When the book-traveling little detective meets the two-faced prince

Lin Lezhi was so tired after running just now that he was out of breath.

Lin Lezhi found a place to sit and was ready to sit down without thinking, but he caught a glimpse of the bride still standing straight there, with her butt almost touching the stone, and then she lifted it up again.

The newly-bride didn't even complain of being tired, so how could a grown man like him have the nerve to take a rest?

Lin Lezhi kept brainwashing himself in his mind, trying hard to steady his breathing and make himself look as good as possible in front of his new bride.

However, the body always slaps itself in the face at critical moments.

"Ah sneeze——!"

The sneeze was so loud that it also affected the wound on the back of his head. For a moment, Lin Lezhi didn't know whether his face showed more pain or embarrassment.

Lin Lezhi rubbed his nose, smiled awkwardly, and quickly changed the subject: "Girl, you must be tired after running for so long just now. You are a villager in this village. I wonder if there is a place to rest nearby?"

The bride nodded, still without saying anything, and raised her hand to point forward.

Lin Lezhi looked in the direction the bride pointed, and saw a path about half a meter wide in front of him, surrounded by weeds. Further ahead, it was pitch black and filled with fog, and nothing could be seen.

but……

Lin Lezhi turned his gaze back to the new bride.

Can this girl, wearing a red veil, still tell the direction?

Maybe I pointed you in the wrong direction.

"Girl, it's probably inconvenient for you to move around with the red veil on. Let me help you take it off."

Without giving it much thought, Lin Lezhi naturally raised his hand and reached out for the red veil of the bride. Just when he was about to touch it, he heard a burst of fast footsteps coming from the place where they had just come from.

Taking advantage of the noise, the bride moved half an inch to the side without being noticed.

"Found it, they are here!"

Hearing the voice, Lin Lezhi quickly withdrew his hand with some embarrassment and looked in the direction of the voice.

Soon the gap where one came in was surrounded by people.

but……

Compared to the weirdness of the bride, the villagers in front of him made him feel more creepy.

The villagers stood outside the red silk and did not follow him forward even a step. The anxious expressions on their faces disappeared, and they became more calm. They stood in the direction where he and the bride came from, staring at him closely.

His eyes were filled with impatience.

Some villagers even had smiles on their faces, and some even knelt on the ground with a plop, clasped their hands together and prayed to the sky, saying with a pious and respectful look, "Thank you, river god, for your blessing, thank you, river god, for your blessing..."

The hands that were praying were almost shaking like rattles.

ha?

Lin Lezhi stood there in a daze.

The movement was so smooth and fluid that it was as if one was watching a wonderful face-changing show.

Lin Lezhi's expression darkened slightly. He vaguely felt that the way the villagers looked at him were as if they were looking at a dead person.

I didn't think much when I ran in just now, but now I don't run anymore. With the help of the candles in the hands of the villagers, I can see the surrounding furnishings clearly.

Look closely at the shapes of the red silks, which are wrapped around the fence and stretch out to form a circle.

And I and my new bride happened to be in this circle.

Could it be that... I accidentally entered the forbidden area of ​​the village.

More and more villagers gathered around, and then a burst of discussion came from the crowd, interrupting Lin Lezhi's thoughts. A path gradually became clear near the gap in the fence.

From darkness to light, an elder walked out from the crowd, holding a wooden carved cane in his hand.

As the village chief walked through the crowd, he could hear people around him politely addressing him as "Village Chief Ji."

Village Chief Ji walked to the front with a kind face, one hand behind his back and the other holding a cane. After the surroundings quieted down, he slowly spoke, "I wonder who you are, young master, and why you want to interrupt our ceremony?"

Convinced that the villagers would not come in, Lin Lezhi blew a breath of hot air into his palms, rubbed his cold and stiff fingers, and said slowly and recklessly: "What else can I do? Who in this world doesn't love beautiful women? Of course they are here to steal the bride!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the air seemed to freeze.

Even the bride, who was wearing a red veil, couldn't help but tilt her head slightly.

Not sure if it was his illusion, but Lin Lezhi sensed a hint of disgust from the bride’s body language.

Immediately afterwards, everyone in the village showed a look of horror.

What’s wrong? Isn’t this a classic line from film and television dramas?

"Sir, please don't say such things. Get out of the forbidden area quickly, or you will be cursed!"

When Village Chief Ji said this, he was so anxious that he poked the ground several times with his crutch, making a small hole in the ground.

Lin Lezhi didn't feel scared, but found it quite interesting.

I don’t usually have the chance to act like a hero in front of girls. Now that I have this opportunity, I can’t let it go.

Lin Lezhi smiled, put on a fearless look, then cleared his throat, raised his voice and said heroically: "Such a beautiful bride is to be sacrificed to a river god who doesn't even have a body and whose existence is unknown. Isn't it a pity? Why don't you be my wife? No matter what curses he has, I will take this marriage today!"

"Crazy, crazy, this person is crazy, how dare he slander the Lord River God like this!"

"How dare he snatch the bride from Lord River God? He must be tired of living."

"I don't think he'll survive the night."

"Don't blame me, Lord River God. Don't blame me, Lord River God. It was all that kid who said that. It has nothing to do with us. Please don't bring disaster to us."

"........."

Lin Lezhi refused to admit defeat and retorted, "I'm getting married today. It's fine if you don't say congratulations, but why are you cursing me to death? It's really ruining the atmosphere."

Everyone was in an uproar for a moment, and after the village chief coughed twice, everyone stopped.

The village chief cleared his throat, looked at Lin Lezhi earnestly and said, "Young Master is an outsider, and I think he doesn't know the reason for our Yulong Village. If we displease the Lord River God, our entire village will be doomed. It is better to get out of the forbidden area quickly, and don't be obsessed and lose your life."

"You can go out, but I want to take my wife with me."

Village Chief Ji waved his hands and said, "No, absolutely not. Young Master can come out alone, but you must not bring the bride out with you."

"If that's true, God is too narrow-minded. I won't leave here today."

"This..." Village Chief Ji's face was obviously embarrassed. He raised his hands high as if possessed, and praised: "It is a great honor to be the bride of the River God. Even if it is Young Master, it is difficult to shake the determination of our entire village and Miss Meng Wan."

It turns out that the girl's name is Meng Wan.

"You force others to die and yet you say it's such a supreme honor. Since becoming the bride of the river god is a great honor, you, you, you, why don't you marry? This is an honor that brings glory to your family~"

Lin Lezhi smiled and pointed at all the people who had just said bad things about him.

"you……!"

Village chief Ji was so angry that he couldn't say a word because of Lin Lezhi's blockade.

Lin Lezhi waved his hand, raised his lips and continued: "Stop talking about you and me, I'm tired of it. Instead of talking about these useless things here, why not... prepare a wedding wine for Miss Mengwan and me so that we can get married here."

Seeing the villagers' horrified expressions, Lin Lezhi's face became even more proud. He continued with no intention of backing down, "Speaking of which... the more you talk, the more curious I am about what the river god looks like. If he really comes to take my life, I would like to see his face and say something good about you."

The kind expression on Village Chief Ji's face completely disappeared, and he became ferocious and impatient. He said harshly: "I tried to persuade you kindly, but since you are stubborn, please don't blame me after you die. You have entered the river god's bedroom, and the river god will punish you."

Village Chief Ji waved his hand and told the people around him, "Send a few people to guard this place before dawn. Don't let them out."