Wedding ceremony tomorrow

Chapter 99 Merging into One

Jingci Courtyard.

In the living room, the fourth wife, Ruan Huiying, was still sitting at the table, sipping tea.

The maids were tidying up the tables and cleaning the room in the side hall.

Time passed by, bit by bit.

After all the maids and servants had left and the night had deepened, Ruan Huiying stood up and went outside.

She stood in the corridor, thought for a moment, then turned to the side and said, "I'm going to the Guanyin Hall in the back to offer incense. The two of you can come with me."

After saying that, she walked down the steps.

The female guards exchanged glances, and two of them followed behind.

Two maids carried lanterns and lit the way ahead.

An old woman carrying a cloak followed beside him.

The group exited through the gate and headed towards the garden behind it.

Passing through the garden, there is a bamboo grove behind it.

The group continued walking forward, stepping on the soft bamboo leaves.

At this moment, Ruan Huiying suddenly turned around and looked at a female guard behind her, saying, "You must be new here, right? Have you been to the Guanyin Hall in the back before?"

One of the people following behind was Nightingale, dressed in a white shirt and red skirt.

Nightingale bowed slightly and said respectfully, "I am indeed new here. The head steward said that this is where the lady worships Guanyin, and others are not allowed to come here casually. I have never been here before."

Ruan Huiying gave a self-deprecating smile: "What place to worship Guanyin? It's just a place to seek peace of mind. If Guanyin is truly divine, why would my child have to suffer this pain for the rest of his life?"

The nightingale did not speak again.

After passing through the bamboo forest, a small courtyard with red walls and green tiles came into view.

The three large characters "Guanyin Hall" are written on the gate of the courtyard.

It was pitch black and completely silent inside.

The old woman carrying the cloak went over first and pushed open the door.

Two maids, carrying lanterns, walked ahead with their heads down.

Ruan Huiying walked in with a solemn expression.

As Nightingale entered, she paused, then released something from behind her with her right hand.

But as soon as she entered, a figure suddenly leaped out from the big tree next to her, and with a flash of cold light in his hand, he cut down the thing she had just released.

"Squeak..."

The gate is closed.

In the courtyard, moonlight spilled down, creating a cool and quiet atmosphere.

The old woman went inside first and lit the oil lamp and candles.

The hall was instantly illuminated.

On a high platform in the center of the hall, there is a stone statue of Guanyin. In front of the statue is an offering table with some fruits and an incense burner.

Ruan Huiying entered the house, first lit the incense burner, then took a few sticks of sandalwood, lit them in her hand, and then knelt down in front of the Guanyin statue.

The two maids retreated to a corner of the hall.

Nightingale and another female guard stood on either side of the door.

At this moment, the old nanny said from inside the room, "Both guards, please come in. It's cold with the door open. The lady spends a long time burning incense, sometimes it might last all night."

Nightingale and the other guard exchanged a glance and had no choice but to go inside.

The old woman came over and closed the door.

The room was filled with the aroma of cigarette smoke, and the heater was turned on.

Ruan Huiying knelt on the ground, holding incense in both hands, head bowed, and remained silent for a long time before slowly raising her head to look at the Guanyin statue in front of her. She spoke in a deep voice, "What sins has my child committed that Heaven would treat him like this?"

No one responded.

The entire hall was completely silent.

Ruan Huiying gazed at the Guanyin statue and knelt for a long time until the sandalwood incense in her hand burned out. Then she slowly lowered her head, closed her eyes, as if making a wish.

Night fell silently.

It was already past midnight outside.

After a long while, Ruan Huiying finally raised her head and murmured softly, "Since Heaven won't save my child, then I'll save him myself... I'm not wrong, the one who's wrong isn't me..."

"Of course you're not in the wrong..."

At that moment, a hoarse male voice suddenly rang out from behind the Guanyin statue.

Immediately afterwards, a man dressed in a black robe and wearing a mask slowly walked out from behind the Guanyin statue.

"Bang!"

Nightingale and another female guard's expressions changed, and they immediately drew their knives from their waists.

"Who is it?"

Another female guard demanded an explanation.

The masked man emerged from the shadow of the Guanyin statue and stood under the lamplight in front of the altar. He glanced at the two women, but did not answer. He said calmly, "Fourth Madam, the women today are quite good, very good... especially the one on the left..."

His gaze fell on Nightingale's tall, graceful figure and her beautiful, cold face, and a wicked smile appeared on his lips.

"I love so much……"

He said in a hoarse voice.

Ruan Huiying remained kneeling on the ground, looking at him calmly and asking, "How is my child?"

The masked man stared at the beautiful female guard before him for a while before saying, "Very good. A woman's yin essence is a great tonic, especially the yin essence of a beautiful woman. I like it, and he likes it too..."

Ruan Huiying lowered her head slightly and said, "She is a cultivator from the Demon Suppression Academy."

Upon hearing this, the nightingale was startled and suddenly took a few steps back, moving closer to the window behind her.

But at that moment, she suddenly discovered that the star power that had been surging within her body had suddenly stopped.

At the same time, she began to feel weak and powerless, and her breathing became rapid, as if a flame rose from her lower abdomen and quickly spread throughout her body.

The other female guard was the same.

The nightingale was startled and hurriedly turned around to try to open the window, only to find it tightly shut and she had no strength to push it open.

Her legs gave way, and she suddenly slid down the wall, powerless.

Her heart sank into an abyss.

"You...you are demons?"

The masked man revealed a sinister smile, and his eyes beneath the mask gradually turned scarlet.

He didn't answer, but just grinned maliciously, lifted his foot, and walked towards her step by step.

Nightingale's face turned deathly pale, and she stammered, "Who...who are you?"

A lustful glint gleamed in the man's bloodshot eyes as he spoke in a hoarse voice, "Who I am is unimportant. All you need to know is that we're about to become one. Don't be afraid, it'll be soon..."

Nightingale trembled as she raised the knife in her hand, gritting her teeth as she said, "You...you won't get away with this..."

At this moment, the fourth madam, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly spoke up: "She's from the Demon Suppression Academy. Won't she cause trouble for my child?"

The man did not answer. He stopped in front of Nightingale, then extended his finger and flicked it lightly. With a "clang," the dagger in Nightingale's hand fell to the ground.

"The people from the Demon Suppression Academy are even better; I'm even more excited..."

He grinned maliciously, stretched out his hand, and suddenly black mist swirled around it as he reached out to grab Nightingale's neck.

Just then, with a "whoosh," a sharp arrow suddenly flew out from the corner and shot towards his throat!

The man's expression changed, and his outstretched hand suddenly turned, catching the arrow with a sharp "snap"!

The arrow suddenly vanished from his hand.

Just then, a maidservant emerged from the corner; she was one of the maidservants who had just been carrying the lantern for illumination.

At this moment, she held a jade bow that was entirely green, and an arrow that looked as if it were forged from gold was already nocked on the string.

A faint, emerald-green light shimmered on the tip of the arrow.

"You've finally shown up?"

The maid's voice was actually Tang Wu's voice from the Wind Team.

The man's gaze suddenly fell on the fourth wife kneeling on the ground, and a smile gradually spread across his face: "You betrayed me."

Ruan Huiying slowly stood up from the ground, looking at him with hatred in her eyes, and gritted her teeth as she said, "I just don't want to be deceived by you anymore! You will never help me save my child. You will only slowly drag him into an abyss, and then he will become like you, neither human nor ghost..."

The man said in a hoarse and cold voice, "He can't turn back now. What you're doing will kill him."

Ruan Huiying smiled sadly and said, "I would rather he die right now than see him turned into this by you, surviving by eating people... He's not a human, not a ghost, and certainly not my child..."

Black mist rose from the man's body as he stared at her with a sinister gaze, saying, "So, you had already colluded with these demon exorcists?"

Tang Wu said coldly, "Is this collusion? It's you and him who are colluding. No, you're just using her. You just want to destroy her and her son step by step. What deep-seated hatred could make you go to such lengths?"

No sooner had she finished speaking than the arrow in her hand suddenly shot out.

At the same time, the man suddenly flashed and pounced on Nguyen Hue Ying, who was closest to him.

Just then, the old woman suddenly appeared behind Ruan Huiying and slapped him in the face.

The man hurriedly threw a punch.

"Bang!"

Both of them were startled.

As the old woman stepped back, she grabbed Ruan Huiying and pulled her away.

At that moment, Tang Wu's arrow arrived once again.

Without any hesitation, the man suddenly leaped and landed next to the Guanyin statue. He then waved his hand and with a "bang," a cloud of black smoke billowed out, instantly obscuring everyone's view.

Tang Wu was about to give chase when she suddenly remembered something. She immediately stepped in front of Nightingale to protect her, and at the same time turned to shout outside, "A-Tian, ​​A-Jing, guard the outside!"

"receive!"

Liu Tiantian's voice came from outside.

Nightingale still felt weak all over and couldn't stand up. She asked, "Captain, have I been poisoned?"

Tang Wu looked in the direction of the Fourth Madam and asked, "What happened?"

The fourth wife said through the smoke, "The water those guards drank was poisoned, probably a sleeping potion. It won't take effect for three hours. He gave it to me. I have his men there. If I didn't do this, he wouldn't have come out."

Tang Wu suddenly asked, "Do you know who he is?"

The fourth wife sighed and said, "I don't know. I've never seen his face, but his height and bearing..."

Tang Wu suddenly said, "She's somewhat similar to the head butler, isn't she?"

The fourth wife said, "Yes, but he is a man..."

Tang Wu suddenly got up, opened the window, took out a pill, and put it into Nightingale's mouth, saying, "Nightingale, you stay here for now. We're going to chase after him! This time, we absolutely can't let him get away!"

After saying that, she immediately pushed away the remaining smoke in front of her with one hand, and in a flash, she had already darted behind the Guanyin statue.

The fourth madam said, "He would always come out from there and take the maids away..."

"boom!"

Just then, Tang Wu suddenly punched the back of the Guanyin statue.

The entire Guanyin statue suddenly cracked open, revealing a large hole behind it that was pitch black and bottomless.

Suddenly, the door was kicked open.

Liu Tiantian and Yang Jing and the others suddenly rushed in.

"Captain, where is he? He's not outside!"

Tang Wu picked up the oil lamp from the table, walked behind the stone platform, and said, "There's a cave inside the Guanyin statue. He must have entered from here. There should be other exits inside. A-Tian, ​​you go to the attic in front immediately and keep watch over the surrounding courtyards and houses. The rest of you come in with me."

Liu Tiantian immediately agreed and dashed out.

After Tang Wu finished speaking, she took the oil lamp and went into the cave first.

Yang Jing and Zhang Nan and Zhang Bei immediately followed closely behind.

The main hall fell silent.

The nightingale sat on the ground for a while and found that she seemed to have regained some strength.

She leaned against the wall and slowly stood up.

At this moment, Fourth Madam Ruan Huiying walked towards her step by step from the corner, a strange smile appearing on her lips. Her voice suddenly changed to that of the masked man from before, hoarsely saying, "Alright, they're all gone. Now, it's just us left here. I said I would become one with you..."

The nightingale shuddered.

(End of this chapter)