A Long-Cherished Wish (19) - The Newlyweds' Parents

Without saying a word, seeing that Young Master Fang's body was about to open the coffin on its own, Si immediately walked towards Yu Xing.

Once she crawled under the table, she discovered there was another person there—someone she had seen a few times before, the one who always stayed by the Master's side.

Since this person was hiding here so amicably with the actor who played Xiao Jin, it meant that he was also a deducer. Si nodded to Zhao Yijiu and squeezed in.

The desk wasn't very big, and two people already had to sit quite close together. Now, with a third person added, the space suddenly became crowded.

"I am Xing." Yu Xing finally had the chance to introduce herself to Si.

"Cold Wine," Zhao Yijiu added.

The priest said, "Thank you. I am the priest."

Yu Xing stepped back towards Zhao Yijiu, making room for Si. Due to the dim lighting, and the fact that there were three people... in Yu Xing's mind, they were all men, so he didn't care much about the distance. Basically, they were sitting with their shoulders touching each other's heads and their legs braced against each other's butts, still under the small table.

The black coffin outside was still creaking and groaning, and the small blood array was emitting a disgusting smell. Perhaps affected by Young Master Fang's corpse, even Liu Xue's corpse, which was sitting upright in the chair, began to tremble, as if it was beginning to turn into a zombie.

Zhao Yijiu leaned against a table corner, the table leg digging into his back and causing some pain in his back muscles. His gloomy gaze peered through the lifted tablecloth toward the coffin, and he heard a faint, indistinct murmur in his ear.

"Bang!"

At this moment, Young Master Fang finally lifted the lid of his coffin. The coffin lid hit the ground with a loud thud. The coffin, made of an unknown material, seemed extremely heavy. If it had hit someone, it would probably have broken many of their bones.

Then, the three people squatting under the table saw Young Master Fang clinging to the coffin wall with both arms, his pale skin revealing bulging veins that were so dark they looked as if he had been poisoned.

He sat up.

Young Master Fang was dressed in a Da Hong wedding gown and a groom's hat, indicating that he was wearing this festive outfit at the burial.

The thought of the lady and the Master sealing the Young Master Fang, dressed in bright red, into the coffin sent a chill down Si's spine.

"Hah..." Young Master Fang made a sound that was not human. He crawled out stiffly to the side, as if he were being controlled, and walked towards the table step by step.

Yu Xing and the others held their breath, watching the red figure approach. He seemed to take something from the table, and with a slight movement, a section of red silk hung down.

On the other side, Liu Xue, who was sitting, suddenly straightened her legs, as if she was loosening her joints. Her neck made a sickening sound of bones shifting. She turned her head little by little, and in the process, her red veil accidentally fell off.

A face as white as paper came into view. What was horrifying was that her face was turned 180 degrees, her chin pressed against her spine, her lips blood red, and her dark eyes wide open, the candlelight reflected in her lifeless pupils.

Yu Xing immediately thought of the paper figures she usually made. Liu Xue's complexion was not much rosier than the paper figures; it looked as if it had been covered with a thick layer of white paste.

Zhao Yijiu had already taken out the [Stop Killing] and held it in her hand, her arm held horizontally in front of Yu Xing, assuming a defensive posture.

Because the two corpses inside the room were emanating the strongest resentment since the entire simulation began!

If a comparison really had to be made... Yu Xing felt that neither Liu Xue nor Young Master Fang Alice were weaker than Alice in her ghost form.

If we are discovered and attacked by these two things, it will be a very troublesome battle with inevitable casualties.

"Hah..." Liu Xue made the same sound as Young Master Fang, as if a person whose trachea had been cut was trying to make a futile cry for help.

Upon seeing her groom, Liu Xue's lips twitched into a stiff, fake smile. She then slowly turned her neck back, straightened her body, and became ethereal in the candlelight. Without taking a step, the candlelight flickered, and she was gone, appearing in another place.

Young Master Fang successfully retrieved the item from the table. Yu Xing remembered that when he glanced at it briefly, he saw a long red ribbon that the bride and groom would hold during the wedding ceremony, with a large flower tied in the middle of the ribbon. The bride and groom needed to hold it to complete the three bows.

He walked to the coffin with the bouquet of flowers, and Liu Xue inadvertently stood very close to him. Young Master Fang handed over one end of the long ribbon, and Liu Xue raised her unbendable hand to take the ribbon and held it in her hand.

In an instant, the deafening sound of suona horns that had been lingering in the Fang Mansion filled the air, creating an even more absurd atmosphere.

Amidst the deafening suona horn, Zhao Yijiu's murmured words abruptly ceased, replaced by a voice of unknown origin. "The auspicious hour has arrived—the newlyweds enter—"

His pupils contracted, feeling the sound was extremely piercing, like needles stabbing into his brain.

Zhao Yijiu glanced at Yu Xing and Si, and seeing that they also looked distressed, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Thankfully, it wasn't something wrong with him.

Young Master Fang and Liu Xue walked to the door and saw that the brazier, which had been extinguished just moments before, was now burning fiercely, with sparks occasionally rising from it. Sometimes, a piece of burnt paper money would drift up with the eerie wind.

Liu Xue is about to step over the fire basin.

She held onto one end of the large floral bouquet, and with her other hand, she lifted her skirt, revealing her paper-thin legs and a pair of red embroidered shoes.

Flames licked at her ankles. Liu Xue's feet seemed unable to lift high, and she could only step low over them. When she was burned, a suppressed pain seemed to appear on her face, which was full of fake smiles.

Yu Xing thought that paper figures were most afraid of fire.

Presumably, Liu Xue and Young Master Fang's souls were not completely controlled by the Master. The Master suppressed their minds through some special means, but controlled their bodies more.

The wedding ceremony had already begun. Yu Xing turned to look at the closed window. He believed that things were already very chaotic outside. There were still three divination practitioners outside. Without Liu Xue affecting the red silk array, they should be directly confronting the Master.

The suona was too loud; he couldn't hear anything.

Suddenly, Si's expression changed, and he recklessly reached his hand out beyond the tablecloth. Before the two corpses could be seen, he quickly withdrew his hand, a playing card between his fingertips.

A nine of diamonds.

"The diamonds can be moved using this card." Now was no longer the time for silence. Si, estimating the corpses couldn't hear him, whispered to Yu Xing and Zhao Yijiu, who were looking over, "He wants to come in."

Zhao Yi glanced down at the three of them and said coldly, "There's another table across the way. Let him hide there."

Si smiled and said, "That's exactly what I was thinking, otherwise I would have been crushed to death."

She seized the opportunity when Liu Xue stepped over the fire pit and Young Master Fang was watching, flicked her finger, and sent the playing cards flying under the table opposite. Because of the speed, the playing cards almost cut a small hole in the tablecloth. Fortunately, the tablecloth was thick, and the cards were only thrown backward by the impact. They lost momentum and fell to the ground, where they were then covered by the tablecloth that was thrown up and then fell down again.

The table moved slightly, and Si said, "He's under the table."

She muttered to herself, "The more the merrier. As for Luo Liang's group... it seems we don't have a chance to bring them in for the time being."

"At worst, after we get out, while the deduction isn't finished, we can verbally explain the key points to them. We can get some points, more or less." Yu Xing saw that Si and Zhao Yijiu were both quite enthusiastic, so he offered words of comfort. Suddenly, Zhao Yijiu patted his arm.

"Look!" Zhao Yijiu's tone was off.

Yu Xing followed his gaze and saw that there were two more items on the table between the two wooden chairs where the "elders" were sitting.

On the left is a pot of wine, and on the right is a pot of tea, with corresponding cups placed beside the pots. Both are inlaid with jade, making them look extremely luxurious.

Yu Xing was able to distinguish between tea and wine by looking at the style of the teapot. After all, he had lived in this era, and although he might not remember some things normally, seeing the specific objects would give him a strong sense of familiarity.

Yu Xing said, "The one on the left is the nuptial wine."

Speaking of the nuptial wine, the prop they drew the second time was "Poisonous Wedding Wine"!

Zhao Yijiu frowned. "So far, the wedding ceremony has been proceeding smoothly. If we want the Master to fail, we'll probably have to switch the nuptial wine."

"That's right. Everything here was prepared by the Master. If even one thing goes wrong, the result won't be perfect. The toast is the perfect opportunity." Yu Xing agreed wholeheartedly.

Although Si didn't know exactly what they were talking about, she could guess that it was some kind of prop. The prop she drew during her first long table session helped her survive the attacks of the Lingren in the second stage.

The props must be good stuff. Si opened his mouth, about to say something, when he heard the voice in his head say again, "The bride steps over the brazier—begin the wedding ceremony—"

Inside the room, Liu Xue and Young Master Fang were already standing between the coffin and the wooden chair.

"Bowing to Heaven and Earth--"

The two corpses turned stiffly, facing the black coffin, and slowly bowed.

Due to their physical limitations, they moved very slowly, as if deliberately resisting something.

"What should we do? You have the props, this is the best opportunity. After they finish their wedding ceremony, they'll start drinking the nuptial wine!" Si urged.

Yu Xing. The table was closer to the wooden chair, so that when the two corpses were facing the coffin, they could come out without being seen.

If it's the final bow between husband and wife, one of Young Master Fang and Liu Xue will definitely see their actions.

"Let's go get the wine now," Yu Xing said.

The two corpses had gradually straightened up.

Si hesitated for a moment, just about to say that even the fastest Cold Wine wouldn't make it back and forth in time, when Xing pulled Cold Wine along and the two of them climbed off the table without any hesitation.

"That's so decisive..." Si admired them a little. She was now thinking like Xiao Meng and felt that the two of them were very bold.

Giving up the opportunity to exchange the wine might allow for other chances to disrupt the Master's plans later, but going out to exchange the wine now would almost certainly result in being discovered.

Being discovered by these two resentful corpses is absolutely a terrible thing!

Zhao Yijiu was being held by Yu Xing. For some reason, even though it was a very critical moment, he wasn't worried at all, because he realized that if Yu Xing did it, she must be confident.

He didn't know when it started, but his trust in Yu Xing had become almost blind. This was probably the inexplicable experience he had accumulated after being tricked by Yu Xing multiple times and surviving.

They rushed to the wooden chair, Yu Xing raised the cup of wine, giving Zhao Yijiu a wink.

Zhao Yijiu immediately took out the [Poisonous Wedding Wine] from the ghost bag. It was a wine pot exactly the same as the real nuptial wine in Yu Xing's hand. He placed the wine pot in the same position and saw out of the corner of his eye that Yu Xing had hidden the real nuptial wine behind the wooden chair.

But at this moment, the corpses of Young Master Fang and Liu Xue began to turn around.

Si's heart skipped a beat. There was no way Xing and Cold Wine could get back in time! What were they going to do?

Damn it, normally she wouldn't worry about the Zhao family guys at all, but why is Xiao Meng unexpectedly so protective of them?

Xiao Meng was deeply troubled by Xiao Ling's sacrifice, just as she couldn't bear to see her temporary teammates sacrifice themselves now. Si Yi gritted her teeth, and a rolled-up painting appeared in her hand.

This is the sacrifice with the most severe side effects; after using it, she might lose her mobility. But now, it might be able to save these two from the Zhao family...

However, what happened the next second froze Si's hand as she reached to untie the ribbon tied to the scroll, her expression going blank for a moment.

What did she see?

After hiding the real nuptial wine, she grabbed the Cold Wine, spun him around, and pressed him down onto the wooden chair on the right. Then, she calmly sat down beside him.

At this critical moment, the two men not only didn't run away, but they also sat down!

Why are they sitting on those wooden chairs?!

Si was stunned and didn't dare to move for a moment, afraid of disrupting the plans of these two mentally ill people.

As soon as Young Master Fang and Liu Xue turned around, they met Yu Xing Zhao Yijiu's gaze from the wooden chair.

Yu Xing seemed completely unfazed, and Zhao Yijiu remained as aloof as ever. Liu Xue, however, seemed to hesitate for a moment, tilting her head to one side as if she were somewhat puzzled.

But then, that non-existent voice rang out again.

"Bowing to the parents--"

Liu Xue subconsciously followed Young Master Fang in bowing to Yu Xing and Zhao Yijiu. After bowing, she seemed to understand... Oh! These two are her husband's parents!

Although Liu Xue, whose mind was being suppressed, felt something was strange, she had no evidence, so she obediently bowed down.

Yu Xing noticed the tension in Zhao Yijiu's body beside him and knew that he was frightened by his sudden action. While the two corpses were bent over, he smiled and made an apologetic gesture to Zhao Yijiu, asking for forgiveness.

Zhao Yijiu: "..."

Zhao Yijiu seemed to have given up on him.

After the two corpses finished paying their respects to their parents, they didn't realize that the people sitting on the wooden chairs weren't their parents, but two young men. Then they began to pay their respects to each other as husband and wife.

The audience, who had been holding their breath along with the deducers, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

[That was a close call! And it's truly amazing that he thought of taking the place of his father.]

[How could he dare? If things didn't go well, wouldn't they have torn the corpse apart on the spot?]

[No, no, they still have a chance to escape.]

[There's a hint, isn't there? Think about it, when the lady told the officiant to pretend to be a paper figure and stand by the window, wasn't that a hint that during the wedding ceremony, the person doing the deduction could pretend to be something? As long as they stand in the right position, the paper figure is by the window, and the parents are on the chair.]

[I admire the person upstairs for using their brain while watching the live stream.]

[I admire Jia Yi even more, and I admire Xing even more. If I were there, I would have been so scared by the eerie atmosphere that I wouldn't have dared to come out under the table. I wouldn't have dared to change the wine.]

[Did you guys notice something? Xing was closer to the wooden chair on the right, and the body was almost turned around. In such a race against time, Xing still insisted that Cold Wine switch places with him... Was he thinking that if Zhen Jiu was discovered, Cold Wine could take the blame for him?]

[Can't you see by now that Xing is going to sabotage her teammates? I've already figured out Xing's plan, let me laugh for a bit in advance]