1TWITF[C Chapter 26

Chapter 26

After He Lou informed the villagers, the usually harmonious and festive atmosphere of the village immediately boiled over like a ladle of boiling water poured into it.

A bride dared to run away? This, in Red River Village where rules were paramount, was absolutely a shocking event.

He Lou stood before the village chief, feeling extremely ashamed. He blamed himself, “This kind of thing happened because I didn’t teach them well.”

If He Lou had been in his right mind, he would never have said such a thing.

Another person named Zhao Chuan immediately said, “Chief, Village Chief, Brother Lou didn’t do it on purpose, this matter isn’t his fault.”

Zhao Chuan was the man who initially questioned Shen Na. Of course, he didn’t have that memory now. All he remembered was that in the years he had lived with Team Z, their feelings for each other had grown stronger and stronger, as close as blood siblings. At this moment, even though he knew in his heart that violating the village rules was unforgivable, he still believed that this was only Ding Conglu’s problem, and what did it have to do with He Lou?

Seeing this, the other executors also pleaded for him.

Unexpectedly, Lu Yanli quietly watched for a while, then said, “Village Chief, I’ve already found a marriage for He Lou. There will be a wedding banquet in a few days.”

“I arranged a marriage for him, the bride is someone I worked hard to find,” Lu Yanli said calmly.

Originally, the partner Lu Yanli had chosen was Shen Na, but now that Lu Xiuxiu was dead, he could completely change to someone else.

There were thirteen in total, four of whom had committed unforgivable errors and turned into scarecrows. A wedding banquet could at least delay things for three or four days. However, the later it got, the more frequent the ghosts appeared, so he had to ensure that he could survive this month.

Ding Conglu and Chen Zhenghao, He Lou and Lu Xiuxiu… who should Shen Na be with?

Liu Xia was gone, no… he would be back in a few days. Shen Na and Liu Xia, who else was there?

His gaze swept over the others, counting them in his mind. Fortunately, the others present were not awake, otherwise they would have definitely noticed that his gaze was no different from looking at dead people. But it was precisely because of this that Lu Yanli was able to size them up like this.

No matter how much he could calculate, he couldn’t control the time with such precision. If he had run out a little slower, that Taoist priest would have definitely killed him after killing He Lou! Therefore, he had to leave enough time.

He might have felt a little guilty, or maybe not. Anyway, even if they died, they would come back to life in another way. So, what did it matter if they lived or died?

But deep down inside, there was always a voice telling him that he must never, ever die. Otherwise, there would be completely unpredictable and terrifying consequences.

Therefore, He Lou, who knew a part of his secret, must not be kept around any longer. Even if he didn’t have any malice towards him now, who could guarantee that he wouldn’t tell others about this?

Once the ghost marriage was performed, he would definitely die!

The village chief’s pale face gradually recovered. After a while, he acted as if he didn’t remember what had just happened and happily congratulated He Lou.

Shen Na, An Xingyu, Zhao Chuan and others were relieved. At the same time, they looked at He Lou with envious eyes.

The children clapped their hands and circled around her, singing nursery rhymes happily.

“The bride, is disobedient, must be punished, must be punished…”

Ding Conglu kept shaking her head.

She had personally seen Chen Zhenghao follow Uncle Wu away after the ghost groom and ghost bride worshiped heaven and earth, and then… then Uncle Wu peeled off his skin little by little from head to toe! Just like the video she had once watched about the process of making crocodile leather bags, he glued the human skin little by little onto the lantern frame to make a new lantern!

You guys, wake up!

Quickly! Don’t be fooled by this village! Wake up!

The villagers all opened their mouths wide and repeated that sentence in unison.

No, she couldn’t panic, she had to think of a way.

However, the last rule in the village rules was that everyone must complete the ghost marriage! And tomorrow was her wedding day.

That was also her death date!

Think of a way… she had to think of a way…

Calm down…

Sure enough, Shen Na couldn’t bear it and said, “Why don’t we listen to what she has to say first? What if she knows she’s wrong?”

An Xingyu followed up, “After all, Brother Zhenghao likes her so much. If she’s still willing to have the wedding, that’s not bad either.”

He Lou thought it made sense and turned to look at Ding Conglu, “I’ll ask you, are you still willing to marry Chen Zhenghao now? Nod if you don’t want to run away.”

Ding Conglu was stunned.

She, of course she wanted to marry him. Every little girl in love would hope to be with the other person forever. But, Ah Hao was already… Thinking of Chen Zhenghao shaking his head and not letting her speak when he learned that he would definitely die, and the agreement they made before departure to live together, Ding Conglu’s heart was like a knife, and tears flowed again.

She really, really wanted to live, but she also knew that she was likely not going to survive.

In that case… what did the ghost marriage matter?

She could still be with Zhenghao.

She nodded.

A child reached out and took the cloth out of her mouth. Ding Conglu took a few deep breaths and said, “I’m not running away from the marriage, I want to marry Chen Zhenghao.”

All the villagers around cheered, and several children circled around her happily singing. He Lou and the others were also very happy, and even the usually indifferent Lu Yanli showed a smile.

“The wedding banquet is tomorrow, let’s send the bride down today first,” the village chief said with a smile.

“Who will send the bride on her way?” The village chief’s eyes swept over the many villagers. He reached out and took the white silk ribbon, and after thinking for a long time, handed the ribbon to Shen Na, who had just spoken for Ding Conglu.

“It’s you.”

Shen Na took the silk ribbon and walked towards Ding Conglu.

“No, don’t…” Even though Ding Conglu had prepared herself for death, when death really came, the desire to live broke through everything. She sat on the ground, constantly backing away, struggling desperately to get rid of the restraints of the two villagers. However, the two people who were holding her were very strong, and she couldn’t escape.

The silk ribbon was placed around her neck, crisscrossing.

“He Lou! Have you forgotten the eight missions you’ve done? Shen Na, you too…”

Her vision began to blur. Ding Conglu vaguely saw the joyful smile on Shen Na’s face.

“You…” Wake up…

Shen Na was very strong, and Ding Conglu had no power to resist. After a long time, she stopped struggling, and her legs, which were kicking wildly on the ground, gradually stopped moving. Her hands drooped weakly.

Shen Na raised her face. The other person’s eyes were wide open, her tongue was sticking out a long way, and her face was red and congested due to lack of oxygen. She was already dead.

“Okay! The bride is on her way!” The villagers cheered.

Looking at the undisguised joyful smile on He Lou’s face, Lu Yanli asked, “Do you like Lu Xiuxiu?”

He Lou was stunned, “What?”