu Yunshuang both looked very unhappy. This was clearly a threat to them with the lives of Gu Yunshuang and the crew members.

Gu Zhi knew she couldn't escape, and said in a deep voice, "I understand."

The door was pushed open, and the ghost maids came in one by one, carrying the wedding dress, phoenix crown, and makeup items, to dress the bride. The ghost king was no longer at the door.

The leading maid gave Gu Zhi a sinister smile and said bluntly, "The general has gone to greet the guests. Please let the servants change into the wedding dress for the lady. Don't keep the general and the guests waiting anxiously."

Without waiting for Gu Zhi to answer, the maids were about to change her clothes. Gu Yunshuang stood in the middle and said coldly, "I'll do it. We don't need you here. Get out."

The maids were very hesitant. Although Gu Yunshuang was a living soul, he had the aura of another powerful ghost. This aura was even more powerful than the Ghost King. So even the Ghost King would not dare to force him unless he had no other choice, and these maids were even more hesitant.

If that person comes, the Ghost King might be fine, but these little ghosts are likely to be used to vent their anger.

The ghost maid subconsciously softened her tone, "Yes, please, young master and madam, please hurry up and don't delay the auspicious time."

Gu Yunshuang's suspicions were confirmed. The Ghost King and his maids were indeed wary of him, or perhaps Qi Yue, who was behind him. He then became even less polite and continued to order, "Go get me some pens, ink, and paper. Quickly, otherwise we can't be sure when we can change clothes."

The maids were very hesitant and didn't know whether they should agree, so they could only ask the Ghost General.

The ghost general, now dressed in a bright red wedding gown, wore a sullen expression, as if he were the one being forced into the wedding. After hearing the maid's report, he agreed without hesitation. This was his ghostly domain, and he didn't believe Gu Yunshuang could pull off any more trouble. If he could, and even ruined the wedding, he would be even happier.

The ghost general was so lustful that when he knew he was going to marry an old woman, he wanted to die again.

Later, when he saw Gu Yunshuang's photo and learned that the old woman was Gu Yunshuang's grandmother, he immediately became interested again. He thought that since his grandson was so handsome, his grandmother must have been pretty good when she was young.

Since she couldn't refuse the marriage, she could only find a way to make herself feel better. So it cost her a lot to transform Gu Zhi from an old woman into her current teenager, returning to her best years.

Gu Zhi was a beautiful woman, a real beauty. Although she didn't live up to the Ghost General's expectations, she was much better than the old woman. But when Gu Yunshuang really stood before him, with such a real contrast, and suddenly realizing that Gu Yunshuang was not Gu Zhi's biological grandson, the Ghost General's heart sank to the bottom again. He felt that he had been deceived into marriage!

However, it did not dare to turn its back on the marriage immediately and could only use the tactic of delaying. Therefore, it did not expose the fact that Gu Zhi was hiding in Gu Yunshuang, but just detained Gu Yunshuang as well, and then continued to pretend to look for her, hoping to delay the time until dawn, and then it could delay for one more day. Maybe Qi Yue would come and then it would not have to get married.

But the higher-ups still saw through its plan, gave it a heavy punishment, and issued it an ultimatum: if it could not marry Gu Zhi before dawn, it would not even be able to become a ghost.

What else could the Ghost General do? He had to bite the bullet and fight.

Just as the ghost general was sighing, the black ghost fog floated silently into the ghost realm and soon filled the entire ghost realm.

The Ghost General had been dead for so many years, but he suddenly felt again the terrifying feeling of being attacked by the enemy while he was sleeping, with the knife already at his neck.

Something is wrong!

However, it was too late. The familiar terrifying pressure came down on them like a mountain, making all the ghosts in the lobby unable to move and facing the fear brought by the second death.

At the critical moment, the Ghost General screamed, "Wait! Lord, have you forgotten? I am your most loyal subordinate! Please be careful! Lord!"

The threat of death did not disappear, but the feeling of being on the verge of death was gone. The Ghost General felt a cold gaze sitting on him, as if weighing the truth of his words.

The ghost general was trembling with fear, wondering whether he should say a few more words, when he heard a playful voice suddenly sounded: "Oh? Why don't I remember I have a subordinate like you? Um, a subordinate who wants to marry my grandmother and make her my grandfather?"

The Ghost General's knees softened, and he fell to his knees, nearly bursting into tears. "Lord, have you forgotten? I once followed you to dominate the Ghost Realm for seven years. Without you, I would have been completely devoured. You will always be my Lord, and my loyalty is evident to all. As for marrying your grandmother, I was forced to do so, not willingly. I am stalling for time, waiting for you to come and save me!"

"Oh? Really?" The voice was drawn out, not sure whether to believe it or not.

The Ghost General quickly continued, "Yes, I wouldn't dare to lie. If I truly wanted to get married, why wouldn't I go in person to pick her up? I knew a vixen might come and snatch the bride, so I deliberately revealed my weakness and didn't continue to pursue the vixen. I also wanted the vixen to report to you."

What it dared not say was that Gu Yunshuang was arranged to film here in order to threaten Gu Zhi to submit and marry it obediently. It was also to let Gu Yunshuang attract Qi Yue's attention and let Qi Yue focus on the ancestral hall of Liushi Village. In this way, when Qi Yue discovered that the real ghost domain was far away, the wedding would have been completed.

But he didn't expect that Gu Yunshuang's yang energy was so weak, and the living soul was also summoned. If the Ghost General didn't want to attract Qi Yue's attention, he should send Gu Yunshuang back as soon as possible, but he still kept Gu Yunshuang, hoping that Qi Qi Yue could find him as soon as possible.

However, it didn't dare to say these things. During the time it came to the human world, it had learned from the Internet how important Gu Yunshuang was to Qi Yue. It was afraid that if it said it, Qi Yue would really swallow it up.

Qi Yue finally remembered that when he was in the ghost world, his mind was in a daze and his only obsession was to increase his strength as quickly as possible so that he could regain his sanity and return to the human world to find Gu Yunshuang.

Therefore, during those seven years, he had been wandering around the area where the Ghost Gate was sealed, eating as much as he could. His evil spirit was completely released, and all ghosts and creatures became his meals, but the food was also divided into different levels.

At first, he ate evil ghosts, then he ate ghost kings, and later he only ate vicious monsters. Ghost kings were like fillings in his teeth. As long as they didn't bump into him, he wouldn't even bother to look at them.

As a result, some ghost kings gradually began to hang around him in order to avoid being eaten by other evil creatures. They claimed to be his subordinates and used his name to intimidate other ghosts.

The ghost general in front of him was one of them. I didn't expect him to come to the human world.

Qi Yue asked in an ambiguous tone, "When did you come to the human world?"

The Ghost General immediately replied, "My Lord, I followed you to the human world shortly after. After you left, our territory was invaded by other domain masters. I had nowhere to go, and when I discovered a flaw in the seal on the Ghost Gate, I quickly took the opportunity to sneak out."

Qi Yue understood. It was the time when the former president and elders of the Celestial Masters Association had tried to plot against him. This meant this Ghost General had been baptized by the Qi family's Zhou Tian Xing Dou Xie Zhu Great Array. Since he was still standing here, he wasn't bad.

Qi Yue finally revealed his figure. With a faint glance of his dark eyes, all the ghosts in the hall knelt down, not daring to breathe, with their heads down and not daring to look directly at him.

Qi Yue said calmly, "Everyone, stand up. Don't kneel down at every turn. Our socialism doesn't tolerate your old feudal ways."

The ghost general paused, then immediately took the lead in getting up, but his legs were weak and he fell twice before he could stand firmly.

At this time, the maids outside were heard singing loudly: "The bride is here!"

The ghosts in the hall felt their legs go weak again and slid to their knees again.

The ghost general trembled and said, "My lord, I hereby cancel the wedding!"

Qi Yue suddenly raised his hand to stop their actions, and looked with a strange expression at the bride who was slowly walking towards the door, supported by a maid, wearing a bright red wedding dress and a veil.

His eyes flickered, and Qi Yue suddenly said, "The wedding can go on. Where's the groom's wedding suit? Bring it to me."

Ghost General: What?