Wedding Letter Envoy

Actually, I think Fatty has a point. Happy Ghosts are notoriously vicious, and it's a well-known fact. Few people who have seen such entities have lived to tell the tale. Even highly skilled experts often stumble upon them because their resentment is just too heavy. They are vengeful spirits formed during moments of extreme joy and extreme pain. How could they be easy to deal with? But no matter how terrifying a Happy Ghost is, it's still just one entity. It's definitely better than facing the tens of thousands of souls in the Soul-Calming Tower!

Of course, the main reason is the strange affection and trust I have for that mysterious woman in my heart. I always feel that she didn't bring me here to harm me. So even though I'm well aware of the ferocity of the Happy Ghost, strangely, at this moment, I don't feel much fear.

Please forgive me for not having paid proper attention in my Chinese literature classes as a science and engineering guy. I really can't describe my peculiar feelings for that mysterious woman in the most fitting language. If I must say, perhaps I can only awkwardly borrow an old saying that's quite melodramatic — "Love starts without reason and deepens over time."

Maybe, in everyone's life, there will be someone of the opposite sex who makes them fearless and willing to face everything!

Of course, Fatty couldn't know what I was thinking at the time, but this guy is decisive in his actions. Without a second word, he carried me and charged up the stairs. When we emerged from the gap at the end of the stairs, I finally saw the Happy Ghost that Zhang Jinya mentioned.

This must be an ancient Happy Ghost, dressed in a bright red wedding gown, with her hair coiled up and a phoenix hairpin on her head. Just like the legends, the Happy Ghost was still wearing her bridal gown from when she was alive. However, the face of this Happy Ghost was indeed a bit scary. There were seven or eight wounds on her face, with flesh turned inside out. No wonder Zhang Jinya was so frightened that he rolled back down as soon as he climbed up. If this face suddenly appeared before you, most people really couldn't stand it. If I hadn't been prepared before coming up, I might have been scared silly!

I knew that the appearance of this Happy Ghost was probably how she looked at the time of her death. I wonder what kind of enemy she had provoked to have such deep-seated hatred that on her wedding day, someone slashed her face so many times...

As soon as Wu Fatty and I got up, we were on high alert, closely watching every move of the Happy Ghost, fearing she would strike at us.

Unexpectedly, the Happy Ghost didn't rush over but stood in front of the ancient tomb gate, staring at us. Intuitively, I knew she was looking at me. Suddenly, my scalp tingled, and despite the fear in my heart, I asked, "Were you the one who has been helping us?"

The Happy Ghost shook her head: "It was my master who guided you here. My name is Xueru. We have met before. You've finally arrived."

The Happy Ghost had met me before?

Master? Could her master be the mysterious woman who saved me in the ancient temple?

I couldn't help but widen my eyes.

At this time, Zhang Jinya and the others also came up. They probably had thought it through as well. We all stood beside the staircase entrance, watching the Happy Ghost with caution.

"Poor little thing, to have been tormented to such a state."

The Happy Ghost looked at me and shook her head, then walked towards us.

Zhang Jinya immediately exploded: "You better not move, otherwise I..."

Before he could finish his sentence, the Happy Ghost suddenly stretched out her hand towards Zhang Jinya. Her arm extended over ten meters, and her nails, which were over ten centimeters long, slapped Zhang Jinya's chest fiercely. Poor Zhang had been running for his life all this way and was already at the end of his strength. He couldn't dodge and was slapped away!

"I advise you to behave."

The Happy Ghost's face suddenly became ferocious, and blood began to seep out of her eyes, making her look even more terrifying. After glancing at Zhang Jinya and Rosa, she turned to me and said coldly, "The only person my master wants to protect is this little one. She didn't say she wanted to spare your lives. If you dare to interfere, I won't mind killing you!"

The Happy Ghost's voice was chilling, and I could clearly feel that she wasn't joking. I immediately said, "Don't resist!"

Only then did Rosa and the others reluctantly put down the daggers they were holding, and Zhou Jing helped Zhang Jinya up. Zhang Jinya was now completely afraid to act rashly, and a hint of fear appeared in his eyes when he looked at the Happy Ghost.

Indeed, this Happy Ghost was a bit too powerful. Such spirits are already formidable, dying between extreme sorrow and joy, with much heavier resentment than those who die a violent death. A newly formed Happy Ghost is already so powerful, and the one before us had been in this tomb for who knows how long. She probably already had spiritual power and was not something we could deal with. It was better not to provoke her.

"That's more like it."

Seeing that we all stayed put, the Happy Ghost withdrew her ferocious appearance, and the blood seeping from her eyes gradually disappeared. She slowly floated towards me and Fatty.

I could clearly feel Fatty, who was carrying me, tense up instantly. Actually, not just him, I guess my current state wasn't much better. My scalp was completely numb, but I couldn't do anything about it, which was incredibly uncomfortable.

Then, a cold touch came. The Happy Ghost actually grabbed my hand. Her hand was as cold as ice, and I felt my hand go numb instantly. The scariest part was that she leaned in with her horrific face, her crimson tongue sticking out and licking my neck. It was damp, like some soft-bodied creature crawling on my neck, which was disgustingly uncomfortable.

"I've caught you..."

The Happy Ghost's chilling voice sounded in my ear.

This scene... it felt so familiar!

My face changed: "You're the one who came to my house in the middle of the night after I received the Hundred-Defiance Sword..."

"Remember now?"

The Happy Ghost looked at me with a smile: "I thought you had forgotten about your sister."

Sister...

I glanced at the Happy Ghost's unbearable face and remained silent...

Actually, at this moment, I was a bit puzzled. I didn't expect that the entity that came to my house to deliver the wedding letter the night I received the Hundred-Defiance Sword was this Happy Ghost named Xueru.

The Happy Ghost had told me that she was working for her master, the mysterious woman. Does that mean the wedding letter she delivered was on behalf of that mysterious woman?

For some reason, realizing this made me feel a surge of excitement.

I didn't expect that the wedding letter I received was sent by that mysterious woman. Suddenly, I was no longer apprehensive about entering the Qinling Mountains but instead felt anticipation.

The bride on the wedding letter was Hua Mulan, so the name of that mysterious woman was... Hua Mulan?

But I didn't know whether she was the historical Hua Mulan or someone with the same name.

I was lost in thought, my mind filled with a jumble of ideas.

"What a pitiful little thing, to have been tormented by those creatures in the previous tombs. Alright, your sister will help you out!"

The Happy Ghost spoke, and I felt a cool breeze pass from her hand holding mine, instantly refreshing my spirit.

Xueru then said, "Stop clinging to your friend. You can come down now."

Hearing this, I quickly jumped down from Fatty's back. Once I did, I found I could barely stand, so I thanked Xueru.

"Save your thanks for our master!"

Xueru said, "Alright, don't just stand there stupidly. Hurry up and come with me to meet my master. She has been waiting for you for a long time."

I was filled with even more anticipation, but perhaps because I had been frightened by the tens of thousands of souls in the Soul-Calming Tower, I didn't rush into the ancient tomb. Instead, I subconsciously looked back at the staircase entrance. The souls below were still screaming, but none dared to follow us up the stairs.

"They don't dare to come up!"

Xueru said, "My master is here. If they don't want to die, they definitely won't come up."

After saying that, she turned and floated into the tomb chamber. I gritted my teeth, pulled Wu Fatty and the others, and followed her. I knew that meeting the mysterious woman might unravel many of the questions in my heart.