Ghost Marriage! Raising Corpses

Driving into the urban village, Li Lin had Lin Chen park the car at the entrance since the internal roads were narrow, and they prepared to walk home.

"Xiao Li, you're back?"

Just as Li Lin was about to get out of the car, an abrupt voice rang out. An elderly man, walking unsteadily, was looking their way.

"Uncle Zhou!" Li Lin smiled and nodded.

Lin Chen glanced at the old man, then asked, "Who's that?"

"The landlord. He owns several buildings in the complex and collects rent." Li Lin said with a sigh.

That was the difference between Rome and cattle—he had multiple buildings for rent income, while she had no place to call her own.

Lin Chen rolled up the window and turned off the engine, looking at Li Lin. "I'll walk you."

Hmm?

Li Lin was taken aback, then chuckled lightly. "Junior, you're not falling for me, are you?"

Lin Chen was indeed handsome and sunny, but Li Lin knew they were from completely different worlds. She hadn't entertained that thought from the start.

Their connection was just an extra layer of being alumni, nothing more. Lin Chen suddenly offering to walk her caught her off guard.

"The urban village has a complicated environment. It's late, and you're not safe alone." Lin Chen said with a calm smile.

Seeing his composed expression, Li Lin didn't refuse. After getting out, Lin Chen looked around.

Li Lin noticed and said, "First time seeing an urban village?"

Lin Chen nodded slightly. It was indeed his first time, and he was somewhat curious.

"Buildings here are usually three or four stories, but landlords often add one or two more to squeeze out more rent." Li Lin explained.

That was why rent was lower here—lower costs and a poorer environment couldn't compare to residential complexes.

"Your landlord is still wandering alone this late?" Lin Chen glanced at the old man shuffling ahead unsteadily.

"Actually, our landlord is a pitiful man. They say his wife and child died in an accident a few years ago, leaving him all alone." Li Lin said with emotion.

Wife and child died in an accident?

Lin Chen's pupils contracted, and he sighed softly. "Sometimes, the pitiful also have their hateful sides."

"Don't say that. Our landlord is a good person. He treats us tenants well." Li Lin shot Lin Chen a glare. To her, the landlord was a lonely old man who often looked out for them. She felt grateful and sympathetic.

Lin Chen nodded and said nothing more. He saw Li Lin to her building and took his leave.

"Too bad we're not on the same level." Li Lin watched him leave, sighing inwardly. She might have had some feelings for Lin Chen, but she knew it was impossible.

His car alone was worth more than she could earn in half a lifetime. It was better to cut off those thoughts early.

On his way back, Lin Chen ran into the landlord returning home. As they passed each other, the old man lifted his head slightly, glancing at Lin Chen. A sharp glint flashed deep in his eyes.

Dong~ dong~

After washing up, Li Lin was about to open her phone to binge-watch a show when a crisp knock came at the door. It was the landlord.

"Xiao Li, that handsome guy who brought you back today—is he your boyfriend?" the landlord asked curiously.

"No, he's a client." Li Lin shook her head.

The landlord sighed with feeling. "These rich folks don't take things seriously. You should be careful."

"I will." Li Lin nodded, not thinking much of his warning, taking it as concern.

"By the way, Xiao Li, have you thought about what I mentioned last time?" the landlord suddenly asked.

Li Lin shook her head. "I appreciate your kindness, but I don't think I'm a good fit."

"No rush. Think it over." The landlord waved it off.

Li Lin wanted to say more, but the old man had already turned and headed downstairs, not giving her another chance. She sighed.

The landlord was indeed good to his tenants, except for one thing—he wanted to arrange a Ghost Marriage for his deceased son!

He had approached Li Lin about it, and she naturally refused. But considering the old man's loneliness, she had been gentle in her rejection.

The landlord shuffled back to the first floor, opened a side door to the kitchen, and entered a basement. No one would guess that such an ordinary house had a basement.

In the center of the basement were two ice coffins, holding a man and a woman. The woman was older, while the man looked under thirty.

Suddenly, the man's coffin shook. The landlord's face changed, and he hurried over. "Xiao Tian, don't be anxious. I'll convince Li Lin."

"No, I want her now! I want her now!" The man in the coffin suddenly opened his eyes, his voice chilling.

The landlord scolded, "No! The Master said four years, not a day less. There are only seven days left. You have to wait. You can't leave this room!"

"Xiao Tian, bear with it. When you can go out, Mom will personally help you get Li Lin." The elderly woman in the other coffin suddenly spoke.

"Ah~ ah~"

The man growled in frustration, but he dared not defy the Master's rules. Otherwise, he would face utter annihilation.

"Truly a loving father and filial son, a mother and child bound at heart."

Just then, an abrupt voice echoed through the basement.

"Who?"

Hearing this voice, the Landlord Elder immediately looked behind him, only to find that at some point, a figure had appeared there.

"It's you!"

As he made out the newcomer, the Landlord Elder's pupils abruptly contracted. The person who had arrived was none other than Lin Chen, the one who had sent Li Lin back.

When he had encountered the Landlord Elder at the village entrance, Lin Chen had already detected Corpse Qi on him. Yet the man was clearly alive, meaning he must have been in contact with a strange corpse.

This was an urban village, densely populated. To avoid alarming his target, Lin Chen hadn't shown his hand. Instead, he had pretended to leave, then circled back to observe in secret.

Finally, he had waited until the Landlord Elder opened the basement, revealing the two corpses he had been raising—exactly the man's wife and child, as Lin Chen had guessed earlier!

"Since you've seen this, I can't let you live. Perfect timing—you'll make a fine meal for Tian'er and the Old Woman!" The Landlord Elder let out a cold shout, his body blurring as he instantly appeared before Lin Chen, striking a palm toward his chest.

At this moment, the Landlord Elder bore no trace of his frail, aged demeanor. He was even more agile than a young man!

Bam~

The Landlord Elder came fast, but he flew back even faster. With a loud bang, his entire body was sent hurtling backward, crashing down in front of the two ice coffins.

"You're a cultivator!" The Landlord Elder's face was filled with terror.