The Bratty Kids
"Wow? What's this?" Callis exclaimed as she entered, looking around curiously. "Chief, is this the banquet you always talk about? Which table do I sit at?"
As they spoke, the others came in, except for Malfoy, who was carried in by Pansy. He was too scared to open his eyes. Pansy had no choice; she had even opened his Kurama Cloak. This Malfoy, who usually didn't eat much, was so heavy. But what could she do? She had chosen him; she could only spoil him. What else could she do but throw him away?
Blaise had already dragged Callis off to reserve a spot, completely ignoring the eerie atmosphere around them, treating the trip purely as an opportunity to have fun and experience the local culture.
Neville connected via video call to let Parvati see for himself, but the signal wasn't very good and there were occasional stutters.
Goyle and Crabbe were extremely anxious. On one side was their boss, who was about to wet himself in fear, and on the other side was the banquet that was about to begin. Their CPUs were about to overheat, and they really didn't know which side to go to.
Apart from Malfoy, everyone else looked completely at ease, as if they were genuinely attending a wedding.
"Hey, aren't those the same six people from before? Why are they sitting at the banquet, looking like they don't dare to move?"
Cho Chang was the first to spot Ma Jin and the other six. They were all sitting obediently in their chairs, their faces showing expressions of terror, as if they had seen some great horror, and they dared not move.
"Just go ask them and you'll find out."
Kurama was the first to jump down from Ginny, then hopped onto the dining table in front of them, its ten tails wagging, looking exceptionally alluring.
"Oh, isn't this Master Ma Jin? It's only been a short while, how come you've gotten so sick?"
Okay, she's quite vengeful.
Ma Jin finally dared to look up, and upon seeing Su Yu and his group, he immediately became anxious. "Why are you here! Didn't we tell you to stay put and wait for rescue? What are we going to do now? The strangeness here is too strong. We only discovered it after we came in, but we've already lost contact with the outside world..."
Suddenly, Ma Jin's mouth seemed to be choked. What did he see? He couldn't send his distress signal, but not far away, that young man was still video chatting?
"What's wrong? Why are you all staring at me?" Neville looked up from his diary and glanced at the group of people staring at him, puzzled. Why were they all looking at him for no reason?
"It's nothing, I just think you're handsome."
Su Yu casually picked up one of the strange creatures and threw it into a large trash can not far away, then sat down next to the six people.
"Master Ma Jin, could you please explain in detail what exactly happened?"
Ma Jin's jaw nearly hit the ground. Had he not checked the almanac before going out today? How could this be so absurd, like playing with some weird contraptions like firecrackers? Oh well, Ma Jin shook his head to bring himself back to his senses. Business was more important.
"Today is the auspicious day of the mountain Tree Demon Granny marrying her sixty-eighth husband. They originally planned to set a trap for us, but who could have imagined that they would accidentally involve you all? The fault lies with us, and we apologize for the disturbance."
"It's alright. We're all cultivators, and we should help each other. There's no sin in it." Su Yu then looked at the largest and most popular stilted house. "Daoist Ma Jin, according to you, that Tree Demon Granny is right there, isn't she?"
"Fellow Daoist Su, please don't be reckless. That Tree Demon Granny has been cultivating for over a thousand years, and her cultivation level is unfathomable. Please don't provoke her. We should wait for rescue."
Ma Jin seemed to have seen through Su Yu's plan and quickly spoke up to stop Su Yu and his group. "Where did these people come from? How can they be so fearless? That's a King-level monster! How dare they?"
(No need to remember the ranks. I didn't say Demigod; I meant below Demigod. They won't appear too often, so remembering them is useless, Haha.)
Before Ma Jin could finish speaking, Callis started complaining about why dinner wasn't served yet. She said the hosts were clearly not going to be lenient; they hadn't even served peanuts or wedding candy. Was they trying to embarrass them?
The strange figures around them were so startled that they scrambled out, still wondering to themselves, "How can people be so brave sometimes? Is this a place where people are clamoring for food?"
A chilling aura began to spread from the largest stilted house, with blood constantly seeping from the cracks, a testament to the fury of its inhabitant.
"Heh, a few humans, or rather, a few foreigners, dare to cause trouble at my wife's wedding banquet? Who gave you the guts?"
A groom, dressed in a faded dark red wedding gown that covered his thin frame and whose clothes were torn in many places and stained with dark brown dried spots, walked out of the house in a strange manner.
His official hat was askew on his head, the red silk hanging from the brim long since lost its luster, drooping gray.
The groom walked forward eerily, his movements slow and stiff, unlike the steps of a living person. His face was as pale as paper, the rouge on his lips was glaringly red, and his skin had the bluish-gray hue characteristic of the dead. His eye sockets were deeply sunken, and his pupils were cloudy and grayish-white, devoid of any spirit, staring straight at Blaise and his companions.
He should have looked like a groom welcoming his bride, but now he looked completely devoid of joy. A faint, damp, and cold aura surrounded him, and a layer of cold mist quietly seeped out from the ground where he stepped.
Young Master Malfoy finally opened his eyes and saw the scene before him. Upon seeing it, he immediately fainted, muttering that he wanted to go home to his mother...
"Mommy's here, sweetie, go to sleep, go to sleep..." Pansy gently rocked Malfoy in her arms to make him more comfortable.
"What time is it? Are you guys still messing around? Unbelievable!" Seeing that the situation was starting to develop in the worst direction, Ma Jin quickly called the five people around him to stand up and face the groom in a strange way.
"Miss Zhang, quickly take these children and leave! We'll do our best to hold off these monsters and stop them from showing off their skills. Let's get as many as we can!"
As they spoke, the six exchanged glances, took out their respective magical artifacts, and in an instant, talismans, peach wood swords, soul-capturing bells, Bagua bronze mirrors, Five Emperor Coins and red threads shone brightly. Ma Jin even took out several coffins from his own storage space, slapped open the coffin lids with his palm, and directed several corpses to hop out and stand in a row to stop the strange creature that had already rushed over.
"Respectfully inviting the Five-Road Wuchang!"
Eastern Green Rampant, Southern Red Rampant
White Ravens in the West, Black Ravens in the North, and Yellow Ravens in the Center!
They came from over the mountains, drawn by the sound, and went to the altar.
Chase away evil spirits and vanquish all heresy!
I have been commanded by Meishan Zhang Wulang to descend at once!
One of them blew the ox horn, performed the Five Directions Steps, and brandished the Master's Knife. The Five Wraiths were mountain ghost soldiers, skilled at tearing apart illusions and capturing mountain spirits and ghosts. However, they had no hope of winning against this powerful Tree Demon Granny. They could only hope to stall for time and let these children escape as much as possible. What a bunch of naughty kids! While thinking this, their bodies involuntarily rushed forward.