37037 (Updated June 22nd)
◎Ghost Bride + Ghost Shared House◎
Jiang Chuxu turned around.
On the mountain road behind me, a strange team was moving slowly.
Leading the way were two paper figures, with pale faces, exaggerated blush on their cheeks, and bright red grins. They were stiffly beating the worn-out gongs and drums in their hands. The sound of the gongs and drums, which should have been deafening, now brought a feeling of suffocation.
Behind them were four bearers made of the same paper, carrying a brightly colored sedan chair, and behind the sedan chair were several paper figures playing suona.
The curtain of the sedan chair swayed slightly with the pace of the sedan bearer, and one could glimpse that there was indeed a person sitting inside, and the story he told was similar to the one Liu Lanzhen had told in the car.
The entire ghost marriage team moved down the mountain road in a mechanical rhythm.
【Oh my god, it’s really here! 】
[This thing is so creepy]
[Anchor, I'm not watching anymore. Please move the camera away.]
[No, what am I going to see if you move it away?]
[There really is a ghost marriage in Dingtai Mountain, but I thought it was fake]
Although Jiang Chuxu didn't see the barrage, she didn't move the camera away. Xiao Hei also poked his head out from her arms and locked his eyes on the strange team.
The ghost marriage team ignored the man and cat who were so close to them, and just walked stiffly down the mountain.
But every time they passed by, the eyeballs that looked like they were painted would turn in the direction of Jiang Chuxu.
Jiang Chuxu's eyes swept across the end of the team, where there were a few "people". They were not empty paper shells, but were wearing windbreakers and hiking pants. Their bodies were also covered with mud and dead leaves. Their movements were slightly smoother than the paper people in front, but they were still walking like zombies.
Their faces were swollen and blue, their eyes were blank and unfocused, and their mouths were slightly open.
Jiang Chuxu instantly recognized the two faces at the end of the team. They seemed to be the hikers who were recently reported missing in Dingtai Mountain.
She didn't say anything, but just moved the camera to the back of the team so that the people in the live broadcast room could also see the faces of the last few people. She didn't need to say anything, the people in the special department naturally knew what she wanted to express.
Liu Lanzhen showed her Bai Shuyu's photo. Jiang Chuxu looked carefully and found no sign of Bai Shuyu in the team. She breathed a sigh of relief, at least it proved that Bai Shuyu was not dead.
It was not until the tail end of the team was about to disappear around the bend of the mountain road below that Jiang Chuxu slowly packed up the tent, put on his backpack, and finally picked up Xiao Hei and followed closely.
Her footsteps were clearly audible in the silent forest, and the ghost marriage team just walked on their own, as if they didn't care that Jiang Chuxu followed them.
【Catch up! 】
[At this distance, will those paper figures suddenly turn around?]
The cat looks so serious.
The mountain road extends downwards, and a team of paper figures floats silently in front. Currently, the entire Dingtai Mountain is under control, ensuring that no ordinary people will come in and witness this scene.
Jiang Chuxu followed behind, keeping a steady distance. After walking for a while, she keenly noticed intermittent sounds coming from the dense bushes beside the road.
She paused, turned away from the main path, and pushed aside the tangled branches.
A girl, covered in wounds and looking a little disheveled, huddled in the damp and cold mud and fallen leaves. Her jacket was torn in several places, her face and hands were covered in scrapes and bruises, and her hair was messy and covered with dirt and grass.
Jiang Chuxu took a look at the photo Liu Lanzhen sent her. The person was Bai Shuyu.
At this time, Bai Shuyu's eyes were a little dazed, full of fear and confusion, and his body was trembling slightly because of the pain.
"Bai Shuyu?" Jiang Chuxu squatted down.
When Bai Shuyu heard the voice, her distracted eyes focused with difficulty. When she saw Jiang Chuxu's face clearly, she trembled violently, as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw, and struggled to sit up.
"ginger……"
Bai Shuyu only knew Jiang Chuxu's face because Liu Lanzhen often watched Jiang Chuxu's live broadcast, and Bai Shuyu would occasionally click in to take a look when he had free time.
She gasped and tears almost fell, but it was not because of the pain, but because her Xian'er had run away to who knows where.
"My Xian'er is missing, and I can't contact her." Panic made her voice rise, and she tried to struggle, "I have to go find Him."
"Don't move." Jiang Chuxu held her down. She turned her head and looked at the mountain road below.
The last few rows of the ghost marriage team, which were a few "people" wearing windbreakers and two paper figures, moved in unison. They turned their necks stiffly, and their empty eyes seemed to be turned towards the direction of the bushes where Jiang Chuxu and Bai Shuyu were.
【Looking back】
【Paper man looks over here】
【However, the blush is eye-catching】
[The anchor must be careful]
Those cold gazes paused for a few seconds, perhaps because Jiang Chuxu's gaze was too calm, or perhaps because of the invisible deterrence emanating from Xiao Hei.
In short, they turned their heads back very slowly, caught up with the team again, and finally disappeared around the corner.
Jiang Chuxu retracted his gaze: "How are you going to find it now? Come down the mountain with me."
"But Xian'er..." Bai Shuyu's eyes were full of despair.
Xian'er has been with her since she was a child, and her mother has always told her that she has this ability because Bai Xian likes her and will take care of her. Correspondingly, she cannot take advantage of Xian'er's presence to let Xian'er do bad things, as that would not be good for Xian'er.
She had been with Bai Xian for decades, and she didn't dare to think about what she would do if Xian'er really disappeared.
Jiang Chuxu shook his head and said, "I haven't encountered anything like this along the way. Following that team is the only clue. Go down the mountain and treat the wound first. We are all down there."
She lifted up Bai Shuyu without saying a word and supported her as they slowly moved down the mountain. They moved very slowly and the ghost marriage team had long disappeared.
Jiang Chuxu was not worried about this problem. After all, Xiao Hei had already caught up, and she could tell where Xiao Hei was no matter where he was.
The mountain road was slippery, and Bai Shuyu whispered about her experience.
She went up the mountain yesterday afternoon, and relying on Baixian's protection, she went deep into Dingtai Mountain and found the strange tree.
When Bai Shuyu was observing at night, those phantoms of human heads suddenly appeared. She was not sure what had happened at that time. Anyway, she felt a very strange feeling, as if countless wronged souls were roaring in her head. Bai Xian had been protecting her mind.
"Then the team appeared," Bai Shuyu said in a trembling voice. "As the sedan passed by, a cold and sinister force rushed towards Xian'er."
At this point, she closed her eyes in pain: "Xian'er took the initiative to meet me in order to protect me, and then I saw a white light crash into the sedan chair, and then my connection with Xian'er was cut off!"
The huge impact made her lose her mind. She seemed to be pushed by a paper man, and her feet slipped and she rolled down the hillside.
After getting the key information, Jiang Chuxu stopped asking questions. When they reached the foot of the mountain, they saw the lights of the car from afar.
"Lanzhen!" Bai Shuyu broke down and cried when she saw Liu Lanzhen.
Liu Lanzhen rushed over to catch her: "Shu Yu, how are you injured?"
"Legs, and Xian'er..." Bai Shuyu burst into tears.
"It's good that you're okay. Sister Jiang will definitely have a way to deal with Bai Xian's problem!" Liu Lanzhen comforted her while looking at Jiang Chuxu, her eyes full of gratitude.
Jiang Chuxu handed Bai Shuyu to her: "Take her to deal with it, the team is heading in that direction."
As she spoke, she pointed to the corner where the mountain road extended below, and then continued, "I'll go take a look."
"Sister Jiang, be careful!" Liu Lanzhen knew Jiang Chuxu's strength, but her tone was still solemn.
Jiang Chuxu nodded, turned around and walked quickly towards the corner of the mountain road. Xiao Hei's presence was not far ahead.
She turned the corner and saw the twisted locust tree at the edge of the mountain road. In this desolate mountain, the tree looked even more eerie.
There were several paper figures neatly stacked under the tree, very similar to the paper figures in the previous ghost marriage team, but these paper figures were very torn, as if they had been discarded at random.
Jiang Chuxu walked under the tree and his eyes fell on several paper figures.
She guessed that the ghost marriage team was originally composed of paper people, and the few here should have been replaced, and the people who replaced them were of course the people who disappeared in Dingtai Mountain.
[Host, please burn these unlucky things!]
[I'm not that scared when this paper man doesn't move]
[I am different. I am afraid even if I don’t move.]
[+1]
Jiang Chuxu also felt that these paper figures were an eyesore. She took out a lighter and a piece of paper from her equipment bag, lit the paper, and then threw it at the stacked paper figures.
The flames instantly engulfed several paper figures. The dry paper pieces burned fiercely, making crackling sounds and jumping flames.
At the moment the paper man was burning, a shrill scream seemed to come from the trunk of the tree next to it, as if the trunk was wailing in pain.
Jiang Chuxu's eyes turned cold, and he lit another piece of paper and placed it on the tree next to him.
The flames immediately ignited some small branches, and the flames spread rapidly. The screams in the tree trunks became more distorted, full of resentment and anger.
This tree has not yet developed self-awareness due to the influence of resentment, but in time it will definitely have a significant impact on the nearby trees, forests and people.
Jiang Chuxu is ready to deal with as much as he can now.
[Fuck, there's something in this tree]
[Trees are scarier than paper figures]
[It’s over, will the tree become a ghost too?]
Jiang Chuxu looked at the burning locust tree and thought of the even more bizarre mother tree on the top of the mountain. The source must be eliminated.
She immediately turned off the live broadcast sound, lowered the camera, and said, "System, burn that tree on the mountain."
【10 merit points.】
Jiang Chuxu didn't care: "Go ahead."
Now she doesn't owe any merit points, and she feels that solving the Dingtai Mountain issue will gain more merit points. It doesn't matter if she deducts 10 points. Anyway, she doesn't want to climb up and down again.
Almost at the same time, Jiang Chuxu looked towards the top of the mountain. A ray of fire suddenly lit up through the thick forest. Accompanied by a loud bang, countless screams filled with pain and resentment penetrated the forest.
The people from the special department at the foot of the mountain also drove to the fire on the top of the mountain. In addition, the live broadcast suddenly stopped working, so they thought something unexpected had happened, so they all sent messages to Jiang Chuxu to ask.
Jiang Chuxu just said it in the group and turned on the volume.
[Jiang Chuxu]: It's okay, the trees next to it won't burn.
[Dispatcher-Lao Wu]: Okay, be careful.
The screams coming from the burning old locust tree in front of Jiang Chuxu suddenly stopped, and the burning paper man turned into ashes.
A figure slowly emerged from the burning tree trunk. It was the figure in the dark red wedding dress in the sedan chair. The red veil had long disappeared, revealing not a rotten face, but a constantly changing shadow.
This face seemed to be a combination of countless faces of people wailing in pain. Only a pair of eyes were clear, but those eyes were full of emptiness and numbness.
The Yin energy in her body was fluctuating violently, and she looked very weak.
She suddenly spoke in a hoarse voice: "You are very strong, I know I can't beat you, just finish your question and let it end."
If it were anyone else, she would have attacked countless times just now, but she knew very well that she couldn't win, not to mention that she was tired after so many years.
Jiang Chuxu looked at this inhuman face and asked, "Why did you attack those people?"
The ghost bride's expression didn't seem to change, but even if it did, it wouldn't have been noticeable. She stared at the burning trees and ashes and said slowly, "Because I want a proper wedding. I want to die in a sedan chair, married to someone disguised as a 'mountain god.'"
She was only a teenager at that time. There had always been a bad custom in the village to sacrifice brides to the "mountain god" in exchange for good weather and blessings of offspring. However, the so-called "mountain god" was just a disguised son of a wealthy businessman.
The son of a wealthy businessman promised that as long as the village offered young women on time, he would fund the arrangement of decent jobs for the young people in the village in the city.
The village chief, her parents, and their accomplices, knowing full well that it was a hellish place, still tied her up in a bridal sedan and sent her into the mountains for the sake of their son's future.
She was not the first and would never be the last. Even after her death, she did not want to let the culprits have an easy time, so she killed many people in the village and dragged them to the tree on the top of the mountain.
Perhaps because of too much resentment, the tree slowly became what it is today and became her hiding place.
Jiang Chuxu was silent for a moment: "Those who went up the mountain are innocent."
But they were also killed and became part of the ghost marriage team.
Jiang Chuxu didn't get any response, and the ghost bride in front of him revealed a dead indifference.
Implicate the innocent? The question was meaningless to her.
The ghost bride thought to herself, if the person coming this time is someone she can beat, will she stop?
Won't.
Jiang Chuxu then asked the key question: "Where is the White Immortal who came out to perform the ritual? Where is he?"
The ghost bride turned her body slightly to the shady side of the mountain. She raised her finger and said nothing.
After learning Bai Xian's whereabouts, Jiang Chuxu said no more.
"Your experiences in life are indeed worthy of sympathy, and your revenge is justified, but that's all."
The ghost bride made no expression. Her empty eyes slowly closed. She didn't struggle and didn't say a word. Her voice was like ice and snow exposed to the scorching sun, melting away silently, along with the resentment that surged into nothingness.
The flames on the top of the mountain gradually died down, and the old locust tree in front of him was burned to only charred remains, emitting wisps of green smoke.
The bodies of those who disappeared in Dingtai Mountain should be under the mother tree on the top of the mountain. Jiang Chuxu sent this message to the group and then walked in the direction pointed by the ghost bride.
Bai Xian was trapped deep in a crevice in a shady valley. When Jiang Chuxu found him, he was just standing there, seemingly unsure of where to go.
His figure had become very dim and seemed to be about to disappear.
Jiang Chuxu didn't say much and gave some merits to Bai Xian. Bai Xian's body seemed to be a little more condensed, at least it didn't look like it could disappear at any time like before.
"Thank you." Bai Xian looked at Jiang Chuxu with a complicated expression, "I may not be able to help you with what you want."
Jiang Chuxu was a little surprised, but she just glanced at Bai Xian and didn't say anything.
At this time, Liu Lanzhen came over along with Bai Shuyu, who had been bandaged and looked pale but in better spirits, following the live broadcast.
"Xian'er!" Bai Shuyu could feel that her Xian'er was here, and tears immediately fell like rain. She staggered over regardless of her leg injury.
Bai Xian also returned to Bai Shuyu. Bai Shuyu felt the familiar connection was established again, and she could not control her tears at all.
"He consumes too much energy and is not suitable to go out recently." Jiang Chuxu said.
"Thank you, Sister Jiang. I will definitely not take any more tasks recently." Bai Shuyu choked with sobs, and Liu Lanzhen also thanked him repeatedly.
On the way down the mountain, Liu Lanzhen couldn't help but sigh, "Sister Jiang, you're amazing! That place has been haunted for so many years, and so many seniors have fallen flat on their faces, but you just came here and fixed it!"
Jiang Chuxu held Xiao Hei, who was dozing off in her arms again, and said calmly, "It's nothing. I've dealt with similar cases before and have experience, so I know what the problem is."
Most people in the Xuanmen sect cannot solve the problem simply because the trees on the top of the mountain can damage the mind and make them lose their judgment. However, she is never affected by these things, so it is much easier for her to solve the problem.
The follow-up matters of Dingtai Mountain were naturally handed over to colleagues in the special department, and Jiang Chuxu boarded the return flight.
After returning home, Jiang Chuxu fell asleep immediately, and Xiao Hei also curled up beside him.
After a good rest, Jiang Chuxu started live streaming again in the evening of the next day.
[Hello, host! ]
[I thought it would start airing tomorrow]
【Who are you connecting with today? 】
"Yeah." Jiang Chuxu responded, "Even the last person in line."
She read out an ID name and the connection request was quickly accepted.
The screen lit up, but probably because it was a rear camera, the audience in the live broadcast room could only see a little light.
"Help, host! I think I rented a haunted house."
The caller thought for a moment and then said again, "No, it should be called the dead room. I can hear a lot of people talking every night. They keep saying things like you're next."
"I tried to contact the landlord, but the landlord... didn't seem normal either!"
That landlord is even scarier than the unseen ghost in the house.
She was not sure, was the landlord a human or a ghost?
【Author’s words】
[Lop-eared rabbit head]
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