God's Gift

"What Fang Ziang? Don't recognize my relatives randomly. My name is Fang Ling." Although she didn't call the first name correctly, she got the last name right. Fang Ling looked at the strange woman in front of her and asked, "You are new here, right? How could you not recognize me, Fang Ling?"

"My name is Fang Ling." Yu Youyou looked at Fang Ziang thoughtfully, and seeing that he looked proud, she asked sincerely, "Then are you very good, Fang Ling?"

Fang Ling was choked for a while by Yu Youyou's straightforward question, and said, "Of course, my father is the Lord Mayor of Gusu City."

"You openly raise vicious dogs in the city, allowing them to run rampant in the streets and looting people's property. When I return, I will ask my father to kill you..."

Fang Ling looked at the group of ferocious dogs surrounding Yu Youyou, swallowed his saliva, and continued:

"Destroy your dog-headed army."

"I didn't raise them." Yu Youyou glanced at the dogs behind her and said honestly, "I met them. They were willing to follow me. I didn't ask them to steal things."

After saying that, she placed the snack in her arms into Fang Ling's hands and waved her hand, "Give it back to you, I don't want it."

Fang Ling frowned and looked at Yu Youyou, then looked at the snack in his arms that was stained with saliva. He stuffed the snack back into Yu Youyou's arms and said angrily, "I waited for an hour to get this snack from Fang Yunzhai, and now it's stained with dog's saliva. I'll give it to you."

"Okay." Yu Youyou, who had just said no, her eyes immediately lit up when she heard this.

After taking the snack, she thought for a few seconds, then said to Fang Ling: "I gave all the money I had with me to Ning Yue before. You can come with me to the General's Mansion to get the money."

Unexpectedly, when Fang Ling heard Yu Youyou's words, his eyes froze for a second, and he looked at Yu Youyou in surprise, "General's Mansion?"

"Are you from the General's Mansion?" When Fang Ling mentioned the General's Mansion, his mood changed a lot.

Yu Youyou held some snacks in her arms, looked at Fang Ling's inquiring eyes, and said hesitantly, "Yes, I just arrived at the General's Mansion. What can I do for you?"

Fang Ling lowered his head, as if thinking about something, and did not answer Yu Youyou's question quickly. After thinking for a few seconds, he looked up at Yu Youyou, calmed down, and said nonchalantly: "Nothing."

The sky had darkened by this time, and a bright yellow full moon hung in the sky.

The city was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and the scene was full of bright trees and cherry blossoms. The prosperous streets were bustling with bamboos, and there was an endless stream of customers coming to wine houses and restaurants. Vendors were hawking their wares on the street, and well-dressed ladies met on the street, and children played in the alleys.

Fang Ling looked at the bustling scene in the street and changed the subject, saying, "Gusu has a curfew at three o'clock in the morning. Even at night, the city is brightly lit and has the reputation of a city that never sleeps."

"Since you are new to Gusu City and today is Mid-Autumn Festival, you can walk around the city more."

"I have something to do at home, so I'll leave now."

After saying that, Fang Ling nodded to Youyou, stopped discussing the matter of the dogs with her, and turned and left.

"Okay." Yu Youyou looked at Fang Ling's leaving back and answered herself.

After saying that, she looked around the streets and walked into the crowd. The dogs dispersed among the crowd, still following behind Yu Youyou.

The night market in Gusu City was indeed as prosperous as Fang Ling had described. There were often circuses in the streets, and there was a stage on the side of the street. Actors sang and performed variety shows on the stage, while drinkers sat opposite each other and admired the moon below.

Yu Youyou walked along the street and looked around, but unfortunately she didn't have any money on her, so she could only look at the various strange things in the stalls.

She shared the dessert in her bag with the dog beside her, and kept one piece for herself, chewing it as she walked.

There was constant sound of stringed instruments in the restaurant and hawking in the market. Yu Youyou slowly walked to the bridge while listening to the music and laughter.

There were several young men chatting and laughing by the bridge, but one of them had a dull expression. He stared at the bridge, as if he saw something, and asked the person next to him in confusion:

"Is there anyone getting married during this Mid-Autumn Festival?"

The young master next to him was still talking to someone else. When he heard his question, he casually responded, "Why not? As long as it's an auspicious time, we can get married anytime."

The man got the answer, his eyes still fixed on the bridge. He sighed and said in surprise, "That's not right. Even if they are getting married, why would they send the bride off at night?"

"What are you talking about?" The man just noticed that something was wrong with the man. He followed his gaze and saw only a few children playing on the bridge. He was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and patted the man's shoulder. "Where is the bride?"

Yu Youyou stopped and looked towards the bridge, but saw what the man said.

On the stone bridge, a team of bearers dressed in bright red wedding costumes were carrying a sedan chair and walking towards this side.

The sounds of stringed instruments and human voices in the night market gradually disappeared, and the air around them became unusually quiet and cold. A cold wind blew past, penetrating the clothes and causing goose bumps.

At the front of the wedding procession were two people holding suonas, playing sad and strange music. The music had a high pitch and was sharp and piercing, which combined with the cold wind made people shiver uncontrollably.

As she got closer, Yu Youyou could see that the people welcoming the bride all had pale faces, lifeless eyes, and stiff limbs. What they were carrying was not a sedan chair, but a coffin with a few "囍" characters pasted on it.

The coffin was covered with the roof of a sedan chair and surrounded by red cloth. From a distance, it looked like a sedan chair.

They walked to the side of the man who had been there before. A pair of pale hands stretched out from the coffin. The sharp nails touched the man's face. The light in the man's eyes disappeared completely, and he looked like an idiot.

"Yingcheng, what's wrong with you?" His friend looked at his sudden dull expression and called out to him hurriedly.

But no matter whether he was shouted at or beaten or scolded, the man did not react at all.

"Ah...oh..." Yu Youyou looked at the man, opened her mouth and let out an exclamation.

The wedding procession was walking in the night market, and passers-by seemed to be unable to see it.

Soon the team came to Yu Youyou, and the coffin slowly passed by Yu Youyou. Yu Youyou turned her head and stared at the wedding team intently.

But she did not seem to be the target of the wedding procession. When passing by her, the sedan bearers did not stop but continued to move forward slowly.

However, when passing by her, the sedan bearers turned their heads stiffly in unison, revealing their pale skin, and their gray eyes looked at Yu Youyou.