Next, they found the fire demon next to the stage on the west side of the inner courtyard.

The stage had been abandoned for many years, the curtains were hanging and tattered, and the stage and the audience were covered with dust.

He sat on the bench, staring at the stage with lifeless eyes, as if a big opera was being performed on the empty stage.

Zhang Yuanqing's face darkened. In his vision, the Fire Demon was filled with negative energy, and his soul was about to leave his body. He was already on the verge of death.

He hurried over, stretched out his hand and placed it on the Fire Demon's shoulder. Darkness surged in his eyes, and he continuously absorbed the Yin Qi into his palm, swallowing and digesting it.

The fire demon shuddered, and his empty eyes regained a bit of spirit, and he subconsciously shouted:

"It's so cold, so cold..."

The fire master trembled and looked around. Seeing Zhang Yuanqing beside him and Xie Lingxi not far away, he shouted:

"Fuck, where did you go? You disappeared as soon as I left the lobby..."

"Everyone has dispersed." Zhang Yuanqing waved his hand, interrupting the other party's questioning and asked:

"Why are you here?"

"After I separated from you, I walked here unknowingly, and then I heard someone singing..." The Fire Demon said as he recalled:

"I followed the sound and came here. I saw a stage with a woman singing. I looked at her for a few seconds, and then, I don't remember anything."

At this point, he shuddered and saw the dilapidated stage in the distance. Where did the singing woman come from? The Fire Demon looked at the Night Walker beside him with gratitude, "You saved me?"

"This is very obvious." Zhang Yuanqing smiled.

Phew... The Fire Demon felt relieved, but when he thought of what happened just now, he felt a little scared: "My skills and props are useless in front of the evil spirits. Brother Wang Tai, thank you very much."

Although each profession has different characteristics, the vengeful spirit can control the fire demon silently, mostly relying on level suppression.

The supernatural "monsters" are strange and unpredictable. If you don't have the right expertise, it will be very troublesome to deal with them. However, there is also a disadvantage, that is, the means of harming people are not intuitive enough.

Not as efficient as stabbing with a knife.

The three of them found a gold hairpin in the cobweb-covered dressing room next to the stage.

Holding the golden hairpin, the Fire Demon felt relieved after receiving the betrothal gift. He then asked:

"Where are Xi Shi and the Monkey King?"

Xie Lingxi shook his head: "They haven't found it yet. I hope they can be as lucky as you."

The fire demon glanced at her and said, "Do you really want them to die?"

Xie Lingxi looked pitiful and aggrieved: "Brother, how can you say such things? We are companions~"

The Fire Demon was too lazy to pay attention to her. They had an argument before. He was very angry at the bitchy attitude of this little girl and didn't like her very much.

Of course, it is also because the girl is not on the fire demon's xp, otherwise it would be another story.

The three of them left this place and went to another yard. This house was bigger than they had imagined. The backyard was divided into small courtyards, some of which were used as gardens and some were used to build a stage.

After walking for a while, Zhang Yuanqing, who had night vision, saw a figure staggering towards him in the distance.

This man was wearing moccasins and tight pants, dressed like a spirited young man, and it was none other than the Monkey King.

"Why are you here?" He came closer in surprise.

There was a dark surge in Zhang Yuanqing's eyes. He examined it for a moment and confirmed that it was the real person.

The four of them met and told each other their experiences. After the Monkey King got separated, he mistakenly entered a courtyard. There was a room with candlelight in the courtyard. He pushed the door to check, but there was no one in the room. There was only a neatly folded wedding quilt on the bed.

The Monkey King guessed that it was one of the betrothal gifts, but he followed the will of his heart and retreated silently.

Then he met Zhang Yuanqing and others.

The Fire Demon was stunned: "The most cowardly person is the safest?"

"What are you talking about? I am cautious, not a coward." The Monkey King tried to save his reputation.

That makes sense. Sometimes the ones who survive are not necessarily the smartest and most capable, but the most cowardly... Zhang Yuanqing interrupted the two people's meaningless argument, looked at the Monkey King, and asked:

"Where is the hiba?"

The Monkey King looked behind him.

Under his leadership, the four of them came to the yard and saw a room with candlelight on.

Zhang Yuanqing saw the fear on the faces of his teammates and sighed helplessly:

"I'll get it for you."

This is the home ground of the Night Walker.

He immediately entered the house, and the lattice door closed automatically after he stepped over the threshold.

Xie Lingxi and others outside saw that the moment the lattice door closed, Wang Tai's figure disappeared. The candlelight in the room was dim, but his shadow was not reflected.

After waiting anxiously for a few minutes, the lattice door was pushed open with a clang, and Wang Tai rushed out holding a wedding quilt.

He looked a little disheveled, with his clothes torn and stained with blood.

"Great Sage, go on!"

Zhang Yuanqing threw the wedding quilt to the Monkey King, who took it with surprise and hugged it tightly. Just as he was about to ask him what happened in the house, Zhang Yuanqing said:

"Let's go and find Xishi."

The Monkey King didn't dare to ask any more questions and continued to explore the inner courtyard with his teammates.

It was a dark night with no stars or moon. The only source of light came from the red lanterns hanging under the eaves, dyeing this dead world scarlet.

Occasionally a gust of cold wind blew, and the lanterns under the eaves swayed, making them look even more terrifying.

"Come here, I'm here..."

Suddenly, a soft voice came from the front.

Zhang Yuanqing and others looked and saw Xi Shi standing under a lantern on the eaves, waving to everyone.

She stood there, her body as motionless as a clay sculpture, waving stiffly, the smile on her face also stiff and a little weird.

"Xishi!"

The Monkey King heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that she was fine. Just as he was about to go over, the fire demon held his shoulder.

At the same time, Zhang Yuanqing's voice rang in my ears: "Look at her shoes."

Shoes? The Monkey King stared at them carefully, his pupils shrinking slightly.

She was wearing a pair of red embroidered shoes.

She is not a Shih Tzu!!

"Come here, come here..."

Xi Shi was still waving, with a stiff and weird smile on her face.

"Go past her and ignore her!"

Zhang Yuanqing said in a low voice.

Seeing that he, the Night Wandering God, had a serious expression on his face, the Monkey King quickly withdrew his gaze, a little nervous, and did not dare to look at him again.

The group continued walking for a while, and Zhang Yuanqing looked ahead and said:

"Do you remember when Xi Shi entered the house, she said she saw a woman standing under a red lantern?"

Hearing this, the Fire Demon couldn't help but look back, and vaguely saw the woman standing there, no longer waving, but staring at them quietly.

“It’s so fucking creepy…” Fire Master spat.

Xie Lingxi was puzzled and asked: "Why did she become like Sister Xi Shi?"

Zhang Yuanqing looked at a place ahead and sighed, "You will know when you go there and see for yourself."

What does it mean? The three of them didn't understand at first, and after walking a short distance, they vaguely saw a figure hanging under the eaves in front of them.

"Sister Xi Shi?" Xie Lingxi exclaimed.

That person was none other than Xi Shi. She was hanged under the eaves. Her charming face was suffocated and distorted, her eyes were wide open and bloodshot, her face was pale, and her lips were slightly pursed.

The death was miserable.

The Monkey King and the Fire Demon were shocked and frightened. They didn't expect that she would die here silently.

Zhang Yunqing, who had night vision, had seen it a long time ago and had passed the stage of shock. He led the three people with complicated expressions towards the corpse.

Xi Shi hung quietly. Zhang Yuanqing touched his hand and it was ice-cold. She had been dead for more than half an hour.

"It's Sister Xishi's wedding invitation."

Xie Lingxi pointed at the feet of the corpse, where there was a red note.

Zhang Yuan glanced at the wedding invitation and ignored it. Darkness surged in his eyes, and he communicated with the remaining spirit in Xi Shi's body.

He had to verify whether Xi Shi died from a vengeful spirit or other factors.

The space between his eyebrows suddenly swelled, and memories that did not belong to him came flooding back.

He saw several broken pieces of Xi Shi's past. This sister was a level 2 water ghost, a spirit walker from Nanhang City, Tong Province. She was a non-official and a member of a folk spirit walker organization.

Her real job is a nurse, and she has relationships with several men, including the department director, a wealthy businessman, and the manager of a spiritual organization.

She is a non-marriage person and does not believe in love. In her eyes, men are just resources.

She is a socialite who is doing very well.

At the end of the memory, Zhang Yuanqing saw a shadow in a wedding dress appear, and the scene stopped abruptly.

Was she killed by the ghost bride?! Zhang Yuanqing opened his eyes, stunned, with a chill down his spine.

He thought it was impossible. How could the ghost bride take action in advance? Wasn't she waiting for the choice of a husband?

How can we play if the ghost bride can attack at any time?

In addition, since the ghost bride killed people herself, why did she only kill Xi Shi and not herself and others? Or maybe she just hasn't done it yet?

At this time, he heard the voices of Xie Lingxi and the Monkey King talking:

"Why is her gender crossed out?"

"I don't know. Maybe after death, everything will be crossed out?"

Zhang Yuanqing was stunned and immediately said, "Let me see."

Xie Lingxi handed over the wedding invitation.

Zhang Yuanqing looked closely and saw that Xi Shi's "gender" was crossed out by a thick line of ink.

Xie Lingxi opened her eyes brightly, "Brother Wang Tai, what did you see in Sister Xishi's spirit?"

The Monkey King and the Fire Demon immediately cast their glances over.

"She was killed by the ghost bride!"

"What?!"

The three of them looked horrified and looked around vigilantly.

If the ghost bride takes action, I'm afraid that no one on the scene will be able to survive. It shouldn't be possible. Even if it is an S-level mission, no matter how difficult it is, they must still be given a chance to survive.

"I have an idea, but the logic doesn't make sense..." Zhang Yuanqing pondered for a moment, looking at Xie Lingxi who was as alert as a deer, "Can you let me see your wedding invitation?"

"oh!"

She was quite cooperative and pulled out the wedding invitation clipped on her waistband.

Zhang Yuanqing took it, unfolded it, and looked at it with a strange expression: "Gender: male?"

The Fire Demon and the Monkey King leaned over and saw that the gender column said "Male".

The Monkey King was heartbroken: "You look like a pretty girl, but I didn't expect you to be a man?!"

"What?" Xie Lingxi blushed and explained, "I think that the ghost bride is looking for a husband, so the husband must be a man. If I fill in a woman, it doesn't conform to the rules, so won't I be eliminated directly?"

The Fire Demon and the Monkey King fell into deep thought.

Xie Lingxi's gender is written as male, so my guess is correct. In the old version, females can pass the level directly, while in the new version, females just fail directly, because this is an S-level spiritual realm, and it is not so easy to pass the level directly... Zhang Yuanqing's speculation was verified.

Xi Shi was directly killed by the ghost bride because she did not meet the settings of the groom.

He told his reasoning, and after listening, Xie Lingxi said with a sad face:

"I was just guessing and not sure, so I didn't say it. If I had known earlier, I would have reminded Sister Xishi."

Whatever you say, that’s what it is! This thought came to the minds of the three men in tacit agreement.

Now there are only four people left in the team. One more ghost bride can die. At most, only one can die. Fortunately, fortunately... Considering that they have known each other for a long time, Zhang Yuanqing untied Xi Shi's body, gently placed it on the ground, looked around at the remaining three companions, and said:

"Time is running out, we should find a wedding house."

Although I didn't count the time silently, I can roughly estimate that it has been almost an hour since I entered the house.

Xie Lingxi, the Fire Demon, and the Monkey King quickly put the matter of Xi Shi behind them and secretly cheered themselves up.

The four people, each holding a betrothal gift, continued to move forward, going deeper into the house, silently shuttling between different gardens, with only the red lanterns to keep them company.

After wandering around for a long time and still unable to find the wedding room, the four people suddenly saw a courtyard appear in front of them. The eaves were flying, and there were Chinese characters "囍" pasted on the windows and doors, and warm candlelight was shining through.

The path from the courtyard to the main house was covered with a scarlet carpet.

"When the time comes, the wedding room will appear." Zhang Yuanqing looked at the tense expressions of his teammates and whispered, "Let's go."

He originally wanted to say something humorous: Don’t be so nervous, the ghost bride might be a queen with big breasts and a nice butt.

But seeing the solemn expressions of his three companions as if they were going to the execution ground, Zhang Yuanqing tactfully gave up the idea of ​​adjusting the atmosphere.

As of now, they still don’t know how the ghost bride chooses her husband. Will she choose one from four, or will she take all of them?

Similarly, they don't know whether they can survive.

Entering the yard and walking along the red carpet, Zhang Yuanqing stopped in front of the door, took a deep breath, and pushed the lattice door open with force.

"Bang!" The two lattice doors opened inward. Zhang Yuanqing stepped over the threshold, tensed his muscles, and scanned the layout of the house.

The whole room is decorated in festive red, with Chinese characters for happiness pasted on the wall. There is a round table in the hall with two candlesticks on the table. Half-arm-long red candles are swaying. Under the candles are several celadon plates with longans, peanuts and other items on them.

There was a large bed on the east side, with bed curtains and sheets in festive red, but no bedding.

The bed was empty. There was no bride in her wedding dress and red veil as imagined.

The ghost bride is not here... Zhang Yuanqing's tense heartstrings slowly relaxed and he exhaled deeply. He turned around and wanted to talk to his teammates behind him, but when he turned around, he found that he was the only one left in the bridal room.

Three teammates disappeared again.

"Am I the only one who entered the wedding room?" Zhang Yuanqing was startled, then he reacted and muttered, "The ghost bride is really good at playing. She even arranged a wedding room for everyone..."

Looking at the current situation, it fits his second previous speculation: the four betrothal gifts correspond to four grooms, and the rest are all dead.

"The next step is to wait for the bride to come! I just don't know who she will choose..."

Zhang Yuanqing turned around and closed the door, then silently summoned the little funny guy out, letting it lie on his head, ready for battle.

He touched the baby spirit's head and looked at the festive scene in the room. For no reason, he thought of the jokes he had seen on the Internet. He thought that the ghost bride had just gotten married and already had a husband and a son, so she could be said to have reached the pinnacle of her life!

And my son is not dark-skinned.

The candlelight was bright, illuminating the room. Zhang Yuanqing originally wanted to sense the passage of time by the burning of the candle, but unexpectedly the candle was extremely magical and did not seem to be consumed no matter how much it burned.

After an unknown amount of time, the door was blown open with a clang, the candles went out instantly, and the cold wind whistled in every corner of the bridal chamber.

The room was dark. Zhang Yuanqing's heart was shocked. The infant spirit above his head began to tremble violently. It fell into extreme fear, as if it was facing the end of the world.

He turned his head stiffly and looked towards the open door. It was pitch black outside. With his night vision, he could vaguely see a figure in a wedding dress and covered with a red cloth, walking on the red carpet towards the bridal chamber.

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