husband from hell

Chapter 147 The Mysterious Banquet
That's right, if you use longevity as a bait, it will be a test for every ghost cultivator...

I thought about it, and just as I was about to call Luo Weilan, the door opened, and I saw Luo Weilan rushing in with an invitation card exactly like mine in his hand: "Changsheng! Changsheng... You have also received it ?”

I looked at Cheng Ke: "This matter looks like a trap."

Cheng Ke stared at the invitation with big eyes, and said leisurely: "Not only does it look like it, it should be."

"But we have no choice but to jump in," Luo Weilan brushed off the invitation: "It's worth finding some clues about longevity!"

"Take me!" Earring bravely raised his hand.

But no one paid him any attention.

"August [-]th..." I counted with my fingers, and immediately said, "Isn't it today! Well, do you want to prepare..."

"What you need to prepare is to stay up late." Cheng Ke said lightly, "Go back to your room and sleep. I'll call you when the time comes."

"Take me!" Erding realized that he had no sense of existence, and shouted again.

It's a pity that no one paid attention to him.

I was lying on the bed, thinking to myself, what does longevity look like?Could it be that Cheng Ke, who had lost his memory, was the one step ahead and found immortality ahead of time?
Or, just like last time at the Huiren Hotel, just want to get the ghost raisers to fight each other?

I'm a bit confused, forget it, let's talk about it when we get there.

Taking a nap alone, I suddenly felt that there was no Cheng Ke by my side, and a bed was a bit too big. I sighed, curled up under the quilt and fell asleep.

It was also because of the absence of Cheng Ke that the quilt became extra warm.

"Tell me, what is the scariest thing in the world?" In the drowsy dream, there seemed to be a voice asking me.

Because I knew it was a dream, I answered freely: "It should be the scariest thing to lose after getting it."

"So, you want to hold on to yourself forever and never let go..." The voice seemed to be smiling: "Very good..."

"Who are you..." I vaguely felt that voice was familiar, but I couldn't remember where I heard it: "I seem to..."

"Never mind who I am..." The voice was sly, and said, "I can do as you wish."

"How can I get what I want?" Even in my dream, I felt something was wrong: "You don't know what my wish is!"

"I know, I know..." The voice smiled slightly: "You want to live forever, in this way, you will never lose it, don't you..."

"Eternal life?" I was flustered. I had never told anyone about this kind of worry about Cheng Ke. Ever since I saw the pair of old people who had formed the technique of yin and yang to control ghosts, I was vaguely subconscious. In the middle, I started to feel awkward. One day, I will have white hair and goose skin, and I will be old. From the perspective of Cheng Ke, who is fixed in age, will I...

This worry is hidden very deep, even I haven't brought it out to think about it, why, this voice will know...

"I can tell you a way, that is..."

I suddenly remembered, isn't this voice the voice of that spirit body that has been hovering over me all the time!

This thought was like a hand, pulling me down hard, and I woke up when I opened my eyes.

On my head... cold sweat...

A slender and fair hand wiped off my sweat, and it was Cheng Ke's clear voice: "Did you have a nightmare?"

I took a breath, and raised my eyes to look at Cheng Ke's perfect face that wanted to reject people for thousands of miles, yes, he looks like this, he is eternal.

Even if in the future, he can grow old with his master like that old lady who lost his soul, but...

I frowned, not letting myself continue to think, the sky outside was already dark, I realized the purpose of sleeping, and quickly looked up at him: "Didn't you say you want to call me! It's so late now It's..."

"Because I haven't seen enough." Cheng Ke's thin lips curled up, his big peach eyes reflected me, and he said as if it was a matter of course: "You look beautiful when you are asleep..."

I blushed and lowered my head, only to see Cheng Ke, who had changed his clothes.

He was wearing a well-fitting black British style suit, a spotless snow-white shirt buttoned neatly on his long neck, and a delicate lake blue bow tie.

It was the first time I saw him in a formal suit, and his figure was even more tall and slender, imposing, and against that face, he was so good-looking that it was breathless.

Really, like a male version of a modern vixen...

Before I knew it, I was dumbfounded.

Cheng Ke fondled my hair and said calmly, "It's been so long, and I still haven't gotten used to it?"

I thought I was used to it, but I didn't.

How could he be so good-looking?
"This is a very high-end reception. It should be similar to the annual meeting of ghost raisers we attended last year. They are all dignified people, so they have to dress up to attend..." Luo Weilan's voice talking to the earrings came from the living room: "Furthermore I didn't invite you, and you don't have an evening dress suitable for the reception, what are you going to do?"

Last year, there was an annual meeting of ghost raisers?

"What's wrong with the high-end? I can't go to the high-end?" The earrings looked like a cat with a blown hair, protesting: "You all wear people who look like dogs to see Changsheng, let me stay and watch the door, I don't!"

Ghost raiser, cocktail party, evening dress, these words came into my mind and got mixed up, no matter how I thought about it, I felt full of disobedience.

"The reception of the ghost raiser..." My heart was full of going through the scenes in the play, and I said shyly: "I thought that Ruifuxiang would dress you up in a little phoenix fairy costume and buy you a mandarin jacket, but according to the When Luo Weilan said this, you need to wear formal clothes..."

Cheng Ke frowned: "It seems that you are more like a person from 100 years ago than I am."

"Isn't it?" I hurriedly said, "It's appropriate for a ghost raiser to wear a Chinese style, right?"

"You don't have to worry about that much."

With that said, he brought a white box and put it on the bed: "Try it."

"Huh?" I opened the box and held my breath!
I have never seen the world... I have never seen such a beautiful dress!

The heel of the dress was also lake blue in color, and the material couldn't be named, but it was crisp and smooth, like a petal in full bloom, with a high slit in the middle of the skirt, and when she walked, she could just barely show her legs.

On top of the tube top is a one-line collar made of transparent gauze, and the two sides are inlaid with Swarovski crystals in the shape of small daisy flowers, which are sprinkled all the way down, and the brilliance is simply beautiful.

Under the dress, there is also a small velvet box, which contains a diamond necklace that matches the daisy on the dress.

"This dress..." Cheng Ke, an "old man", chose it for me?Looking at it like this, it is a high-end custom model!I know it's spoiling the scenery, but I still can't help but ask, "How much?"

"It's not something you need to worry about," Cheng Ke hugged me, the cool scent of sandalwood rushed over, and his voice whispered in his ears: "Shall I change it for you?"

"No need..." Even though they had already had physical contact, they were still awkward, so they quickly broke free and said, "I'll do it myself...you go out first..."

"It's fine to go out," Cheng Ke said lightly, "But are you sure the zipper can be zipped?"

By the way, the long invisible zipper at the back needs help...

"Then turn your back and don't look at..."

Cheng Ke turned his head and turned his back obediently.

When the clothes were on, I said, "Come here, pull them on!"

Cheng Ke didn't look back, but the zipper actually soared up by itself and pulled it to the end!

This feeling... The waistline and bust are all just right, as if they were measured on my body.

Only then did Cheng Ke turn his head, and the big peach blossom eyes lit up like fireworks in mid-air, as if he had seen something particularly shining, blooming in front of his eyes.

I was a little embarrassed: "I haven't had time to put on makeup...does it look good?"

Cheng Ke's thin lips curled up, as if he was looking at a treasure. Such a calm person also showed a little appreciation: "You look good, you look good in anything you wear."

My heart suddenly turned cold. He said the same thing to Calamus last time.

But what does that matter, I immediately came back to my senses and told myself, what was in the past is already in the past.

After putting on the makeup, I stepped on the high heels and walked out of the bedroom door. Even Luo Weilan and the earrings, who were arguing endlessly about whether the earrings can go to the reception, saw me, and were stunned for a moment, with a little disbelief in their eyes like.

Cheng Ke's big peach blossom eyes swept over with a bit of gloom, and the two of them came back to their senses and laughed aloud: "Oh, oh, it's such a good match... A man with a talent and a woman with a beautiful face, I guess those who didn't know thought you were What about the wedding ceremony of the two hahahaha..."

The wedding ceremony... I was a little lost for a moment, can I also have a wedding ceremony...

Forget it, that's another story.

"What's the matter?" Luo Weilan raised the watch on her wrist: "Since you're ready, it's about time, let's go?"

Luo Weilan is wearing a Chinese tunic suit with a stand collar today, which looks quite appropriate. He already looks a bit classical, but this outfit makes him look like a handsome gentleman.

The earrings were begging for nothing, and she was determined not to be alone at home, so she begged for a Luo Weilan suit, which was a bit too big and hung loosely on her shoulders, so she went with us.

I didn't know it before, but Luo Weilan is a small local tyrant. There is a beautiful SUV in the underground garage. When we got in the car, Luo Weilan took out the invitation card and said, "Youming Manor, it should be some kind of hotel, right?" ..."

Just follow the address above.

The address should not be too far from us, not even within the range of Xuanyin Land, but because of the Yanzhi River, it takes a long detour to get there.

Luo Weilan drove the small car, and soon arrived at the place on the invitation, but she didn't see any buildings, and the surrounding area was extremely desolate.One end is the end of the road, and the two sides are just some weeds, rushing out all over the sky.

"I said Brother Lan, did you drive in the wrong place blindly?" Sitting in the co-pilot's earrings, he was a little anxious: "What kind of place is this? It's deserted, where can I find a manor!"

"I'm a foreigner, did I make a mistake?" Luo Weilan was also a little at a loss: "But it says on the invitation that this is the place, so how could it be wrong...By the way, Lu Qiao, do you know him?"

I looked outside and said, "I am also a real road blind. I have never been here before, but it seems that there is no private house here, so how can we hold a reception! Could it be that we have been raped?"

At this time, there was a cleaner in an orange uniform outside who was pushing the car slowly, walking along the road, Luo Weilan hurriedly poked his head out of the car window: "Master, I'm asking you, You Ming How to get to the manor?"

The cleaner pushing the cart was an old man in his sixties, his face was covered in the shadow of his hat, and he pushed a cart full of weeds, lowered his head, and said solemnly: "What manor? This is an undeveloped place at all. Di Tushan, are you going the wrong way? Let me tell you, the closest one is the community beside the Rouge River. What kind of manor are you going to? You should go to the city and turn around."

With that said, he pushed the garbage truck along that road and walked in the direction we came from.

"We just came from the urban area, how come we turn around, and turn around again and go home..." Earring muttered, and said, "Brother Lan, turn on your GPRS?"

"It's GPS." Luo Weilan sighed, turned on the car's satellite navigation, and murmured: "Obviously I came here according to that address, so I can't be wrong..."

As a result, the gps showed that the place could not be found at all.

"This is really..." Earring was very anxious: "We can't just pass by Changsheng like this! We have to think of a way, if someone else gets ahead of us, where are we going to cry!"

"Go, go, who is not in a hurry, is it useful for you to make noise?" Luo Weilan should be more anxious than anyone else because she wants to avenge Luojia Village, so she said with a sullen face, "If you continue to quarrel, I will leave you here."

When the ear studs got scared, I had no choice but to keep silent. I turned my head to look at Cheng Ke, but Cheng Ke was looking sideways, looking thoughtfully at the back of the old man pushing the garbage truck.

I followed his line of sight, and then I saw that under the faint moonlight, the old man walked briskly, stepping on his own shadow, and quickly disappeared on the side of the road.

"Forget it, look again..." Luo Weilan started the car irritably, and was about to go inside again, but Cheng Ke said: "Turn to the left ahead, and you can see the place where the grass is the most lush, just turn around."

"Eh?" Luo Weilan glanced sideways at Cheng Ke, knowing that Cheng Ke had always been reliable, so she followed Cheng Ke's wishes without asking any questions, and turned the car to the left. The left side looked like a wild grass. But when the car drove into the wild grass, the tires seemed to hit a speed bump, trembled slightly, and then slid smoothly, as if they were on a road!
I poked my head over and looked over, sure enough, now the car inexplicably drove from the wild grass to a road that I hadn't seen at all just now!

"Hey!" Earring's eyes widened: "What's the meaning of this? It's a trick? But the whole car is full of ghost raisers, why didn't we see anything strange?"

"It's very simple." Cheng Ke said: "The old man's car just now is full of grass leaves, which are still fresh, but since there are no human habitation hills nearby, what's the point of removing the grass leaves.

Moreover, the leaves of the nearby grass are neat and tidy, and there is no sign of being disturbed at all, which means that he is not here to weed, but to plant grass. "

"Growing grass..." Luo Weilan understood immediately, and cast a very admiring look at Cheng Ke: "The old man just now is also a ghost raiser... I see, it's Baicao circle?"

Earrings hurriedly asked: "Herb circle? What is that? I only know flower circles."

"Spend your head." Luo Weilan replied: "Hundred grass circle is a kind of cover-up method. A hundred kinds of grass leaves and Tai Sui powder are accumulated together and planted in a certain place, so that you can use Tai Sui's fascinated ability. Created an illusion of overgrown grass, blocking the way.

And even the ghost raisers can't see the yin energy at all. This is a very old ecstasy formation. We young ghost raisers probably don't know it. "

That's how it is... I remembered that last time in Xichuan, Wei Qiancheng also made a feng shui ecstasy formation with a physical Tai Sui that resembled a human hand, trapping us and some Luo family members there.

The purpose of planting grass is to prevent us from finding the manor. Therefore, the place where the grass leaves are the most lush is the place he wants to cover the most, which is the road we should go on.

Cheng Ke deserves to be Cheng Ke, a little grass leaves, and you can see the clues.

Earrings chewed on the meaning of Luo Weilan's words, then slapped his hands and said: "Oh, so, someone didn't want us to come to this reception, so someone made up this formation? The old man just made it clear If you want to fool us back, at least, it will make us go around and miss the time of the reception!"

He also looked at Cheng Ke as he said: "Fortunately, Cheng Ke saw it at a glance! It's awesome!"

Cheng Ke was noncommittal, as if he hadn't heard it at all. In his opinion, such a small matter is nothing to brag about.

"The reason why the old ghost raiser wants to do this is obviously that he doesn't want us to come to this reception," Earring continued, "But why, he insisted on stopping us...

"Longevity is coveted by thousands of people. If the invitation was not only given to us, but invited many families, then someone will definitely want to eliminate potential competitors." Luo Weilan gritted her teeth: "It doesn't have to be just to stop It's mean to see us."

Speaking of despicableness, my first impression now is Ah Jiu. When I mentioned Ah Jiu, I naturally remembered Ah Jiu's loyal follower Luo Bai, so I asked casually, "Luo Weilan, where is your brother Luo Bai?"

"Huh?" Mentioning Luo Bai, Luo Weilan's face flashed a moment of unnaturalness, but then he continued: "He... he just stared blankly by himself all day long, as if he was stimulated by something. , Thank you for your concern, it should be fine after a period of time to adjust your mentality."

As he said that, he changed the topic: "Look, there is really a big villa in front!"

I jumped over the seat and looked in front of the windshield, and I saw a rather large manor.

In front of the manor is like a university, with a large yellow stone engraved with the words "Youming Manor", and behind it is a majestic four-story building.

At the entrance, there are already many cars parked, including Jaguar, Maserati, Porsche and other famous cars. Under the gorgeous lights, when the car drives in, it feels like I have followed the high society in the TV series.

I have never had this kind of experience of attending a "reception" before, so I couldn't help feeling awkward. When Luo Weilan stopped the car, Cheng Ke went down and opened the car door for me. His slender hand stretched out in front of me, and I quickly followed .

The ghost keeper looked at Changsheng, and it became more and more strange to hold such a foreign party.

Before the awkwardness was over, a deep voice suddenly sounded in front of us: "Welcome, did you bring the invitation card?"

I raised my head and saw a very elegant old man standing in front of me, like a butler in TV dramas.

Luo Weilan and I took out the invitation card, stared at the old man cautiously with earrings, as if planning to fish in troubled waters, but although the old man had a kind face, he was still stern and unselfish: "The little brother who doesn't have an invitation card, please come here Wait in this VIP rest area."

In front of the hall, there is a small hall.

The face of the earrings suddenly burst into mourning, and then stood up to resist, pointing at me and Cheng Ke and said: "Since one invitation is enough for the two of them, then I will follow Mr. Luo in front, okay?"

"Unless the two of you are partners," the old man said politely, "but it seems that the two of you..."

"You also care about your sexual orientation?" The earrings came alive, and quickly put the gloves inside Luo Weilan's elbow: "We are close lovers!"

Luo Weilan's facial expression was as if someone had smashed an egg, she let go of her arms, and walked inside without looking back.

The whole person has a feeling of "I can't afford to lose this person".

Seeing Luo Weilan's appearance, the old man shrugged and said helplessly, "Sorry, I really can't help you."

I suppressed a smile and went in with Cheng Ke: "I told you not to come, you must come, just wait here and come back soon."

The earrings looked like they were about to cry, but they sat slumped on the VIP rest seat, with a look of lovelessness, and the expression seemed to say "I choose the dog leash".

Just when we stepped on the marble floor of the building, consciously or not, I heard the old man laugh in a low voice, as if he was talking to himself: "It's a good thing to be blocked from the outside..."

I couldn't help but turn my head, and the old man looked as usual, and nodded to me very gentlemanly, as if he hadn't said anything at all just now.

But I'm sure, I didn't hear wrong at all.

Cheng Ke must have heard it too, but he still turned a deaf ear, just bent his arms and motioned for me to carry it.

Entering that corridor, I just felt that the atmosphere was a bit strange, and I saw that the place was full of yin, emerging from the bottom to the top.

I lowered my head and saw the shadows of me and Cheng Ke, and the two shadows were entangled with each other.

I didn't feel anything at first, but suddenly the shadow under Cheng Ke's feet moved slightly, and Cheng Ke still stood upright, without shaking at all.

I suddenly realized that I have a shadow, but where did the shadow of Cheng Ke come from!There should be only my own shadow on the ground, this extra shadow...whose is it?

Seeing my face change, Cheng Ke just said leisurely: "There is something, I want to go in with us."

I can guess what it is: "Shall we bring it?"

"Push the boat with the current," Cheng Ke's thin lips curled up: "Send me a favor."

Cheng Ke's reason for doing this is naturally Cheng Ke's reason, so I didn't ask any more questions, then lowered my head, and found that the wobbly shadow just now had disappeared, but Luo Weilan had two shadows now.

Luo Weilan, who was walking in front, pushed open the golden door of the hall first. The inside was naturally brightly lit, and many people had already entered the hall before us.

Sure enough, those ghost raisers all dressed very decently on this "formal occasion". There are countless dishes, which are exactly the same as the movie scenes.

I was afraid that I would be ashamed as a "public figure", so I quickly straightened my back and walked in with my chin raised.

Sure enough, as soon as I went in, the other ghost raisers all whispered: "Is it Luqiao from Tanshen Town?"

"That's right, look, it's the art of yin and yang to control ghosts."

"Unexpectedly, they also came. I heard that longevity is in their hands."

"Yes, without Changsheng, how could we beat Wei Changsheng!"

"Could it be they held this reception?"

"Who knows...as long as it has something to do with longevity, even if it's a trick, you have to dig into it."

In those nagging, I just feel like a thorn in my back.

My mother taught me since I was a child that I must be gregarious, follow the crowd, and not be unconventional and special, because "the rafters in the early years rot first."

So I have always been a safe and good citizen. I am not too old and I am not behind. I followed my mother's "golden mean", and now I suddenly became a "smart bird". It is really awkward.

Luo Weilan seemed to be eye-opening, and said to me in a low voice: "The people who were invited here are all from various famous families. Usually, they can't get together. Only Changsheng has this kind of appeal."

There are many people, so there is great power. What exactly does the person who sent the invitation want to do?
"Lu Qiao!" I heard someone call me, and when I looked up, I saw Xiaoyu and Jingjing coming. Because they were sisters, they wore identical light green slanted shoulder dresses. They looked at me with sparkling eyes: "You are so beautiful! It matches your Cheng Ke so well."

"The bow tie is the same color as the clothes, I really envy others!"

"Have you also received the invitation?" I hurriedly asked, "Do you have any clues about who sent the invitation?"

Xiaoyu and Jingjing looked at each other, shook their heads, and said: "The invitation came unexpectedly, and we don't know who it is, but since it is related to longevity, we still have to come and see it. You don't know the identity of this invitation." Owner?"

"Yeah," I said, nodding, "totally anonymous."

"Are you that Lu Qiao?" A sharp voice rang out. I turned my head and saw a woman about our age who was growing up next to us. She was almost dazzlingly bright and attractive.

She has a pair of heavy eyes, a bright red cherry lips, and a blood-red embroidered multicolored phoenix dress on her graceful figure. She said with a kind of arrogance:
"It was you who defeated Wei Changsheng and saved those ghost raisers? Is it true? I heard that no one of those ghost raisers saw you fighting Wei Changsheng. Could it be that you were bragging?"

As she said that, her big eyes slid around Cheng Ke's face, showing a very interested look: "You raised it? What a beautiful ghost."

To use "beautiful" to describe it, with this tone again, there is no doubt that it should be the same as praising the other party's cats and dogs, not taking Cheng Ke as a person.

Cheng Ke was the complete opposite of her, he didn't even glance at her, as if she was a transparent person at all.

Just as I was about to speak embarrassingly, Jingjing said angrily: "Gong Beibei, what are you pretending to be a wolf with a big tail? You are so energetic. No one in the ghost raising circle knows about this matter. Is it necessary to ask it out?" ? Are we all spreading rumors?"

"Huh..." Encyclopedia Encyclopedia Luo Weilan recognized the girl in the red dress, and told me in a low voice: "This is the only daughter of the Gong family, a famous family in Xichuan, named Gong Beibei. The family is very rich. She is also very famous in the circle of ghost raisers, and her influence is very strong, almost [-]% of Xichuan's business is monopolized by ghost raisers, and even the ghost raisers here don't buy her face."

Looking at Gong Beibei's appearance, she must have been held in the hands of others all the time. After hearing Jingjing's words, she had never received this kind of treatment before, and her face suddenly turned down: "What are you doing so impatiently?" ? The body is not afraid of the slanting shadow, so I can’t bear to ask like this? I think it’s a guilty conscience? Be careful, the cowhide is blown out, and the face was hit again.”

It turned out that they had doubts about my "defeating Wei Changsheng".

"Why are you crazy when you're fine!" Jingjing saw that she was at odds with that Gong Beibei, and said sharply, "You have the ability to raise a ghost like this who can support the appearance. If you are self-righteous, you have to have a self-righteous one." Your capital, you think the whole world is your mother!"

"Okay, okay," Xiaoyu hurriedly dragged Jingjing's hand back: "They are all people in this circle. They can't see up and down. What's the fuss, we have to join forces to deal with Wei Changsheng!"

As he spoke, he introduced the girl to me: "Let me introduce, this is Gong Beibei, and this is Lu Qiao."

Just as I was about to speak, that Gong Beibei had already turned away and left: "No need to introduce, I can't bear it and I don't dare to be it."

It's good now, I didn't say a word, and if I did it, I would offend someone, and it would be a big disadvantage for me to mix into the circle of ghost cultivators.

"Why do you care about her?" Jingjing gouged out the fiery red back and said, "It's Mary Su's illness. I can't see others being better than her. She didn't come to the ghost master conference. She came out, just like her, she has been eaten up by Zhongli long ago."

Since there is nothing we can do if we are offended, at this moment, someone began to discuss: "It is said that we are asked to reward longevity, what is going on? No one shows up!"

"That's right, who sent the invitation?"

"Click, click..." There was a sound of footsteps, and a strange-looking child ran out from the door, opened his mouth to everyone, and said, "Changsheng, it's on someone's body in this house."

It's a figurine of dwarves who is the first to pass the message!

"What?" When the first dwarf figurine opened his mouth, all the ghost raisers present changed their faces: "Really!"

"You can choose to believe it, or you can choose not to believe it." The first dwarf servant said: "Wait a minute, you will see the outcome naturally."

The ghost raisers even chattered, I turned my head inadvertently, and suddenly I saw Ah Jiu's beautiful smiling face, flashed in the crowd, and disappeared!
"Eh?" I became vigilant in my heart, why would Ah Jiu appear here, where is she really?

Or was it she who sent those anonymous invitations?

I wanted to see where she had gone, but found that her slender body had long been overwhelmed by the crowd.

"Next, everyone has taken the invitations in your hands. This is a very important thing," the dwarf figurine said without a trace of emotion. "Otherwise, you will regret it."

At this time, the lights in the hall suddenly dimmed, and several streamers of light shone from mid-air.

"Long... long life?"

(End of this chapter)