Chapter 273

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Chapter 273: Wedding Ghost

When hearing that Chu Jiang said they could leave, the excavator driver immediately became excited, saying, "I’ll do it, I can fill it up in no time."

Suddenly, as soon as he finished speaking, all the sounds in the fog went quiet.

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they saw that the previously normal white fog quickly turned into a dark and dense black, and the sounds of the wedding procession became clear all at once.

There were drums and gongs, and the sound of singing, but the lyrics were not clear, only a sense of liveliness mixed with a hint of strangeness, as if the singer had no emotions.

Furthermore, the gloomy ghostly fog no longer just lingered outside Green Cloud Mountain, but started gradually invading the mountain, spreading slowly towards this side…

The excavator operator immediately covered his mouth in fright and said, "I was just speaking nonsense, don’t mind me."

Chu Jiang didn’t think that saying this sentence had anything to do with the other party, it was purely because the ghost outside couldn’t wait any longer.

Since that’s the case, let’s not rush things here for now.

After thinking for a moment, Chu Jiang said, "To make a long story short, we’re facing a ghost right now, and I’ll give you two options."

"Option one, follow me and rush into the fog. If we’re lucky, I can safely take all of you down the mountain. If we’re unlucky, I can’t say for sure."

"Two, you stay next to this coffin and wait. This place might be relatively safe for now. The spirits in the mist should not prioritize attacking you before I die."

If it had been earlier, Chu Jiang might have been able to take people out without difficulty, but now, the ghost has officially launched an attack. So, it’s hard to say what will happen.

Most of the people looked at Zhang Dafu when they heard this, after all, he brought the reinforcements and should have a better understanding of this big brother’s abilities, right?

Zhang Dafu thought for a moment, "Let’s wait here, so that we won’t slow you down, big brother."

At this moment, his third cousin said, "What if…"

Zhang Dafu waved his hand forcefully, "There are no ‘what ifs’. We’ll wait here, you go ahead, big brother. You don’t need to worry about us too much."

"As for these brothers over here, I apologize. If we can make it out alive, I will pay them double for their efforts." Zhang Dafu looked apologetically at the excavator operator and the construction workers.

Seeing this, the others didn’t voice any objections. To be honest, it takes some courage to charge into those ghostly mists.

…….

Chu Jiang slowly walked down the mountain, ignoring the ghost outside. No matter if the ghost was approaching the coffin, Chu Jiang was determined to take it away.

The ghost went up, while the person went down. Soon, both sides gradually saw each other.

In Chu Jiang’s eyes, a wedding procession appeared in the ghostly mist. Leading the way was a "man" riding a tall horse and wearing a groom’s outfit.

To be precise, this should be a ghost. It looked like a dry and skinny corpse, with yellowish-brown skin. One of its eyes was missing, and it was unclear where it had rolled off to.

It still had a few strands of grayish-black hair on its head, swaying behind the brim of its hat, rising and falling.

The ghost’s aura was somewhat terrifying, enveloping all the ghostly mist of Green Cloud Mountain, emanating from it. Moreover, it was connected with the aura of the entire wedding procession, seemingly containing certain special rules.

Behind the groom, there were procession members holding signs, a band playing drums and gongs, and a group carrying a sedan chair. There were also maids holding lanterns, strongmen carrying dowries, matchmakers with heavy makeup…

There were probably hundreds of people in the procession, making it very lively.

Of course, none of the "people" in this wedding procession seemed quite normal.

They were either walking corpses, or skeletons, or ghosts without physical form… In short, none of them looked like living beings.

Moreover, their "freshness" varied. Some of them clearly looked freshly dead, with intact limbs, just a bit pale in the face.

And those who had recently died were not wearing their own clothes, but instead wore old, ill-fitting red wedding attire. Some even wore it completely backwards.

Some appeared to have been dead for many years, with missing limbs and only a skeletal frame remaining. And as for those ghosts without even a physical body, it goes without saying.

After witnessing this scene, Chu Jiang’s expression became slightly serious. Over a hundred ghosts?

Or rather, one ghost with a group of ghost servants?

These are two different concepts. Ghost servants exist because of the presence of a ghost, and they can be destroyed or killed. Essentially, they are just extensions of the original ghost’s power.

Furthermore, although Chu Jiang was "seen" by the wedding procession, all the ghosts didn’t attack him. Instead, they maintained their original pace, as if they truly intended to go up the mountain to pick up the bride.

This led Chu Jiang to make two guesses:

One hasn’t triggered the rule of killing yet, just met face to face, and it won’t cause the other person to attack.

The other one is more mysterious. Let’s call this leading ghost "Wedding Ghost" for now. Could it be that it was a couple with Ghost Bride when they were alive?

Because they didn’t get married in their lifetime, does this groom still have to fulfill their pre-death wish?

Of course, Chu Jiang finds it unlikely.

Although some ghosts are transformed from deceased humans and have some lingering attachments from their lifetimes. For example, there was a "Chess Ghost" that appeared in Luohe City before. Even after death, it wanted to play chess with people. Its chess skills were really bad, and it would kill whoever beat it.

But this Wedding Ghost, it can still recognize people after death? Oh no, recognize ghosts? And it knows the location of the fiancee’s burial and comes straight here? It’s unlikely.

The greater possibility is that the two ghosts have no connection, maybe not even from the same time period. But their powers may have some similarities in essence.

The Wedding Ghost is attracted by this aspect, that’s why it is leading the wedding procession towards Green Cloud Mountain.

It had been patrolling around the outskirts before, not sure if it was uncertain or couldn’t find the right person.

After a while, the Wedding Ghost finally went up the mountain, trying to find the source of that shared power.

However, Chu Jiang noticed that they were heading in a slightly different direction.

If they continued like this, the wedding procession would not reach Zhang Dafu’s side, but instead veer off from the mountain spring towards the mountaintop.

This further proved Chu Jiang’s guess, that due to the ghost in the coffin not fully breaking the seal, the Wedding Ghost couldn’t determine the exact position of the other side and could only explore by feeling their way forward.

Seeing the procession getting closer to his side, Chu Jiang simply stepped aside, not directly colliding with the wedding procession and didn’t move far away.

This situation became a bit complicated, the presence of this ghost was quite terrifying, definitely not something an ordinary C-class ghost could compare with.

And that’s not all, what if the ghost in the coffin is the Ghost Bride? If these two ghosts teamed up due to their similar power, the level of terror might skyrocket!

So Chu Jiang decided that he must nip this matter in the bud, otherwise if these two ghosts meet, it could lead to a future A-class event, or even an S-class event.

Thinking of this, Chu Jiang wanted to make a phone call to the head of Langchao City to ask him to come prepared for reception. If the situation escalated, they might need to ask headquarters for support.

Of course, that is the worst situation, Chu Jiang will try his best to avoid that outcome.

This satellite phone, Chu Jiang originally expected it might not work.

Because before, when there was communication inside and outside, the fog surrounding Green Cloud Mountain was still white color; now it has turned black, obviously indicating that the mysterious power within has upgraded.

But to Chu Jiang’s slight surprise, the phone actually connected.

Very good, it seems that even though this ghostly fog is a different kind of Ghost Domain, its blocking power is not as strong as imagined, or perhaps the main skill points are not focused on blocking.

After notifying Zhou Hongyu to come, Chu Jiang directly dialed the operator Chen Yuting, asking her to keep the line open and pay attention to his instructions.

Being fully prepared, Chu Jiang joined the wedding procession.

He started to approach little by little from the edge, testing the other party’s "bottom line".

This is necessary to do, if it keeps dragging on, the Wedding Ghost team will eventually wander to Zhang Dafu and their side on this Green Cloud Mountain.

With a little exploration, something even more surprising happened to Chu Jiang – this ghost seemed to have no limits! (As Chu Jiang cautiously explored, he discovered that the ghost had no boundaries and it made him even more astonished!)

Chu Jiang had already mingled among the wedding procession, but the groom leading the way showed no reaction. The surrounding ghostly servants also didn’t react much. (Chu Jiang had joined the wedding procession, but the groom leading the way didn’t seem to notice him. The ghostly servants around also didn’t pay much attention.)

That’s right, from such a close distance, Chu Jiang could already confirm that these were all ghostly servants. (Yes, Chu Jiang could see that these were indeed ghostly servants from such a close distance.)

But they were part of the entire wedding procession, not to be casually looked at. So, Chu Jiang refrained from touching them to avoid any unexpected events. (However, since they were part of the wedding procession, Chu Jiang avoided touching them to prevent any unwanted incidents.)

What was even more bizarre was that as Chu Jiang got closer to the most important sedan chair in the procession, the Wedding Ghost still didn’t react, only continuing to move forward. (To Chu Jiang’s surprise, as he approached the most important sedan chair in the procession, the Wedding Ghost didn’t react at all and just kept walking.)

Even though the bride had not arrived yet, Chu Jiang didn’t expect that she wouldn’t even turn around for a look. So, he simply slipped into the sedan chair. (Even though the bride hadn’t arrived yet, Chu Jiang was surprised that she didn’t even turn around to see who was in the sedan chair. So, he decided to sneak inside.)

This wasn’t impulsive, but rather because there was something special about this sedan chair. While observing from the outside, Chu Jiang noticed vague figures behind the curtains. But wasn’t the bride still not here? (Chu Jiang realized that there was something peculiar about this sedan chair. He saw shadowy figures behind the curtains, but wasn’t the bride supposed to be inside?)

Even the heightened senses of the Blood Hand Ghost couldn’t penetrate the sedan chair, so Chu Jiang chose to take matters into his own hands and step inside. (Even the heightened senses of the Blood Hand Ghost couldn’t perceive what was inside the sedan chair, so Chu Jiang decided to enter it himself.)

As soon as he entered, Chu Jiang’s expression turned serious. (Once he entered, Chu Jiang’s face immediately turned serious.)

In the sedan chair, there were not just one, but three people. They were all young ladies, but at this moment, they were all dead.

The clothes of two of the bodies were stripped off, their bodies were highly decayed, even exposing bare bones. They were lying haphazardly in the sedan chair.

Among them, one lady was sitting, wearing a bride’s headdress and veil, but her physical condition was obviously not good.

Chu Jiang could see that there were dripping corpse fluids on her body, and her face had collapsed, as if being eroded by some kind of supernatural power.

These should be the three missing women from Langchao City. This Wedding Ghost is indeed not a "vengeful ghost" that remembers to keep vows after death, but instinctively seeks a suitable bride for itself.

Ordinary people obviously can’t do it. It seems that once they put on this bride’s clothing, their bodies start to decompose quickly…