Silence.
Deathly silence.
Lu Yuan froze in place, looking up at the blood-red figure on the tree branch, his mind completely turned to mush.
Lu Yuan truly couldn't believe that this jade pendant in his hand was actually a life-saving catalyst.
Dear mother!!
What great deed had he done?!
This super evil spirit wouldn't be this good to him, would she??
Just because he had offered a few extra incense sticks?
Or because of his promise to "help her pass on to the next life"?
Heaven and earth as his witnesses, those words were absolutely not spoken carelessly but with Lu Yuan's current cultivation level, it was essentially writing a bad check.
In fact, for a very long time, Lu Yuan would have no way to accomplish it.
After all, this was a twenty-star super evil spirit.
How terrifying must she be?
Forget that Lu Yuan had only just reached the threshold of Celestial Master, even if they invited a five-star Celestial Master, they'd probably shake their head.
Only a Grand Celestial Master could handle this!
When would that be possible?
Even if Lu Yuan's cultivation path was completely smooth and bright, it would still take at least ten or eight years from now.
During this time, if she couldn't wait and felt he was deceiving her, would she tear him apart in a fit of rage?
Lu Yuan's head was very confused right now, but at present, Lu Yuan could only say somewhat frantically while gesturing, "It wasn't on purpose, it cracked with just a little squeeze..."
The Ghost Bride on the tree branch quietly gazed at Lu Yuan.
Those crimson eyes remained hollow and empty then a new white jade bone token once again fell from the tree into Lu Yuan's hand.
She gave another one??
By the time Lu Yuan came to his senses and looked up at the tree branch again, the Ghost Bride had already disappeared.
Only gusts of cold wind remained at the scene.
This...
...
At the third watch of the night, in a ruined temple in the wilderness, the bonfire crackled, reflecting the mottled and peeling divine statue on the wall, casting swaying ghostly shadows.
Xu Erxiao and Wang Cheng'an had long since laid out their bedding and were snoring loudly.
Lu Yuan, however, had no desire to sleep.
He sat cross-legged by the fire, his fingers rubbing the warm and smooth white jade bone token, ice-cold to the touch.
"You really hit the jackpot, kid!!"
Yellow Braised Chicken beside him was full of undisguised envy, lowering its voice and speaking in its unique duck-like tone.
"In my eighty years of cultivation, I've never seen a fiercer spirit stronger than her!"
"With this kind of super evil spirit protecting you, won't you be able to walk sideways in this region beyond the pass from now on?"
Regarding Yellow Braised Chicken's words, Lu Yuan felt bitter in his heart.
Lucky?
What luck!
This pressure was too great!!
Before Lu Yuan could say anything, Yellow Braised Chicken spoke mysteriously again, "However, even so, you must use it carefully, or you could easily lose your life~"
Hmm?
Hearing Yellow Braised Chicken's words, Lu Yuan looked at it with some curiosity.
Why was that?
Don't let Yellow Braised Chicken's way of speaking fool you, calling itself "Immortal" with every sentence, seeming quite childish, talking unreliably like those half-grown boys but it had genuinely cultivated for eighty years as a Yellow Immortal, well-traveled and knowledgeable, incomparable to himself.
Hadn't it just correctly guessed the jade token's use earlier?
Then Yellow Braised Chicken shook its head and said, "As the old saying goes, pies don't fall from the sky!"
"You said it yourself just now, your relationship with this evil spirit isn't that good. Between you two, things aren't clear. She helps you for no reason, which means you owe her a debt of gratitude."
"In this world, debts of gratitude are the hardest to repay. Today she helps you, tomorrow she comes to collect the debt and wants your life, will you give it or not?"
Hearing Yellow Braised Chicken's words, Lu Yuan nodded slightly, very much in agreement.
These words were absolutely true.
"No matter what, she's an evil spirit, you're a Daoist. Getting mixed up together won't end well."
"You think it over yourself..."
Having said this, Yellow Braised Chicken stood up.
Lu Yuan glanced at it.
"You're leaving?"
Yellow Braised Chicken nodded its small head, "This pink spirit meat only restored twenty years of my cultivation. It's far from enough! I need to go find some good things to nourish myself."
Lu Yuan wasn't worried about this at all.
Lu Yuan looked at the firelight, his voice neither high nor low, "What you do is none of my business."
"I just feel that you've already cultivated for eighty years, only one step away from achieving true enlightenment."
"At this critical juncture, if you turn back to harm the Wang family to death and become an evil spirit, it really isn't worth it."
Yellow Braised Chicken definitely wasn't simply going to find spirit meat to restore its cultivation.
In the year since transmigrating here, Lu Yuan had dealt with yellow weasels quite a bit.
These creatures were the most vengeful. Even the slightest offense could cause you to fall seriously ill.
Not to mention the Wang Youde family had directly killed Yellow Braised Chicken.
If Yellow Braised Chicken didn't take revenge, it wouldn't be a yellow weasel but if Yellow Braised Chicken really did this, it would become an evil spirit, and could forget about receiving offerings and incense in the future.
Yellow Braised Chicken's figure paused. It turned its head, and in those black beady eyes, a rare trace of seriousness flashed.
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing!"
"Moreover, you saved my life, kid. If I went and killed the Wang Youde family, that karmic debt would stick to you too."
"I'm not that disloyal!"
Look at that, opening and closing its mouth talking about loyalty, speaking just like those half-grown kids Xu Erxiao and Wang Cheng'an.
Before Lu Yuan could say anything, he saw Yellow Braised Chicken's face reveal a sinister, cunning smile.
"However, the death penalty can be avoided, but punishment is unavoidable!"
"If I don't make his household restless and give him seven or eight years of terrible luck, I've really wasted my time!"
Having said this, its figure flickered and disappeared into the vast dark night outside the temple.
Inside the ruined temple, silence returned.
Lu Yuan lay on his bedding, covered with a blanket, tossing and turning, his mind a tangled mess.
Around the fifth watch, when roosters were about to start crowing, Lu Yuan suddenly sat bolt upright!
He knew!!
He knew why the Ghost Bride couldn't speak!!
Her tongue had been pulled out!!
Could someone pull out the tongue of a twenty-star evil spirit?
Of course, the tongue wasn't pulled when the Ghost Bride had her current cultivation, but rather...
When she hadn't yet become an evil ghost, someone had already pulled out her tongue!
That ghost marriage!!
Regarding ghost marriages, Lu Yuan, who had transmigrated a year ago, had never encountered one before but once, while working a job and chatting idly with the old man at home, he had heard the old man mention it.
To prevent the female corpse from being restless after death, the male family would commit extremely cruel acts.
They would gouge out the woman's eyes and pull out her tongue!!
Gouging the eyes was to prevent her from looking around after death. If she didn't look around, she wouldn't have extra thoughts and ideas.
Pulling the tongue was so that even if she encountered ghost officers after death, she couldn't appeal her grievances!
Some went even further and would cut off the female corpse's feet!
The purpose was to prevent her from running around after death!
In an instant, Lu Yuan recalled the Ghost Bride's hollow crimson eyes that never focused on anything and that extremely labored pronunciation!
Moreover... Lu Yuan thought carefully...
He indeed seemed to have never seen the Ghost Bride's legs and feet...
Although the lower half of the Ghost Bride's body was covered by the red wedding dress's skirt, inside was just a mass of blood mist...
That's it!!
It must be this way!!
In an instant, the white jade bone token appeared in Lu Yuan's hand again!
Whether it was true or not, he'd know by asking!!
Although she had difficulty speaking, she could still say one or two words.
Even if she couldn't say a single word, she could still nod or shake her head!