Chapter 89 The Evil Spirit of Marble
After a night of travel, by daybreak, they had already left the territory of Fengxian County. After another two days of travel, they arrived at Yunshi Town, which was under the jurisdiction of Donglin Prefecture.
At this moment, Dongfang Qi introduced Lin Qingyue, "The geographical location near Yunshi Town is unique. The nearby mountains are rich in jade. White jade is particularly valuable, and the price is only one-tenth of that in the capital. After you find an inn and drop off your luggage, you can go shopping and choose some jade jewelry that you like."
Lin Qingyue was leaning on the large pillow in the car at the moment, stretching lazily: "I slept in the car all day, so it's a good time to get out and move around at night."
As they were talking, their carriage had already entered the main road of Yunshi Town.
Unlike ordinary small towns, Yunshi Town's main street is lined with houses, and various jade shops are lined up on both sides, making it as prosperous as a county town.
The road is just not very wide, and it is still similar to an ordinary small village.
Just as everyone was looking at the surrounding scenery, the joyful sound of knocking and banging came from afar.
Then, a wedding procession was seen coming from the long street ahead.
"Oh, I'm pregnant! This is a good thing!"
As Xie Shouzheng finished speaking, the joyful sound of music came from behind him.
Turning around, I saw another wedding procession coming from the back of the long street.
The two of them quickly joined together, and Lin Qingyue and her companions were sandwiched right in the middle. This was a bit awkward.
The team in front stopped, and the team behind also stopped.
Someone in the front line shouted, "Back off, back off! Hey, strangers, we're talking to you!"
The team behind was also shouting: "Make way, make way! Strangers in front, quickly make way!"
But the road was so narrow that it was blocked in front and blocked in the back. Xie Shouzheng and his companions had two horses and a carriage, and were stuck in the middle.
Xie Shouzheng yelled at the top of his voice, "We can't retreat, and we can't give way! Either those in front should retreat, or those behind should give way! Otherwise, the road will be blocked and no one can get through!"
The team in front shouted, "It's unlucky to retreat, so you better retreat!"
The team behind was also shouting: "We can't retreat! Oh, hurry up, it will be troublesome if we miss the time!"
Xie Shou was immediately furious: "Hey! I'm saying that you wedding processions are really interesting. You're so anxious, yet so unwilling to give in. What can we do? We're stuck in the middle and can't fly over! How about we all just waste time here? Anyway, I, Old Xie, am not getting married, so I'm not in a hurry!"
He was not in a hurry, but the two wedding processions became anxious.
A matchmaker came out from the front of the group and shouted, "Stranger, why don't you move aside and let our sedan pass?"
Xie Shouzheng said, "This road is only this wide? Even if we move to the side, if the other party doesn't let us, you still won't be able to pass."
So the matchmaker shouted to the group behind: "We have a long way to go and we are in a hurry. Please move aside."
A man from the back of the group came out and said, "If you guys are in a hurry, we have to hurry too! It's unlucky to go past noon, and something bad will happen to the bride!"
The matchmaker in the front group pinched her waist and said, "You're afraid of bad luck, but aren't we afraid? We still have half an hour to go to Zhangjia Village!"
The two teams refused to give in to each other, and Xie Shouzheng was caught in the middle, feeling like his head was about to burst from the quarrel.
He asked, "What's wrong with you? Why do you have to hurry before noon? Why does something happen to the bride after noon?"
A matchmaker said, "You, outsider, don't know this. This is a very strange thing. About two months ago, in Yushi Town and the villages below it, whenever a wedding was held after noon, the bride would become unconscious that night, sometimes making a big fuss, and sometimes even fighting with the groom. In short, it's very strange!"
"Since it has been two months, why don't the people from Xuanjingsi come to deal with it?" Xie Shouzheng remembered that there was a branch of Xuanjingsi in Donglin Prefecture.
The matchmaker said, "It takes a whole day to go from our town to Donglin and back. No one wants to waste their energy on this trip. Besides, after a bride is struck by an evil spirit, she'll usually be in a state of turmoil for just one night and regain consciousness the next day. There won't be any other consequences. Furthermore, not every household will be affected by this evil spirit. Everyone tries to get married before noon to avoid the risk. But why am I saying so much to a stranger like you?"
After saying that, he turned around and continued arguing with another group of people.
Xie Shouzheng quietly retreated to the side of the carriage and said to Lin Qingyue, "It seems like something is wrong, but it's not particularly serious. Should we get involved in this trivial matter?"
There was no way. He had been doing the business of exorcising evil spirits and demons for a long time, so it was inevitable that he would feel itchy when encountering such things.
Lin Qingyue also became curious: "The wedding can only be held before noon, otherwise the bride will be possessed by an evil spirit? And then it will only last one night, and that's it?"
Dongfang Qi said, "If you are curious, why not go and take a look?"
Lin Qingyue said, "We have to stay here to rest today anyway, so why not join in the fun and have a glass of wedding wine?"
The two wedding processions refused to give in to each other and finally missed the auspicious time amidst the quarrels.
It was only at this time that one of the teams was willing to compromise and retreat a distance.
Xie Shouzheng and his companions pulled their carriage and horses aside. Seeing that the two wedding processions were almost finished, he thought to himself, "There are two families getting married. Who knows which family will be affected by the evil spirit?"
Lin Qingyue said to Dongfang Qi, "Why don't we split into two groups and each follow one family to see what's going on?"
Xie Shouzheng hurriedly said, "Sir, I'll go with you!"
Dongfang Qi glanced at him calmly: "Take Hongyao with you."
Xie Shouzheng wanted to ask why, but Dongfang Qi glared at him secretly. He suddenly felt a little aggrieved: Your Highness, are you disliking me?
Although they were in a hurry, the wedding procession could not move fast because they had to carry the bride's sedan chair.
Lin Qingyue and Dongfang Qi followed and soon arrived at Zhangjia Village, in front of the door of the family where the wedding was being held.
Because they missed the auspicious time, the bride's sedan chair is still parked outside the gate.
The in-laws were extremely anxious:
"I'm late. What shall I do?"
"How about we take it back and come back tomorrow?"
"That's ridiculous! How can you send the bride back after the wedding procession has already arrived at the doorstep?"
"But what if the bride is also possessed by an evil spirit at night? That would be too unlucky!"
Just as everyone was getting worried, Lin Qingyue stepped forward with a pretentious air: "I heard there's been a lot of hauntings around here lately. Coincidentally, my brother and I are both demon hunters, and we've traveled here. Could we have a glass of wedding wine?"
This is simply like giving a pillow to someone who is sleepy!
The host immediately came over and said, "What a coincidence! Come on, come on, please come inside and have a seat."
If Lin Qingyue had started to extort money, the host family might have been suspicious, but they only asked for a glass of wedding wine. For the family holding the wedding, this was not worth mentioning at all.
They were immediately welcomed in and treated as guests of honor.
The original hesitation about whether to continue the wedding was now dispelled with the addition of Lin Qingyue and Dongfang Qi.
The joyful music started and the wedding ceremony officially began.
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