Su Bai had never expected the identity he had assumed to have so many pitfalls waiting for him.
Although Steward Zhao was merely from the same village as the real bride, and although he harbored some unspeakable intentions of his own, he had certainly made Su Bai's special mission considerably more troublesome.
But as Wen Wen and the others had discussed outside the courtyard, Su Bai also wanted to know why he had been assigned a special mission to take the bride's place. Was it simply because he had accidentally wandered into the beginner mission's setting? Then where had the real bride he had replaced gone?
Moreover, although Steward Zhao had revealed quite a bit to the four newcomers in his panic, he had clearly concealed something even more important.
If Steward Zhao truly believed a ghost was haunting Master Wang, was his terror really just a fear of something inhuman? And what had he meant by "once it's done" back in the East Courtyard? What exactly did he intend to do after the brides drank the meat soup?
Su Bai had no time to search for more clues, because the four players were already standing outside the East Courtyard's gate.
All Su Bai could consider now was how to minimize their suspicions when they had already begun to doubt his identity.
"Bride, we're here to bother you again." This time, Sha Linghai, the oldest member of the group, led the way. "We figured you hadn't gone to bed yet, so we thought we'd come in for a chat."
Since the "bride" had invited them to stop by and chat more often when they last left the East Courtyard, Sha Linghai and the others dispensed with the pleasantries this time and got straight to the point.
Or rather, although the