Yang Jian and Ye Zhen froze at the same time, then whipped their heads around, their gazes sweeping straight toward Yue Yan'an, who was huddled behind them.
Under the fierce stares of two top-tier Ghost Handlers,
the little confidence Yue Yan'an had mustered instantly evaporated, and she instinctively drew her neck back.
"Actually... actually, my paranormal ability can forcibly change who this Ghost Bride marries."
At those words, Ye Zhen first froze, then urged her on.
"Why didn't you say so sooner?"
If she really could switch the groom, then with his Substitute Death Ghost, he could take Zhang Wei's place and endure the ritual's paranormal attacks. That would be the perfect solution!
Yue Yan'an pouted in grievance and muttered quietly.
"You were the ones who wouldn't let me get a word in..."
Without a trace of embarrassment on his face, Yang Jian stepped closer.
"I didn't expect you to actually be useful at a critical moment like this."
As far as Yue Yan'an was concerned, Yang Jian was praising her.
Her awkwardness vanished at once, and she raised her chin with a hint of pride instead.
"Of course I am. I..."
"What are the activation conditions? How long will it take?"
Yang Jian cut straight through her self-praise, his expression unchanged.
Though the interruption annoyed Yue Yan'an, she understood what mattered and immediately answered at top speed.
"I need to touch the physical medium that established this ghost marriage ritual between the Ghost Bride and Zhang Wei."
"The medium?" Yang Jian recalled a detail Zhang Wei had mentioned in the dream. "The Marriage Document."
The Ghost Eye's gaze rapidly swept through the Main Hall.
Sure enough, a folded sheet of red paper with black writing lay quietly in a concealed corner of the Eight Immortals Table, where the Heaven