Chapter Eleven: Obstructing Marriage

  "What if the girl is willing? You're not the girl, how do you know if she's willing or not?" Yin Laoliu teased me with a smile.

  "That... you're not her family's daughter either, how do you know she's willing?!"

  Just as I was arguing with Yin Laoliu, the people around us couldn't help but intervene. Especially the uncle who led the groom's welcoming party, he directly shouted at us: "I say you two are making a big fuss about what? The sky is already so late, let's hurry up and send the newlyweds to their bridal chamber, then each of us will go back home and find our own mothers. Don't argue about those useless things in the middle of the night, it's unlucky!"

  As I listened to the leader's words, I couldn't help but hold the photo in my arms even tighter. I glanced at the cheap watch on my wrist that Zhang Xinyue had bought for me back then, and silently vowed to myself that no matter what, I wouldn't let her blindly get entangled with someone else! Even if she were to get married, it would be...it would be to me...

  But I know I have no reason or ability to stop this ridiculous wedding in my eyes...

  But at this moment, unexpectedly, Yin Lao Liu actually spoke up for me.

  "I told this brother, trouble you to inform the master, just say let him come over quickly to see me, our ghost marriage is afraid it won't be peaceful!"

  "What? What did you say? I said Master Yin, have you taken the wrong medicine? At this time, you're telling us that the wedding can't be held? Isn't this a joke?"

  Look at the leader, Yin Lao Liu frowned and said seriously: "Didn't you see that strange gust of wind just now? It's been a whole night without any wind, how come it suddenly started blowing at this moment? And even blew away the red veil on the bride's head! I'm telling the truth, that gust of wind was not an ordinary wind, it was a yin wind! Maybe it was brought by the "bride" herself, she wants to stop us from holding this ghost wedding!"

  "What? Are you serious?" Upon hearing Yin Lao Liu say this, the leader's face turned pale with fright, and the flashlight he was holding in his hand also fell to the ground.

  At the same time, all the people in the wedding procession turned pale when they heard this.

  "I, Lao Liu, have been doing this kind of thing for decades, what situation haven't I seen? I wouldn't dare to joke about such an inauspicious matter with you. Hurry up and let the master come see me, think of a way to dissolve this marriage, otherwise the bride's family might not forgive and will bring disaster to the groom's family!"

  When Yin Lao Liu said that, the leader didn't dare to stay there anymore and ran towards Dong's house.

  The leader ran far away, I approached Yin Laoliu's side and asked him in a low voice: "Grandpa Yin, are you helping me or... or is it true?"

  "Help you?" Old Six Yin furrowed his brow and looked at me before continuing, "You don't know the 'bride', do you? But I'm not helping you, I'm telling the truth. Just now, I calculated with my fingers, took a look around, combined it with that inexplicable gust of yin wind, and basically determined that there must be a malevolent spirit at work here. And coincidentally, it was the red veil on the 'bride's' head that was blown away. Based on my years of experience, I can pretty much conclude that this woman may have died with unresolved grievances, transformed into a vengeful spirit, and has come to stop us. If the deceased is unwilling, but we insist on matchmaking, this good deed will ultimately turn into a bad one!"

  Listening to Old Six Yin, for some reason, my heart is both happy and nervous. I'm happy that Old Six Yin helped block this ghost marriage. What's making me nervous is that he said the bride, Zhang Xinyue, still has unresolved resentment and might have turned into a vengeful spirit...

  Become a ghost! My ex-girlfriend has become a ghost...

  As soon as I think of my girlfriend Zhang Xinyue turning into a ghost, I feel an inexplicable discomfort all over my body, just like it's crawling with tiny insects. What makes me even more uncomfortable is that the air around me suddenly seems to be getting colder and colder, cold enough to make it feel like we're on the verge of entering the coldest winter weather, and even breathing feels chilly.

  Just when I was feeling really bad, the leader of the welcoming procession brought the master here.

  When the host appeared here, he respectfully asked Yin Laoliu: "Master Yin, what's going on? Why did I hear my brother say that this marriage can't be concluded?"

  When the master asked, Yin Laoliu replied: "It's not that it can't be concluded, but it's best not to conclude! Because based on my speculation, the woman seems dissatisfied with this marriage, and has already issued a warning to us just now. If we force this marriage, I'm afraid it will bring bad luck to your family. Don't blame me for not reminding you when disaster strikes!"

  "Huh?"

  When Yin Lao Liu said this, Dong Jia was stunned.

  After a long time, the host finally replied to Yin Laoliu: "Yin Shifu, I trust you, and your skills are also very clear. Alright, this marriage is off, I'll go cancel it now. What's the procedure? Tell me quickly, and I'll follow it!"

  Upon hearing this, Yin Laoliu shook his head and said: "It's not possible to call off the engagement either. Since you've already promised your youngest son, you must give him a ghost wedding. However, the bride can't be the current one. You must find another marriage for your son, and then choose an auspicious day to get married again. But I can show you a way. This time, finding a new bride, following my rules will ensure that there won't be any problems!"

  "Ah, you said it!" The master rushed towards Yin Laoliu and bowed his hands repeatedly.

  Yin Lao Liu stroked his goat-like beard and replied, "Either you go to the grave at night to worship, which means bringing your son's birth date and eight characters, finding the graves of women who did not get married when they were alive, reporting their birth dates and eight characters in front of their graves, burning incense and worshipping. By observing the burning of the incense, you can determine which woman's grave is willing to marry your young son as a ghost couple. However..."

  "What's wrong?" Seeing Yin Lao Liu pause, Dong Jia hurriedly became nervous.

  "However, generally young unmarried women rarely set up their own graves, and those who are willing to marry ghosts may be even fewer. If you look for it this way, there will be opportunities, but it will take time and effort."

  "What can we do? Master Yin, do you have any other good ideas? As long as you're willing to help me, the pay is no problem!" The master replied hastily.

  "There's another way, which is to let me, this disciple, play matchmaker for your young son."

  "Let your apprentice take over?" The master looked at me incredulously.

  At the same time, I also couldn't help but look at Yin Laoliu in disbelief. How did this matter end up being about me?

  Yin Lao Liu ignored our expressions and continued, "My disciple's profession is to play matchmaker for the dead. At midnight gatherings, ghosts often come to him to ask for matchmaking, who knows, he might just find a suitable match. The deceased care about rekindling their yin fate, so when the time comes, you can give my disciple some basic information about your son and maybe he'll be able to help him get hitched with a deceased young woman!"

  Listening to Old Six's words, I was taken aback, my head spinning wildly, and my hands almost lost their grip, nearly dropping the photo frame I was holding...

  But since this ghost marriage didn't work out, it's already more than I could have asked for. So I don't want to stir up any more trouble. Then I patted my chest in front of the master of the house, pretending to be confident and said

  "Master, rest assured that I will take care of your son's marriage. I guarantee to find him a good match."

  As soon as I said that, the landlord hurriedly smiled at me and said: "Then thank you, young man."

  Next, Dong Jia went to Zhang Xinyue's parents' home under the guidance of Yin Laoliu to explain the situation and then discussed dissolving this "marriage".

  The host was very generous and told Zhang Xinyue's parents that the previous betrothal gift money would be considered a gift to them, and also promised that although the two families did not become in-laws, they would still help Zhang Xinyue's father find a good job.

  There are many rules for breaking off an engagement, after all it's a ghost marriage, and they attach great importance to some strange and eccentric rituals. Under the guidance of Yin Lao Liu and with the active cooperation of the Dong family, we were busy until nearly two o'clock in the early hours of the morning before we left.

  When I left, the host gave me a package and said it contained some detailed information about his youngest son, including his birth time.

  After receiving the package, I was surprised to find that it was still very heavy. You said just a little personal information, why is it so heavy? Can't it be written on one piece of paper? I originally wanted to open the package in front of Mr. Dong to see what's inside, but I was stopped by Yin Laoliu. Yin Laoliu told me that it's unlucky and inauspicious to check the deceased person's detailed information at this late hour, so he asked me to go home and open it later.

  I listened and thought it was reasonable too, so I followed Yin Lao Liu to leave like this.

  After I got into the driver's seat and started the car, when Yin Lao Liu was about to get in, I suddenly found that Dong Jia secretly handed a card to Yin Lao Liu.

  Although it was very dark at night, I could still see clearly with the scattered light of the car lights. It was a card, a shiny bank card!

  The noble gentleman's gathering hall is shrouded in dark fate

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