Have you ever seen a paper man looking for someone
They stood tall, with their paper feet resting on the branches, and handfuls of paper money fell out of their pockets. Those pieces of paper money looked like a pair of rolling eyes!
Under the dim red light, Tang Ning saw something that fell before the paper money—
The chilly wind penetrated the torn paper-mache body, revealing the distinct bamboo strips inside. The red veil was gently lifted by the wind, revealing the bride's pale face and bright red blush. Her eyebrows were very black, as black as ink, and there was no white in her eyes, as if too much ink had blurred her entire eyes.
The strange eyes stared straight into Tang Ning's.
Two lines of black tears cut through her blush, and the paper bride pounced towards Tang Ning like a falling kite!
The speed was too fast. Lin Yun took Tang Ning and took a step back. Their feet made a clear sound when they stepped on the dead leaves. Then all the paper money in the sky seemed to have heard the noise and rushed towards this place in unison!
So much paper money was like heavy rain pouring down, and people in the rain had no way to dodge!
Tang Ning felt the hand covering his mouth leave. Lin Yun decisively chose to flee. Tang Ning also wanted to run, but it was too late. The face of the paper bride rapidly enlarged in front of Tang Ning. There were two black marks that looked like tears, but the corners of her mouth kept the smile of the paper bride.
A piece of snow-white paper was peeled off from the paper bride and stuck to Tang Ning's face with a rustling sound!
The paper seemed to have life. When it touched Tang Ning's face, it couldn't wait to wrap around every inch of his skin, including his nose and lips. Tang Ning reached out to peel the paper off his face, but something strange happened. The paper seemed to grow on his face, melting into his bones and blood, and becoming his flesh.
When he tried to tear off the paper, the pain was no less than tearing the flesh off his face.
Tang Ning covered his face in pain. His vision was blocked by the paper and he could not see anything. The lack of oxygen made his eyes go black and his lungs explode with pain. His body slowly collapsed to the ground and his perception of the outside world became blurred. Cold sweat broke out from the back of his snow-white neck, soaking the exposed skin with the texture of white jade.
A buzzing sound rang in his mind, like a busy tone, or like water pouring into his ears, causing Tang Ning to lose his keen perception of the movements of the outside world. He seemed to sink into the sea.
The pain in the chest turned into a slight itch, and white light suddenly appeared in front of the dark eyes. It was white dots that gradually gathered together.
Lying on the ground was a young man with no facial features missing. His face was covered by a layer of snow-white paper. Without the attraction of his face, more attention was involuntarily focused on this body that was carefully sculpted by the Creator.
The long legs kicked wildly, the slender waist trembled, and each finger was stretched out, flapping its wings like a butterfly falling into a spider web.
The next moment, a pale hand suddenly pinched the young man's chin, forcing him to look up. His face was pressed tightly against the paper, which perfectly outlined the contours of his face, like a painting with stunning colors that could be seen before the ink was applied.
A slender finger pressed firmly against the lips and slowly poked through the thin paper covering them. Oxygen rushed into the mouth. The young man, whose face was covered, whimpered faintly, not caring about the finger that had squeezed into his lips, and greedily breathed in the fresh air.
A little bit of water light flickered on the teeth, and the lips and teeth actively tried to open without the need for fingers to pry them open.
Tang Ning breathed in and out rapidly, at one point making uncontrollable choking sounds like a kitten. He still couldn't see anything, and his body was shrouded in numbness. The numbness was so widespread that it almost drowned him.
Tears flowed out from the only hole in the paper, and together with the saliva at the corner of his lips, wet the man's fingers.
The man bent down, and the jade beads on his twelve-tasseled crown swayed slightly, brushing across his tall nose and pale lips. His other slender hand stretched out from his wide sleeves, and a judge's pen appeared out of thin air in his palm.
The thin lips opened slightly, the teeth bit the tip of the tongue, a drop of blood oozed out, the tip of the pen was immersed in the mouth, absorbing the blood.
The handsome man lowered his eyes. His eye sockets were deep and his scarlet pupils were the only bright color in his pale and depressed face.
He quietly examined Tang Ning, who was still in a daze. Then, holding the judge's pen in his slender and powerful hand, he wrote on the sweaty snow-white neck. The crimson tip of the pen scratched across the skin as delicate as cheese. The dried blood seemed alive, emitting a dazzling red light.
With every stroke of the pen, the body beneath him trembled a little. All the joy and pain were entangled in the tip of the pen and written by him.
Within ten breaths, he wrote a marriage certificate on Tang Ning's body. Every word was like an ominous blood flower. The blood words sank into Tang Ning's body bit by bit and soon disappeared completely.
In the darkness, no one could see this bizarre yet erotic scene.
Lin Yun and Ji Ke hid in a corner. One of them stuck a talisman on his forehead, and the other sprinkled grayish-white powder on his body. Both of them stood motionless in the dark.
At a close distance from them, there was a paper man holding a red lantern walking. When it passed by Lin Yun, it suddenly stopped and held the lantern between itself and Lin Yun, staring at Lin Yun with its black eyes.
A drop of cold sweat dripped from Lin Yun's forehead. Under the red light, the strange face of the paper man came very close. It looked at Lin Yun like a child staring at an insect.
Some children always like to tear off the parts of insects, whether they are wings or limbs.
The paper man stretched out his hand, and the paper hand gradually approached the talisman on Lin Yun's forehead. Lin Yun's eyes widened in fear. When the paper man was about to pull off the talisman, a faint singing voice came from the distance again -
"Bring the bride into the house ~ Blessings, wealth, longevity and happiness will all come into the house ~"
The paper doll holding the lantern turned around, jumped lightly onto the branch, and floated towards where the sedan chair was. One by one, the paper dolls gathered beside the sedan chair and lifted it up with joy.
Lin Yun stood there motionless, cold sweat dripping down his face. Immersed in the joy of surviving a catastrophe, he did not notice—
The wind blew up the curtain of the sedan chair, and there was no one inside.
"The bride is brought into the hall, and the hall is filled with gold, silver and treasures."
Wave after wave of paper money was thrown high into the sky, then floated down to the ground.
Regarding ghost marriages, Lin Yun remembered a legend that people who wanted to get married in the ghost would put money on the ground, and if someone touched the money, they would be married to it.
He didn't dare to have any contact with the paper money in the air. After trying his best to avoid this wave of paper money, Lin Yun still stood there quietly, not daring to make a sound, and even didn't dare to turn on the flashlight mode on his mobile phone.
It was unknown how long it had been, until the ethereal singing voice completely disappeared, before Lin Yun slowly moved his body.
Ji Ke was sweating all over. He walked carefully to Lin Yun's side and asked in a low voice, "Where's Tangning?"
Lin Yun whispered: "Maybe it's gone."
The purpose of their trip this time was to help Tang Ning get married to the NPC, but when the danger really came, Lin Yun would still put his own safety first. In that situation, one person had to be left behind to hold back the paper bride, and Lin Yun's strength could only protect himself, not another newlywed.
Ji Ke's face turned a little bad after hearing that. He took out his cell phone and turned on the flashlight mode, shining it around unwillingly. The cold beam of light stopped on the young man's sleeping face.
A piece of torn paper fell on the side of his face. In this desolate wilderness, he was like a rare pearl, making the surroundings brighter. He was also like a monster bred by the forest, dragging people into a vortex of bizarre nightmares.
Even though he had seen this face several times, Ji Ke subconsciously held his breath this time. He and Lin Yun looked at each other and slowly approached the unconscious Tang Ning.
Ji Ke boldly placed his fingers under Tang Ning's nose, and the warm breath gently sprayed on his fingertips. Ji Ke then carefully pressed his fingers on the side of Tang Ning's neck and felt the pulsation of the carotid artery.
"Still alive." Ji Ke said softly: "Do you want to continue to go to the Ji family?"
Lin Yun was silent for a while and nodded.
If they return along the same route during this period, they will encounter various crises, so it is better for them to go to the Ji family in one go.
Ji Ke also agreed with Lin Yun's point of view. He took a deep breath and picked up Tang Ning horizontally. Tang Ning was much lighter and softer than he had imagined.
The limp body fell into his arms, and the word "weak and boneless" popped up involuntarily in people's minds.
"Hurry up, we have to leave this place as soon as possible. It's already nine o'clock. The rules of the game say that it's Qingming Festival. If we haven't found a place to stay by midnight, we may run into the gates of hell during Qingming Festival." Lin Yun's face was very solemn.
During the Qingming Festival, the gates of hell open and hundreds of ghosts roam the night.
If you encounter this situation in a dungeon, it might be more satisfying to just commit suicide.
When Ji Ke heard Lin Yun's reminder, the slight distraction in his heart immediately disappeared. He carried Tang Ning and quickly shuttled through the woods. However, no matter how fast he walked, it seemed that there was a strange sense of being watched following him, like a shadow.