After Marrying the Lord of the Underworld

Before leaving the temple, Yao Gou bowed respectfully in front of the Peacock God. He found two apples and a pear from somewhere, put them all on the altar, and murmured, "Your old man, would you like me?" Bless me well."

Then, reluctantly, he left with Lu Yingjiu and Jingxian, and continued to go to the back mountain.

On the way to Xitang, Lu Yingjiu also saw temples of different sizes.

Unlike the temples of the Peacock God, those temples looked old and should have been built many years ago, and they were also small in scale.

Lu Yingjiu went in casually—two of them, looked at them, and found that they were all worshiping different ghosts and gods, such as Truth Listening, Day Traveling God and Night Traveling God, Black and White Impermanence, etc...

The statues made are very lifelike.

Jing Xian looked at the statues for a while, and was quite satisfied: "These statues are quite realistic, not just scribbles."

It's really not easy to get Jingxian's approval.

After all, he really knew these priests.

At the temples along the way, Lu Yingjiu all went in - once.

Some ghosts and gods or strange beasts have big names, such as Wuchang, Pixiu, etc., and their incense is very popular.Even if the temple is empty now, traces of tributes and frequent cleaning can be seen.

Some priests are unknown, the temple is covered with dust and cobwebs, some roofs are leaking directly, and a beam of skylight hits straight down, and the dust in the air is even more illuminated.

Obviously, the competition in the ghost world is also very fierce, and there are only a few who can be famous.

Seeing him entering every temple, Jing Xian asked, "Why, why did your dream of looking for the Peacock God break?"

"Yes." Lu Yingjiu nodded.

But in fact, this is just one of his goals—.

Every time he entered the temple, he would stand in front of the statues of ghosts and gods and secretly observe Jing Xian's expression.

——Wan—Jingxian really won't be indifferent if he bumps into his own statue.

Just walked away like this—on the way down, the peacock god's dream was the same, and Jing Xian's expression was also the same.

It seems that there is really no one to worship.

But Lu Yingjiu changed his mind - thinking, if Jing Xian is the priest killed by the Lord, then it is normal that he will not be worshiped.After all, what an ordinary small village wants is peace and joy, a harmonious family and a prosperous life. There is not so much love and hate in it, and there is no need to set up a temple dedicated to the god of killing.

But since he is a priest, he should still want someone to sacrifice and worship him.

Lu Yingjiu said to Jing Xian, "Did you know that the supernatural agency has team building funds?"

"I know." Jing Xian was stunned.

Lu Yingjiu said: "After I go back, I can transfer some funds, buy some paper money and ingots to burn for you, and give you some incense."

Jing Xian - stunned.

He looked back at the many temples in the back mountain, but there was no one with his name, and he finally knew why Lu Yingjiu said that.

While Yao Gou was walking ahead, humming a song, he stretched his arms around Lu Yingjiu's waist and whispered to him, "I don't care about those things, aren't they just incense sticks? You are married in."

Lu Yingjiu looked ahead without changing his face: "I'm telling you seriously. In order to compensate me for not paying you all the time, and to prove that I am a good boss, I decided to create a precedent in the industry. The new team building project is The two of us burn paper money together."

"Salary..." Jing Xian remembered this, and then laughed again, "As for the salary, you have to pay me the interest."

"Of course," Lu Yingjiu calculated seriously, "[-] a month, now it's been more than two months..."

Before he finished speaking, Jing Xian hugged him and kissed him on the face.

Lu Yingjiu:?

I don't know if it's because during this period of time, Jing Xian has touched him more times, and his hair, face, and neck are the hardest hit areas. He has already achieved the initial desensitization effect to this level of kissing.

So he just glanced in Yao Gou's direction, and said in a low voice, "What's wrong with you? There's no one here who can make you jealous."

Jing Xian said: "How can I pay back my salary like this. Of course, it must be paid back to me with interest in other places."

Lu Yingjiu: "..."

He suddenly felt that the future was full of danger.

The word even with interest sounds too good.

Then he was forcibly held down by Jing Xian again, and he gnawed several mouthfuls on the neck.

It was so hard to separate, Lu Yingjiu didn't know what kind of mood he was in, he was helpless and speechless, his face was still a little hot, but he couldn't help laughing and said: "If my office goes bankrupt one day and I really can't pay wages, then Selling you to a nightclub, with your face and figure, it is not a dream to earn a hundred thousand a month."

"It's not more than one hundred thousand," Jing Xian was full of confidence, "It's not enough to earn one hundred thousand a day, come, come, give me another kiss, I won't charge you."

This round of welcoming the wine has long been prepared, and he dodges flexibly with his body, leaving only the unfinished Jingxian.

In this way, the three of them went up the mountain all the way.

The back mountain is not very high, and it will soon reach the top, and you can see from a distance an old house with black eaves, which should be the Xitang mentioned by Yao Gou.

The roof of the house was broken in several places, and several tiles were missing.Weeds were overgrown in the corner, the red paint on the door was mottled, the windows were nailed to death with wooden boards, and the door was wrapped with a big hideous chain.

—Looks like a standard haunted house.

Yao Gou was out of breath, drank most of the bottle of water, and sat on the stone in front of the Xitang gate for a long time before recovering.

He pointed to the old house and said, "This is here." He wiped the sweat on the back of his hand, and said, "Didn't you ask me why Xitang is on the mountain? I can tell you now: because this village used to have The custom of marrying in the dark."

"Ham, how scary do you think it is? I haven't seen a few normal-looking ghosts. They are either vicious, or missing arms and legs. Good-looking people are dragged to marry ghosts. How can this be possible? What about true love?"

Lu Yingjiu: "..."

has been connoted.

Jing Xian: "..."

want to kill.

After all, Yao Gou had dealt with people a lot. Seeing their expressions, he immediately knew that there was something wrong with what he said just now.

But even when he realized it, he couldn't figure it out and couldn't find the problem.

—— He might never have imagined that the two people in front of him were professional ghost marriage households.

No matter what, Yao Gou laughed aloud, quickly put the words away, and continued: "Oh, let's not talk about this, anyway, they are married in the dark anyway, and they don't invite a ghost exorcist, so they just make a fool of themselves. , thinking that if you marry the girl, you can get the blessing of ghosts."

"It is conceivable that there is no effect at all. The ghosts they summon are all lonely ghosts, so how can they have any mana and supernatural powers? At most, they will blow the dark wind on the wedding hall to scare people."

"After so many years, I feel very lucky that the village has not been wiped out by any recruited ghosts."

Lu Yingjiu knew that if it wasn't forced by the situation, normal ghost exorcists would not allow ghost marriages.

What's more, there are ordinary people in the village. If you come into contact with this thing, you will inevitably attract strange things, and it will even harm the life of the married person.

So he said: "Fortunately, this wedding hall has been abandoned."

"Yes." Yao Gou nodded and said, "It's also thanks to the exorcist who came to the village—he told the villagers to stop the ghost marriage quickly, and then built the temple of the Peacock God."

"It's also the Chu ghost exorcist?" Lu Yingjiu asked.

Yao Gou also nodded: "Yes. He must be called the great benefactor of the village. If you ask me, the village should also build a temple for him."

He shook his head and continued: "It's a pity that he has a clean and honest style and does not leave a name for his good deeds. After staying in the village for so long, no one knows his real name, just like a master Chu."

Lu Ying Jiuxin said, that's quite strange.

He himself usually keeps a low profile and often does not leave his name, but if he has lived in this village for two years and no one knows his name, it is really abnormal.

After Yao Gou rested, he stood up again: "Let's go, let's go in."

He went over first, fumbled from his pocket—the rusty key given by the village, and fiddled with the lock.

After a few seconds, the lock fell to the ground, and there was a heavy sound of metal landing.Yao Gou tossed the chain again, pulled it all down with a clatter, and finally opened the door.

"Squeak-"

The wooden door was opened screaming, Yao Gou coughed several times, pointed to the inside of the room: "Go-go, this room is not big."

Lu Yingjiu nodded, and the three of them walked into the house.

Yao Gou brought a flashlight, someone gave him one, and it shined through the house.

The purpose of entering is the place of worship. There were originally red gauzes around it, but due to the long history, they were all dirty and fell on the ground, dilapidated.In addition, there are also the heaven and earth table covered with old red cloth, and the empty red candlestick.

The next window was sealed.

When Lu Yingjiu looked over, he could vaguely imagine that whenever the bride bowed deeply, how the dark wind would violently crash into the window, raise the curtains, and then blow out the bright red candles in the room, leaving only a gloomy and cold room. with darkness.

Yao Gou beamed and said, "When I let them tidy up this place, we can get married."

Lu Yingjiu asked him: "So, what is the specific reason why you want to hold a wedding?"

Although this is the question, after understanding the situation, Lu Yingjiu probably understood Yao Gou's thoughts:

——Originally, it is easy to attract ghosts when there is great joy and great sorrow, and the wedding is naturally counted as great joy;

[-]. Different ghosts have different ways to deal with them. For example, if a baby who dies prematurely turns into a ghost, if it does not show up for a long time, the exorcist will hold a ceremony such as a hundred-day banquet, or let the mother of the baby stand at midnight. On the top of the mountain, call the child's name loudly...

In short, it is best to do things closely related to ghosts.

Since He Wanbai was tricked into getting married, the wedding is still related to her, maybe it can anger her and make her show up.

"Oh," Yao Gou replied, "I was thinking, she was sold here. If we show her a happy marriage, she will definitely be very touched, and she will immediately correct herself."

Lu Yingjiu: "...?"

Lu Yingjiu raised his forehead and said: "No, no matter how you think about it, she will be irritated. You can't use human thinking to speculate on ghosts. Almost all ghosts, as long as they have resentment in their hearts, they will be jealous when they encounter other people's great joy. angry."

"No!" Yao Gou was immersed in his own world, "You and Master Jing are so affectionate, what a match made in heaven, I will definitely be moved! Then I will automatically and consciously go to the ghost world to reincarnate!"

Lu Yingjiu: "..."

Lu Yingjiu once again deeply realized that the big dog is unreliable, and it is simply complicating simple things.

He sighed silently, and said, "Actually, it doesn't need to be such a troublesome wedding. Give me some time, and I'll find her. Don't let the people in the village clean up the wedding hall, it won't be needed."

"No."

Lu Yingjiu froze for a moment, then looked at Jingxian.

The firm "no" just now came from Jingxian's mouth.

Jing Xian looked at him, and said firmly again: "No, I think his idea is very good, the wedding suggestion is very good."

The heart of respecting leisure is known to everyone who welcomes wine on the road.

He whispered: "What are you messing around with? This matter can be easily resolved."

"No." Jing Xian refused to budge, "I just think this idea is impeccable!"

It was rare for Yao Gou to get this level of recognition, and his eyes lit up: "Wow, this is the first time I have seen someone highly recognize me! Respect Master, you are really amazing! In your opinion, what should this wedding be like?" Do it better!"

Just as Jing Xian was about to speak, he suddenly stopped talking.

He looked back at Lu Yingjiu, and said in a gentle voice, "Listen to him."

From his face, Lu Yingjiu forcibly saw the fanciful pampering feeling of "You have the final say on our wedding, our house, and our decoration".

Lu Yingjiu said: "Listen to me and don't do it."

Jing Xian said again: "No."

Lu Yingjiu: "Didn't you agree to listen to me?"

Jing Xian said: "You can listen, but only part of it."

Lu Yingjiu: "..."

He was desperate.

Whether it's a real big dog or a fake big dog.

Now that things were up to now, facing the two people who were so excited—although the two people were completely different in their excitement—he seemed to have no room to refute.

Lu Yingjiu felt her eyebrows twitching, and finally, under Jing Xian's expectant gaze, she choked out a sentence: "Just keep it simple."

"Okay!" Jing Xian readily agreed.

Yao Gou was also very happy, and immediately said that he was going to the village to urge people to come up and continue cleaning the wedding hall.

Before he left, he suddenly remembered something, and said to Lu Yingjiu, "Are you interested in the temple here? I see you - Lu - go straight inside."

Lu Yingjiu replied, "I'm quite interested."

Yao Gou pointed to the back of the Xitang: "I came a few hours ago and walked around here. There is a small temple behind it. I don't know who it is. If you are interested You can take a look." He rubbed his hands again, "Oh, but I'll just say it casually, the temple is really small, it's probably useless, you don't have to look at it."

"Let's go and have a look." Lu Yingjiu said.

He has always had the habit of not neglecting even the smallest details, and it may be used at critical moments.

So Yao Gou beckoned them to go to the back of the wedding hall.

Sure enough, just after going out through the dilapidated back door, there was another small temple not far away.

Although it is small, it reveals a unique sense of refinement from the eaves to the corners.The vermilion walls and green tiles, the corners are clean, and there are obviously well-tended flowers near the main entrance. The tiles are almost sparkling in the sunlight, full of clarity and crystal, and I don’t know what color they used to dye them.

When Lu Yingjiu stepped in, he also smelled the aroma of incense.

All the candles and oil lamps in the temple were lit, and an old woman in the village was stooping, adding oil to the lamps.

Unlike other temples, there are no statues in this temple, only a huge mural.

Above the murals, a person is dressed in ancient white clothes, with pendants hanging on his wrists and necks. The pendants are either as colorful as gemstones or as black as a long night. They are runes to exorcise ghosts in ancient times.

His whole body was covered with black, green-faced and fang-toothed ghosts, all of them rushed towards him, as if they wanted to make him fall into nothingness.

But with his slender fingers, he held a piece of burning talisman paper. Strong colors spread from the talisman paper. The golden color was brilliant, the bright red was rich and colorful, and the green color was like a cat's eye gemstone, surrounding him vigorously like a sea tide.

The luster drove back thousands of ghosts.

His whole body is upright and peaceful, and evil spirits do not invade.

Lu Yingjiu was stunned for a few seconds.

In this temple, the worshiper turned out to be an exorcist.

It's a pity that the ghost exorcist's face was deliberately erased for some reason, only half of his fair neck and long earrings hanging from his ears can be seen.

Looking at the altar, there are no copper coins, fruits or meat. There are only large bouquets of beautiful flowers, clustered together, so lively that people can't take their eyes off them. They must have been carefully selected by the worshipers.

The flowers dissipated a lot of the solemn atmosphere of the temple, and, perhaps because the worshipers were human beings, without the chill and majesty of the ghosts and gods themselves, the atmosphere in this temple could be called gentle and soft.

...just like the man on the mural.

Even though he didn't see the face of the ghost exorcist, once he stepped in, he still couldn't help but be attracted to him and feel good about him.

——This must be—a very powerful person.

Looking at the mural, Lu Yingjiu felt a subtle feeling in his heart.

He couldn't tell where this subtlety came from, and when he looked at the white dress again, he felt familiar, he must have seen it somewhere.

The memory returned to the dream he had after drinking the magic water.

In the dream, the wind and snow fluttered.

The white clothes he was wearing at the time, with rattling cuffs, and the exorcism bracelet on his wrist all looked exactly like the person in the painting.

Thus, a thought appeared in Lu Yingjiu's mind.

The idea was absurd and unbelievable, even Lu Yingjiu himself found it funny.

But in the dark, he really felt that the person in the painting seemed to be himself.

Yao Gou, who was standing next to him, was still chattering: "...Hey, this is the temple I told you about. Is it really small? It is said that the ghost exorcist surnamed Chu asked the village to build it, so I thought I don't understand who this exorcist is. Anyway, I heard from people in the village that the surname is Chu..."

"Master Chu told us that no matter what happens, the fire in this temple cannot be extinguished."

— A hoarse voice sounded.

The three looked sideways.

I saw that the old lady finally added the last bit of oil.

Her face is full of wrinkles, and she may be in her 80s or [-]s, but her voice doesn't tremble, and her oiling hands don't tremble, and her body looks quite strong. ——A scholarly atmosphere unique to a cultural person spread over her body, reflected in her unhurried tone.

She continued slowly: "This temple is the most admired by Master Chu—an exorcist. The master often stays here for several days, and usually does not let too many people set foot here. He asked us to give the altar every three days. For a flower, don't offer incense or money, and say that person doesn't like those things."

Lu Yingjiu asked: "Do you know who is offering here?"

The old lady shook her head.

Lu Yingjiu felt sorry.

But yes, the ghost exorcist named Chu should not casually tell such a thing to an old man who can't exorcise ghosts.

But the old lady said in a second: "I knew it before, but I forgot."

Lu Yingjiu: "..."

The old lady hammered her head and said regretfully: "This man is old, and his memory is—the sky is not as good as—the sky."

Lu Yingjiu: "...Indeed, I can tell."

"However," the old lady said again, "he said that that person will come here one day, so this temple has to be kept."

This sounds really miraculous, quite like the deception of the masters of the rivers and lakes, the kind that says where fate will take you.

Lu Yingjiu asked again: "Then do you know the name of this 'Master Chu'? This...you should remember it?"

"I remember." The old lady said, "His name is Chu Qianju."

Lu Yingjiu was stunned.

—For a while, his mind was full of thoughts.

Could it be that the legendary curse is true?

From hundreds of years ago to the present, is Chu Qianju really forever in reincarnation?He came to this village more than ten years ago, built the temple of the peacock god, prevented the villagers from marrying in the dark, and cleaned up the feng shui in the village, and then left here quietly for an unknown destination.

Then,

Where is Chu Qianju now?

The old lady looked at the mural, and the ghost exorcist on it fluttered in white, embraced by colors, obviously surrounded by ghosts, but romantic and gorgeous.

She said: "Before Master Chu left, he also said a sentence: 'May we meet again in the same long reincarnation and short life.'"