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Great Zhou, Ning Province, Jiangchuan City, Luo Guofang.

"The eldest son of the Li family, the eldest daughter of the Ren family, is gentle and virtuous on the outside. She's a first-class match. Many young talents in Jiangchuan City flock to her."

"Now, Old Master Ren intends to betroth Miss Ren to you and is even willing to help you with 60 families. How fortunate is this?"

Matchmaker Zhang, the eldest daughter of the Ren family passed away the day before yesterday."

"Hey, Little Lady Li, what are you saying? If the eldest daughter of the Ren family hadn't passed away, with just a word from Old Master Ren, many young talents would want to marry her. How could it be your brother's turn? As long as your brother is willing to observe mourning for Eldest Miss Ren for three months, Old Master Ren will immediately be willing to offer 60 taels of silver. This is enough for your family to eat for two to three years."

"My brother can't match up to the eldest daughter of the Ren family. Matchmaker Zhang, you should take your things and leave. If you don't leave, I'll throw your things away."

"How can you say that?"

"That's what I'm saying. You're dreaming if you want my brother to get married in the netherworld."

Creak!

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The door of the Li family's house was opened, and a few rolls of cloth were thrown onto the street.

Matchmaker Zhang hurriedly rushed out of the door to pick it up and patted the soil on it. Little Miss Li leaned against the door and looked at her unhappily.

Such a huge commotion attracted the attention of the neighbors.

Matchmaker Zhang screamed out of embarrassment. "Little Miss Li, shouldn't you listen to your brother's opinion about his marriage?"

"I…I think my sister is right. Miss Ren and I are not suitable." Li Dalang's voice came from inside the room.

"Did you hear that, Matchmaker Zhang? My brother is not willing. You should find another family for such a big marriage. Our family can't afford it."

The cold-faced Little Lady Li closed the door after she finished speaking, leaving Matchmaker Zhang with a flushed face.

"Good, very good. Don't beg me in the future."

Matchmaker Zhang picked up the cloth and left. She still had to find the next family. According to Taoist Master Hong, other than Li Dalang from Luo Guofang, there were two other people whose birth characters matched Eldest Miss Ren's. However, these two people's families were better than Li Dalang's. How should he convince them?

Old Master Ren's 20 taels of silver were too hard to earn.

Matchmaker Zhang left in a hurry with her worries, leaving only the neighbors who were watching with a look of disbelief.

"Oh, what's going on?"

"You can't even understand this. The Ren family wants to marry into the netherworld and has taken a fancy to the eldest son of the Li family."

"The Li brothers are really pitiful. Half a year ago, when they went out, they encountered ghosts and both died. Now, the eldest son of the Li family is actually being forced to marry into the netherworld."

"If it's really a netherworld marriage, it's still considered good. If it's a netherworld marriage, you can live for two to three years."

"Chen brothers, could it be that there's something else going on?"

"Of course there is. Old Master Ren is such a generous person. Usually, he would spend 60 taels of silver just to marry Miss Ren into the underworld. It would be a ghost if there was no problem."

"Brother Chen, tell me."

"I know a little. According to my third sister-in-law who works in the Ren family's kitchen, the eldest daughter of the Ren family did not die of illness. Her blood essence was sucked dry by a ghost."

"Ah! It was actually caused by a ghost."

"Isn't that so? In order to prevent the eldest daughter of the Ren family from becoming a ghost and harming the Ren family, Old Master Ren wanted to match her with a netherworld marriage and marry her off. The eldest son of the Li family is one of the targets."

"This…What kind of world is this? Even the Ren family has encountered a ghost, and now the Li family's eldest son has to suffer an undeserved calamity."

"That's right. I've watched the Li Family kid grow up. How can we, as uncles, bear to watch him encounter such a thing?"

If he couldn't bear to watch, then he wouldn't.

The neighbors who understood the reason gradually calmed down. Everyone quieted down, causing Luo Guo Square to look even more deserted than usual.

At this moment, a young scholar in a scholar's uniform walked over. He was wearing a green scholar's robe and a crown, and his frail aura assaulted everyone's senses.

Upon seeing this person, the cold and cheerless Luo Guo Fang became a little livelier.

"Erlang of the Wu family, are you feeling better? You looked terrible a few days ago."

"Thank you for your concern, Aunt Liu. I'm much better now."

"Erlang of the Wu family, the school closed so early today. Did you see my kid?"

"School is over today. Chen Ling asked me to pass a message. He's going to his classmate's house to pick up a book today and will be back a little later. Uncle Chen, Uncle Zhou, you guys continue chatting. I'll go back first."

After greeting the neighbors, Wu Yuan pushed open the door of his house.

"Wu family's eldest son is really capable, raising the sickly Erlang into an adult."

"Wu clan's Da Lang is my Luo Guo Fang's number one good man, he treats people quite well."

"Yes, I am."

Wu Yuan did not hear the whispers behind him.

The moment he entered, he saw a round-faced woman in her twenties washing clothes in a long dress. She was wearing a silver cradle that swayed as she washed her clothes.

This was his big brother's wife, Wu Zhaoshi. Before she got married, her name was Pan Qiaoyun. She had been married to his big brother Wuxuan for more than four years.

"Uncle, school is over so early today?"

"Sister-in-law, the Headmaster had to leave school early today."

"Uncle is hungry. There are still some leftovers in the pot. I'll go heat it up for you."

"I'm not hungry yet. Let's eat together later."

"I'm fine. I came back first because I had something to do. When is Big Brother coming back?"

"Your big brother sent someone to deliver a message at noon. He will be back later today."

"Thank you for informing me, sister-in-law. I'll go back to my room first."

After returning to his room and closing the door, Wu Yuan narrowed his eyes and recalled the conversation he had just heard.

"The eldest daughter of the Ren family was harmed by a ghost, and the Ren family wants to find the eldest son of the Li family to get married to prevent the disaster. What the hell is this world?"

It had been ten days since he arrived in this world that was similar to ancient times. According to his silent observations during this period of time, this world was very dangerous. There were really ghosts and some inexplicable things.

Not to mention the eldest daughter of the Ren family, a little further away, last year, in the Fu family village in the south of the city, a few people died. Two years ago, there were water ghosts in Xiangshui River, and several people died. These were all considered good. Not a single person in the entire village had escaped. He had also heard of them.

How was he supposed to survive in this damned world?

If he wanted to live, he couldn't exterminate these ghosts just by reading.

Touching the jade pendant passed down by his parents, Wu Yuan fell into deep thought.

As the sun set in the west, smoke rose from the chimneys of every household in the Luo Guo Fang.

At this moment, Pan Qiaoyun's voice came from outside the door.

"Erlang, are you hungry? The food is ready. You can eat first."

"Sister-in-law, I'm not hungry. Let's wait for big brother to come back before eating."

Big Brother Wuxuan really came back very late. When the moon was high and many people were ready to go to bed to rest, Big Brother's voice came from outside the door.

"Awu, Qiaoyun, I'm back."

As soon as the door opened, his big brother Wuxuan walked in with an imposing appearance. His big brother, who was known as the number one hero of the Luo Pot Square, naturally fit his image. The eight-foot-tall man was wearing a gray short-sleeved suit. His strong arms made his clothes quite tight, and he was wearing a green scarf with a broken beard. Anyone who saw him would have to praise him. He was really a good man.

At this moment, Big Brother carried a jar of wine and a roasted chicken wrapped in lotus leaves into the house.

"Awu, Qiaoyun, you haven't eaten yet?"

"Not yet. I was just waiting for you."

"Heat up the wine and meat."

Looking at the table full of untouched food, his eldest brother passed the wine and roast chicken to his wife and sat beside Wu Yuan.

"Awu, are you feeling better?"

"Big brother, it's done."

"It's good that you're well. If you rest well, you should learn from the teacher. In the future, our Wu clan will also produce a big shot with a name on the Golden Roll."

Wu Yuan said in the face of his big brother's enthusiasm. "Big brother, I have something to ask."

"Go ahead, big brother is listening."

Wu Yuan told his elder brother about what he had heard about Eldest Miss Ren's netherworld marriage.

"I want to tell you even if you don't want to."

His eldest brother, Wuxuan, took out a pendant folded with the word "ephedra" from his pocket and a palm-sized cloth bag that was filled to the brim. He handed it to him.

Then, he looked at Wu Yuan with a solemn expression. "These are two warning signs made by Daoist Priest Hong of Qingyun Temple. If something unclean comes close, these things will heat up. In addition, these are two bags of incense ash from Jiyun Temple. If you encounter anything unclean, this thing will have a miraculous effect."

Wu Yuan's heart skipped a beat when he heard his big brother's words.

"Big brother, could it be that this investigation…"

Wuxuan waved his hand and stopped his brother from continuing. "It doesn't really fall on us. Other than our Black Tiger Sect, the Sand River Gang, the United Heart Hall, and other gangs need to take action. "Besides, as a martial artist at the advanced stage of the Blood Qi realm, how can I meet him so easily? This time, because of the ghost incident in the Ren residence, the county head has gathered many Taoist masters. With them following, nothing will happen."

"What are you two talking about?"

At this moment, Sister-in-law placed the freshly heated wine on the table.

"What else could it be? I just wanted to say a few words to A Yuan. You woman, hurry up and heat up the wine and dishes."

"Big brother…"

"Don't worry. Your sister-in-law and I both have them. You can take them."

Seeing this, for the sake of his own safety and not to worry about his big brother, Wu Yuan accepted these two items and kept them close to him.

"The dishes are here."

Soon, the food and wine were all heated up and served on the table. The family began to eat heartily.

"That's right. Come to Awu to drink and eat. You're still growing. How can you not eat more when you're so thin? You'll be a joke if you can't even carry your wife in the future."

As he spoke, a chicken drumstick was picked up by Big Brother and placed into Wu Yuan's bowl.

"Big Brother, Sister-in-law, you guys eat too."

The remaining drumstick and chicken wings were also settled. Everyone ate happily.

The dinner only came to an end when it was close to 11 pm.

The sister-in-law cleaned up the dishes in the kitchen while the two brothers sat in the courtyard and chatted.

"Awu, you have to be careful during this period of time. Don't go to remote places."

"Yes, big brother." In this dangerous world, to have such a good big brother, how lucky was that?

However, at this moment, Wu Yuan mentioned something that he had been thinking about for a long time. "Big brother, I want to practice martial arts."

"Awu, you've finally come to your senses. Tomorrow morning, I'll teach you the Black Tiger Fist."

Wuxuan was very surprised by his brother's sudden words. This silly kid didn't learn it no matter how much he tried to persuade him. Now, he actually changed his character. It was really surprising.

"Thank you, Big Brother."

Wu Yuan, who was originally prepared to say something, could only say this when his big brother agreed.

"What nonsense are you saying? You are my brother. I promised my parents that I would take care of you, so I must take good care of you."

Wu Yuan was very touched by his big brother's words. A warm familial love enveloped him.