Chapter 33

“Xiyue, you know, the one I love is you, but for our future, I have no choice but to marry my cousin,” Xie Ying returned to normal, lifting Xiyue’s chin and speaking with deep affection.

Xiyue’s cheeks turned slightly red, her eyes full of infatuation: “It’s okay, Xie Lang. I know my status doesn’t match yours, I’m willing to be a maid or a concubine.”

Xie Ying was moved, his eyes slightly red: “Xiyue treats me like this, I will not let you down. Let’s go…”

“Xie Lang, where are we going?” Xiyue asked in surprise.

“Although I can’t marry you as my wife, I hope to have a cup of nuptial wine with you.” Xie Ying held Xiyue’s hand, leading her towards the bridal chamber.

Xiyue was so moved she was about to cry: “What virtue or ability do I have to deserve such deep love from you… I would die without regrets.”

Xie Ying looked at her deeply, speaking meaningfully: “You will get what you wish for.”

Immersed in emotion, Xiyue didn’t notice anything amiss, being hurriedly pulled into the bridal chamber by Xie Ying.

Cheng Hui and the others followed behind them, witnessing Xie Ying’s transformation, each of them feeling a chill down their spine.

“What kind of person is Xie Ying?” Xin Erniang felt a chill on her back.

Ye Qi and Master Xuan Tan didn’t answer, not because they didn’t know, but because there were too many possibilities to determine for now.

Besides following Xie Ying, Cheng Hui also noticed something else: “Have you noticed, there are a lot fewer servants in the courtyard.”

“Compared to the previous festive atmosphere, it’s way too quiet now,” Ye Qi said thoughtfully.

“What do you think Xie Ying is going to do by taking Xiyue to the bridal chamber?” Cheng Hui asked Ah Qiu in his mind.

Ah Qiu replied: “Previously, Xiyue was wearing a bridal dress before she died, right? That means her dying wish was to become a bride.”

Cheng Hui was startled: “Are you implying that Xie Ying is taking Xiyue to the bridal chamber to kill her?”

“No need to kill, this Xiyue won’t live much longer,” Ah Qiu said calmly.

“Why?” Cheng Hui glanced at Xiyue, who showed no signs of weakness, so how did Ah Qiu see that this Xiyue was going to die?

Through Cheng Hui’s eyes, perhaps because he had once cultivated blood techniques to the extreme and even found his own path, even in this strange world, having lost his body, he could still see many things through Cheng Hui’s eyes.

For example, in his eyes, both Master Xuan Tan and Ye Qi had extremely vigorous blood energy burning on them, while Xin Erniang’s blood energy was much dimmer, though still stronger than ordinary people.

At this moment, Xiyue, although existing only in a memory, he could still see through Xiyue’s body that her internal state was already exhausted, with only a thin layer of blood energy barely supporting her body’s actions.

Moreover, with her steps, that blood energy was gradually dimming, soon to disappear entirely.

As Xiyue and Xie Ying reached the bridal chamber and sat by the bed, Xiyue’s cheeks, flushed with excitement, finally began to uncontrollably lose color, turning an ominous pale blue.

Her pupils were already dilated, her body limp in Xie Ying’s arms, seemingly only a breath away from death, yet she was completely unaware.

Ye Qi and Xuan Tan were both startled by her sudden change, but both were experienced and immediately realized that Xiyue was already on the brink of death.

“This is…” Master Xuan Tan’s eyebrows furrowed tightly, looking at Xie Ying with a very serious expression.

Ye Qi seemed to have thought of something, his pupils trembled, and his right hand had already gripped the hilt of his sword, ready to draw at any moment.

Xin Erniang didn’t understand what was happening, only knowing that suddenly Xiyue had become like this, looking at the other two in confusion.

“It’s Meng Lang! Or rather, a Meng Lang about to achieve fruition,” Master Xuan Tan’s face darkened, seemingly thinking of something unpleasant.

What is Meng Lang?

Cheng Hui was utterly confused. As a transmigrator, he had no concept of the various demons and monsters of this world.

Fortunately, having been bombarded with modern society’s information, he didn’t show a shocked expression because of this.

Xie Ying held Xiyue, feeding her a cup of nuptial wine. Xiyue’s face had already turned deathly pale, yet she still showed a delighted expression until—

Xie Ying suddenly pushed her to the ground, stepping on her face, cursing: “Look at how disgusting you look?”

“Xie Lang…?” Xiyue showed a shocked expression, but was too weak to even crawl up.

“Fool! Do you know how cheap you look with that stupid face of yours?” Xie Ying mocked viciously: “Did you really think I would fancy a lowly girl like you? But thanks to you, if it weren’t for you, how could I have hooked up with my cousin? I really should thank you. But you’re too stupid, did you really think I would take you into my house? Do you even deserve it?”

“You…” Xiyue began to vomit blood profusely, the bright red blood staining her dress, just like that bridal gown.

She stared at Xie Ying with hatred, but Xie Ying met her gaze without any guilt. In the end, Xiyue died with resentment and unwillingness.

“This… what a vicious person!” Xin Erniang was shocked. In her limited past, she had never encountered such a vicious person, it was beyond her imagination.

Even the usually kind Master Xuan Tan showed an extremely disgusted expression. If Xie Ying appeared in front of him, Master Xuan Tan might not be able to resist transcending him directly.

Such a person, living is an injustice to others.

“Why did he do this?” Xin Erniang didn’t understand. In her view, Xiyue’s actions were indeed out of line, but she was sincere towards Xie Ying. Even if Xie Ying didn’t like her, he had already killed her, why stimulate her before her death?

“He did it on purpose,” Ye Qi said coldly.

Then, they saw why Xie Ying did what he did.

He bent down, cut his fingertip, letting a drop of blood flow into Xiyue’s mouth. Then they saw a transparent figure emerge from Xiyue’s corpse.

The figure was initially confused, but upon seeing Xie Ying, a layer of black energy appeared on it, almost instantly turning into a fierce ghost.

Xiyue’s fierce ghost, with sharp claws, lunged at Xie Ying, but Xie Ying was prepared, raising his hand to cast a spell, controlling it.

Then, he leaned forward, continuously sucking out a large amount of black energy from Xiyue’s mouth, and Xiyue’s ghostly figure began to visibly fade.

Cheng Hui: …

Damn, does this count as truly not letting you go even after becoming a ghost?

Xie Ying almost drained Xiyue dry, leaving only a faint shadow. He didn’t dispose of Xiyue, instead, he stored her ghostly figure in a small bottle.

Xie Ying really used people to the extreme.

Then, all the scenes shattered, and they returned to the dilapidated mansion.

Cheng Hui finally couldn’t help but ask Master Xuan Tan what exactly this Meng Lang was.

Master Xuan Tan explained that Meng Lang is a very peculiar ghost, born from people’s spring dreams. Initially, it can only exist in dreams, absorbing people’s essence through dreams.

In this way, the damage to people is not significant, basically, a week of rest can recover, making it a low-risk little demon, extremely hidden.

But the scary part is, Meng Lang can communicate with people through entanglement in dreams. If a hundred people promise to marry him, and it isn’t interrupted, he can walk from the dream into reality.

A Meng Lang who enters reality is just a small city. He can absorb others’ essence through intercourse, gradually solidifying his form. The more people who like him, the more solid his form becomes, and the more people who like him die at his hands, the higher the chance of turning into fierce ghosts, and the more energy he can absorb by devouring them.

So, the reason Xie Ying stimulated Xiyue so much was to increase her chances of becoming a fierce ghost.

Moreover, Xiyue had drunk nuptial wine with him and promised to die for him, so the fierce ghost formed after Xiyue’s death would become Xie Ying’s ghost servant, listening to his commands. This is also why Xie Ying didn’t completely devour Xiyue.

Meng Lang’s cultivation in dreams is difficult, but once he steps into reality, it’s easy to cultivate to perfection. Xie Ying is clearly a perfected Meng Lang, so neither Ye Qi nor Xuan Tan noticed anything wrong with him at first because he had already cultivated a physical form.

Every woman who marries Meng Lang ends up dying horribly, and each marriage becomes a source of power for Meng Lang, which is why Meng Lang tirelessly seduces women everywhere, hoping to marry them, and if not, just getting close is not a loss.

“So, what we need to deal with is this Meng Lang?” Xin Erniang breathed a sigh of relief. She was really afraid that they would face some terrifying demon later.

“Wait… Meng Lang needs to marry women, right? The manor has long been deserted, would he still stay here?” Cheng Hui suddenly said.

Xin Erniang froze, Meng Lang is a typical itinerant criminal, he needs to torment women to cultivate, of course, he wouldn’t stay in a declining manor.

Ye Qi and Xuan Tan also thought of this, so they didn’t speak for the moment.

“Also, I’ve been meaning to ask, isn’t this memory way too long?” Cheng Hui asked suspiciously: “Master Xuan Tan, can the big tree you encountered record so many memories? And whose memory is this anyway? The scope of this memory spans several courtyards, covering almost half of the manor, what could have so many memories?”

Master Xuan Tan suddenly had a feeling of realization, no wonder he felt something was off before, it was because the memory coverage was too large.

The memory presented by the tree he encountered only covered the small space under the canopy, beyond the canopy there was nothing, so where did this vast memory come from?

Or rather… what recorded this memory?