"The rules say 'people can move normally after death,' could that be the case?" Sheng Xi asked.

"It's very likely, but this person now is not necessarily himself." Yuan Xian said.

While the two were talking, the second and third green-clothed children on the opposite side saw them and hurriedly ran over: "Two Taoist friends! I...... Our boss ......"

"Huh! What do you run? The boss in green chased after him, and the other two didn't care about talking to Sheng Xi anymore, so they hurriedly ran away.

Sheng Xi rushed to the other party before he came over, took the life-saving door lock, and pulled Yuanxian away.

The rules only say that "when the time is solstice, the Yanfu guest house with the door locked is absolutely safe", and it does not say that it is not safe outside of this time.

The housekeeper was in front of the hall and told his subordinates to decorate the wedding hall, and when he saw Sheng Xi coming, he turned around and ran, not giving Sheng Xi a chance to help him correct his bad habits.

When Sheng Xi chased after him, the housekeeper had already disappeared.

Sheng Xiaoxi, who was helpful, was so disappointed that he could only turn back to the front of the hall.

The wedding hall, which was still splashed with blood last night, has just been set up.

The people below all wore uniform white linen shorts, stood on the ladder and hung red lanterns and red satin.

The word "Xi" in front of the gate had just been hung, and on the long table against the wall were red candles, fresh melons and fruits, and a neatly folded red hijab.

The pattern of the mandarin duck playing in the water is facing upwards, the embroidery is exquisite, and there are tassels used to weigh on the four sides.

The house was clean, there was no blood at all, not even the smell of blood.

"Little sister, may I ask where was the wedding hall last night?" Sheng Xi politely asked the maid who was setting the fruit plate.

The other party didn't seem to hear her, and did her own thing.

Sheng Xi asked several people in a row, and they were all like this.

It seems that these are NPCs with no lines.

Taking advantage of the dawn, Sheng Xi and Yuan Xian took a look around the Yan Mansion.

As a large family in Markham, the house layout of Yan Mansion is very strange.

As the hall of Xitang, the courtyards on both sides are wings, and Sheng Xi and they lived in the east courtyard last night.

The layout of the wings in the west courtyard is the same as that in the east courtyard, except that the doors of the six wings are not locked.

Behind the hall is a courtyard, but there is nothing behind the courtyard.

According to the normal layout, the back of the courtyard of Xitang should be the back house of the Yan Mansion, which is the living place of the ladies and children of the Yan Mansion.

But with this layout now, there is no room for the master and his subordinates to live in the entire Yan Mansion, only the guest houses of the east and west courtyards, and the hall used to entertain guests.

Sheng Xi found it difficult to understand: "What about the wedding room?" ”

Yuan Xian turned over the wall and found that outside the courtyard was another family in Markham, and there was no shadow of the marriage room at all.

"There is no marital house, but there is a stable at the back of the yard."

[Article 11: The stables have been burned down for many years, and there are no grooms and no horses on the Zhuangzi. 】

Sheng Xi staggered to climb the wall, but Yuan Xian reached out and pulled her.

The two brothers and sisters stood on the courtyard wall and saw a stable made of pitch-black scorched wood outside the courtyard.

The stables were like they had been through a fire, and there were no horses in them.

However, the stone trough is filled with fresh horse grass, and there are saddles and bridles with red edges on the wall on the side, and there are clear horseshoe prints on the ground.

Because of the smell of the stables and the fact that the owner often uses horses to travel, they are generally close to the more remote places in the front yard and will not be close to the back house.

"The layout here gets weirder the more you look at it." Sheng Xi said and looked at the cliff at the entrance of the village, becoming more and more confused.

Who would choose the address of the village on the edge of a cliff?

Aren't you afraid of falling rocks from the cliff and hitting people?

"Several of the rules are related to marriage, and you can't leave until you solve the mystery of Markham, and I suspect that this mystery has something to do with this big wedding." Sheng Xi Road.

Yuan Xian also guessed the same: "The layout here can't be judged by common sense, maybe the wedding room is not here, let's go look elsewhere." ”

Yuan Xian landed on the ground and looked carefully in the yard with Sheng Xi.

After making sure that there were no clues about the marriage room, the two walked out of the gate of the Yan Mansion.

The streets were full of people, and the people who had been hiding in their houses last night seemed to have come out and walked around.

These villagers are dressed in simple clothes, and their eyes are blank, which is the same as the demeanor of the NPCs in Yan Mansion who have no lines.

"Uncle, what time is it?"

"Little sister, what's your name?"

Sheng Xi politely stepped forward to talk to several people, but there was no response.

Suddenly, she heard a voice: "The girl is new, right?" ”

Before Sheng Xi could respond, Yuan Xian took the first step to cover her mouth and dragged Sheng Xi away.

Sheng Xi obediently did not struggle, and turned around to see the person who had just spoken to her wearing a gray cloth short beat, with a string of horsewhips hanging from his waist.

[Article 12: It is the groom who wears a gray cloth and beats him, no matter what the groom says, please pretend not to hear it and do not respond. 】

After walking a short distance, Sheng Xi handed Yuan Xian a "she understands" look and motioned for Yuan Xian to let go of her.

The two were about to speak, when the groom came over again: "Girl, don't look for them, those people are dumb." If you don't understand anything, ask me directly, and I know it. ”

Sheng Xi and Yuan Xian just didn't hear it and continued to walk forward.

The groom chased after them: "Don't go so fast, I know you are monks, and you must want to get out of here." I have a way to help you! ”

"The rules you got when you entered the bank were incomplete, and only I knew all the rules."

"I know everything that's going on in Markham, don't you want to know why it's like this?"

He chattered after Sheng Xi and Yuan Xian, and when he saw that the two of them were walking faster and faster, he just ignored him, and the groom reached out to lift Sheng Xi's skirt.

However, before his hand could touch it, he was slapped away by Yuan Xian with his scabbard.

Sheng Xi was afraid that Yuan Xian would be deceived, so he hurriedly pulled him away.

The groom couldn't catch up with them, so he stood there and shouted at them, "Only I can help you get out of here!" Don't regret going now! ”

Sheng Xi ran out for a long distance in one go, and she was relieved to make sure that the groom hadn't caught up.

She found a big tree to climb on, and stood on a high place with Yuan Xian to observe the people coming and going on the street.

"Senior brother, have you noticed that there is only one groom in the village who wears a gray skit. Although there were many girls, none of them wore red. ”

"These two kinds of clothes should only be worn by certain people." Yuan Xian said for a moment, and motioned Sheng Xi to look not far away.

The second and third in green, who had clashed with them last night, were walking down the street in front of them.

The two of them looked cramped and observed the pedestrians around them, and kept wandering around the entrance of the village, trying to find a way to leave.

Sheng Xi had already gone to the entrance of the village to see it, and there was no exit there at all.

When you arrive at the gate of the village, no matter how you go, you are standing still.

The boss in green wasn't with them, and I don't know if they were thrown away.

Sheng Xi pondered and asked them if they had any clues.

Although these two people didn't have something last night, they remembered to avoid the boss in green this morning, which means that they still have some brains, and maybe they can cooperate.

The brothers and sisters got down from the tree and walked towards the entrance of the village.

When they were still some distance away from the entrance of the village, the groom found the two men first: "You two want to leave Markham, right?" I have a way. ”

The second and third in green glanced at each other, and both thought of the twelfth rule, pretending not to hear the groom's words, and avoiding him and moving forward.

The groom reluctantly chased after him: "Don't go, you two, what I said is true." Only I can help you get out. ”

He chased the two of them for a long time, and when he saw that the other party ignored him, he suddenly slapped the third man in green in the face.

The slap was so loud that Sheng Xi could hear it from afar.

The three green-clothed elders were furious, and immediately fought back and kicked up.

The groom was kicked to the ground, stood up holding the sore spot, and flew on the third man in green: "The dog bites Lu Dongbin - I don't know the hearts of good people!" I want to help you get out of the trouble of being so troublesome! ”

"Who wants you to help—tweet—" The third man in green scolded angrily, and in the middle of speaking, the words that came out of his mouth turned into the sound of a horse.

He was shocked, "How do I tweet—"

As soon as he opened his mouth, he was greeted by the sound of a horse, and covered his mouth in horror, only to find that his hands had turned into horses' hooves.

He had brown hair on his face and body, a ponytail behind him, and his body was lying on the ground, and he became a big brown horse in the blink of an eye.

The groom got up from the ground with a smile and reached out to rub his head: "Good horse." ”

The groom looked at the second man in green with a smile: "I can help him leave, what about you?" Do you want me to help? ”

The second man in green trembled, covering his mouth tightly, not daring to make any sound.

He turned and ran, rolling and crawling towards the interior of the village.

Sheng Xi and Yuan Xian didn't step forward again.

The green-clothed third turned horse stood meekly beside the groom, obviously no longer the same person.

The two walked back.

Sheng Xi sorted out his mood and analyzed in a low voice: "It seems that after talking to the groom, he will become a horse." But it's not a big problem to beat him, the third man in green has no problem when he makes a move, and he only turns into a horse after returning the favor. ”

Yuan Xian bowed slightly: "If the horse was changed by the people here, what was the laughter that appeared on the street last night with the sound of horses' hooves?" ”

The laughter sounded like someone was laughing, but it didn't sound like a human sound.

Sheng Xi panicked when he thought of that laughter, and quickly rubbed his arms.

Markham Village is not big, and the brothers and sisters searched through the entire village, but they couldn't find any clues.

Halfway through the Shen time, Sheng Xi and Yuan Xian walked back.

[Article 4: You must participate in the wedding banquet of Yanfu, and there is no bride at the wedding banquet. If you see a bride, flee immediately. 】

After the Shen time, there was the Youshi time, and they had to return to the Yan Mansion before the Youshi time.

If he has more time, Sheng Xi wants to pull out the housekeeper and call him - to inquire about the real news.

For example, why does the rule say that there is no bride at the wedding reception?

Before he got close to Yan's Mansion, a cheerful and festive blowing sound suddenly sounded on the street.

The crowd on the street scattered in horror, and Sheng Xi pulled Yuan Xian and ran away.

After the panicked crowd, a team of people dressed in white wearing big red flowers on their chests, blowing suona and beating gongs, came towards the crowd with a strange pace that seemed to be slow, but was actually very fast.

[Article 8: Those who wear saffron on their chests are greeting relatives, if you encounter a greeting person, please run away immediately. 】

During the escape, Sheng Xi met the last survivor of the trio in green, the second in green.

Seeing Sheng Xi and Yuan Xian, he looked happy and hurriedly asked, "Have you found any clues?" ”

"Do you have a clue?" Sheng Xi actually made a discovery, but now he has to run for his life, and he has no time to elaborate.

The second man in green was complacent: "The rules on the paper are all related to the wedding banquet of the Yan Mansion, and it is estimated that the mystery is also related to this." ”

This discovery is the same as Sheng Xi.

Sheng Xi was about to nod in agreement, when he suddenly found that the second man in green grabbed her arm and pulled her back.

"I have a guess that I need to be confirmed by fellow Daoists!" The second man in green smiled at her and threw Sheng Xi back.

The greeters chased after them, and if they were thrown into this group of people, Sheng Xi would die.

The second man in green wanted to see if Sheng Xi would really become the groom, and after becoming the groom, whether he would go to Yanfu to worship at the time.

He can't beat the one in black, and he can't get this little girl he can pick up with one hand?

However, before this thought could be finished, his body was suddenly grabbed.

"Did you know that the force is reciprocal?" Sheng Xi grabbed his arm with his backhand, used him as a support point, and overspeeded in front of him.

In this way, he was the first to be caught by the greeting staff!

"Get out of here!" The second man in green scolded angrily, grabbed Sheng Xi's arm and tried to replicate her actions, trying to pull Sheng Xi behind him.

"Let go!" Yuan Xian drew his sword.

"You're dreaming!" The second man in green retorted, and suddenly noticed that Sheng Xi's hand holding his arm was released.

In the next second, blood gushed out.

After the second man in green's gaze was occupied by the red blood, he felt the pain sluggishly.

Yuan Xian cut off his hand holding Sheng Xi's arm with a sword!

Only then did he realize that Yuan Xian's "let go" was not said to him at all, but to Sheng Xi!

Someone grabbed him from behind, and a pair of hands with skin so white that they didn't look like living people, like zombies, strangled his neck.

The joy of welcoming relatives became more and more harsh, and the suona seemed to be in his ears.

He wanted to struggle, but he couldn't break free at all: "Let go of me!" I don't care about you! No - don't come here! ”

The greeter took out a red gauze hat and put it on his head.

Countless wounds appeared on his body, as if the flesh had been cut by countless invisible knives.

Blood flowed out of it, soaked in the garment, and absorbed by the garment.

The green clothes gradually dyed red, and his expression became more and more desperate, and finally turned into a smile that was fixed on his face.

The greeter let go of him.

He was dressed in a red wedding dress stained red by his own blood, and stood on the street tiding his clothes with joy, as if he was really a groom full of joy.

[Article 9: If you are caught by the greeting person, you will become a groom.] 】

[Article 10: To be a bridegroom during the day is to die.] 】

After Sheng Xi and Yuan Xian shook off the group of people, they hid on the roof of a house and saw the whole process.

"He's dead." Yuan Xian said in a low voice.

Sheng Xi thought back to the tenth rule: "If you become a groom during the day, you will die, but what will happen if you become a groom at night?" ”

Yuan Xian didn't know: "Little junior sister, do you think the groom he has become now is the real groom?" ”

[Article 16: The true bridegroom appears only after the bride appears.] 】

Sheng Xi couldn't be sure: "Originally, I thought he should be fake, but his severed hand grew." Could it be that he was taken away or possessed by the real groom? ”

Although the first rule states that spiritual power cannot be used here, it may be possible to use other rules to achieve the above goals.

The people on the street all ducked, and this group of greeting relatives dressed in white and wearing red flowers on their chests was particularly eye-catching.

The suona gongs and drums sounded again, becoming more and more lively and festive.

A group of people happily walked in the direction of Yan's Mansion.

Sheng Xi hurriedly pulled Yuan Xian to take a shortcut back.

They must attend the wedding banquet of the Yan Mansion and cannot be caught by the greeters, they must return to the Yan Mansion before the greeting team.