Twin Evil Spirits
The woman's face was half covered by a red veil. She was lying sideways and half crouching. She was wearing a bright red wedding dress, revealing her long white legs. The dress was a bit old and the hem of the skirt was a bit torn. She was holding a long pipe in her hand and smoking it seductively.
Sitting on the white paper horse in front was Wen Yici, who was unconscious and had his head lowered.
Suddenly, the sedan chair stopped and a thick white smoke enveloped the wedding procession. When the fog dissipated, the sedan chair was empty.
"How dare a mere mortal watch me get married?"
The three turned back in horror, only to see the woman staring at them with a smile on her face, her long, red nails a blood-red hue. She took a long drag on her cigarette, bent over, and exhaled at them, sending the three men plummeting to the ground.
Damn it, why do I always get knocked unconscious in the lower world? Before she completely closed her eyes, Yuanli heard the woman say, "Pack up, take away..."
When they woke up again, they were tied to stools and sitting in a wedding hall with a coffin on top.
Wen Yici followed the woman like a walking corpse, with heavy steps, until they reached the wedding hall. The woman cut Wen Yici's finger with a dagger and dripped a drop of blood onto the coffin.
However, the coffin did not respond.
The woman refused to give up and kept trying to squeeze out blood, which made Yuanli feel distressed. Even if it was a cow, she couldn't let it go like this.
"That's enough, if you let anyone go any more, they'll be gone!"
"Shut up!"
The woman angrily shook off Wen Yici's hand, tore off her veil, slumped down on the stool, and stared at the ceiling in annoyance.
"Red Sleeves?"
"Who are you!" Hongxiu stood up, drew out her sword and put it on Yuanli's neck.
It was indeed her, still as powerful as ever after hundreds of years. "Your husband's name is Huai'an." Yuanli said slowly, winking at her.
"Someone, come here! Move this woman into the bridal chamber."
The subordinate looked at her timidly, looking at the two of them as if looking at a lily, and carried Yuanli into the room steadily. After she landed, she nodded to her respectfully and flatteringly.
"Little Will-O-Wisp, what are you doing here? I heard you became an immortal, so why are you back in the mortal world?"
"It's a long story, Sister Hongxiu. The person you kidnapped was my mortal husband. I came up the mountain to rescue him. Why are you here?"
"Awkward, it's okay. I'll still give you your husband. We're old acquaintances, haha. He can't use it anyway. He's not a virgin boy."
Hongxiu waved her hand and the rope that tied her loosened.
"I think the two men you brought are good. I'll use them."
"Sister Hongxiu, no, what kind of relationship do they have? If they're not virgins, then they're just... like Dong Xian and Emperor Ai of Han in the picture book."
"Oh~ Sister is also a ghost with rich knowledge of the underworld, so she will naturally understand. So let's not do that."
"Okay, sister, please don't mention my identity. My mortal husband doesn't know. Don't scare him away. My name is Jiahe now."
Hongxiu gave her a look that said, "I understand, I understand," and then she took Yuanli's hand and went to the wedding hall. The two looked at their holding hands, then looked at Wen Yici and sighed.
After the misunderstanding was resolved, Hongxiu immediately ordered people to prepare earthly food, and when it was time for the meal, she also brought out a Pai Gow table.
"Sit down, sit down, let's play Pai Gow together."
Lin Jian Wujiu frowned as he looked at the Pai Gow table and Hongxiu. However, because this "Fairy Sister" had a bad temper, he sat down obediently.
But the atmosphere was quite weird. Who would want to play mahjong with a spooky bride in a wedding hall with a coffin?
"Sister Hongxiu, why do you want to capture the boy?"
"In order to find Huai'an's soul, a strange person came to my former 'residence' one day. She said she could rescue me and let me go find Huai'an. As long as I could find a boy's blood and drip it on the coffin, before it was drained, she could guide me in the right direction. However, as a reward, I had to help her find a jade hairpin."
"Did you find it?"
"No, I've caught so many on this mountain, but there's not a single one. You have no male ethics." Hongxiu rolled her eyes while saying this.
Wen Yici asked, "Is there a jade hairpin in Zijin Mountain?"
"No, I've searched all over Zijin Mountain, but I can't find that kind of jade hairpin. I plan to move to another mountain next month." Hongxiu raised her eyebrows proudly at Yuanli.
When leaving Zijin Mountain, Hongxiu warmly invited Yuanli to ride in her skeleton sedan chair, but she refused her because she was afraid that she would accidentally reveal her identity.
"Husband, do you really want a jade hairpin?"
"Yeah, for her... I must find it." Wen Yici said to her with deep affection in his eyes.
Yuanli sighed. The Emperor was truly desperate for his old lover, never forgetting the jade hairpin. Perhaps she could only get closer to him while he was losing his memory.
The weather in early spring was still warm, but as soon as the group arrived at Huisheng Bay, they felt a chill.
Unlike the prosperous Jiangnan region, this place is actually quite pleasant. As soon as I entered the town and passed by the City God Temple, I heard a few children gathered in a circle and singing a strange nursery rhyme.
"When the eldest lady is in trouble, the second lady takes her place. When the eldest lady is happy, the second lady dies. The willow tree hangs its bride high. The second lady's green eyes are wronged..."
Just as Yuanli was about to approach the group of children, they ran away. As soon as they entered the town, the townspeople looked at them with strange eyes. Wen Yici chose an inn in the town center and selected a few upper rooms.
"Boss, do you know why the song that kid sang was so weird?"
The boss paused with the rag in his hand, then said impatiently: "I don't know, I don't know. Sir, you'd better leave here as soon as possible!" After that, the boss threw down the rag and hurried into the kitchen.
At this time, Xiaobai, who had been sleeping for several days, crawled out of her sleeve, spitting out his tongue and looking at the bridge outside the inn.
"Xiaobai? What are you looking at? If you don't wake up, I'm going to think you're dead asleep."
Xiaobai turned his head, wrapped himself around Yuanli's sleeve, and rubbed his head against her.
Seeing this scene, Wen Yici cast a sharp gaze at Xiaobai, and Xiaobai immediately crawled back into her sleeve.
"Madam, are you going to sleep with the snake tonight?"
"It's cold here, but we can't let it freeze to death outside, right?"
As she spoke, Yuanli herself felt a little unsure. It was already unfair for the Emperor to sleep with her. If this dragon crawled to her, wouldn't it be used to make soup?
Wen Yici used his sword to pick up Xiaobai, who was timidly looking out, and handed him to Lin Jian.
"Don't die."
Lin Jian was frightened when he saw it. He stretched out his hand tremblingly. Just as he was about to take it, Wujiu took it for him, which made him feel relieved.
"Let me do it. General, you are just a military commander. I am afraid I can't take good care of the princess's pet."
Wu Jiu cast a pleading look at Yuan Li, who nodded repeatedly. Seeing Yuan Li's agreement, Wen Yi Ci said nothing more.
There was a cool breeze at night, and Jiangnan's habit of only covering herself with one bed made her feel a little cold.
At night, Yuanli dreamed of a woman in white standing on a bridge, wiping her tears. When the woman saw her, she muttered in a disembodied voice, "Save me...save me...please."
Just as Yuanli was about to go over and ask her, the woman looked in horror at the woman in red standing under the willow tree on the other side of the river. She was wearing a loose wedding dress and a pair of red embroidered shoes that did not fit her feet, and she limped towards them.
"No...no...Xirong...please let me go, I beg you." The woman stepped backwards step by step until she fell into the river.
When Yuanli turned around again, Xirong was standing behind her. Yuanli then realized that the woman had only one eye, and the eye socket was empty. She was so scared that she woke up and huddled in fear in Wen Yici's arms.
Wen Yici sensed her uneasiness, so he hugged her tighter, patted her back, and comforted her.
"Are you having a nightmare? It's all fake. Don't be afraid, my husband is here."
Yuanli grabbed his collar and pressed herself against his chest. She didn't know why she felt a little timid after coming to this world.
The next day, she woke up and told him the whole dream, which was so real that it gave her goose bumps.
When going downstairs to eat, Yuanli picked up a white flour bun and ate it listlessly until a table of dandy young men came, sat not far from Yuanli, and chatted in fear.
She didn't want to pay attention at first, until they talked about Xu Zhouruo from the Xu family. She turned around suddenly and attracted their attention.
One of the young men glanced at Yuanli with lustful eyes, looked her up and down, picked up the wine jug and wine glass, and walked towards Yuanli with ill intentions.
"You are a beautiful girl, why don't you follow me and live a good life with me?"
The man stretched out his dirty hand and was about to put it on Yuanli's shoulder. Before he got close, Lin Jian had already drawn his knife and put it on his neck, "You're looking for death."
He was so frightened that his legs were shaking and his wine glass shattered on the ground. He kept begging for mercy: "Please spare my life! Let's talk it over!"
"Lin Jian will be killed later. I want to ask you something."
The man bowed with both hands upon hearing this and said, "Oh, aunt, please don't ask me if I can help you."
"Who is the Xu family you are talking about, Xu Zhouruo?"
"My dear aunt, you shouldn't mention this. Xu Zhouruo is the eldest daughter of the Xu family, a wealthy family in town."
"Why not mention it? Also, is she the young lady those kids are talking about?"
The man whispered, "Yes, that's right, auntie. She died a few days ago. It's really creepy."
"What about the second young lady? What's her name?"
"This is a long story. Auntie, why don't you ask this young man to put down the knife. His neck is bleeding and his throat is cut. There is no way I can tell you a story, right?" The man retreated with a wry smile, but Lin Jian's sword retreated with him.
"Bargaining? If you don't tell me, not only will you lose everything on your neck, but you'll also lose everything in your pants/crotch!"
Hearing this, the man covered his crotch with his hands in fear. "Don't do that, Auntie. I have to pass on the incense."
Then, after looking around, the man whispered, "There's no Second Miss in the Xu family!"
"Lie to me? Lin Jian, cut off his incense."
When Lin Jian heard this, he pretended to move the sword from his neck to his crotch, scaring him so much that he quickly knelt on the ground.
The man raised his right hand and said, "No, my lady, seriously, if you believe me, I will kill my Wang Yinsheng!"
"Then why did you sing about the Second Young Lady?"
"I don't know either. The second young lady died shortly after she was born. The Xu family didn't even acknowledge her. The midwife said the child's eyes were faintly green when she was born. This rumor is incredibly strange. I don't know when it started circulating after Xu Zhouruo died."
"Then how did she die?"
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