He Lou vaguely sensed that something was wrong, but the expression on Lu Yanli's face was too deceptive. It looked like he was doing this for his own good, so he took this as a blessing and nodded with a smile.
The villagers were shouting to prepare for the wedding. Shen Na planned to go and help dress up the bride, and the rest of the people went their separate ways.
Lu Yanli walked at the end, his steps leisurely, but his mind was actually working fast.
What is the secret of Honghe Village? Is it related to the river? Why is the village obsessed with ghost marriage? The final stage of ghost marriage is to exile the bride and groom to the Red River, which sounds like a sacrifice. If he wants to survive a month in Honghe Village, what should he do
He would not believe the nonsense that he could survive by obeying the village rules. It sounds easy at first, but the last and final rule of the village rules has changed, requiring all outsiders to perform ghost marriages. Once this rule takes effect, he will definitely die. He can let others take over now, but he must find a solution before it is his turn.
Otherwise, even if he leaves the village, the curse will follow him.
Also, what are the human skin lanterns and strange red mushrooms in the village
It is still unclear whether their memory disorder is related to eating that mushroom, or whether everyone has fallen into some kind of illusion
In the process of dealing with supernatural things for a long time, Lu Yanli has a certain understanding of the difficulty of ghosts. They exist based on idealism, and cannot be resisted by human willpower. It is useless to believe in them. No matter what material can't destroy them, they can also tamper with people's memories and senses at will. In front of the nearly omnipotent ghosts, humans seem so small, and it is basically impossible to escape.
And these outsiders are his only chance.
As long as these outsiders enter, the entire crazy world will quickly return to its pre-mutation state, and those "things" that have long become strange existences will become normal people.
More importantly, these people from another world gave him hope of eliminating the weirdness!
In the early days, when he met the taskers, he felt that they were somewhat out of place, but he did not think about it in other ways, nor did he connect the changes in the world with them.
It was not until later that he taught himself some hypnosis techniques and got some banned drugs that he was able to get some information from those people. However, once they got to the key point, they would die on the spot, but even so, it was enough for Lu Yanli to piece together the information of these people in another world.
What exactly is their "mission" for? What is behind the actions of humans and ghosts? Who made those rules? Why...even ghosts have to follow them
What is so special about him? Why can he stay awake? Why can he often encounter these so-called task executors
Lu Yanli has been very smart since he was a child. He can even clearly recall the scenes when he was in kindergarten. The world at that time was still normal, and ghosts only existed in various entertainment works. Looking back from childhood to now, he does not think that he has any special features that can make him less affected when facing ghosts. But anyway, this is quite beneficial to him. In the same chaotic situation or under the situation of being confused by strange things, he wakes up much earlier than others.
Lu Yanli returned to his room and closed the door. He took out his cell phone from his pocket and turned on the surveillance video.
Ghosts have the ability to tamper with memories and can also tamper with various surveillance images, but considering that his body has been tested countless times between life and death and has been able to weaken the negative impact of ghosts on him, these two things generally do not happen at the same time.
A nine-grid surveillance screen appeared on the phone. Lu Yanli called up the screen in Ding Conglu's room, extracted the video of the corresponding time, and fast-forwarded it to watch.
Until yesterday, Ding Conglu had not shown any abnormality. It was not until the evening that Ding Conglu's expression suddenly changed although she had fallen asleep. She lay on the bed, her eyes widened in an instant, and her whole body trembled, not daring to move.
So... what was the trigger? Why did she regain her memory
Lu Yanli turned back and looked at the time. It was exactly midnight when Ding Conglu suddenly opened her eyes. A guess came to his mind and he continued to look down.
Just as he pressed the pause button, a pale and bloodless hand suddenly appeared on the screen and covered the entire picture!
Lu Yanli immediately threw his phone out of the window and left the room without looking back.
Anyway, he can verify it at the next... next wedding.
The wedding date of Chen Zhenghao and Ding Conglu was approaching soon, and just like the village chief and his friends last time, Uncle Wu also made two human skin lanterns and sent them over.
All the villagers carried white paper lanterns and headed for the village central square. A long line walked along the road, but the dim light from the lanterns could not make the night any brighter.
Lu Yanli was holding a lantern and walking behind the team.
He was observing the villagers carefully and comparing them in his mind with the day when the village chief's son had his wedding banquet.
Exactly the same... Nothing has changed, their clothes, the occasional conversations, even the order in which they line up are exactly the same, except that the two protagonists of the wedding have changed, to Chen Zhenghao and Ding Conglu.
It was like... a carbon copy of that day.
The following process was exactly the same as that day. The only difference was that after the village chief finished his speech and everyone sat down, the executors took the initiative to pick up the dishes on the table and put them into their mouths without any resistance.
"Wait a minute!" Lu Yanli had a guess in his mind. He stopped the others from doing what they were doing and then served them other dishes one by one. Under his persuasion, these people did not doubt it.
He Lou ate a piece of a dish called Fuqi Feipian.
An Xingyu ate the monkey brain.
Shen Na ate a plate of fried meat shaped like a human palm.
Zhao Chuan ate a live mouse.
…
As for himself, he ate another mushroom.
The disgusting smell of blood exploded in his mouth, but Lu Yanli seemed unaware and smiled. The other people also had smiles on their faces. They were almost the same as the villagers. The dim light reflected on their faces, turning them into similar smiling faces.
"Bow to Heaven and Earth—"
A bride in a red veil was carried out of the bridal sedan, and a skeleton in groom's clothes was placed in the coffin, with no one knowing where the flesh and skin had gone.
The golden boy and the jade girl held black and white photo frames, the suona sounded deafeningly, firecrackers crackled, and lanterns fluttered.
The two corpses bowed down.
Lu Yanli's eyes suddenly went dark.
When he opened his eyes again, what came into view was Zhao Chuan's face.
"Hurry up and wake up! Brother Lou is getting married. Let's go over and help him now."
The memory in Lu Yanli's mind was still confused, but the habit he had developed over a long period of time made him nod subconsciously and follow Zhao Chuan silently.
By the way... they are now going to help He Lou.
His marriage partner is Lu Xiuxiu.
Lu Yanli followed behind Zhao Chuan, always feeling that something was wrong, but it was hard to tell what was wrong. He kept the anomaly in mind and kept thinking about it, but his intuition prevented him from asking, and his face remained the same as usual.
Soon, they arrived outside He Lou's residence.
They have lived in Honghe Village for several years. Because they have always abided by the rules of Honghe Village, the villagers of Honghe Village quickly accepted them and everyone gets along very happily.
A few days ago, Lv Xiuxiu died accidentally. Since they had a good relationship with each other, He Lou was sad for a few days and decided to marry Lv Xiuxiu. The village chief and the villagers were very happy for them. The whole village was busy preparing for a lively wedding.
As soon as they arrived at He Lou's residence, they found that something was wrong. He Lou, who had always been mature and steady and led them like an elder brother, was now like a madman, desperately explaining something to An Xingyu, while Shen Na, with helplessness and disgust on her face, stood beside them.
"What's going on?" Zhao Chuan stepped forward immediately. He had great respect for He Lou. Why did he suddenly...
But Lu Yanli suddenly realized something. He stood outside the door and did not come in. Instead, he took a step back and guarded the door so as not to be discovered.
Seeing Zhao Chuan coming, Shen Na said impatiently: "You're finally here, but now I don't know what to do with He Lou. He suddenly wants to break off the engagement." There was deep disgust on her face.
As a member of Honghe Village, what she hated most was people like this, who wanted to break off an engagement even though it was already arranged.
Zhao Chuan was also shocked.
How could someone want to break off an engagement? This was a major event that had never been heard of in Honghe Village.
"I don't want to break off the engagement, I just hope you guys will wake up and remember it quickly!" He Lou knew that he couldn't break the rules in the village, so he immediately denied what he had just done.
He was now completely sober. Facing this strange village that was completely beyond his imagination and the current dead end, sweat broke out on He Lou's forehead.
He cannot deny it, otherwise, he will be executed according to village rules.
If he acknowledges the engagement, he will surely be executed for the ghost marriage.
No matter what, it was a dead end, and these teammates were still in a confused state and hadn't thought about it at all.
But even if they woke up, it would be useless. They had to stay for a full month before they could leave.
Now, it's only been a week.
Now... what
When Ding Conglu escaped, he was quickly caught by the villagers. If it were me, where could I hide for the remaining three weeks
"Brother Lou, what's wrong with you? What did you ask us to remember?" Zhao Chuan asked An Xingyu hurriedly, "Brother Lou, what's wrong with you today? Is there something irritating you?"
An Xingyu shook his head: "I don't know, after he woke up, something suddenly went wrong."
"There's nothing wrong with me, it's you who are wrong. An Xingyu, Shen Na, do you remember? We are here to complete a mission. When we first came, there were thirteen of us. We have to stay in Honghe Village for a full month before we can leave. Lu Xiuxiu also came with us..."
Shen Na looked disgusted at this time: "That's enough, don't mention Xiuxiu's name again. You want to break off the engagement, how dare you mention her?"
An Xingyu also looked confused: "Brother Lou, what are you talking about? Haven't we lived in Honghe Village for five or six years?"
Zhao Chuan continued, "That's right, Brother Lou, have you forgotten? I wanted to get married a long time ago, but there have been no single women in the village who have died. If Lu Xiuxiu hadn't accidentally trapped herself in a coffin and suffocated to death, where would I have gotten this opportunity?"
They were talking one after another, and He Lou had no chance to speak at all. No matter what he said about the past, this group of people thought he was talking nonsense.
what to do
He Lou did not shout like Ding Conglu, for he knew it was useless. But if he agreed immediately, the villagers might strangle him to death soon.
By the way, why did it happen to me to be involved in a ghost marriage
He Lou suddenly recalled what Lu Yanli said when he stopped him that day.
He... He paired Lu Xiuxiu with me, but I didn't react at all at that time and happily went to report to the village chief.
Damn Lu Yanli!
At the critical moment of life and death, He Lou gritted his teeth. He no longer had the energy to regret or have any other emotions. His brain was working rapidly, trying to find a way to survive.
By the way, wasn't Ding Conglu like this at that time? She suddenly woke up and cried and said she wanted to break off the engagement. Was it because she had already remembered it at that time
Ding Conglu's sudden memory recovery, as well as her own memory recovery, both happened the day before the wedding. This is definitely not a coincidence.
Could it be that... my memory will be restored the day before the wedding
He Lou sensed the sinister intention of this mission.
Forcing them to abide by the village rules means that they will gradually become part of Honghe Village, and part of Honghe Village is bound to engage in ghost marriages, which means that as long as they stay in the village, they will definitely die!
What makes the mission even more terrifying is that they have to restore their memories the day before their wedding. This way, it will be difficult for the mission participants to die in a confused state, and they can only watch themselves being killed by their companions when they are awake.
Every mission, in addition to not leaving anyone a chance to survive in terms of ghosts and monsters, also played with people's hearts, making them fall into the deepest despair, watching the taskers kill each other. He Lou had completely understood it.
But he won't hesitate.
He would do anything to survive.
Seeing that Shen Na was about to leave angrily and call the village chief, He Lou finally made up his mind and grabbed Shen Na.
"I'm not going to regret the marriage, I just want to be with you all." He Lou said calmly, "We all came to Honghe Village together and developed together. I will never forget these wonderful times. So, as my best friends, I especially want to hold a wedding with you all."
So, delay the so-called wedding date and extend it to next month.
By the way, where is Lu Yanli
How much does he know
Did he know when the introduction was made? Did his memory come back
If Lu Yanli hadn't proposed it, he wouldn't be in this situation now.
He Lou had regained his composure. He smiled and said to Shen Na, "Let's see what Lu Yanli is like. I think you can be with him."
Shen Na hesitated: "But, he..."
"There's no buts. Don't you think he's bad? We've lived together for so many years, don't you know what kind of person he is?" He Lou saw that Shen Na was a little shaken, and immediately stepped up his efforts. "Besides, he abides by the rules of Honghe Village so much, what else can you be dissatisfied with?"
There was some resistance in Shen Na's eyes that she herself didn't understand: "Let me... let me think about it."
At this moment, the person they were discussing, Lu Yanli, was behind the door. He pressed tightly against the wall, his eyes full of struggle, and then he hit his head hard.
In my mind, a chaotic mess of memories surged, and I didn't know whether they were true or false.
Hurry up... remember it quickly!
He took a deep breath and slowly opened his eyes, his vision clear.
He is not from Honghe Village.
He... he went back alive.