Chapter 77 - Ghost’s Bride (End) (1/2)

The world in the mirror replicated the setting outside of the mirror. The only difference was that the left and right was reversed, the positioning of several items had changed and the faint glowing light. Even if Cheng Zhi Chu had dropped his flashlight outside, he could still see with some difficulty and didn’t bump into the walls.

What’s more, the groom was holding his hand and guiding him through the winding passages so he wouldn’t get lost. The bear and the coin led the way in front of them. Their speed was getting faster and faster as they competed with each other. It was only after the groom scolded them that they unwillingly slowed down.

With the groom’s cold fingers wrapped around his wrist, Cheng Zhi Chu felt somewhat restless. His mind was a mess as he constantly thought back to “Winter Branch”’s words.

Whether it’s him or the other Bai Yi’s……….

In fact, he used to think that Bai Yi was somewhat mysterious and thought that he may be hiding something. For example, the reason behind his decision to select the Death Mode and whether he encountered something bad in reality.

But now he knew. Six years ago, Bai Yi likely had his head cut off by Mr. Mu and the Bai Yi that is trapped in the game didn’t have a real body. It was likely that he was just his soul, or he had managed to acquire a new body through some unknown means.

Bai Yi and he had entered the game at the same time and had appeared to be a novice player just like him. If this was the case, where was Bai Yi’s soul during that six-year time gap?

Could he have only woken up recently? Then does he know what happened to his body in reality?……….And what does it mean by other Bai Yi’s?

The more he thought about it, the more confused and distressed Cheng Zhi Chu became. He intuitively thought that the situation isn’t so simple. Bai Yi was probably hiding a lot of things from him, but he didn’t intend to put the blame on Bai Yi. He just wanted to do his best to help Bai Yi and hope that one day he would be able to return to reality safely.

Because Bai Yi is the person that he likes.

As for the chief culprit responsible for Bai Yi’s death, it is this place’s owner Mr. Mu……..

Cheng Zhi Chu clenched his hands and anger arose inside him. He returned from his thoughts and looked straight ahead down the dark tunnel.

The bear had keenly smelt a rancid and bloody smell earlier and this time even Cheng Zhi Chu could smell it too. It became stronger and stronger to the point that it was disgusting. This also indicated that they were getting closer to where the heads are.

This smell……….How many people did Mr. Mu kill and how many bodies are there for the smell to be so strong?

Cheng Zhi Chu covered his mouth and nose. In addition to his anger, he also felt fear and horror inside that he couldn’t suppress. He didn’t dare imagine what the end of the tunnel would look like and whether or not there would be a mountain of bodies.

[Mr. Mu’s power and presence in this place is very weak.]

The coin rolled forward and quietly said to Cheng Zhi Chu.

[Looks like he had indeed not returned here for a long time. Based on my estimation, it is at least more than a year.]

[The traps that he left here are practically ineffective because they don’t have his power as supplement. If this wasn’t the case, even if you got good fortune using me, you wouldn’t have been able to enter so easily.]

[Something must have happened to him or he may have died. Otherwise he wouldn’t leave this place unattended for so long.]

[This place is his everything. It is just as important as his life. If it isn’t because he is trapped somewhere or dead, I can’t think of another reason for him to abandon all the good fortune that he had accumulated.]

It would be good if that bastard really is dead. I hope he died really miserably, so miserable that his body is incomplete and completely mutilated…….

Cheng Zhi Chu harshly cursed at Mr. Mu. He used all the swear words that he knew to curse at Mr. Mu. At this moment, they had reached the end of the tunnel.

We’re here.

The coin reminding him. The bear also let out a small cry of acknowledgement.

Cheng Zhi Chu looked up and assessed the space in front of him. Before him was a black stone door carved with complex patterns. It was tightly shut. But even if this was the case, the thick rancid smell coming from behind the door couldn’t be concealed.

Doing his best to ignore the bear’s saliva, Cheng Zhi Chu picked up the coin and threw it again to get good fortune.

The groom allowed Cheng Zhi Chu to take a few steps back before putting his hand against the black door. Very slowly, he pushed the heavy stone door open.

“Swoosh———–”

The scene reflected in Cheng Zhi Chu’s eyes was both gloomy and strange. He couldn’t help but widen his eyes in surprise.

They were clearly underground but what appeared before him was as a dark and gloomy sky. Below that was boundless earth that joined together with the sky in the far distance to form the horizon.

The ground was dark soil from which many strange looking and twisted trees grew from. The trees were tangled, and the branches were bare with not a single leaf on it. The bark of the trees was pure black and seemed to have a distorted face on it. It was as if it was morphed together with a dead body. With the face covered in black, it was extremely terrifying.

A group of crows flew over. They landed on the branches and let out unpleasant caws.

The air was filled with a suffocating stench. Scattered across the ground were numerous bodies. Some had already rotted into pale white bones while others appeared to have died not to long ago revealing red flesh and fluids. Maggots drilled in and out of their flesh.

In addition to these unburied corpses, there were also an ocean of tombstones. Each of them was a small hill with a simple wooden sign displayed before it. A few were so flat, it could barely be called a grave.

From far away, several deformed figures slowly moved and disappeared in the horizon as if they were swallowed by the sky.

It took a long time for Cheng Zhi Chu to return to his senses after being shocked by this hellish scene before him. He immediately shuddered. He couldn’t imagine how many people had died here and whether they were all killed by Mr. Mu.

【This is a mass grave.]

The system reminded him: 【As long as you are able to find the groom’s head, you can kiss him here.]

Because the stench was too strong, Cheng Zhi Chu felt extremely nauseous. Every time he breathed, he felt extremely uncomfortable. After being forced to buy medicine from the market, he was barely able to calm back down again.

The systems words made him extremely shocked —— If he didn’t have the coin and he was to search through this place for the groom’s head just using his eyes, he didn’t know how long it would take.

There’s also Bai Yi’s body and head……..

Cheng Zhi Chu closed his eyes. He suppressed his mood. The only thing that he was thankful for was that the groom’s head is somewhere in this mass grave. He could directly kiss the groom, complete the wedding kiss to end this instance and completely deal with the issue of “Winter Branch” as well as the rings curse.

After that, he might be able to find Bai Yi’s body and then he could figure out a way to bring him back to life.

“Ding———–”

The blood red coin was once again thrown by Cheng Zhi Chu making a crisp sound. He quietly made a wish.

Please let me find the groom’s and Bai Yi’s body successfully.

The coin fell in his hand and once again it was the clown’s face. At the same time, the groom seemed to have recalled or noticed something. He began to head in a particular direction.

The groom’s steps were very large. Pulling Cheng Zhi Chu along by his wrist, Cheng Zhi Chu couldn’t help but jog to catch up. The snow-white wedding dress fluttered in the wind behind him forming a stark contrast to the horrifying scene around them. In this grey environment, it was the only bright colour.

They passed through stone monuments and graves one after and another. The crows perched on the branches rolled their eyes around and stared at them. Their figures were reflected in their black, beady eyes.

“…………Found it.”

Suddenly, the groom’s footsteps stopped. He stopped in front of a stone monument.

“It’s here.”

“I can feel it. My head is buried here.”

The groom’s head is here?

Cheng Zhi Chu’s breathing stopped. Hearing the groom’s words, he quickly pulled his wrist out of his grasp and moved over to look at the tombstone.

At this moment, he noticed the blood red text engraved onto the tombstone.

It was the name of the person buried there.

“………….”

Cheng Zhi Chu’s instantly constricted. He revealed a look of surprise and disbelief.

The groom bent down onto one knee. With his fingers touching the two blood red words, he read it with a low voice.

“………….Bai Yi.”

What’s going on……..?

Was the groom and Bai Yi’s head buried together……?

Or……

Cheng Zhi Chu was so horrified everything before him began to swim. His body swayed and he almost collapsed onto the ground. Furious storms roared in his heart.

He suddenly recalled the words the groom had said to him before.

In the groom’s memory, the groom had seen the “Rose Manor” and the children of the Bai Family. He had also recalled seeing the young Bai Xi Xing.

But when he showed him Bai Yi’s photo and asked if Bai Yi was also amongst that group of children, the groom had denied it despite saying that Bai Yi looked very familiar.

At that time, Cheng Zhi Chu didn’t pay too much attention to those words but now, watching the groom sink his hands into the dark soul and slowly pick up a pale head, a terrible conjecture formed inside him. His teeth couldn’t help but start chattering.

……………If the groom is Bai Yi, he naturally would be familiar with the “Rose Manor” and also find Bai Yi familiar. It would also make sense for him not to see Bai Yi amongst the group of children from the Bai family.

Because that is what Bai Yi saw with his own eyes……

The groom took out his head and brushed away the dirt to gradually reveal its features.

The young man’s eyes were closed tightly. He had beautiful features, dark loose hair, thin lips, tall nose and a tear mole at the corner of his eye that made him look rather seductive.

This was a face that Cheng Zhi Chu is very familiar with, and also a face that he liked very much.

The groom brushed the dirt from the head, aligned it with his neck and connected them together.

The jagged wound on the neck connected together with the head without any problems. It gradually healed, forming smooth skin which fused with each other. Soon, it looked as if it was never separated.

The groom with Bai Yi’s face gently smiled at Cheng Zhi Chu. The stiff features gradually softened and became livelier. The throat moved, and the originally strange voice had changed into one that Cheng Zhi Chu was most familiar with.

“Zhi Chu.”

“Thud!”

Cheng Zhi Chu had a blank look. No longer able to support himself, he collapsed to the ground.

【You have found the groom’s head.]

【You can now complete the wedding kiss.]