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Editor- Aeonsiac
Chapter 50
“The Ghost King’s Bride”
Late at night, nearly the early morning.
The sound of gongs, drums and suonas came in waves, sounding sharply in the silent environment.
The night was terribly dark today, not to mention the moon, there weren’t even stars, and there was a slight chill in the sky, making people shiver inexplicably.
It seems that someone was getting married.
The sedan was parked safely in the middle of the courtyard, and the style of the entire courtyard seemed very strange for no reason.
There was clearly a Double Happiness sticker on the window, but the layout of the entire yard was not as simple.
Red and white lanterns, red and white ribbons, it was obviously a happy day, but it was combined with the white decoration that was only used when a person was deceased.
This intertwining of joy and mourning seemed very abrupt at first glance. What was even more strange was that the lanterns were hung up but not lit at all. The whole yard was dark and lifeless.
The sedan finally stopped. The matchmaker who was walking at the front of the sedan had a face as pale as a white wall, with a strange red color on his cheeks. His expression was so numb that no one would believe that he was holding a wedding.
The person next to him neatly handed the matchmaker a rooster and a kitchen knife.
The matchmaker recited something like a spell in his mouth, and without stopping, he cut off the rooster’s head and spread its blood all over the floor.
After a series of rituals were completed, the matchmaker said to the bearers carrying the sedan, “Please invite the bride out.”
The four bearers looked at each other, with unconcealed fear in their eyes. They looked at each other in confusion. Finally, after hesitating for a moment, they all peeled off the door screen of the sedan and “invited” the people inside out.
This “invite” was not an invitation in the strict sense, because the bride in the sedan chair was tied up with red ropes and couldn’t move at all.
The bride wore a red scarf on her head, so no one could see the beauty of her facial features at all. They can only vaguely feel that the bride was very tall and fragile.
The bride was wearing a gorgeous embroidered red gown. The dress was designed with wide sleeves and a narrow waist. The waist and chest are also inlaid with many exquisite and intricate patterns, which made it look very delicate.
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The bearers looked at each other for a few times, swallowed their saliva, thought of today’s sky-high reward, hardened their hearts, and pushed the person out without caring about anything else.
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Then he heard a sharp female voice shouting two words loudly, “Li Cheng——!”
Then he was picked up again and thrown mercilessly onto a sandalwood bed. His hands and feet were still tied, making him unable to move or break free.
He could only vaguely hear the faint sound of footsteps walking out of the room one after another, and drifting away, leaving him alone.
After a while, the surroundings became completely silent, and all sounds disappeared.
Su Jingyan moved his hands and feet uncomfortably, but couldn’t break free at all.
He struggled for a while, and finally gave up. He lowered his head and pillowed it on the bed. The red silk scarf blocked his face, and he couldn’t see what the surrounding environment looked like.
While he was distracted, he thought, wasn’t he invited to dinner by the eldest lady of Zhou Zhai? Why was he carried here so dizzily?
He didn’t even know if he was drugged. He didn’t have any strength in his body. His whole body was limp. He was severely thrown around and his brain was a little concussed. He couldn’t hear anything while lying on the bed. It was so quiet that he could hear his own heartbeat.
A breeze blew, and the wooden windows in the room swayed from side to side, making a banging sound. The lanterns outside the door also swayed with the wind, rustling around.
Su Jingyan blinked his heavy eyelids, feeling drowsy and about to sleep, but his brain seemed to be still awake.
The door to the room opened with a “click”.
Su Jingyan raised his head, then lowered it again, moving his body uncomfortably.
He couldn’t help but think, who is coming?
The man was also wearing a festive red robe, with a white cloud-patterned belt tied around his waist, black-patterned cloud sleeves, and a tall and slender figure.
The man strode in.
But what was strange was that the man didn’t make the slightest sound when he walked.
The man glanced at the unknown object lying on the bed, squinted his eyes, and there was a hint of coldness in his eyes. He looked like he would not let strangers approach him.
The man no longer remembers which “bride” Zhou Zhai has sent.
He also didn’t know if there was something wrong with the people in Zhou Zhai. A hundred years ago, in order to make a fortune, they invited his soul here. In order to serve him, they would send him a “bride” almost every ten years. Just to please him.
The man has always sneered at this and dismissed it.
Deep in his memory, he had long vaguely felt that he had someone he loved deeply. Apart from that person, it was impossible for him to get married to anyone.
Therefore, the fate of these brides was without exception. They were left here by the people of Zhou Zhai, without water or food, and the door was locked. All of them starved to death.
And he was just summoned by the spirit woman.
Ah.
The man slowly approached the bed, his eyes filled with coldness.
To him, the person in front of him was just a living corpse.
Su Jingyan was so uncomfortable that he forced himself to raise his head. He knew someone had come into the room, shook his head, and took the initiative to say, “Who are you? Can you help me untie the rope?”
The man’s outstretched hand trembled slightly when he heard this voice, like the tingling sensation of ants biting his heart, which made his soul sigh with relief.
It was Su Jingyan’s words that made the man’s original killing intent stop.
Su Jingyan felt a little aggrieved when he realized that the visitor didn’t help him. His voice became softer and he continued, “Hey! Are you there?”
The man still didn’t move, quietly listening to the voice of the man on the bed, his eyes slightly narrowed, as if he was enjoying something, and his expression became half soft, not as cold as at the beginning.
Ah.
It sounded so good, so good to hear that he only wanted this voice to come out only for himself.
Su Jingyan felt that the red silk scarf on his head was too troublesome. After regaining most of his consciousness, he shook his head and tried to pull off the annoying silk scarf.
But the scarf was too long. No matter how he shook it, the red scarf stayed on his head. Su Jingyan sighed aggrievedly, “Then can you help me pull the thing off my head? It’s very uncomfortable to wear.”
The man finally recovered from his momentary distraction. His eyes were dark and changing, and he didn’t know what kind of emotions were flashing through his heart.
Hearing the pleading voice of the man on the bed, the man paused, stretched out his hand, and rubbed his neck in a small arc for a while, squinting as if he was weighing whether to let the man in front of him directly follow him. Give the bride a better fate and help him to be reborn as soon as possible to avoid the suffering of hunger.
Finally, the man’s hand was fixed on the red ribbon. He leaned down, paused, and pulled off the man’s red ribbon. It was just like the groom taking off his bride’s red veil on the wedding night. It was extremely ambiguous.
A white candle and a red candle were lit in the room, and the candlelight flickered weakly. Although it did not illuminate the entire room, it was still possible to see the surrounding furnishings clearly.
Su Jingyan blinked his eyes, and his eyelashes swept up and down, like the caress of a butterfly. He raised his head and met the eyes of the man beside the bed.
As soon as he saw the man’s facial features clearly, Su Jingyan’s mouth opened slightly, his heart was shocked, and he was stunned.
The man’s facial features were very sharp, his hair was very long, almost waist-length, his face was very white, his eyebrows were very thick, his temperament was very light, and his lips were extremely pale.
Because Su Jingyan was lying on the bed, he raised his head to look at the man’s face. In addition, because the candlelight in the room was very dim, he didn’t see it very clearly, but this did not affect his feeling that what was in front of him was ‘The man was very good-looking.’
He didn’t read much and didn’t know any modifiers. After holding it in his mind for a long time, he could only think of the word “good-looking”. He felt that the person in front of him seemed to have grown up according to his own aesthetics. He was very good-looking.
The man paused on the spot, and as soon as he saw the face of the man on the bed, his eyes suddenly shrank, as if his whole body had been greatly stimulated, and he clenched his teeth subconsciously.
The man’s Adam’s apple also moved up and down, and his hands even trembled uncontrollably.
Surprisingly, the two of them stared into each other’s eyes so affectionately without saying anything, and they felt like they had been together for eternity.
The man’s body finally moved, as if he had recovered from the stimulation, and sat directly next to the person on the bed. His fingers uncontrollably touched the young man’s face, feeling the smooth and delicate skin in his hands.
The man in front of him had red lips and white teeth, and his eyes seemed to have their own sparkle, sparkling and very pure. The red clothes on his body made his already fair skin even paler.
The next moment, he noticed the ropes that bound the young man’s hands and feet, and squinted his eyes. There were faint red marks on his wrists that seemed to have been abused.
His brain was stimulated even more, as if he had discovered some unique treasure, and he couldn’t take his eyes off him at all.
With a wave of his hand, the rope that bound Su Jingyan was automatically untied. Su Jingyan’s body went limp and he collapsed directly on the bed.
The man held Su Jingyan’s hands in his palms, looked at the marks left by the restraint on the other’s wrists, and squinted his eyes. In addition to distress, there was even some great pleasure in his eyes.
Su Jingyan opened his little doe eyes and looked innocently at the man in front of him. For some reason, he subconsciously said, “It hurts.”
When the man heard his voice, his body began to tremble uncontrollably. He held the young man’s hand in his, but he didn’t dare to use force, as if he was afraid that if he used just a little force, the man in front of him wouldn’t be able to bear it.
The thumb of the man’s hand rubbed against Su Jingyan’s wrist, his voice was hoarse, gentle and doting, “It won’t hurt anymore.”
As expected, the marks on Su Jingyan’s hands disappeared without a trace after the man finished speaking.
Su Jingyan blinked and looked at the man’s handsome face infatuatedly. He realized that what he was wearing and what the other person was wearing were both red robes that were only worn when getting married, and they were obviously the same set.
He was not very smart, but he still had basic common sense. He blinked his doe eyes and asked, “Are we getting married?”
When the man heard the word “get married”, his expression changed even more obviously, like a wolf, staring at him with a look that Su Jingyan couldn’t understand, as if he would pounce on him in the next second.
After a long time, the man replied, “Yes, we are married.”
If they’re getting married, logically, what follows is the wedding night, right?
Thank you for the chapter~
AHHHHHHHH I LOVE LOVE THIS ALREADY. Wedding niggghhhhhhhttttt
Ooh, this time the arc has an ancient time setting!! I’m a sucker for ghost bride stories!! ><