And that year happened to be a cloudy year.
Most of the villagers did not want to leave their homes, so they agreed to the Taoist's approach.
They found a woman who was born in a cloudy year and a cloudy moon, and spent a lot of money to marry her.
So when they worshiped and got married, they sealed the woman in the red robe alive into the statue.
That is the statue in the temple.
Even after twenty years, the woman's wailing and begging for mercy before her death often echoed in their dreams.
Of course, after they worshiped, there were indeed dark clouds and heavy rain, just like today.
They cheered in the rain and jumped for joy in the rain.
But they didn't know that it was also the beginning of the nightmare.
That night, a whole family died.
Every year thereafter, on this day, the ghost of the woman will come out of the statue and demand her life from the villagers.
The owners of those vacant houses in the village did not move away, but were killed by the ghost of a woman.
Some people thought about running away, but they would die immediately if they were more than ten miles away from the village.
They thought of the Taoist priest again, and asked someone to look for it, but they couldn't find it no matter how hard they searched.
But by a coincidence, they found a way to die instead.
On this day of the year, a foreigner came to the village to spend the night.
Because there were no extra candles and quilts, they gave a candle and quilt.
As a result, they found out the next day that the outsider was dead, but the villagers were safe and sound.
So they knew that as long as they lit the wedding candles that night, the female ghost would be attracted away.
Every year after that, they will try their best to keep the passers-by and die for them on this day.
"Bang bang!" The door was knocked again.
Zhang Chen stopped practicing, got up and opened the door, and found several villagers.
"It's cold at night, we're here to deliver quilts and candles to the young master. I'm sorry to use the old quilt to entertain the young master, so I took a new quilt."
Looking at the red candles and quilts handed over by the villagers, Zhang Chen didn't find anything wrong, they were indeed ordinary candle quilts.
Although he didn't need it, he didn't refuse the villagers' kindness.
"Several people braved the heavy rain to come to give bedding and candles, and I can't let them return empty-handed. I have one or two pieces of silver, which I regard as a thank you gift."
"Young Master, you are very polite." The villager took the money with a happy face.
Zhang Chen casually put Xi Zhuxi aside and continued to practice.
On the opposite side, the villagers also sent candles and quilts to the housekeeper and his party.
"It's cold at night. Miss is a rich man. I was afraid that she would catch cold, so I brought you a quilt and candles. I was embarrassed to use the old quilt to entertain the lady, so I brought a new quilt."
Still the same words.
"Thank you so much." The housekeeper took the candle and quilt.
"You're welcome, you're welcome." The villagers were very enthusiastic.
After sending the villagers away, the butler entered the house: "Miss, the villagers have brought a new quilt."
"Why is it a happy quilt? I'm not married yet." The young lady was a little embarrassed.
The housekeeper persuaded: "Miss, you don't have to worry about these things when you go out. It's raining outside and it's very cold. It's not good to catch a cold."
The servant girl coaxed from the side: "Miss met that young master, and now someone has brought a happy candle and quilt. Is the sky hinting at something?"
The young lady blushed and shouted arrogantly: "As long as you can say, hurry up and make the bed."
"It's Miss, hehehe!"
At night, in the rain in the distance, a villager saw the candlelight in the lady's house, and a smile appeared on his face.
Looking at the house where Zhang Chen lived, it was pitch black without a trace of light.
"Did you go to bed so early? But it's okay, just light the candles on one side." The villagers turned and went back to report.
Zhang Chen, who was originally practicing, suddenly opened his eyes and frowned slightly. He felt a strong yin energy in the village.
Normally, many people live in places where there is no yin qi, and people have yang qi, which will dispel the yin qi.
This is a village, at least there are dozens of people, even at night, there should be only a faint trace of yin.
And the Yin Qi he sensed was a little too strong.
Could it be that there are ghosts here?
Do you want to leave?
Zhang Chen thought for a while, but finally did not leave.
How can he be afraid of ghosts as he is a dignified demon cultivator.
Even if it is the existence of the Foundation Establishment Period, he has the confidence to escape.
Speaking of which, he hadn't seen a ghost yet.
"I didn't expect that I was so unlucky. I went to a village to take shelter from the rain, and I would encounter a ghost. I don't know what a ghost looks like." Zhang Chen became interested.
If the ghost is harmful and within his ability, he will help the villagers to deal with the ghost, and it will be paid for a night's boarding.
Outside the opposite house, two guards were watching the night while chatting, the topic was still Zhang Chen and his horse.
"Huh~"
Suddenly a gust of wind blew, and the bodies of the two guards couldn't help shaking.
"The wind blowing on a rainy day is cold!"
"Yeah, it's a good thing there is a place to shelter from the wind and rain. If it's in the wild, it's likely to be windy and cold."
"Tell me, who is the son who came to shelter from the rain together, and can ride such a horse?"
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The two guards didn't notice that there was a black shadow approaching in the rain.
Inside the house, the wedding candle has been lit, the candle light is flickering, and the melted wax drips down the candle body, like a woman's tears, or like flowing blood.
The young lady and the maid were not asleep, and they were also talking about Zhang Chen.
"What kind of person do you think that young man is?"
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"I'm not asking you this, but what kind of person do you think the young master is."
"Huh? Is it different? If he can ride a good horse, I think he is a rich man!"
"you......"
The young lady was about to say something when suddenly she was in a trance, and the environment she was in changed.
A huge happy character came into view.
The red curtains wrap around the pillars, and the candles are lighted. This place looks like a wedding hall.
The people around looked at her with joy.
It's just that the gaze was too fiery to be unbearable.
Looking down again, I don't know when I put on a bright red wedding dress.
"The bride has arrived!"
A voice brought the lady back to her senses: I am the bride?
Wait, am I chatting with the maid Xiaolan? What's going on here, why did she suddenly come to the wedding hall and become a bride?
"Where are you, Xiaolan? Xiaolan, Xiaolan..." The lady shouted in panic.
But she got no response.
The people around ignored her, and a man dressed as a groom's official dragged her to the center of the wedding hall.
"Who are you, let me go!" The young lady struggled and shouted, but she couldn't free the hand.
"Bow to heaven and earth!"
The lady found that her body was out of control and the groom began to worship.
"Who will save me, Uncle Wu, Xiaolan..."
The young lady was full of fear, she burst into tears, and wanted to shout, but found that she couldn't make a sound.
The maid Xiaolan was also terrified, because the same scene as the young lady happened to her.
Butler Wu Bo and the four guards were a little different. What they saw was that they had become a groom and were marrying a beautiful woman.