Chapter 20: I Want Him to Love Me Forever
Over the next few days, Shen Chi Xu indeed followed Ming Ji’s instructions, organizing the wedding with exceptional high-profile extravagance.
Because the Shen Manor announced to the public that the evil spirits had been eliminated and they wanted to marry Shen Yi off with dignity, officials friendly with him also rushed over, offering congratulations one after another.
On the day of the wedding, there was a chorus of beautiful words. One sentence praising Lord Shen’s good fortune, the next praising Miss Shen’s youth and beauty, and that she was marrying a promising young husband.
Hearing this, Shen Chi Xu beamed with joy, his eyes narrowing into slits as he cupped his hands to others: “Everyone, please come inside.”
Yan Shiman and the others, who were hiding behind the crowd, arrived at the Shen Manor together at this moment.
They looked up and saw the red brocade carpet paved on the ground was extraordinarily bright, stretching so far one couldn’t see the end.
“It seems Lord Shen put a lot of effort into this.” Wu You marveled.
It had to be said that although Wu You’s family in her past life could be considered well-off, she had only seen such grand weddings on TV. The ostentatious display before her was the first time she had seen it in reality.
Perhaps to make the wedding even more exaggerated, thereby showing his love for this youngest daughter, Shen Chi Xu even emptied his family coffers. Even the outside of the Shen Manor was hung with much brocade silk, creating a scene that cost quite a bit of silver.
The Shen Manor’s dowry was rushed in with gongs and drums from the street; it could be described as ten miles of red dowry.
The crowd looked on, all sighing with envy.
“The newlyweds arrive—”
The master of ceremonies presiding over the wedding shouted loudly, and the crowd tactfully stopped their discussions.
Before the marriage alliance with Shen Yi, Zhao Qingshan was not taken seriously. For some reason, he had rarely left the manor in recent years. Ming Ji used this to make slight disguises, and successfully avoided being detected as abnormal by those present.
Responding to the shout, the crowd looked over and vaguely saw Ming Ji’s face, silently lamenting that this groom was incredibly handsome.
Because he wore red robes and his temperament was cold and otherworldly, the women present couldn’t help but feel envy in their hearts, all sighing in wonder.
It seemed this Zhao Gongzi and Miss Shen were truly a talented man and a beautiful woman, a perfect match.
Seeing the newlyweds arrive, the emcee proceeded to host the wedding ceremony.
Wei Zixi wore a red veil. At this moment, holding the traction ribbon, he stood side by side with Ming Ji. Just looking at their backs, they were a perfect match.
“One bow to Heaven and Earth, let the azure sky be the voucher and the earth be the proof!”
“Two bows to the High Hall (parents), never forget the grace of upbringing!”
“Husband and wife bow to each other, may you grow old together and have everything go smoothly!”
To be honest, Wei Zixi was young after all. To say he wasn’t nervous experiencing this kind of thing would be a lie; his palms were sweating profusely.
Naturally, this nervousness didn’t stem from catching the Thousand-Faced Ghost, but rather—his Master was performing the wedding bows with him.
Wei Zixi suppressed his wildly beating heart, then dutifully followed the emcee’s guidance, completing the steps one by one.
On the stage, Shen Chi Xu also cooperatively reddened his eyes, movingly wiping the tears from the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief.
“The ceremony is complete, send them to the bridal chamber!”
Bridal chamber… him and Master?
Before Wei Zixi could let his thoughts run wild, he felt the surrounding air suddenly pause for a second. Everyone present seemed to have their acupoints pressed, unable to move.
Hidden by the red veil, the corners of Wei Zixi’s mouth raised in a subtle arc.
He was a cultivator. Even though his vision was currently obscured, his own spiritual power sensing could detect the anomaly, and he calculated silently in his heart.
In just an instant, the newlyweds vanished from the spot.
Afterward, the space lost its weirdness and returned to normal.
With the thought that he had to see the act through, Shen Chi Xu shouted loudly, “Yi’er! My daughter!”
Then he pretended to faint.
The crowd recovered their consciousness. At this moment, the scene turned into a pot of chaotic porridge. Gone were the postures of dignitaries and nobles; everyone scrambled to go home, terrified the evil spirit would take a fancy to them and snatch them away too.
Amidst this chaos, Wu You looked around, also somewhat bewildered. Pointing at the spot where the wedding party disappeared, she stammered, “No, that’s not…”
Chu Yunduan frowned. “Miss Wu, isn’t this within our plan? As soon as Junior Brother Wei sends the signal, Master will take us to rush over.”
Right… Master!
Heavens, why was Master also kidnapped?
Thinking of this, the group woke up as if from a dream. Especially Guan Yuce, who was always inarticulate; his reaction was the biggest, and he stuttered, “This… this Thousand-Faced Ghost eats both men and women (is bisexual)?”
Hearing this, Wu You turned pale with fright, thinking: Immortal Venerable! Why do even ghosts crave your body!
——Thousand-Faced Ghost’s Cave
Wei Zixi had just woken up. His head was groggy. Subconsciously thinking of finding a chance to send a message, he suddenly heard a low call, and his body instantly stiffened.
He steadied his mind, first roughly scanning the surroundings—the sunless cave before him.
The light in the cave was dim, with only weak ghost fire illuminating the scene. Coupled with a gust of cold wind, it instantly felt ghostly and eerie.
Wei Zixi slowly withdrew his gaze. Upon recovering, he leaned back and whispered, “Master?”
Ming Ji responded, then said, “The Thousand-Faced Ghost kidnapped me as well.”
This ran counter to their plan.
Wei Zixi couldn’t help but fall silent for a moment, an indescribable feeling surfacing in his heart: Could it be the Thousand-Faced Ghost saw Master was good-looking and grabbed him too?
Ming Ji continued, “Don’t worry, I have a plan in mind. However, I cannot tell you for the time being. Let’s proceed according to the original plan.”
Wei Zixi gave an affirmative sound, then heard Ming Ji lower his voice: “Close your eyes, they are coming.”
They? There are others?
He felt puzzled but still cooperatively closed his eyes.
A burst of even more sinister ghost aura struck, making Wei Zixi’s expression somewhat ugly. But thinking of his Master’s instructions, he obediently kept his eyes closed and feigned unconsciousness.
“Immortal Ming Ji, long time no see.” Just as that voice spoke, it was like thunder piercing Wei Zixi’s ears. His body instantly froze.
It… it’s actually the ghost monster that exterminated my family back then! I didn’t expect to meet again in this situation after more than ten years!
Wei Zixi suddenly felt a ball of fury explode in his heart, but he still forcefully endured it and didn’t make a sound.
“So it is you.” Ming Ji raised his eyes coldly, sizing up the thing in front of him with a human body and face but attached with turbid ghost aura.
“Presumably you are wondering why, despite your disguises, I recognized you at a glance.”
The Thousand-Faced Ghost smiled maliciously, then raised his voice. “Still not coming out, Miss Shen?”
Miss Shen… is Shen Yi! But why is she allied with the Thousand-Faced Ghost?
Wei Zixi was astonished and completely baffled.
“Miss Shen.” Ming Ji looked at the person walking out of the darkness and said coldly, “Why did you ally with the Thousand-Faced Ghost to harm those innocent women?”
Shen Yi gave a light humph, a ruthless smile rising on her beautiful face.
Speaking of which, her lips were clearly bright red, but given what Shen Yi was currently doing, she looked more like an evil ghost draped in human blood.
Shen Yi suddenly blinked her eyes, pretending to be playful as she said, “Because—I don’t allow anyone to be prettier than me.”
Her palm slowly stroked her cheek, her voice soft. “The women missing before were all so young and beautiful, so I found the Thousand-Faced Ghost to cooperate. I need these ninety-nine women to be sacrificed to help him reshape his body.”
“You must be very puzzled as to why I would do this.” Shen Yi glanced at Ming Ji contemptuously and said, “As long as I cooperate with the Thousand-Faced Ghost, those beautiful women will all die.”
“Then only I will remain forever young and beautiful. Zhao Qingshan’s eyes will also always be on me. He will love me and never leave me.”
Wei Zixi listened with his eyes closed, thinking in his heart that this woman was crazy, even more unscrupulous than what they had discussed before.
Just to win over a man’s heart, she actually wanted to kill these innocent girls!
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