Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Chapter 158 Blocking the Door
When Li Yelai learned that the heavy cavalry was the 'bride', he was shocked and bewildered. He never expected that the heavy cavalry was the 'bride'.

I never imagined her parents would be so vicious.
She actually offered her own daughter to the man who had returned home.

It is indeed possible that in some situations they had to give up their daughter, but it has been so long.

They could easily contact the authorities and deal with the returnees.

The existence of psychics within the giant city is now an open secret. Shouldn't they seek official assistance when faced with such supernatural forces?

However, they simply watched as the returning travelers came to their door and took away their heavy cavalry.

Isn't that their daughter? Isn't that their own flesh and blood?

Due to family reasons, Li Yelai harbored deep resentment towards his father.

Because he abandoned his seriously ill wife, leaving behind himself and his sister, he is a complete scumbag.

However, people tend to compromise, and in the face of even more despicable people, Li Yelai's father didn't seem so scum anymore.

At least, he wasn't so vicious as to sell his sister.

They really can't compare to the parents of the heavy cavalry!
In terms of beasts, I, Li Yelai, would call you the strongest!
"He should be arrested and shot for ten minutes!" Li Yelai said indignantly, before calming down.

After all, these things can only be considered after dealing with the Returners.

"Damn it, I didn't expect the Returnee to be a lolicon." Li Ye glanced at the convoy in the distance and couldn't help but curse under his breath.

“Indeed.” Jing Lin glanced at the heavy cavalry and nodded in agreement.

The heavy cavalryman was about the same age as Li Yelai, around twenty-four.

But overall, he seems to be a little younger than Yingliu, who is only nineteen years old.

Her height is similar to Cheese's, both are just under 1.6 meters.

But their physiques are completely different.

Cheese usually wears hoodies, which makes her look slimmer, so it's not very noticeable. But Li Yelai knows she has a great figure.
Heavy cavalrymen are not easily distinguishable no matter what they wear. Coupled with their delicate features, they give off a youthful and immature impression.

Now that the man who returned wants to take her as his bride, isn't that just being a lolicon?
"Good for you, but don't do it again next time."

The heavy cavalryman said expressionlessly.

Unlike other girls, she didn't like people saying she was young, as it made it seem like she hadn't developed yet.

"Go straight into battle? They have a lot of numbers; I'm afraid we can't defeat them while ensuring people's safety," the detective asked.

He himself wasn't very strong, but he was well aware of Li Yelai and the heavy cavalry's strength, plus Jing Lin, this unfamiliar fourth-sense psychic. He still had a chance of winning, but... he just didn't know if he could avoid harming the others who had been dragged into the Ghost Realm.

Now that the convoy has arrived downstairs in the residential area, it would be risky to start a fight immediately, as there would likely be many unexpected casualties.

"We can't start a fight here. If it's a wedding procession, they'll definitely take me away from the neighborhood. That might be better," the heavy cavalryman replied. "I'll leave with them first, and you can decide what to do next."

“No, leaving directly is too risky.” Li Yelai shook his head. “Right now, we don’t know how many of our processing colleagues have entered the Ghost Realm. But there must be some. They may have already started planning or gathering. So, I think the most reliable way is to stall!”

"Drag?" Jing Lin frowned.

“Yes, we’ll wait until our colleagues are fully prepared. Even if we fight here, we can ensure the safety of the people,” Li Yelai replied.

Previously, Li Yelai had requested support, and several execution teams had already arrived nearby. They either stayed in hotels, slept on rooftops, or simply slept in their cars.

If nothing unexpected happens, one of them will receive an invitation and thus enter the Ghost Realm.

That is, as long as they cooperate properly with Li Yelai and the others.

That should be enough to shelter the nearby residents.

"But how can we stall them?" Shadow asked. "He's almost at the door. Even if we pretend no one's there, they'll still break in, won't they?"

"Simple. Since ancient times, wedding processions have never been easy," Jing Lin said with a smile. "When women from our Jing family marry into other families of spiritualists, the wedding party not only has to give red envelopes, but also has to defeat our stone lion puppets guarding the gate. Otherwise, they can forget about getting through the door!"

The stone lion puppet is usually an ornament, but it is actually a warning device and also possesses considerable combat power. It is most convenient for testing the strength of the opponent or the psychic they possess.

Over time, this became a tradition in the Yaoqingjing family.

"So your Jing family isn't worried about your daughter not getting married?" Li Yelai retorted, then replied, "Well, I have a plan."

"Now that we're your family, we're going to give him a good beating!"

Since they're going to use traditional wedding customs, let's go along with it!

"I don't agree with this marriage!"

Li Yelai's deep voice echoed through the old neighborhood, silencing the previously noisy wedding procession.

In the stairwells and open spaces of the residential complex, those strangely shaped figures all simultaneously turned their lifeless eyes toward the door.

Meanwhile, the residents who had been secretly watching in the neighborhood quickly covered their mouths, not daring to make a sound.

They simply couldn't believe that, under such bizarre circumstances, anyone would dare to respond? Anyone would dare to refuse?
Why don't you just hand the person over to him? Don't you have any sense of situation?

The handsome man who was knocking on the door paused upon hearing this.

This was not his first time marrying a bride. As a returning being, it is the consciousness that coalesces after the death of a living being.

He had made numerous deals with humans and taken their money. One of these deals involved taking away the 'bride'.

Of course, he also encountered resistance; the other party refused to pay and even organized forces to rebel. That was simple: the ghostly army behind him would make them understand the cost of breach of contract.

But he had never encountered anyone who refused to open the door because they had come empty-handed.
What? Now that things have come to this, you still dare to ask me for a red envelope?

Are you too carefree, or is there something wrong with your brain?
Didn't you see the ranks behind me? Didn't you see the ghostly soldiers downstairs?

Inside the room, Li Yelai and Jing Lin, fully armed, stood guard at the door with weapons in hand.

The two stared at each other in silence, waiting for the man outside the door to respond.

"Who are you? What is your relationship with my bride?" the man asked.

“I am her second cousin.” Li Yelai chuckled. “Trying to come in empty-handed? You really don’t know the rules! Since you don’t know the rules, please leave.”

"It was an arranged marriage," the man said calmly. "I already signed a contract with her father."

Father? Li Yelai turned to look at the heavy cavalry, who shook his head slightly.

Her father had long since started a new family and was not legally entitled to talk about a contract.

If he wasn't his biological father, then Li Ye thought of the beautiful woman he had met that afternoon. Could she be his stepfather?
Alright, alright, is this how you play it? After we take down the Returners, we'll come after you!
Li Yelai thought to himself.

"Then let her father marry you," Li Yelai said coldly. "You think you can just walk in empty-handed? You're quite handsome, and you're dreaming!"

A few seconds later, the man outside the door spoke up: "Okay, I understand."

After a brief hesitation, he decided to follow the other party's rules, since these were the proper procedures for a wedding procession.

This will also make the upcoming wedding more fun.

He didn't want to ruin the wedding.

However, since he's going to play along, I might as well play along.

After thinking it over, the man made his choice.

According to ancient human customs, a wedding ceremony should begin with a poem at this point. So, the man's hoarse voice rang out: "Last night in the bridal chamber, the red candles burned low; at dawn, I'll bow before my parents-in-law. Having finished my makeup, I whisper to my husband, 'Is my eyebrow makeup fashionable?'"

This is the opening poem extracted from his memory.

Next, you'll give out red envelopes.

Even after giving a red envelope, the other party might still be dissatisfied and refuse to open the door. In that case, you'll have to find a way to force the door open yourself, which is within the rules.

Of course, there are many more rules, such as the six rites of marriage in ancient rites.

Betrothal: The groom's family sends a matchmaker to the bride's family to propose marriage. After the bride's family agrees to discuss marriage, the groom's family prepares gifts and goes to propose.

Asking for the name: The groom's family asks the matchmaker to ask for the bride's name and date of birth.

Najib: After the man retrieves the woman's name and birth date, he performs divination at the ancestral temple.

Nazheng: also known as Nabi, refers to the groom's family giving betrothal gifts to the bride's family.

Setting the date: The groom's family chooses a wedding date, prepares gifts, informs the bride's family, and asks for their consent.

The groom personally goes to the bride's home to fetch her one or two days before the wedding.

He didn't finish any of them, but that didn't stop him from continuing the wedding procession.

As he finished speaking, two strangely-looking servants stepped forward and presented two flower baskets.

In the flower basket, the originally eerie paper money has turned into bright red Giant City currency.

They lifted the flower basket to the peephole so that the 'cousin' inside could see it.

"You can take all of these. Can you open the door now?" the man said calmly.

Since his birth, he has amassed a great deal of wealth through contracts. This wealth is insignificant to him.
But for humans, it is a huge sum of money that is hard to refuse.

Even if the other party is not satisfied, the man will rush in the moment they open the door to take the red envelope.

Although this would provoke fierce resistance from the bride's family. For example, the bride's relatives might beat the groom or the wedding party with sticks wrapped in burlap.

But it's still within the allowed range.

As soon as the door opens, force your way in!

"That's it?" However, mocking laughter echoed from inside the door. Li Yelai sneered, "With this kind of petty attitude, you think you can marry my cousin? Do you even have a key? How many keys do you have?"

"What do you need?" the man continued, already prepared to bleed a little.

"Nine Awakenings Elixir, any path is acceptable." Li Yelai decisively made an outrageous demand.

The man frowned. A magic potion? And a Nine-Awakening Potion?
"What? You can't afford it? You still dare to come to pick up the bride?" Li Yelai sneered.

“I have no potions.” The man slowly shook his head, and behind him, the faces of the wedding procession members grew increasingly ferocious.

"Alright then, alright then, what can I say, I'm kind-hearted. Let's find someone else then." Li Yelai responded, "Then go and eliminate the King of the Forbidden Zone in Black Source City!"

Jing Lin, standing to the side, almost burst out laughing, mouthing to Li Yelai, "You dare say the Jing family can't find any daughters to marry off?"

In today's world, who can offer such a dowry? Not even the King of the Penalty Area!

"You're joking." The man's face darkened, and behind him, two more servants stepped forward and handed over two more flower baskets.

This time, both flower baskets were filled with gold nuggets.

Those people hiding in the rooms, some of whom were bold enough to peek through the crack in the door, couldn't help but reveal their greed and envy.

In their eyes, it's just a woman, how could they get so much money for her? It's too much of a bargain!
Inside the room, Li Yelai and Jing Lin exchanged a glance and nodded slightly.

It's been ten minutes already, that's about right.

Jing Lin slowly retreated back into the living room, while Li Yelai opened the door.

The moment they heard the door open, the strange men in the wedding procession all showed excitement.

The first two servants immediately slammed against the door, trying to force their way into the room.

These are all permitted behaviors during the wedding procession; the red envelopes are meant to appease the bride's family members and help them open the door.

Now that they've opened the door to take the money, it's time to let them in.

As for resistance, haha, you actually took it seriously when we were just playing around? Human resistance is so trivial and laughable to them.

However, the two servants bumped into the half-open door but failed to break it open.

It felt as if they had crashed into a mountainside; the two servants felt as if their bodies were about to shatter.

That's for sure; they crashed into the door that Li Yelai had opened.

By refining his psionic energy, Li Ye infused the door panel with spiritual power, making it hard and heavy. Although he wasn't very skilled at this technique, simply increasing the door panel's hardness was still possible. His strength and physique were already formidable; carrying the doorknob was like carrying a shield. Crashing into it would naturally be to no avail.

The two servants behind them, though they didn't understand why the two in front of them hadn't managed to break down the gate, also took the opportunity to squeeze through.

Once they're inside the gate, everything will be fine. They will subdue the 'bride's family' behind the gate, open it for their master, and welcome the new 'bride'.

However, the moment they rushed through the door, they did not see the panicked woman.

But what they saw were two tall figures clad in heavy armor.

Both men were over 1.8 meters tall, clad in heavy armor, and wielding long weapons. They stood like two guardian deities!
Just one glance was enough to feel the pressure and oppression.

The inexplicable fear made the two servants want to retreat. The next second, they saw one of the 'gatekeepers' raise a large black umbrella and smash it down.

He was also shouting out a strange number: "Eighty!"

'boom'

A huge, dull thud resounded, and the first servant to enter instantly collapsed to the ground, his head caved in from the middle, his neck twisted into three pieces. He convulsed on the ground.

The second servant looked terrified, his already frightening face contorting into a grimace. However, the second umbrella struck him squarely in the chest.

‘click’

‘click’

Several sharp cracks echoed from his chest, which caved in deep into his back. His body was jolted backward, slamming against the wall. Thick, black blood dripped from his mouth and nose.

This caused the handsome man who was about to enter the room to stop in his tracks, and he looked at the two of them with a cold gaze.

"Are you planning to breach the contract?" he said coldly.

Downstairs, a large number of ghostly soldiers raised their weapons.

"You're really too weak to fight," Li Yelai laughed, black blood still dripping from the black umbrella in his hand. "Alright, then you're accepted into the family. You've passed my test."

"Your opinion is questionable?" The man looked at Li Yelai with a cold gaze.

"Do you think I'm the only member of your family?" Li Yelai sneered.

In the living room, Jing Lin smiled at the man and said, "Nice to meet you, I'm her older cousin."

At that moment, the man, who had no blood pressure, felt his blood pressure soaring.
(End of this chapter)