"How could Xiao Dong marry a ghost... impossible, this is impossible." The middle-aged woman's slightly rounded face suddenly tightened, her two slender, dark eyebrows arching in sheer terror.
She stared intently at the Master, hoping to see the Master shake her head, but the latter's expression showed no hint of joking. Her face changed repeatedly. Then, her large hand slammed forcefully onto her son's arm, her voice rising like a clap of thunder from flat ground.
"Ke Xiaodong, you're going to die! You dared to marry a ghost! Are you trying to anger your mother to death?!"
"You better think hard for your old lady, what else did you leave out? If you don't remember today, I'll beat you to death right in front of the Grand Patriarch."
"Wuwuwu, I... I don't know either!" Ke Xiaodong couldn't help but gasp. His mother's grip was terrifyingly strong. He could feel the stinging heat even through his jacket. This utterly pulled him back from his shock. And it wasn't just his mother who was angry; Ke Xiaodong was angry too, because he had no idea when he had married a ghost wife.
"Master, please quickly explain it clearly for me, I really don't know about this!" Looking at his mother's fierce, furious face, as if she wanted to tear him apart, Ke Xiaodong looked tearfully at Yaoyao. He knew that at this moment, only the Master could save him, looking exactly like a wronged little wife.
"Oh, Auntie misunderstood Big Brother. This matter... Big Brother... he really isn't too aware of it." Yaoyao didn't expect this auntie to have such a fiery temper. She hadn't even had time to explain before the auntie hit Big Brother. Thinking that the latter was due to her own words just now, Yaoyao's eyes immediately filled with apology.
"He doesn't know? Then how could this marriage happen?!" Hearing Yaoyao's words, it was now the auntie's turn to be stunned.
"Mmhmm, Auntie, when a dead person and a living person marry, it doesn't need to be as complicated as for living people."
"As long as both parties exchange their birth characters, and the spirit agrees to the consultation, then the wedding is considered successful!" Yaoyao's voice was soft and gentle, explaining patiently. She looked at the person in front of her and said, "Big Brother, when you went camping, did anyone ask for your birthday? And did they ask if you were married?"
Ke Xiaodong was startled. Perhaps Yaoyao's gaze was too direct, instantly making him recall some overlooked memories. "I remember now. Someone did ask me. That night, many of us were camping for the first time, so excited we couldn't sleep from boredom." Then, he wasn't sure who organized it, but they ended up playing truth or dare.
As Ke Xiaodong spoke, he suddenly became a bit angry: "My luck suddenly turned really bad that day. Fifteen out of ten times, the bottle landed on me."
"I... I... am a coward, so I mostly chose 'truth.' It seems someone asked for my birthday and if I was married." At this point, Ke Xiaodong was a bit embarrassed. The main reason was that his hit rate that night was too high.
One truth question followed another. Plus, everyone was excited and had drunk a lot of alcohol, making their minds hazy, so he naturally didn't remember clearly. If the Master hadn't specifically asked, he wouldn't have noticed this detail at all.
"Could it be that's when I 'married' that ghost?" Ke Xiaodong's face turned pale, his mind buzzing. According to the Master, this ghost marriage had a process. How could his playing truth or dare with friends perfectly match the entire process? Even the steps were according to the ghost marriage steps. Ke Xiaodong wasn't foolish; he instantly realized the trick behind it.
"It seems Big Brother remembered! That's right, your bad luck that night was because that female ghost, she took a liking to you!" Then, no matter how the bottle was spun, it would basically point to him. And once the ghost learned about Big Brother's personality and past through the truth questions,
someone would then cooperate to begin the ghost marriage ritual. The ghost didn't immediately act. Instead, it waited until the gathering dispersed, and using the marriage contract, it easily tracked him down.
As for later, with the Peace Talisman's protection, this big brother was safe for a while. But a Peace Talisman couldn't kill a ghost; it only treated the symptoms. When the evil ghost couldn't get close, it naturally became anxious. After the ghost's repeated attempts to wear it down, the spiritual energy within the talisman rapidly depleted.
According to the current situation, this time the evil ghost attacked, it would be able to break the talisman's power. Due to the Peace Talisman's obstruction, it could be said that it enraged the ghost, so retaliation was inevitable.
Therefore, at this moment, a faint "bloody hue" involuntarily covered this big brother's fate palace. As for the female ghost, she seemed quite satisfied with Big Brother and would not kill him for the time being, otherwise, a bloody cloud would already be covering his head.
"Ahhh, who is trying to harm me?" Ke Xiaodong was furious, as if he would explode, after receiving the Master's reply. That batch of campers, besides those who knew each other, also included friends of friends, some of whom he truly didn't recognize.
Yaoyao, however, shook her head and said, "Big Brother, you can put aside catching the culprit for now. Let's solve the biggest problem first!" And this biggest problem was undoubtedly that female ghost. If they didn't deal with the ghost, it would only be treating the symptoms, not the root cause. Given time, this big brother would still be in great trouble.
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