Fu Yao noticed Little Ying hiding in the crowd. He frowned and said, "Why is there a woman here?"
Although his tone was not fiery, it was not kind either. Little Ying lowered her head. Xie Lian replied, "She was afraid something might happen, so she came up to take a look."
Fu Yao asked the people beside him, "Did you come up with her?"
Everyone hesitated at first, then said, "I don't remember." "It's hard to explain." "No, she wasn't there when we came up!" "I didn't see her anyway." "I didn't see her either."
Little Ying hastily replied, "That's because I secretly followed you …" The youngster immediately asked, "Why did you secretly follow us? Are you feeling guilty? Are you a ghost bridegroom in disguise? "
As soon as these words came out, the space around Little Ying instantly emptied out. She frantically waved her hands and said, "No … … no, I'm Little Ying, I'm real!" She then turned to Xie Lian and said, "Gongzi, we just met! I've helped you put on rouge and groomed you … "
Xie Lian: "…"
Everyone stared at him, and some people began to whisper among themselves. He heard words like "likes", "different from ordinary people", "unbelievable", and so on. He coughed twice and said, "This is the mission requirement. Mission requirements. Nanfeng Fuyao, you … "
Only when he turned his head did he realize that Nan Feng and Fu Yao were staring at him with strange gazes. Moreover, they had restrained themselves and kept some distance from him.
Xie Lian felt goosebumps all over his body from their gazes. He said, "… Do you guys have anything you want to say?"
How could he know that the girl's makeup brush was uncanny workmanship? It taught him how to trim his eyebrows, make his face look like it was covered with jade powder, and add rouge to his lips. If she didn't speak, she would be a gentle and beautiful young lady. This caused the two of them to be greatly shaken when they looked at him. They found it hard to believe, and they began to doubt their lives. His face was still the same, but he no longer knew who he was talking to. Fu Yao asked Nanfeng, "What do you want to say?"
Nanfeng immediately shook his head. "I have nothing to say."
"… …" Xie Lian said, "You guys should say something."
At this moment, someone in the crowd said, "Eh? This is a Ming Guang Temple? "" There's actually a Ming Guang Temple in this mountain? I've never seen it before. "
Everyone looked at it curiously. Xie Lian suddenly said, "Right, Ming Guang Temple."
Nan Feng could hear the change in his tone. "What's wrong?"
Xie Lian replied, "The North is clearly General Ming Guang's territory. It's not like his incense isn't flourishing, and it's not like his mana isn't strong. However, why is there only Nan Yang Temple at the foot of Mount Yu Jun?"
It was easy to understand why the official prayed to the Shenwu Great Emperor, because the Shenwu Great Emperor was the first Martial God in a thousand years. His status was higher than General Mingguang's. Naturally, the higher the official prayed, the safer it would be. However, General Ming Guang and General Nan Yang had equal statuses. If one were to really compare, this General Ming Guang had nine thousand temples, which was a thousand more than Nan Yang. He really couldn't understand why he had to give up what was near and seek what was far away. He continued, "Logically speaking, even if the Ming Guang Temple on Mount Yu Jun was occupied by that ghost groom, and others couldn't find it, they could obviously build another Ming Guang Temple. So, why did they build another Martial God Temple?"
Fu Yao understood and said, "There must be another reason."
Xie Lian said, "Yes, there must be another reason that made the people of Mount Yu Jun choose not to build another Ming Guang Temple. If any of you want to lend me some more mana, I'm afraid I'll have to ask … … "
At this moment, someone shouted, "So many brides!"
When he heard that the voice came from inside the temple, Xie Lian suddenly turned around. He had told this group of people to properly stay in the open space in front of the temple, but they actually turned a deaf ear and ran into the temple!
Nan Feng shouted, "The situation is dangerous, don't run around!"
However, that youngster said, "Everyone, don't listen to them. They wouldn't dare to touch us! We're good citizens, do you think they would dare to kill us? Everyone get up, get up, get up! "
He was actually certain that these three people wouldn't really break their waists, so he became unscrupulous. Nan Feng's knuckles made cracking sounds. It looked like he was holding back his curses. However, as a military official of Nan Yang Palace Hall, he really couldn't break the hands and feet of any ordinary person. If he was found out by a supervising Heavenly Priest, it wouldn't be fun. The youngster mischievously sneered, "Don't think I can't see what you guys are planning. Aren't you just trying to trick us into not moving and monopolize all the credit so you can collect the reward yourself? "
With him inciting them like this, half of the people actually became restless and followed him into the temple. Fu Yao brushed his sleeves and indifferently said, "Let them be. This group of unruly citizens. "He was actually extremely disgusted and didn't want to care anymore. Meanwhile, inside Ming Guang Temple, another scream rang out, "These are all dead people!"
The youngster was also greatly alarmed and said, "They're all dead?!" "They're all dead!" "Strange, how come this one looks like it's been dead for dozens of years and it hasn't rotted yet??" After thinking twice, he immediately understood and said, "It's fine even if they're dead. If we transport the bride's corpse down the mountain, wouldn't their families have the money to buy it? "
Xie Lian's gaze gradually sank. When everyone thought about it, they agreed that this was reasonable. Some people sighed, some people muttered, and some people became happy again. Xie Lian stood at the entrance of the temple and said, "Everyone, please come out first. There's no wind at the back of the temple all year round. If an ordinary person breathes in this corpse aura, they would have an accident. "
His words sounded very reasonable. Just when everyone didn't know whether they should listen or not, Little Ying quietly said, "Everyone, don't be like this, okay? This place is so dangerous. Why don't we listen to this young master and go out and sit … … "
However, this group of people didn't even listen to Xie Lian's words, so why would they listen to her? No one paid attention to her. Little Ying wasn't discouraged and repeated her words a few times. The youngster even taught them, "Everyone, pick the fresh corpses. If the corpses are too old, we don't even know if their families are still alive, so don't waste your energy to carry them." There were even a few people who praised him for being smart and capable. When Xie Lian heard this, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. When he saw some people moving their hands and feet, he said, "Don't take off the veil! That veil can block out corpse aura and Yang energy. You guys have a lot of people and the Yang energy is too strong. If you let them breathe it in, it's hard to guarantee that nothing will happen. "
However, in order to pick out the fresh corpses, the group of people had long since removed most of the veils. Xie Lian and Nan Feng, who had just arrived at the door, glanced at each other and shook their heads. They knew that they couldn't stop this group of people. After all, they couldn't beat them until they vomited blood and couldn't move. If something happened later, wouldn't they be unable to escape? They were also very helpless. At this time, a large man lifted the veil of a bride and said, "My god, this young lady is truly beautiful to the point that she can reach the heavens!"
One after another, everyone crowded over and said, "She hasn't even passed the gate yet, so it's really a pity that she died like this." "Her clothes are a bit tattered, but this is the most beautiful!"
This bride had most likely died not too long ago, as the skin on her face was still quite supple. Someone asked, "Do you dare to touch her?" The youngster replied, "Why wouldn't I dare?" As he spoke, he pinched the face of the corpse twice. He felt that it was slippery and slippery, making his heart itch unbearably. He wanted to touch it again, but Xie Lian couldn't bear to watch any longer. Just as he was about to stop him, Little Ying rushed over and said, "Don't be like this!"
The youngster pushed her away with the back of his hand and said, "Don't get in the way of a man's business!"
However, Little Ying crawled back up and said, "You guys are truly incurring the wrath of the heavens by acting like this!"
The youngster became angry and said, "Motherf * cker, you ugly freak really have a lot of ugly things to do!"
As he cursed, he wanted to kick Little Ying. However, Xie Lian grabbed the back of Little Ying's collar with one hand and gently pulled her away. Unexpectedly, a "dong" sound was heard. The youngster shouted loudly, "Who hit me!"
Xie Lian turned his head around and saw that the youngster's head was actually bleeding. A large hole had been smashed into his head, and a blood-stained stone had fallen onto the ground. Little Ying stared blankly and hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I … I was scared and accidentally dropped it …"
However, even if she rushed to admit it, there wouldn't be anyone who would believe her. That was because the direction of the stone was completely wrong. This stone had been thrown in from a window behind the youngster. Just now, when the youngster had shouted, everyone had looked towards that direction. Coincidentally, they had seen a figure flash past the window.
The youngster cried out strangely, "It's him! It's that ugly freak with the bandages on his face! "
Xie Lian shoved Little Ying into Nan Feng's hands and took two steps forward. His right hand lightly pushed against the window lattice and flipped over. Then, he chased after the youngster into the forest. In addition, there were also a few people who were brave enough to jump out of the window after him. However, when they reached the edge of the forest, Xie Lian suddenly smelled a wave of blood. Sensing that something was wrong, he became vigilant. He suddenly stopped and said, "Don't go in!"
He had already warned them. However, those people thought that since he didn't want to chase after them, they would chase after him. Thus, they didn't stop and directly rushed into the forest. The people who had originally gathered in the temple also rushed out. When they saw Xie Lian stop at the edge of the forest, those who weren't brave also followed him to watch. Not long after, several miserable screams could be heard. A few black figures stumbled out of the forest. They were the people who had rushed in first. These black figures staggered out of the forest and walked into the moonlight. When everyone saw them, they were immediately frightened out of their wits.
When they entered, they were still alive. How did they come out covered in blood?
From their faces to their clothes, they were all stained with blood. Their blood flowed out like a fountain. If a person lost so much blood, they definitely wouldn't be able to live. However, they were still walking over step by step. Everyone was so scared that they uniformly retreated until they were behind Xie Lian. Xie Lian raised his hand and said, "Calm down. The blood isn't theirs. "
Sure enough, those people said, "That's right! The blood isn't ours. It's … it's … "
Their faces covered in blood couldn't hide the fear on their faces. The group of people followed their gazes and looked into the forest. It was pitch black. They couldn't see clearly what was inside the forest. Xie Lian took a torch and walked forward a few steps. He held it up and probed forward. In the darkness, something dripped onto the torch and made a sizzling sound. He glanced at the torch and moved his gaze up. After a moment, he raised his hand and threw the torch.
Even though the torch only illuminated the sky for a moment, everyone could still clearly see what was above the forest.
Long black hair, deathly pale faces, tattered military official robes, and arms dangling back and forth in the air.
More than forty men's corpses, high and low, swaying as they hung upside down on the trees. It was unknown how long the blood had flowed, but it still hadn't dried up. Drip drip drip drip drip, forming a terrifying scene of a forest of corpses and a rain of blood.
Although the group of people outside were all strong men, when had they ever seen such a scene? They were all scared silly and became absolutely silent. When Nan Feng and Fu Yao came over and saw this scene, their expressions both froze.
After a moment, Nan Feng said, "Green Ghost."
Fu Yao said, "Indeed, it's his favorite trick."
Nan Feng said to Xie Lian, "Don't go over. If it's him, then it's a bit troublesome. "
Xie Lian turned around and asked, "Who are you guys talking about?"
Nan Feng said, "A 'near absolute'."
Xie Lian was puzzled. "What's near absolute? Near absolute?"
Fu Yao said, "That's right. 'Near absolute' Green Ghost is a vicious creature that was evaluated in Ling Wen Palace as having a realm very close to 'absolute'. He really likes this game of hanging corpses upside down. It can be said that he's famous. "
Xie Lian thought to himself, "This is really unnecessary. If it's absolute, then it's absolute. If it's not, then it's not. Just like how there's only 'ascending' and 'not ascending', there's no such thing as' close to ascending 'and' about to ascend '. Adding the word 'near' instead makes it a bit awkward. "
He then remembered that when that youth had led him forward, there had been the sound of rain hitting the surface of an umbrella. Could it be that the reason he had opened the umbrella was to help him block this rain of corpses? At that moment, he let out a soft 'ah'. The two people immediately asked, "What's wrong?"
Xie Lian then briefly explained how he had met a youth on the sedan chair and how that youth had brought him here. In the end, Fu Yao said skeptically, "When I came up, I already sensed this maze in the mountains. It was very dangerous, yet he casually broke it?"
Xie Lian thought to himself, "It wasn't casually at all. He just casually stepped on it and didn't put it in his eyes. "Then, he said," That's right. This' near absolute 'Green Ghost you guys were talking about, could it be him? "
Nan Feng thought for a moment before saying, "I've never seen Green Ghost, so I can't say. Did the youth you saw have any special characteristics? "
Xie Lian said, "Silver Butterfly."
Just now, when Nan Feng and Fu Yao saw the scene in the forest of corpses, their expressions could be said to be completely calm. Xie Lian could clearly see that the expressions on their faces had changed in an instant when he said that.
Fu Yao asked in disbelief, "What did you say? Silver Butterfly? What kind of Silver Butterfly? "
Xie Lian sensed that he had probably said something extraordinary. He said, "It looked like silver, but also like crystal. It didn't seem to be alive. However, it looked quite beautiful. "
He saw Nan Feng and Fu Yao look at each other. Their expressions were extremely unsightly, almost to the point of turning green.
After a while, Fu Yao said in a low voice, "Let's go. Immediately. "
Xie Lian said, "The ghost bridegroom hasn't been dealt with yet, how can we leave?"
Fu Yao said, "Dealt with?"
He turned around and sneered, "It seems that you've really delayed in the human world for too long. This ghost bridegroom is only a 'Xiong'. Even though this Green Ghost in the forest of corpses is a headache, it's only a 'near absolute'. "
After pausing for a moment, he suddenly turned stern. "But do you know what kind of background the owner of that Silver Butterfly has?"
Xie Lian honestly said, "I don't know."
"… …" Fu Yao stiffly said, "I don't know, and I don't have the time to talk about it right now. In short, it's not something you can deal with. You should hurry back to the Heaven Realm and ask for reinforcements. "
Xie Lian said, "Then you should go back first."
"You … …"
Xie Lian said, "The owner of that Silver Butterfly didn't reveal any malicious intent. But if he did, and if he really was as frightening as you said, I'm afraid it would be difficult to escape his grasp within several kilometers of Mount Yu Jun. At this time, there needs to be someone guarding this place. So it would be better for you to go back first and see if you can help me ask for reinforcements. "
He could see that Fu Yao didn't want to stay here to deal with so many troublesome matters. Since it was like this, then he definitely couldn't force him. Fu Yao was a very straightforward person. He brushed his sleeves and left. He actually really left first. Xie Lian turned towards Nan Feng. He wanted to open his mouth and ask about that youngster in detail, but the crowd was once again in an uproar. Someone said, "Caught him! Caught him! "
This time, Xie Lian didn't have the time to ask. He asked, "What did you catch?"
Two bloody figures walked out from the forest. One of them was a large man. Just now, he had been the first one to rush into the forest. Unexpectedly, he hadn't been scared off by the rain of blood and corpses. He really could be considered bold. The other figure was a youngster that he was dragging in his hands. The youngster's head and face were wrapped in messy bandages.
Xie Lian still remembered that in the Xiang Feng Little Store, the tea sommelier had said, "It's said that the ghost bridegroom is an ugly freak with bandages wrapped around his face. It's because he's too ugly that no woman likes him. That's why he doesn't want to see other people having a good time." At that time, they had thought that it was most likely just a rumor. Unexpectedly, such a person really did exist.
However, whether or not he was the ghost bridegroom was another matter. Xie Lian was just about to take a closer look at the bandaged youngster when Little Ying rushed over and said, "You guys are mistaken! This isn't the ghost bridegroom, he isn't! "
The youngster said, "You've already been caught on the spot and you're still saying that he isn't? I … "Suddenly, he seemed to have suddenly realized something and said," Oh, I was wondering why you were always so strange. You kept saying 'no' and 'no'. So it turns out that you were colluding with this ghost bridegroom?! "
Little Ying was startled. She repeatedly waved her hands and said, "No, no, I didn't, and he didn't either. He really didn't do anything. He's just an ordinary … ordinary … "
The youngster overbearingly said, "Ordinary what? An ordinary ugly freak? " He randomly pulled at the bandaged youngster and said, "Then how about we take a look at what this ordinary ghost bridegroom looks like? Why is he so fond of snatching other people's women?!"
As he pulled at a few bandages, the youngster immediately held his head and screamed miserably. His screams were filled with fear and were extremely mournful. They were also extremely pitiful. Xie Lian grabbed the youngster's arm and said, "That's enough."
When Little Ying heard the youngster's screams, tears rolled down her cheeks. When she saw Xie Lian move to stop them, it was as if she had seen hope. She hurriedly grabbed onto his sleeve and said, "Young … … Young master, help me, help him."
Xie Lian glanced at her. Little Ying once again let go of his sleeve in embarrassment. It was as if she was afraid that he would dislike her for being so touchy and not want to help her anymore. Xie Lian said, "It's nothing." He then glanced at the bandaged youngster whose head was covered in blood. He discovered that the youngster's bloodshot eyes were peeking out from the gap between the bandages on his arm. The youngster was also peeking at Xie Lian. However, he only peeked for a moment before immediately lowering his eyes and busily wrapping the bandages again. Although the youngster didn't reveal his face, he had revealed a bit of his skin. Just this bit alone was already extremely frightening. It was as if he had been scorched by a large fire. It wasn't hard to imagine how frightening his face was underneath the bandages. This caused the bystanders to suck in a breath of cold air.
Xie Lian noticed that the two of them had the exact same cowering posture. It was as if they didn't dare to see the light all year round. Xie Lian sighed in his heart. At the side, the youngster was extremely vigilant. "What are you trying to do? We were the ones who caught the ghost bridegroom. "
Xie Lian let go of him and said, "I'm afraid he wouldn't be caught so easily by you guys. Just now, my friend searched the surrounding area, but he couldn't find him. This youngster could only have come later. The real ghost bridegroom should still be here. "
Little Ying also gathered her courage and said, "If you want to put up a bounty … … you can't just randomly catch people to make up the numbers … …"
When the youngster heard this, he wanted to make a move again. Since just now, he had been continuously causing trouble. Xie Lian finally couldn't bear it anymore. With a wave of his hand, the silk Ruoye flew out. With a "pa" sound, the youngster tumbled backwards. Nan Feng also seemed to have reached his limit. He immediately followed up with a kick, causing the youngster to finally fall to the ground and not get up again. This youngster was someone who specialized in stirring up trouble. Since he didn't move, the crowd didn't know who to follow. Thus, they all became extremely well-behaved. After a few sparse shouts, they no longer made a ruckus. In his heart, Xie Lian said, "I can finally do something." After sizing up the youngster on the ground for a moment, he asked, "Were you the one who threw a stone at someone by the window just now?"
Xie Lian's voice was gentle, causing the bandaged youngster to tremble like a chaff. Stealthily looking at Xie Lian, he nodded his head. Little Ying said, "He didn't want to harm anyone. He just saw that the youngster seemed like he wanted to hit me, so he wanted to help me … …"
Xie Lian then asked the youngster, "Do you know what's going on with the forest of corpses hanging in the middle of the forest?"
Little Ying replied, "I don't know what's going on, but I'm sure he wasn't the one who hung them … …"
The bandaged youngster shook his head again and again. Nan Feng stared at him from the side. Suddenly, he asked, "How are you related to Green Ghost Qi Rong?"
When he heard this name, Xie Lian was slightly startled. As for the bandaged youngster, he was clearly at a loss. He didn't react to Xie Lian's words at all. He also didn't dare to reply to Nan Feng. Little Ying said, "He … … he's just scared. He doesn't dare to speak … …"
She had been trying her best to protect this strange youngster. Xie Lian warmly said, "Miss Little Ying, what's going on with this child? What do you know? Tell us first."
When she saw Xie Lian, Little Ying seemed to have mustered a bit of courage. The light from the fire shone brightly on her face. She didn't try to hide anymore. Instead, she wrung her hands and said, "He really didn't do anything bad. This child only lives on Mount Yu Jun. Sometimes, when he's hungry, he would run down the mountain to steal some food. One time, he just happened to steal it from my house … … I saw that he didn't really know how to speak, and his face was also injured, so I found some cloth to wrap it up for him. Sometimes, I would also send him some food … … "
Xie Lian originally thought that they might be a couple. But now, it seemed that Little Ying's protection of this youngster was more like that of an older sister. She was even like an elder who took care of him. She continued, "Later on, a lot of people thought that he was the ghost bridegroom. I also couldn't say anything. I could only hope that we could catch the real scourge as soon as possible … … I thought that since Young Master had such great abilities, if you wanted to disguise yourself as a bride to catch the ghost bridegroom, then at least you wouldn't catch the wrong person. Because he absolutely, absolutely wouldn't go and rob the bridal sedan chair. Who knew that when I went out, I would hear that the Little Peng and the others were also going to search the mountain today. I was really worried, so I secretly followed them to take a look. "
She moved in front of the youngster to protect him, as if she was afraid that someone would hit him again. She explained, "He really isn't the ghost bridegroom. Look at him. Just a few people and he's already beaten to this state. How could he beat so many military officials escorting the bride's sedan chair … …"
Xie Lian and Nan Feng glanced at each other. They both felt a headache coming on.
If what she said was true, then didn't that mean that this youngster had absolutely nothing to do with this matter?
The bandaged youngster, the 'fierce' ghost bridegroom, the 'near absolute' Qing Gui, and also the Silver Butterfly Master whose background wasn't small. Just the mention of the Heaven Realm Heavenly Officials would cause their expressions to change. A small Mount Yu Jun unexpectedly had an unending stream of strange guests. It was truly hard to deal with. Who was who? What was the relationship between who and who? Xie Lian felt his head grow several times bigger.
He rubbed the space between his eyebrows. For the time being, he didn't think about whether Little Ying's words were true or false. Suddenly, he thought of something he always wanted to ask. He asked, "Miss Little Ying, have you always lived near Mount Yu Jun?"
Little Ying replied, "Yes. I've always lived here. I can guarantee that he hasn't done anything bad here. "
Xie Lian replied, "No, I want to ask you another question. In the area around Mount Yu Jun, besides the one on this mountain, has there never been another Ming Guang Temple built before? "
Little Ying was startled. "This … …" She thought for a moment before saying, "It should have been built before."
When he heard her say this, Xie Lian suddenly faintly felt that he had grasped something important.
He asked, "Then why is there only Nan Yang Temple at the foot of the mountain, but no Ming Guang Temple?"
Little Ying scratched her head and replied, "It has been built before, but I heard that every time they wanted to build a Ming Guang Temple, it would always catch fire for no reason. Some people said that they were afraid that General Ming Guang couldn't keep this place under control for some reason, so they replaced him with General Nan Yang … … "
Nan Feng noticed that Xie Lian's expression froze and asked, "What's wrong?"
Xie Lian suddenly discovered that it was too simple.
The bride that couldn't smile, the temple that caught fire for no reason, the Ming Guang Temple that was locked in the mountain by a maze, the imposing General Pei's martial god statue, and the ghost bridegroom that disappeared after being injured by Ruoye Silk — —
It was too simple!
It was just that there had always been other things that had been interfering with his line of sight, causing him to not notice such a simple fact from the start!
He suddenly grabbed Nan Feng and said, "Lend me a bit of your magic power!"
Nan Feng was startled by his grab. He hastily exchanged a palm strike with Xie Lian in the air and asked, "What's wrong?"
Xie Lian pulled him and started running. He said, "I'll explain later. First, think of a way to suppress the corpses of those eighteen brides!"
Nan Feng said, "Are you muddled? There are only seventeen brides' corpses. Including you, that's only the eighteenth! "