Chen Chichi was shocked and staggered back a few steps. After seeing clearly that it was Grandma Ding Mu, she stroked her chest and breathed a sigh of relief:
"What are you doing, grandma, you scared me to death."
"I've come to invite you to a wedding banquet. Everyone has taken their seats, but you three are still standing here."
Chen Chichi glanced around the surroundings with lingering fear and said evasively:
"No grandma, we are not hungry and are getting ready to leave."
After listening to Chen Chichi's words, Li Huixi frowned briefly. It seems that until Fang Xue or Ding Mu is not figured out, they will definitely not be able to leave this world. There are still many secrets to be discovered in this village. There are many.
"Grandma, is there any part of this wedding banquet that hasn't gone on yet? Aren't the bride and groom coming out to give a toast?"
If what Chen Chichi saw was true, there would definitely be a problem during the toasting session, Li Huixi thought, and said to Grandma Ding Mu.
"Oh, it's early. Why don't I tell you not to leave so early? Let's toast... Look, isn't the bride coming out now?"
Several people were a little confused after hearing this. Fox and Li Huixi believed 100% in Chen Chichi, and Chen Chichi also believed in what he saw.
The three of them looked for news and saw that the bride actually walked out of the house, but her head was still covered with a hijab and her face could not be seen clearly.
"How is that possible? She was so stiff just now, and there was..." on her face.
Chen Chichi was very puzzled and still insisted on her position. It could be heard in her tone that she was very eager for Fox and Li Huixi to continue to believe in her.
"If you read it correctly, then this bride must be a fake."
There was no need for Chen Chichi to doubt that Li Huixi had always been on her side and also believed in her judgment.
The fox observed the bride's movements from the sidelines:
"If you say she is a living person, her movements are too stiff, like a puppet on strings, but can a dead person move?"
After listening to the fox's words, the remaining two people also looked at the bride. The groom said everything during the toast, and the bride never said a word from the beginning to the end.
Not only that, the bride's action of pouring wine is like a machine, simple and repetitive, and even the amount of each glass of wine poured is exactly the same, unlike the precision that humans can achieve.
"By the way, Grandma Ding Mu said just now that it's still early. Are there other steps later where we can also observe the bride?"
Chen Chichi suddenly interrupted.
It happened that people at the banquet were already finishing their meals one after another and went to the next ceremony location in advance. The three of them also quietly followed this group of people while no one was noticing.
But the three of them followed them farther and farther, and gradually they were out of the village. Passing through the dense forest, a very magnificent temple came into view.
The colors on the walls of the temple are very rich, but compared to the bright colors of modern cities, the colors here are more primitive and simple that have been deposited by time.
The temple is surrounded by ancient trees, with huge branches extending to the windows. Even if you jump out of the windows, you will be caught firmly by the trees. The highest branches are ten meters high from the ground.
It reaches to the sky. If no one has seen it with their own eyes, no one would believe that there is such a wonderful temple behind such a backward village.
Li Huixi and the other three were also amazed by the scenery here. Before the large army from the village rushed over, the three of them broke into the temple first.
There were too many trees around, so the three of them entered the temple by climbing trees just in case, instead of taking the main entrance like others.
It was very big inside. The three of them were paying attention everywhere, but they didn't expect to see a single monk in such a big place. However, the entire temple was spotless, as if it had a life of its own.
Directly in front is the main hall of the temple. The patterns and colors on the walls are more colorful than other buildings. The sunlight passes through the windows hung high on the wall and hits the statue of the god in the center.
It is said to be a statue of a god, but it actually does not have a "human figure". It is just a cylindrical sculpture. From the workmanship point of view, it is not at the same level as the buildings along the way. No one would have thought that such a thing is enshrined in the center.
"What kind of god is this?"
"Probably the patron saint here."
"A bit...ugly."
Chen Chichi's uprightness made the other two people laugh. After all, the three of them were not villagers here, and they had never believed in ghosts and gods.
The sound of gongs, drums and firecrackers came next, and the three of them knew that the marriage team was coming.
In order to find out what happened to the bride, the three of them knew that they could no longer follow the villagers watching the excitement and should find some special angles.
The chaotic voices were getting closer and closer, and the three of them didn't know where to hide. Chen Chichi originally wanted to hide behind the statue, but the location was too easily exposed, and the main hall was too empty. There was really no place for the three of them to hide.
Everyone outside stopped in front of the main hall door, and then fell into silence. Only then did someone shout:
"The last step is to ask the bride and groom to obtain God's will. Everyone is waiting outside the door."
The footsteps of the bride and groom are getting closer and closer, and the tension among the three of them has reached its peak. Even if no one knows their purpose, they will definitely be criticized by the villagers for ruining the most important wedding ceremony. What an old lynching.
The bride and groom opened the door, but the main hall was still empty.
As soon as the door behind her closed, the bride collapsed to the ground like a robot that had lost its power.
The groom tiptoed close to the statue, walked around behind it, as if he was afraid of waking him up, climbed to the head of the statue without making a sound, and carefully opened the head of the statue.
The three of them, Li Huixi, were already climbing trees and squatting on the beams of the main hall. The main hall was very high and wide, and no one noticed that there were three girls above them.
Chen Chichi whispered to the two of them:
"So that god is used to pretend to be a human being?"
Li Huixi looked solemn and made a "shh" gesture to the two of them nervously.
"Shh, I don't feel right."
The groom was also twisting his body clumsily on the statue. It was not an easy task for his fat body to get into the statue.
After his body had completely penetrated the statue, the groom seemed relieved and finally put down the head of the statue that could be removed.
With the violent sound of stones colliding, the groom had completely shut himself into the statue.
While the three of them were still wondering what the groom was doing, something strange happened at the bride's place at the entrance of the main hall.
The bride was seen squirming like a leech, struggling to stand up, her head being tossed back and forth, and Chen Chichi could even hear the sound of bones breaking.
After several struggles, the bride's belly swelled up at a speed visible to the naked eye. The bones in her cervical vertebrae seemed to have been broken, leaving only the skin and flesh outside her neck to maintain a fragile connection.
This inhuman movement scared Chen Chichi and his eyes widened. He did not dare to look away from the bride for a second, fearing that if he neglected for a moment, she would fly towards him.
After the belly swelled to a certain extent, it finally stopped swelling. Now the bride's belly looks like a pregnant wife, who is about to give birth.
The skin on the belly was stretched until cracks appeared, and the three of them were able to observe the condition of the bride's skin: there was no blood color of a living person at all, the skin on the belly was completely black and purple, and there were also the corpse spots that Chen Chichi had mentioned.
The hijab on her head had been thrown away long ago. The bride was not a living person at all. The bulges on her face were black and purple blood vessels that had exploded, and... corpse spots, and her pupils had long since disappeared.
As if she knew there was someone in this place, the bride began to stand on the ground with her back to the ground, and crawled around. Her rotten nose actually made a sniffing motion, and kept circling the statue.
The speed of climbing is getting faster and faster, and the red dress on her body has been thrown to pieces. The high swollen belly is facing the three people above her, and a clearly visible human face on her belly is following the bride. His movements change his expression.
After seeing it, Chen Chichi not only felt scared, but also felt a little familiar. He recalled his own experience and touched his belly. As expected, the ravine was still there.
