He Zhiping turned his head and stared right into the rotting face pressed against the car window.
The female ghost grinned, spitting out a mouthful of blood foam.
"Precisely this humble ghost. Aren't you excited to see me?"
Startled suddenly, He Zhiping let out a shrill scream. But then he quickly remembered that Yu Nian was in the car. The terror on his face instantly turned into a sly smirk and schadenfreude.
The smile on the female ghost's face froze. What was wrong with this human?
She was about to reach out and strangle He Zhiping and Ming Mingzhong through the window when she saw them both mouth at her in perfect unison.
"You're done."
The female ghost: ???
The next second, a fair hand reached out from the car window and grabbed her arm tightly.
The female ghost was yanked into the car by this powerful force. She felt as if her entire arm was about to be ripped off. She let out an angry, ear - piercing roar that made one's head ache.
Yu Nian frowned and said, "Be quiet."
The female ghost glared at her, but instead of quieting down, her roar grew louder.
Yu Nian didn't even lift her eyelids. She casually pulled out her hairpin and threw it.
A python as thick as a bowl instantly filled the car. Liu Mo let out a thunderous roar and bit off the female ghost's head. After gulping it down whole, he spat it out. The female ghost's head rolled on the ground like a ball for a few times and then stopped at Yu Nian's feet.
Yu Nian took the handkerchief Feng Chengyuan handed her, wiped the female ghost's head, and then put it back on her neck. She said calmly, "Can you be quiet now?"
The female ghost dazedly righted her head. This time, she didn't dare to make a sound.
She carefully sized up the situation and suddenly noticed there was another ghost in the car.
"How did you get caught here too?"
Stone was even more surprised than her. "You know me?"
The female ghost twitched the corner of her mouth. "I secretly watched when those people buried you here two years ago."
Yu Nian asked, "What did those people look like?"
The female ghost thought carefully for a while. "I can't remember clearly. I only remember one of them was dressed very strangely... like a wizard. Everyone around him was very respectful to him. They seemed to be from Wuxiang Village."
A look of confusion appeared on Stone's face. He had no memory of the scene the female ghost described.
Yu Nian nodded thoughtfully. "Do you still remember where Stone's bones are buried?"
Guided by the female ghost, everyone came to a small tomb.
The tomb was extremely simple, with no tombstone or offerings. Just a mound of yellow earth, hastily done.
Yu Nian took out some food from the car and placed it in front of Stone's and the female ghost's tombs respectively.
She lit a stack of ghost money and said calmly, "The Earthly Official pardons sins and liberates your lonely souls."
Stone and the female ghost felt a warm current surrounding them, dispelling the hostility and grievances in their bodies.
.........
After saying goodbye to the female ghost, the night sky cleared up, but the surroundings were still shrouded in mist. Feng Chengyuan slowed down the car when he saw a young woman in bright red, with disheveled hair, running straight towards them.
She looked panicked and was running very fast, as if something was chasing her.
When the woman saw Feng Chengyuan's car, she was stunned for a moment, then waved her hand excitedly and ran towards the car.
He Zhiping instantly tensed up. "Is she a human or a ghost?"
The girl ran to the car, pushed all her messy hair behind her head, revealing a fair little face.
Her eyes sparkled. She said crisply, "Brother and sister, can you give me a ride?"
Seeing her shadow, He Zhiping let out a sigh of relief and asked, "Little girl, why are you running around dressed like this in the middle of the night?"
The girl grinned casually. "It's nothing serious. I ran away from my wedding."
Everyone: ???
Yu Nian looked at the girl. She had a beautiful face and no evil aura around her. She should be a pure - minded person. So she said, "Get in the car. It's very dangerous to run around in a wedding dress on the Mid - Autumn Festival."
The girl smiled sweetly and opened the back - seat door.
The human and the ghost glanced at each other. The girl was slightly stunned and said to Stone, "Excuse me, could you move over a bit?"
"Sorry." Stone obediently moved to the side.
The car was silent for a while. Then he suddenly looked up, his mouth twitching. "You can see me?"
The female ghost gave him a strange look. "What are you making a fuss about? I have yin - yang eyes."
Stone: ...
What did she mean by him making a fuss? Wasn't it this girl who was being too calm?
Yu Nian watched the girl through the rear - view mirror and asked, "Where are you going?"
The girl scratched her head. "I don't know... Maybe I should go to the police station first."
Stone was stunned and asked curiously, "Why do you need to call the police for running away from your wedding?"
The girl replied, "Because I'm supposed to marry not a person, but a zombie."
Everyone was stunned when they heard this.
According to the girl, the village she was from was called Wuxiang Village, located in a neighboring city.
The village was quite large, but there weren't many people. There were only about twenty households in total, and they all made a living by farming.
There was a strange belief in the village - they worshipped the drought demon.
Hearing this, He Zhiping was a bit confused. "What is the drought demon?"
Yu Nian explained, "The drought demon was originally a monster in ancient legends that could cause droughts. In modern times, the drought demon is a type of zombie, but it has much more power than ordinary zombies. They are extremely powerful and will bring disaster to the places they stay."
The girl nodded and sighed. "In Wuxiang Village, the drought demon has another name, the Wuxiang God. Every ten years, under the guidance of the wizard, the villagers will select a young man and a young woman from the new generation to become the General of the Drought Demon and the Bridesmaid of the Drought Demon respectively. The villagers will sacrifice them to the Wuxiang God to bless the village with good weather and a good harvest in the coming year. The selected Bridesmaid of the Drought Demon and the General of the Drought Demon will be locked in the Wuxiang Temple, and no one in the village is allowed to give them food until they starve to death. I had a serious illness two years ago. After waking up, I forgot a lot of things, but unexpectedly gained yin - yang eyes. The villagers decided that I was the new Bridesmaid of the Drought Demon. They tied me up in the temple, but they didn't expect me to accidentally find a way out. I exchanged my jewelry for some money, bought a train ticket, and ran to the capital city overnight. This is a big city. The people in the village shouldn't dare to come and catch me rashly."
Feng Chengyuan frowned tightly. "Using living people as sacrifices is simply absurd."
Yu Nian also fell silent, her mood low. Why was it Wuxiang Village again?
She asked the girl, "What's your name?"
"Liu Cui. Just call me Cuicui."
The male ghost beside them couldn't help laughing. "Pfft, your name is a bit casual."
Cuicui smiled. "Then what's your name?"
The male ghost: "... Stone."
"Pfft."
Yu Nian gently shook her head. "Cuicui, we may have to go to Wuxiang Village."
A look of terror appeared in Cuicui's eyes. "I finally escaped. I don't want to go back."
"The villagers know your birth date and time. It would be very easy for them to harm you."