This Ghost Bride who appeared out of nowhere without warning, to be honest, nearly scared Lu Yuan enough to make him jump onto the table.
A chill ran from his tailbone straight to the top of his head.
Although the two had met before last time, and had been quite close then, at that time Lu Yuan had been tormented by the Two-Legged Sheep until his consciousness was nearly dissipating, and he had been completely dazed.
He hadn't had time to think much before his eyes went black and he passed out directly but now, with Lu Yuan's consciousness clear, this Ghost Bride appeared behind him.
Moreover, this time, the distance between them was much closer than last time. The Ghost Bride was floating almost pressed against Lu Yuan's back.
For a moment, Lu Yuan was completely stunned.
He had no idea what to do but to be fair, although Lu Yuan was greatly alarmed the instant he turned his head, after he came to his senses, that feeling of fear actually slowly disappeared.
Lu Yuan had been scared to the point where his scalp tingled earlier because something had suddenly appeared behind him.
In other words, even if what was floating behind him wasn't this Ghost Bride but something else instead, Lu Yuan would still have been startled but after coming to his senses, as the great alarm in his heart receded, he inexplicably felt less afraid.
First, this Ghost Bride was helping Lu Yuan.
Extending her hand to help Lu Yuan stabilize the three lamps was clearly a benevolent act with no intent to harm, so naturally he wasn't as afraid.
Another reason was... if an evil spirit had ill intentions, or wanted to harm you, or had some other malicious scheme, and noticed you, a person's three souls and six spirits would sense it.
That feeling was somewhat difficult to describe.
If one had to give an example, it was like when a person walks alone at night and suddenly inexplicably feels something eerie behind them, someone staring at you.
Or perhaps you're in a very familiar place, like at home, in a dormitory, in a bathroom, and at some moment you inexplicably feel uncomfortable, with a gloomy atmosphere.
This meant there was something dirty watching you but now, though Lu Yuan was this close to the Ghost Bride, he didn't have any of that uncomfortable feeling.
This also meant the Ghost Bride had no malice toward Lu Yuan.
In fact, the Ghost Bride was deliberately suppressing the evil qi within her body to prevent Lu Yuan from feeling uncomfortable.
Under these circumstances, even if what was behind him was a twenty-star super evil spirit, Lu Yuan wouldn't be scared out of his wits.
Just at this moment, on the altar, the milky-white column of smoke formed by the convergence of the three lamps had become extremely rich in fragrance.
In the center of the offering table, the yellow weasel corpse that had been flattened somewhat by the iron shovel suddenly rose and fell slightly.
Like a deflated ball being refilled with air, the corpse quickly became full and plump.
Finally, Yellow Braised Chicken's corpse gave a violent shudder, and the next second, it stood straight up.
It had to be said that Yellow Braised Chicken was extremely shrewd.
The instant it arose, before Lu Yuan even figured out what was happening, this fellow suddenly jumped down from the altar. The moment it landed, with a "thud," it kowtowed like a human, prostrating itself completely on the ground.
Its shrill voice carried twelve parts flattery and fear.
"This lowly one pays respects to the Great Immortal!!"
Lu Yuan: "..."
Damn!
Stealing his job!
Coming to his senses, Lu Yuan also quickly turned around, bowing with cupped hands and lowering his head, immediately saying to the blood-red figure before him, "Thank you for your assistance, Great Immortal!!"
"Disciples of True Dragon Temple, Lu Yuan, Xu Erxiao, and Wang Cheng'an, pay respects to the Great Immortal."
Having said this, Lu Yuan kept his head lowered while frantically making eye signals at Xu Erxiao and Wang Cheng'an in the distance.
Xu Erxiao and Wang Cheng'an's faces had long since turned deathly pale, they were nearly scared stupid.
The Ghost Bride had suppressed her evil qi for Lu Yuan, but she hadn't done so for Xu Erxiao and Wang Cheng'an.
That overwhelming, mountain-crushing terrifying evil qi truly scared these two half-grown boys until their leg muscles cramped, nearly making their legs go weak and collapse to the ground.
This evil qi was something the two had never encountered before. In fact, it was an unimaginably terrifying evil qi.
Receiving Lu Yuan's eye signal, the two finally woke as if from a dream, trembling as they imitated Lu Yuan's posture and hastily cupped their hands.
"We... we pay respects to the Great Immortal!"
The night was deadly silent.
Only the fierce white-haired wind from beyond the pass wailed as it swept across the hillside.
The Ghost Bride gave no response.
She didn't move, nor did she make a sound.
This silence was more heart-palpitating than any roar. Lu Yuan felt fine beads of cold sweat seeping from his temples.
What exactly did this mean?
Time passed second by second, each second as long as a century.
Lu Yuan finally worked up the courage to slowly raise his head.
The Ghost Bride still floated in place, motionless, that red veil rising and falling slightly before her.
Lu Yuan instinctively wanted to see her face clearly through the gaps in the veil, but it blocked everything completely, he could see nothing. However, what Lu Yuan didn't expect was...
The Ghost Bride seemed to know what Lu Yuan was thinking, to know that Lu Yuan wanted to see what she looked like.
The next second, a cold gust of yin wind blew past.
The red veil on the Ghost Bride's head was blown away then a face Lu Yuan had seen before, beautiful to the extreme and also cold to the extreme, an unparalleled countenance, once again appeared before Lu Yuan's eyes.
Of course... there were also those emotionless crimson pupils.
Hiss...
Lu Yuan gasped inwardly.
Last time, Lu Yuan had also seen the Ghost Bride's appearance, but that had only been for an instant.
An instant before Lu Yuan's consciousness dissipated and he lost consciousness but now, he finally truly and clearly saw it.
This face, beautiful to the extreme and exquisitely perfect, made Lu Yuan's heart race with alarm.
Lu Yuan was looking at the Ghost Bride, and she was also examining Lu Yuan. However, Lu Yuan noticed that the Ghost Bride's crimson pupils seemed... unfocused... very hollow...
After a brief moment of distraction, Lu Yuan suddenly snapped awake and hastily lowered his head again, cupping his hands and saying, "Great Immortal's gracious assistance, this junior..."
Lu Yuan wanted to say more words of gratitude, but under the gaze of those hollow, emotionless crimson eyes, his throat was so dry he couldn't utter a single word.
Speak up, say something!!
And after Lu Yuan finished speaking, there was again suffocating silence.
Lu Yuan was completely numb.
If you have something to say, please speak!
This... what does this mean!
Staying silent like this...
How frightening!!
When Lu Yuan couldn't help but raise his head again, he met those hollow crimson eyes directly.
She still floated in mid-air, looking down at Lu Yuan with those hollow crimson eyes from her superior position.
This time, before Lu Yuan could react, the Ghost Bride's cherry-like red lips suddenly parted slightly.
Lu Yuan's heart jumped.
She was going to speak?
But...
One second.
Two seconds.
No sound at all.
Lu Yuan was stunned.
What was happening?
She couldn't speak?
No... that's impossible!!
This was a twenty-star evil spirit!!
Even the yellow weasel behind him, scared with its face buried in the dirt, could call itself Yellow Immortal with every word. How could she be unable to speak?!
Moreover... if Lu Yuan remembered correctly...
Lu Yuan had heard her speak before!
It was yesterday evening around eight o'clock when he was treating the surrounding neighbors to dinner. Lu Yuan had offered her incense a second time and recited a passage of incantation to help transcend her and she had said "thank you" at that time...
This... this was?
Lu Yuan still hadn't figured out what was happening when, the next second, the Ghost Bride's slender jade hand suddenly lifted slightly.
It pointed distantly toward Lu Yuan's back, at Yellow Braised Chicken who was prostrated on the ground with its head buried in the dirt, trembling.
Lu Yuan was full of confusion.
What did this mean?
Lu Yuan's face was full of question marks then Lu Yuan heard several extremely difficult, intermittent syllables emerge from the Ghost Bride's throat.
The voice was ethereal, yet also seemed stuck on something.
"...You... very..."
"..."
"Good..."
Lu Yuan: "???"