Soul Ferry: My master is Uncle Jiu

Chapter 340 Curiosity killed the cat

Dark marriage!

This bad custom has been around for a long time among the people, and the exact time of its origin cannot be verified. However, to this day, there are still many people who believe in gods and hold ghost marriages for their deceased relatives.

Especially when unmarried men and women died, people in ancient times believed that if they were not married off, their souls would turn into ghosts and cause unrest in the home.

Therefore, it is necessary to hold a ghost marriage ceremony for them and finally bury them together as husband and wife.

"Wenxiu, what are you looking at? Let me see!"

Lu Zhe, who had called his wife several times without getting a response, saw Wenxiu lying on the bed staring at her phone in a daze. He smiled slyly, walked over quietly, took the phone, walked away quickly, and started looking at it.

"Hey! Lu Zhe, give my phone back to me!"

Wenxiu, whose phone was snatched away without her noticing, immediately jumped off the bed, walked towards Lu Zhe angrily, and snatched the phone back.

However, Lu Zhe had already seen the contents on the phone and let Wenxiu take the phone back. He just asked in confusion: "Ghost marriage? Wenxiu, why are you reading these things in the middle of the night for no reason? It's scary!"

"What do you think I want to see?" A trace of sadness crept up Wenxiu's cheek. After closing the search page on her mobile phone, she threw the phone on the bed and sighed while sitting on the edge of the bed.

Seeing this, Lu Zhe was slightly stunned. He walked over and sat beside Wenxiu, holding her hand and said gently, "Silly girl, why didn't you tell me when you encountered problems? I am your husband. We should face it together."

"Hey! You said it!"

Hearing this, Wenxiu pointed at Lu Zhe and finally smiled.

"Silly boy, what's going on? Tell me." Lu Zhe thought of what Wenxiu had just seen on her phone. After he said this, he had a bad feeling in his heart. "Could it be related to ghost marriage?"

"Oh! Hubby! You are so smart!" Wenxiu hugged Lu Zhe and praised him with a sweet breath.

"Wait a minute, don't be too attentive. I'm a little scared of you." Faced with Wenxiu's sudden enthusiasm, Lu Zhe, who knew his wife very well, could only think of one thing.

Showing courtesy for nothing is either cheating or stealing.

"Hehe, I really can't hide anything from you. You guessed right, it is related to ghost marriage." Wenxiu stuck out her tongue mischievously, and then told him what happened during the day.

"Didn't I go back home during the day? I happened to run into a friend of my parents there too."

"I also know that auntie. She was very kind to me. She was a poor woman. Her husband died when she was young. She raised her son with great difficulty until he was 20 years old, but now he is gone."

"So, she wanted to find a witch to arrange a ghost marriage for her son."

Hearing this, Lu Zhe understood a little, but he still didn't understand, "Then let your aunt have a ghost marriage, what does it have to do with us? We should stay out of these things, they are scary."

Wenxiu smiled awkwardly, "My aunt is now alone, without any relatives around her. She needs a man to hold a ghost marriage for the deceased with her portrait."

"Then find a man. Hmm? Wait!" Lu Zhe realized it later, widened his eyes, and pointed at himself, "You don't want me to go!"

"That aunt was all alone in this city, and she begged me so much that I agreed out of pity." Wenxiu said hesitantly, her eyes evasive.

In fact, there is a hidden story here. She and the aunt's son Fang Qi used to be in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship. Later, Fang Qi died in an accident, and then she met her current boyfriend and husband Lu Zhe.

But after his death, Fang Qi has been reluctant to reincarnate and has been wandering around in the human world.

Fang Qi's mother didn't want to see her son suffer in the world, so she thought of arranging a ghost marriage for Fang Qi, hoping that he could be reincarnated.

For this reason, she hoped that Wenxiu would help her out because of their past relationship.

Wenxiu, who knew what had happened, agreed because she hoped Fang Qi could be reincarnated and she was also afraid that he would affect her and Lu Zhe's lives.

Lu Zhe's face immediately fell, and he said pitifully: "My dear wife! Can I not go?"

"No, I've already promised them, you must go." Wenxiu said coquettishly. In their daily interactions, she often took the dominant position.

Knowing that he had no way out, Lu Zhe thought that he could just help hold up a portrait, which, apart from being a little disgusting, was not a big problem.

Instead of arguing over these trivial matters, it is better to think about how to get more benefits.

So, he smiled and sat aside, hugged Wenxiu and whispered in her ear, "Then how are you going to thank me?"

Wenxiu blushed and lightly punched the opponent with her fist.

"Hate!"

The two figures gradually overlapped, and there was a dance of fish and dragons all night.

At this time, Lu Zhe still didn't know that it was easier to invite a god than to send him away.
The next day, noon.

Lu Zhe drove Wenxiu to the old city.

The old town is not as prosperous and clean as the city center. The houses are low and dilapidated, and the roads are also broken. If you don’t know, you would think you have come to a small third- or fourth-tier county town.

Lu Zhe, who seldom came to the old city, couldn't help but feel a little worried when he saw the increasingly dilapidated scene. "Why is there such a strange place in this city? Wenxiu, are you sure your aunt gave you the right address?"

Wenxiu, who was sitting in the passenger seat, looked at the houses on both sides with big red characters printed on them, which looked very desolate. She hesitated and said, "This is the address, right? Drive further in and take a look."

After passing the demolition area, there were a few more people, but the houses here were only slightly less crowded than the ones that had just been demolished.

Soon, an old lady standing at the intersection holding a black cloth bag caught Lu Zhe's attention and asked, "Take a look, is she your aunt?"

"Yes, she is my aunt."

Wenxiu took a look and nodded quickly.

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhe parked the car aside.

The woman holding the box in a black cloth bag saw Wenxiu getting off the car and forced a smile, "Xiuxiu."

Wenxiu trotted over and the two started greeting each other.

"Hello Auntie."

Until Lu Zhe locked the car and walked over and greeted.

Wenxiu took Lu Zhe's arm and introduced him, "Auntie, this is my husband."

The aunt, who was originally smiling, suddenly froze after seeing Lu Zhe and stared at him.

That strange expression with a hint of excitement made Lu Zhe feel creepy and uncomfortable.

"Good! That's really good!" After a long while, the aunt praised him while suppressing the grief in her heart.

Finally, the aunt couldn't help but feel sentimental, "If my Fangqi could live to this day, he would be able to find me a wife."

Wenxiu felt a little uncomfortable after hearing this, because she had not mentioned her relationship with Fang Qi to Lu Zhe. She was afraid of letting it slip, so she saw the box in her aunt's hand and said, "Auntie, give this to him."

Then she nudged Lu Zhe, who was still standing there like a piece of wood, and said, "Hurry, take it."

Although Lu Zhe wanted to leave now, he still took it and comforted Wenxiu, thinking that he had already promised her, "Auntie, don't be sad. Aren't we here to find a wife for your son today?"

Auntie wiped her tears and nodded, "Okay, it's getting late, let's go."

Then, Lu Zhe and Wenxiu followed their aunt to a very old building.

The corridor is very dark even during the day. When you go up to the second floor, there are a lot of debris piled up in the corridor. If you come at night, you will be scared to death even if there is no dirty stuff.

Arriving at a house at the end of the road, the aunt knocked on the locked door. After waiting for a while, the door opened and a middle-aged woman came out, looking at the three people carefully.

It is becoming increasingly difficult for fortune tellers to do their job. It is difficult to communicate with people below and there are severe crackdowns from above.

So much so that before doing business now, one has to first see whether there is a real business or just looking for trouble.

Seeing the vigilant look of the middle-aged woman who opened the door, the aunt quickly said, "I'm from the south of the city. I've been here before and made an appointment for today."

"come in."

As if she had some impression of him, the middle-aged woman made way for them to come in.

As soon as Lu Zhe walked in, he felt a strong smell of incense coming towards him, making it difficult for him to breathe.

When he came in, he found that the room was almost full of people, the windows were closed and the curtains were tightly drawn, so that the lights had to be turned on even in the middle of the day.

The objects in the house are very old, and there are many black and white photos hanging on the walls, making it look particularly eerie.

The people sitting inside waiting for the witch to perform a ritual also looked at Lu Zhe and the other two.

After knowing that the three people were guests, the middle-aged woman became enthusiastic and started moving stools and pouring tea and water.

"You guys need to wait a moment. The master is watching things inside."

After waiting for about an hour, it was finally Lu Zhe and his friends' turn.

When I entered the inner room, it was even darker. Only the candlelight was flickering, and even the lights were not on.

Before performing the ritual, the witch warned: "Young man, you must not open your eyes without my order. Do you understand?"

Lu Zhe was also nervous at this moment, but a hint of curiosity arose in his heart. Isn't it just holding a portrait, why can't he open his eyes?

Is it possible?
Thinking of a certain possibility, Lu Zhe's heart skipped a beat, but he also became even more curious.

Soon, the ritual began.

At the beginning, Lu Zhe could still understand what the witch was saying, but later on, her words became gibberish and it was unclear what nonsense she was talking about.

Nonsense! ?
Lu Zhe's heart skipped a beat, and his curiosity reached its peak.

As a contemporary young man who firmly believes in atheism, Lu Zhe scoffs at all things related to ghosts and evil spirits, believing that they are nothing but hoaxes.

But after living in the same dormitory with Xia Dongqing, rumors about this roommate started to spread without anyone noticing.

His roommate can see ghosts!!!

Even Lu Zhe, who originally didn't believe it, became curious. Unfortunately, every time he asked a question, the other party would hesitate and finally evade the question.

Are there really ghosts in this world?
Finally, Lu Zhe couldn't hold back his curiosity, quietly opened his eyes, and looked behind the witch.

It would have been fine if he hadn't looked at it, but when he did, he was almost scared to death and almost screamed.

Behind the witch, under the flickering candlelight, one could vaguely see a female ghost sitting in red with long hair that dragged on the ground. She had a pair of red nails that were probably half a meter long. Most of her body was hidden in the darkness, and she looked eerie and ghostly.

The next second, the female ghost suddenly raised her head, and a pair of captivating dark eyes came into his sight, as if she was smiling?
This smile almost sent Lu Zhe away. He was so scared that he quickly closed his eyes and dared not look any closer. His heart was beating like a drum and cold sweat was oozing from his forehead.

At this moment, he finally understood what curiosity killed the cat meant.

Don't look for me! Don't look for me!
Lu Zhe closed his eyes tightly, his hands involuntarily tightly grasping the portrait, he kept praying in his heart and was filled with regret.

If he could choose to do it again, he swore never to open his eyes again.

No, I would rather die than help with this, even if I have to be punished by not going to bed for a month.

When people become nervous, their entire brain seems to be buzzing, and they subconsciously block out external sounds and fall into a chaotic state.

That was exactly what happened to Lu Zhe at the moment. He felt that time was passing incredibly slowly and it was very torturous.

"Okay, the ritual is over. You can open your eyes now."

The witch panted and said that she didn't know why, but today's ritual was so tiring that it almost exhausted her to death.

Fortunately, he was successfully sent away in the end.

Hearing that it was finally over, Wenxiu breathed a sigh of relief. When she was performing the ritual just now, she felt that the whole room was gloomy and chilly, as if something was really staring at her.

Then, she saw Lu Zhe still sitting there stupidly, with no intention of getting up. She couldn't help but think, could this guy be asleep?

"Lü Zhe, Lü Zhe! It's over now. You can open your eyes now."

After calling out to Lu Zhe several times but there was no response, Wenxiu was afraid that Lu Zhe had really fallen asleep, so she hurried forward to wake him up, otherwise she would be discovered by her aunt and it would be so embarrassing.

Wenxiu patted Lu Zhe's shoulder vigorously and said, "You can open your eyes now. It's over."

"what!!!"

Suddenly, Lu Zhe seemed to have just regained his soul. He jumped up from his seat and shouted, almost scaring Wenxiu.

Lu Zhe's shouting naturally attracted the attention of the witch. Her already graying eyebrows knitted together, "What's wrong?"

"Lu Zhe, do you want to scare me to death?" Wen Xiu was almost frightened to death and punched Lu Zhe's arm hard.

After coming back to his senses and seeing nothing, Lu Zhe breathed a sigh of relief. The scene just now was like a dream.

"It's okay, it's okay, I'm sorry, Wenxiu."

"Are you okay? Let me see!" The witch approached with suspicion. Thinking of the abnormal consumption just now, she was afraid that some dirty thing would take over her body. She grabbed Lu Zhe's hand and shouted to her assistant, "Give me the incense burner ash."

The middle-aged woman who opened the door was knowledgeable and had been an assistant to the witch for many years. Knowing that something might happen, she immediately fetched the incense burner.

Wenxiu and Lu Zhe were also frightened by the scene. Lu Zhe wanted to break free, but found that the witch's hand was holding him tightly like an iron clamp, and he couldn't get free no matter how hard he struggled.

"Don't move, young man. I'm doing this for your own good." The witch said as she reached out and grabbed a handful of incense ash and sprinkled it on Lu Zhe.

With the incense ash sprinkled on his face, Lu Zhe coughed violently, "What are you sprinkling?"

Seeing that Lu Zhe was fine, the witch let go of his hand and said, "Incense burner ash is a good thing."

Just in case, she still reminded him: "In the near future, you should go to the cemetery less often, walk less at night, and take a bath with water boiled with mugwort when you go home. Do you understand?"

"Oh, I understand."

Now Lu Zhe just wanted to leave this damn place immediately. After answering a few perfunctorily, he urged Wenxiu and her aunt to leave.

Looking at the hurriedly departing figure, the witch sighed and murmured, "I hope I am overthinking it."

Then she called to her assistant, "Aying, show us around. We're leaving get off work early today."

To be on the safe side, the witch decided to go out and hide away to avoid getting into trouble.

She has survived to this day because every step she takes is carefully considered and she is very cautious.

(End of this chapter)