I'm Immortal Speed Pass Supernatural Game

"Hoo-ha! Hoo-ha!"

"Boom rumble~ Boom rumble~"

On the square, in front of the wooden sign.

Two burly men with bare chests each held a torch, their wild dance moves accompanied by occasional fire-breathing stunts. The red glow of the setting sun echoed the sparks, painting the ground of the square and the villagers' faces in a scarlet hue.

The enthusiastic atmosphere was ignited.

The sounds of gongs and drums next to them were deafening.

As if to let the whole world know of the existence of this祭祀 (jì sì, sacrifice/ritual).

The Yin Marriage Village's grand祭 (jì) was quite spectacular.

After a hearty meal and drinks, the villagers also invited a theatrical troupe to perform on a nearby stage, their instruments clanging away.

The giant square, originally capable of accommodating thousands of people, was now bustling with excitement, resembling a grand carnival.

This was enough to show that Yin Marriage Village was indeed as described in the副本 (fù běn, copy/instance) introduction: free from worries about food and clothing.

It could even be said to be quite prosperous.

Wu Wang and the old village chief sat side by side on the highest grandstand.

He occasionally peeled melon seeds from the table, savoring them carefully, and would clap and cheer loudly at the highlights of the performance below.

"Who exactly are you? What did you do with Zhang Sanfeng?" The old village chief's voice was soft, completely drowned out by the surrounding noise.

Wu Wang, who shouldn't have been able to hear him at all, turned his head and gave him a bright smile, saying, "Who do you think I should be? And why do you need Zhang Sanfeng?"

After he had retaliated against the old village chief with bone spurs, the other party was unable to lash out due to being in the public eye.

But he couldn't let him just run away like that.

After all, the skeleton ghost was well aware that he could change his appearance and figure, and could disappear without a trace in the crowd in the blink of an eye, especially today when the whole village was here, it was simply too chaotic.

So he arranged for a seat for him on the grandstand.

Seemingly with the desire to communicate.

The villagers near them had also been sent to attend the grand祭 (jì) banquet, precisely to prevent others from hearing their conversation.

"It wouldn't hurt to tell you," the old village chief said as he picked up the wine cup on the table and took a light sip, "Zhang Sanfeng is the孽种 (niè zhǒng, illegitimate child) born before a certain Yin Marriage Saintess's grand祭 (jì), his life can repay the village's debt."

"Debt? High-interest loans are illegal now, you know," Wu Wang retorted sarcastically.

Of course, he knew that the debt the other party was talking about was not material possessions such as money.

But rather some other mysterious things.

The old village chief explained in detail, "Everything in the world is relative. The Yin Marriage God bestows prosperity upon the village, and we must also give the other party a satisfactory return. He has always favored women with至阴 (zhì yīn, extreme Yin), and we must present one every year."

"But last year, an accident occurred. The Yin Marriage Saintess committed suicide on the eve of the grand祭 (jì)."

"We owe Him a Saintess. If we don't offer one again this year, Yin Marriage Village's fate will come to an end."

"Although Zhang Sanfeng is not a woman, he has the blood of the Yin Marriage Saintess and can appease the Yin Marriage God's anger."

Upon hearing this, Wu Wang couldn't help but chuckle.

He asked vaguely while munching on melon seeds, "Then what are you?"

Actually, his intention was to retaliate against the old village chief.

To make the other party fly into a rage and reveal his true form.

In order to strip away the villagers' trust in him.

But he never expected this skeleton ghost to be so tolerant, not even showing any signs of exposure after being humiliated like this.

He even intended to have a heart-to-heart talk with him.

What was his plan?

"Me? I am also a villager of Yin Marriage Village," the old village chief slowly said with a grin, "Or rather, I built this village. I am the first village chief."

"?"

Wu Wang was stunned.

When he was disguised as a villager during the day, he had also inquired about the village's history.

The villagers basically had family trees recorded in their homes, so the history was not lost.

This place was built about two hundred years ago.

From the very beginning, it was called Yin Marriage Village, but at that time it was still very dilapidated and desolate.

It was a group of desperate refugees who had nowhere else to go, gathered together and found a place to settle down.

Worshiping the Yin Marriage God was just like other places, burning paper money and offering incense.

There was no such thing as a Yin Marriage Saintess.

But starting from the second village chief, worshiping the Yin Marriage God required human sacrifice.

It was also from that time that the village got better day by day.

Until it developed into what it is now.

Not only were they free from worries about food and clothing, but they could even send some intelligent children to study outside.

The first village chief...

This skeleton ghost had been around for two hundred years?

"Didn't you want to eat me during the day? Why the sudden change of heart to become my bosom buddy? Don't forget I just stabbed you," Wu Wang sneered.

The other party's change in attitude from day to night was simply too great.

So great that even someone without a brain could think that there must be something wrong.

"After all, I didn't know you had a way to absorb this at first..."

Having said that, the old village chief tremblingly stretched out his hand.

Pointing at the large wooden sign covered with black cloth.

Which was precisely the Abyss God's mark eye.

He turned his head to look at Wu Wang, his deeply sunken eyes, like empty holes, burst out with a strong desire.

He said tremblingly, "How about a deal? You teach me how to absorb the aura of that being, and I can give you everything you want!"

"?"

Wu Wang was full of question marks.

What the hell was this Abyss God?

The副本 (fù běn, copy/instance) that had been polluted by Him would become twisted and strange, but there were even stranger guys trying to absorb the Abyss God's aura.

Principal Wang in 'Fight Back to School' was like that.

Now this old village chief was also like that.

What good could come from absorbing this aura? Why couldn't he feel it?

Besides changing his mission and wanting to turn his brain into mush.

What else could He do?

Sometimes Wu Wang really wanted to take a red pen and draw a mouth under the red vertical pupil on his wrist.

To let the Abyss God properly answer his doubts.

"Tell me first, what do you plan to do after you get the Abyss God... that aura?" Wu Wang stuffed some candy and melon seeds into his pocket, taking everything he could get!

The old village chief's expression became serious.

Saying word by word, "I will replace the Yin Marriage God and become the village's new guardian deity."

Pfft—

Wu Wang couldn't help but laugh.

Sometimes he really couldn't understand these guys.

Or rather, couldn't understand their absurdity.

Principal Wang touted himself as righteous.

Using the excuse of doing good for the students but trying to剥离 (bō lí, strip away) their humanity.

The old village chief called the Yin Marriage God a guardian deity.

But the price was the lives of one fresh life after another.

He even wanted to become this kind of man-eating guardian deity.

What the hell was he guarding?

What the hell was he protecting?

What the hell was he guarding?

They were really a bunch of hypocritical guys.

"I saw the Yin Marriage God in my first year as village chief," the old village chief's eyes became melancholic.

"He made a deal with me, allowing me to have the ability to not die, but the price was to become inhuman. Every thirty years, I have to change clothes, and from then on, I must wear clothes to see the villagers. Only in the ancestral hall can I take off my clothes and catch my breath."

"These days are too hard."

"Fortunately, thirty years ago, when I was listening to music on the radio at home, I heard the call from that being."

Speaking of this, the old village chief patted the wooden sign.

A hint of ambition appeared in his eyes, "That being's existence is far stronger than the Yin Marriage God. Even a wisp of His aura left here can allow me to see the hope of breaking free!"

"Tell me what you want! As long as you help me, I can satisfy you!"

Looking at the other party's slightly癫狂 (diān kuáng, mad) appearance.

Wu Wang wiped his ash-covered hands from peeling melon seeds on his clothes.

Which could be considered understanding what the human skins placed in the ancestral hall were.

Those were the newly selected village chiefs of each term!

The village chief of Yin Marriage Village was replaced every thirty years.

The selected person entered the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors.

Then the skeleton ghost剥皮 (bō pí, skinned) and killed them, put on their skins, and became their identity.

This old thing had been replacing others all along!

No wonder after he disguised himself as the village chief's grandson before, that kid was almost beaten to death alive.

The old village chief didn't feel any heartache at all.

It turned out that he wasn't his own grandson at all.

Afterwards, Wu Wang said sarcastically, "Brother, oh no, old thing, I want to correct you on two things."

"First, those things are called human skins, they are human skins that have been剥 (bō, peeled) off alive. No matter whether you call them clothes or something else, no matter how nice you call them, they are still人血馒头 (rén xuè mán tou, blood-soaked buns)."

"Second, you are not immortal, you have just become a ghost. Ghosts can also die."

"You haven't seen true immortality."

"Old thing, your stand is the most useless!"

Speaking of this, Wu Wang's smile became even brighter.

No one understood the Abyss God better than himself!

No one understood immortality better than himself!