After He Lou informed the villagers, the village, which usually had a peaceful and festive atmosphere, immediately became as if a bucket of boiling water was poured on it and became completely boiling.
How could a bride dare to run away? In Honghe Village, where rules are paramount, this would be an absolutely shocking event.
He Lou stood in front of the village chief, feeling extremely ashamed. He blamed himself and said, "This happened because I didn't teach them well."
If He Lou was sober, he would never say such a thing.
In Honghe Village, if you admit that you have made a mistake, you will definitely be punished!
Hearing this, the village chief's expression changed immediately. The corners of his mouth lifted slightly, as if he had heard the most wonderful words. However, his eyes were full of coldness and resentment. He stared at He Lou, his face gradually flattened, like a paper doll, with his bright red, thin mouth opening and closing: "But you said that if you make a mistake, you have to... accept the punishment..."
The change in the village chief was enough to scare them normally, but at this moment they were confused and did not think there was anything wrong. They just surrounded the village chief, hoping that he would change his words.
Another person named Zhao Chuan immediately said, "Village head, Brother Lou didn't do it on purpose. This incident is not his fault."
Zhao Chuan was the man who initially questioned Shen Na. Of course, he didn't have that memory now. He only remembered that during the years he worked with the team, their relationship became better and better, just like real brothers and sisters. At this moment, even though he knew that violating the village rules was unforgivable, he thought it was just Ding Conglu's problem. What did it have to do with He Lou
After hearing the news, several other executors also pleaded for mercy.
"Yes, village chief, if there is any punishment, it should be only Ding Conglu, because she was the one who wanted to escape."
"Yes, as soon as Brother Lou heard about it, he came to report it to the village. It's not his fault."
Everyone pleaded for mercy except Lu Yanli, which made the other members of the group unhappy. However, the village rule was that one must be friendly to friends, otherwise they would have forced Lu Yanli to speak up.
Unexpectedly, after Lu Yanli watched quietly for a while, he said, "Village Chief, I have found a marriage for He Lou, and the wedding banquet will be held in a few days."
As soon as he finished speaking, the village chief stopped mumbling, and his pupilless eyes looked at Lu Yanli.
"I found a marriage for him, and I found the bride with great difficulty." Lu Yanli said lightly.
Originally, Lu Yanli's target was Shen Na, but now that Lu Xiuxiu is dead, he can easily change to someone else.
There were thirteen in total, four of whom committed unforgivable mistakes and turned into scarecrows. A wedding banquet could be delayed for at least three or four days, but the later the ghosts were, the more frequent their abnormalities would appear, so he had to ensure that he could survive for more than a month.
Ding Conglu and Chen Zhenghao, He Lou and Lu Xiuxiu... Who should Shen Na be with
Liu Xia is gone, no... He will be back in a few days. Shen Na and Liu Xia, who else
He glanced at the other people and took stock in his mind. Fortunately, the others present were not awake, otherwise they would have noticed that he was looking at them like a dead person. But it was also because of this that Lu Yanli could look at them like this.
The reason why He Lou was placed first was because He Lou actually survived the Taoist priest's attack last time. The sword was only a little bit away from piercing his throat, but just a second before the sword touched his neck, the time was up.
No matter how he planned, he couldn't control the time exactly. If he ran out slower, the Taoist priest would definitely kill him after killing He Lou! Therefore, he had to reserve more time.
He may feel some guilt in his heart, or maybe not. Anyway, even if they die, they will come back to life in another way. So, what does it matter whether they are dead or alive
But there was always a voice deep in his heart, telling him that he absolutely, absolutely could not die, otherwise, there would be completely unpredictable and horrific consequences.
Therefore, He Lou, who knew part of his secret, must not be kept. Even if he had no ill will towards him now, who could guarantee that he would not tell other people about this
If he exposed his uniqueness, there would be a high possibility that other taskers would specifically target him in the future.
Moreover, in the past few years, Lu Yanli has never seen someone from another world appear repeatedly in a short period of time. Maybe there will be one in the future, but now, there is only He Lou.
He must die!
Once the ghost marriage is carried out, he will surely die!
After Lu Yanli's reminder, He Lou seemed to suddenly remember something and nodded vigorously: "Yes, he helped me find a marriage, and I will be getting married in a few days." He looked at Lu Yanli with eyes full of gratitude.
In Honghe Village, village rules are above everything else, and marriage is above village rules. As long as any villager finds a ghost marriage partner, he will not be punished even if he makes a big mistake. Unless he dares to run away from marriage like Ding Conglu did today.
The village chief's pale face gradually recovered. After a while, he seemed to have completely forgotten what had just happened and smiled happily to celebrate the victory.
Shen Na, An Xingyu, Zhao Chuan and others felt relieved, and at the same time, they looked at He Lou with envy.
Being able to perform a ghost marriage was, in their opinion, a great honor. He Lou was extremely happy to receive the blessing of the village chief, and at the same time, they secretly vowed in their hearts that they must punish Ding Conglu severely.
The whole village went out, and Ding Conglu was caught in a short while. The villagers tied her up with hemp rope and brought her to the village chief. Ding Conglu's mouth was also blocked, her face was full of tears, she was terrified, and looked at the hateful expression on her familiar companion's face, and kept making whimpering sounds, with a begging look in her eyes.
The children clapped their hands and circled around her, singing nursery rhymes with smiles on their faces.
"My dear bride, you are disobedient and you must be punished, you must be punished..."
Ding Conglu kept shaking her head.
She had already remembered that the so-called punishment was more terrible than letting her die directly! Her lover Chen Zhenghao had violated the rules and was punished to make lanterns after the wedding banquet.
She saw with her own eyes that after the ghost groom and ghost bride worshiped heaven and earth, Chen Zhenghao followed Uncle Wu to leave, and then... Uncle Wu started from the beginning and peeled off his skin bit by bit! Just like the video of making crocodile leather bags she had seen before, he glued the human skin to the lantern frame bit by bit to make a new lantern!
At that time, she was still bewitched by the ghost. Seeing her boyfriend screaming and wailing, she not only did not think anything was wrong, but comforted him and told him to just bear with it. She watched her lover die. Now, she didn't know why she recalled everything. Although she was immersed in the grief of losing her lover, she was still excited when she saw her friends who were still bewitched by the ghost. She struggled and twisted to touch them.
Let’s remember it quickly!
Hurry up! Don't be fooled by this village! Remember it quickly!
The village chief came to Ding Conglu, looked down at her, and his mouth slowly opened: "You don't follow the rules."
The villagers all opened their mouths and repeated the words in unison.
Lu Yanli looked at them with a dark look.
The air around them suddenly became extremely cold, so cold that Ding Conglu shivered, and his messy mind miraculously calmed down.
No, don't panic, you must find a solution.
Someone on the website mentioned repeatedly that each mission would not be a complete dead end, and there must be clues left for them. These clues were their only hope of survival. Not long after entering the village, they found a clue, which was that they must not violate the village rules.
However, the last rule in the village rules is that everyone must complete a ghost marriage! And tomorrow is her wedding day.
That is also the day she dies!
Find a way... You must find a way...
calm…
Ding Conglu calmed down and looked at her companions with tears in her eyes. She didn't know what to do, but at least she could say a few words first, so she pretended to admit her mistake.
Sure enough, Shen Na couldn't bear it and said, "How about we listen to what she has to say first? What if she knows she's wrong?"
An Xingyu followed up by saying, "After all, Brother Zhenghao likes her so much. If she is still willing to go ahead with the wedding, that would be great."
He Lou thought it made sense, and turned to look at Ding Conglu: "Let me ask you, are you still willing to marry Chen Zhenghao? If you don't want to run away from marriage, just nod your head."
Ding Conglu was stunned.
She, of course she is willing to marry him, every little girl who falls in love would hope to be with each other forever. But Ah Hao is already... Thinking of how Chen Zhenghao shook his head and stopped her from making any noise when he knew that she was going to die, and how they agreed to live together before they set off, Ding Conglu felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife, and tears kept flowing out.
She wanted very much to live, but she also knew that there was a good chance that she would not be able to survive.
In that case... what does ghost marriage have to do with it
She can still be with Zhenghao.
She nodded.
The child beside her reached out and took the cloth out of her mouth. Ding Conglu took a few deep breaths and said, "I won't run away from marriage. I want to marry Chen Zhenghao."
All the villagers around cheered, several children sang happily around her, He Lou and others were also very happy, and the usually cold Lu Yanli also smiled.
"The wedding banquet will be held tomorrow, so let's send the bride away today." The village chief said with a smile.
A few villagers who looked like middle-aged women brought a bright red wedding dress on a tray with a white ribbon on it. They smiled and said, "We will definitely dress the bride up beautifully."
"Who will see the bride off?" The village chief's eyes swept over the villagers. He reached out to take the white ribbon, as if he had been thinking for a long time, and handed the ribbon to Shen Na, who had just spoken for Ding Conglu.
"That's you."
Shen Na took the ribbon and walked towards Ding Conglu.
"No, don't..." Even though Ding Conglu was ready to die, when death really came, the desire for life broke through everything. She sat on the ground and kept backing away, struggling desperately to get rid of the two villagers' restraints. However, the two people who grabbed her were very strong and she could not escape.
"Remember it quickly! We are here to complete a mission. We are not from Honghe Village! We only need to stay here for a month!"
The ribbon was draped around her neck, crisscrossing left and right.
"He Lou! Have you forgotten the eight missions you have carried out? Shen Na, you also..."
The silk ribbon tightened little by little, and Ding Conglu began to feel difficulty breathing. She opened her mouth involuntarily, trying to grab more oxygen. Her lungs felt like they were burning, and she couldn't speak. Her hands waved unconsciously, and her nails scratched the back of Shen Na's hand, leaving a few bloody streaks.
An Xingyu and He Lou immediately went up and grabbed Ding Conglu's hands to prevent her from hurting her companions.
Her vision began to blur, and Ding Conglu could only vaguely see the happy smile on Shen Na's face.
"We..." Remember it quickly...
Shen Na was very strong and Ding Conglu had no power to resist. After a long time, she stopped struggling, her legs that were kicking on the ground gradually became motionless, and her hands fell down limply.
Shen Na lifted her face. The other person's eyes were wide open, her tongue was sticking out long, and her face was red and congested due to lack of oxygen. She was already dead.
"Great! The bride is on her way!" the villagers cheered.
Shen Na and the others were also very happy and smiled. Then, several women helped Ding Conglu up and went to change her wedding dress.
Seeing the undisguised smile of joy on He Lou's face, Lu Yanli asked, "Do you like Lu Xiuxiu?"
He Lou was stunned: "What?"
Lu Yanli: "She is the bride I'm introducing to you." He watched Ding Conglu being taken away and said softly: "When the time comes, you must be as happy as you are now..."