"We Taoists don't care about superseding." He Lanjiu spoke quickly but didn't look back, and finally chuckled, "At best, you will beat your wife to death."

Qian Yichen walked behind and patted him on the shoulder: "Say nonsense, it's nothing! The village is clean, and the lady of the Sheng family has not become a ghost at all. This wedding dress——I don't know why it is attached to me."

He paused for a moment, then lowered his voice: "There are too many unresolved problems, and why those brides still disappeared after the dye vat was destroyed, and who brought Sheng Yuan here?"

"Don't think about it, the person who appeared on the roof that night was himself." He Lanjiu walked along the underground passage, "Sheng Yuan, the last thing you saw before leaving the house was a piece of clothing, right?"

Sheng Yuan's footsteps were dragged away, and he nodded when he heard the words: "...it was the wedding dress that Axiu wore on the Taoist priest's body. It suddenly appeared in the room, and I was frightened and fainted."

"So last night, he wrapped him in the wedding clothes and left, put them down the well and came back to attach to you." He Lanjiu stopped meaningfully, and the top of his head happened to be the sealed well mouth, "This dress has no evil spirit but Absolutely self-aware, wrapping around so many brides in Hongran Village and taking them away is not difficult."

Sheng Yuan originally wanted to refute, but the facts of so many years could not even convince himself, so he said dejectedly: "My wife was kind before she was alive, why did she kill people after death..."

"Wake up, she has been reincarnated a long time ago." He Lanjiu folded her arms and raised her head coldly, "Although I have never come into contact with a foreign race that is undergoing transformation, if her consciousness still exists, what is attached to the wedding dress is just A touch of obsession. The scope of obsession is too big. I hate other women for enjoying the happiness of their newlyweds, or they are unwilling to accept the fate of death and think that you are incapable of killing the whole village...there are too many possibilities. "

Qian Yichen was caught in the middle, and when he saw Sheng Yuan's pale face under the firelight, he coughed: "Let's say a few words less, it's the vat that drains people's blood, he can't fight the whole village as an outsider, and he can't get firewood. The knife cut the group of people down."

"I also want to seek revenge from the Ding family. At that time, they said that they would let me go because I was a member of the village, but if I make trouble, I will..." Sheng Yuan murmured to defend himself, and finally gave a wry smile , "Later, when I really had the courage to kill people, I realized that those people had left, and I was just useless."

Qian Yichen could hear the implication of infinite self-blame from his words, and simply forcibly changed the subject: "Stop standing there, go up and remove the things blocking the mouth of the well."

"How do you move?" He Lanjiu glanced at Sheng Yuan disdainfully, "The surrounding area is narrow and there is nowhere to escape. After I activate the demon power, I guess you are fine. This mortal will be smoked to death by the fox fire first."

Qian Yichen was afraid that the little scholar would blame himself to death, so he quickly smoothed things over: "Then change the road! If you go further, the waterways near here are connected, so you can definitely get out from another place."

There are many places that have been dug underground, but the heights are different, and some places are so short that people can only bend over to pass by.

In order to prevent mortals from encountering unexpected situations where the fox fire burns out their souls, He Lanjiu gathered the flames into a bunch and held them in his palm, using them as torches to illuminate the road ahead.

Qian Yichen went around underground, although there was only one road, he didn't know where he was, his feet slipped when he was distracted thinking, and he tripped over something like a wooden stick!

"what!"

When I lowered my head, I couldn't help exclaiming, under the faint flames, I could clearly see that it was not a wooden stick, but a human bone!

Sheng Yuan was at the end, and only after he moved forward did he realize what it was, and his expression of horror was not inferior to his.

"Can't bear this level?" He Lanjiu sneered and turned sideways to make way for the space in front of him, "There are bones around here—to be precise, the bones of young women. Where did the brides lost in Hongran Village go? I don't need to Explain it."

As far as the eye can see, there are rotting bones, piled up in a mess, looking horrifying and desolate, and in the distance is a projection from a well, providing sporadic lighting.

Sheng Yuan staggered and squeezed to the front, regardless of the scorching fox fire beside him, a layer of tears slowly welled up in his eyes: "Axiu, it's really Axiu who did it..."

Qian Yichen sighed, really didn't know how to comfort him.

"However... I still had some doubts at first, but now I can be sure." He Lanjiu raised his hand and moved away from the fox fire, "No matter what the obsession attached to the wedding dress is, it is impossible to kill these brides."

He can't comfort people, so these must be the truth.

The bride of Sheng Yuan's family can't kill people.

Qian Yichen looked ahead carefully for a long time before suddenly realizing: "Brother Sheng, don't be sad. Look at those bones, some of them have broken marks. If this wedding dress was really made, it would be impossible to make such an effect. Even if it is wrapped around the body and strangled, the bones should be more fragile."

"...Ah?" Sheng Yuan wiped his tears with his sleeve, and it took him a while to understand what he said.

Qian Yichen nodded solemnly to him, then showed a very faint smile to He Lanjiu: "Good job."

He Lanjiu immediately bent her eyes and added: "I still think of one more thing. The wedding dress is very similar to Sun Wenjun who had the resentment attached to his head before. They are bound by endless obsessions. The only difference is that it is a dead thing and cannot Communicate with us... but maybe, you can guess what it wants to do."

"What do you want to do?" Qian Yichen repeated the question while thinking, "Since there is no harm, it means that it is not because of jealousy of those brides, so there is only...to pay homage? Sheng Yuan, are you bringing Axiu back?" Worshiping in front of parents' spirits?"

Sheng Yuan nodded blankly: "I'm a married couple, and the wedding banquet has already been held at the father-in-law's house once, but I also want the elders in the family to see my wife. It's not impossible to pay homage before the spirit, but I can't bridal chamber that night because of my filial piety..."

"It's almost like this. The bride died before she got married, and her obsession is to complete the marriage. A light and fluffy dress can't replace her, so she found someone to possess her. There are no big girls for a few miles, so I have to wrong you "He Lanjiu patted him on the shoulder teasingly, "If you want to let the wedding dress leave you, how about paying homage to this scholar?"

"Oh." Qian Yichen didn't have much resistance, "Then let's try it when we get back."

He Lanjiu's complexion suddenly changed: "You really want to marry him?"

"It's not me, it's the clothes." Qian Yichen tugged on his lapel, and felt a tightening pain after pulling it, "And didn't you hear that this kind of filial piety does not require a bridal chamber."

"That won't work either!" He Lanjiu stretched out his sharp beast-like claws, and approached him like lightning, "I'll just tear it up, just bear it for a while."

Qian Yichen subconsciously jumped back: "You came up with this idea at the beginning, why do you go back on it now? The clothes must not be torn apart!"

"Don't worry, drinking hot water can cure all diseases."

Qian Yichen was choked speechless, and repeatedly avoided his hands, but his body quickly stuck to the rough well wall.

He Lanjiu lowered her head and pressed down with a smile, but the sharpness of the beast's claws faded from her fingertips...

Qian Yichen was inexplicably flustered, and at this moment, rustling sounds came from the light-transmitting wellhead not far away!

Someone is going to block the dry well again!

This time He Lanjiu didn't hesitate, a foxfire followed after him, and dashed along the mouth of the well to the ground.

"Ugh! Cough cough cough!"

Sheng Yuan was rubbed by the evil spirit, scratched his neck desperately and fell down, Qian Yichen subconsciously wrote the symbol representing the source water, dipped his fingertips in the spiritual energy and traced large characters on his body——

"For the source of living water."

The body of the mortal who was burned by Yinhuo Yaoqi is rapidly recovering, making people involuntarily heave a sigh of relief.

Moreover, being able to mobilize the spirit of heaven, earth and water so freely can also explain from the side that the person who wandered around Niaowei Mountain and dried up wherever he went, is not around here.

Qian Yichen supported Sheng Yuan, his legs wrapped around the light green spirit of vegetation, and the breeze came, dragging the two of them back to the ground along the well wall.

Fortunately, the exit was not blocked this time. The spirit of the five elements can only be applied to living things, and it is not very good at removing heavy objects.

The sun was shining on the ground, and He Lanjiu was already confronting the enemy, her black hair like splashed ink fluttering slightly behind her.

Qian Yichen originally wanted to help out, but when he saw the person blocking the mouth of the well, he was stunned: "Old man, you are really... always strong."

The old man who appeared in the dyeing workshop before was about seventy or eighty years old, and he was still panting and carrying a big stone, which made people dare not even move.

Qian Yichen only felt that if he shouted louder here, that old man would die far away.

"Let's just ask, you killed all the missing brides?" He Lanjiu raised his eyelids to look at the old guy, actually very impatient.

His patience is inherently limited, but if he strikes rashly, he might be nagged to death by Qian Yichen...

The old man bent his body, and finally put down the stone unbearably: "Who told those women to appear outside the village overnight, and suddenly knew that there was a dying dye vat that had to suck blood to dye cloth! God knows who revealed the news... We Such a vat can no longer be made, but after the news is leaked, it is absolutely impossible for others to dye such a red silk!"

Qian Yichen's fingers trembled slightly, and he understood something in an instant.

Disappearance and death are also two different things. The brides are taken out of the village by their wedding dresses, trying to remind them of the danger here, but its power is limited and it cannot be sent farther afield.

In order to conceal the news, the people of Hongran Village simply threw them into the dry well to cut off the news after finding the brides, and said they were missing...

He Lanjiu yawned lazily, thinking that the old guy was really clever, and just when he was worrying about how to do it, he sent the best reason to his door: "For a few bolts of silk, how about it?"

"What do you know, little guy? That's the lifeblood of our survival." The old man's wrinkles deepened because of his emotions, and he squeezed a weird formula with both hands, "If the village is deserted, you can't let this method spread, you just shut up here Bar!"

He Lanjiu's eyes suddenly turned cold: "Juying? If you dare to use this kind of magic, it means that you really intend to make my enemy."

The old man of the Ding family gasped and did not reply, the shadow cast by his feet lost its human shape and began to flow, rushing towards him like a roaring beast!

"Juying is a good spell, but it's a pity that you didn't use it well." He Lanjiu raised her eyebrows and stood there, not even planning to dodge. A spark popped out from the tip of her right finger, and a firefly-sized fox flame floated towards the shadow owner, submerged in the flesh middle.

"Ahhh-!"

Obviously he couldn't see the flames burning, but the old man began to twist and struggle, and fell to the ground motionless after a while, his skin gradually shriveled and collapsed.

This is the state of being burned to death by the red fox fire, starting from the soul, spreading from the inside out to the whole body, and finally only a handful of light ashes are left.

Once blown by the wind, you don't know where you are going.

Qian Yichen pondered for a while in the sun, and said to Sheng Yuan: "Your revenge, take revenge."

Sheng Yuan opened his mouth, his smile was bitter but relaxed.

……

"Pray to heaven and earth... The weather today is really good, and the weather is neither cold nor hot."

"Second obeisance to the high hall...Sheng Yuan, you didn't wipe the tablet clean, no, I didn't ask you to wipe it clean and start over."

"Husband and wife bow to each other... you can nod your head meaningfully, how dare you!"

Now that Sheng Yuan has been recovered and the mystery of the village has been solved, the only thing left to do is to get rid of the wedding dress.

Qian Yichen pretended to be the dead Axiu, and fulfilled the regrets of her life with her scholar husband-in-law.

In the main house of Sheng Mansion, the cleaned rooms were not furnished at all, but the people who participated were extremely serious.

Except for the officiant He Lanjiu, who had a very bad complexion, all of them had a strange tone of yin and yang when they spoke.

Qian Yichen finished his last prostration, and the wedding gown that was tightly wrapped around him fell loosely on the ground: "Can't you talk well, you have to add some messy content behind!"

Sheng Yuan hurriedly picked up the dress, held it in his arms and smiled at them: "Thank you to the two priests, Xiaosheng is very grateful. I have saved some savings over the years, and I will offer it up."

"We're not short of money, and we're rushing to Jinling. We're leaving soon. I wonder what your plans are in the future?" Qian Yichen waved his hand to refuse, moving his legs and feet that were finally free.

Sheng Yuan pursed his lips and thought for a while, and said seriously: "I haven't considered the far ones yet, I think about burying all the bones in the well first."

Qian Yichen immediately showed a relieved expression, but the moment he opened his mouth, the conversation was interrupted by someone who broke in from outside the house!

That man's hair was disheveled but he didn't look like a villager. He was very methodical in his advances and retreats, and he pulled up his wedding dress and ran away with a clear purpose!

"Stop!" He Lanjiu originally squinted at the two of them, but it was only after a while that they realized the change, turned around and chased them out.

The man stood still and turned around, a mirror in his arms reflected a frightening light, so bright that people couldn't keep their eyes open!

Even Qian Yichen, who came out immediately after, couldn't help covering his face, and immediately felt his eyes swell, and he couldn't see anything for a while.

Only Sheng Yuan stood there in astonishment, and the memories of his youth flooded out from the depths of his mind.

"... Mr. Su?"

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