Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Pink Bride.
Wanhai.
On the vast sea, the water is pitch black.
Occasionally a few patches of blue, looking down from a high altitude, are colorful and strange, surrounded by islands of different shapes.
One of them is an island with a long and narrow terrain, like a giant chariot.
"quack"……
Amidst the loud cries of birds, one by one, the snow-white seabirds turned their backs to the sunset and fell towards the island. Their figures covered with gold trim quickly disappeared among the dense vegetation.
In the coconut grove near the center of the island, the stream is gurgling.
This is a rare freshwater stream on the island. Along this stream, the two banks are scattered high and low, and there are hundreds of bamboo buildings, but it is a mortal village.
At dusk, smoke curls up.
Amidst the noise of roosters crowing and dogs barking, several children were waving palm leaves and playing in the open space between the bamboo buildings.
Women wearing high buns and long skirts came in and out to prepare dinner. The aroma of roasting aquatic products, mixed with the unique fragrance of local vegetation, spread out, attracting the children who were originally playing without any intention of playing, and frequently ran to the stove.
Open your mouth and act coquettishly, asking for food in advance.
The men who had just returned from the sea, with bare chests and dark brown chests, were sitting on the small stools in front of their respective doors. While chatting, they were packing sails, fishing nets and other household items for dinner.
A black puppy was wagging its tail and running and jumping behind its little owner.
"Xiao Hei, go!" The young owner, who had just received a piece of fish from his mother, finished the fish meat in two mouthfuls, grabbed the remaining fish bones, and threw it towards the entrance of the village.
The black dog immediately spread its legs and chased after the bone as if flying.
Soon, it ran into a cloud of mist and disappeared.
The little master's originally smiling expression suddenly froze. He looked up at the mist that suddenly appeared, with heartfelt fear in his black and white eyes.
At this moment, the fog rushed towards the entire village like an angry wave. In an instant, the originally clear scenery was immediately covered with a layer of foggy darkness.
The shrill music sounded suddenly.
Four ferocious ghosts with green and black faces appeared in the fog, carrying a blood-colored sedan chair, and stopped at the entrance of the village for a moment.
All the villagers stopped what they were doing and looked horrified.
Pink bride!
Several nearby islands worship this immortal.
You have to prepare sacrifices quickly, otherwise the village will be destroyed!
A young villager immediately ran back: "Village Chief, the Pink Immortal is here again!"
The village chief, who was picking up vegetable leaves to feed the pigs, was shaken all over and immediately ordered: "Go quickly and let them all come over!"
After a while, all the men in the village, aged over ten and under forty, came to the village chief's house. Every one of them had earth-colored faces and eyes full of fear.
The village chief's beard and hair were all white, and his face was also sad. After seeing everyone gathered, he didn't say much. He directly took out a bamboo tube and sighed: "Old rule, come up one by one and draw, and the one who gets the draw should go by himself. Don't do it because of your own mistakes."
Being selfish has harmed the whole village."
No one wanted to say anything at the moment. After lining up in silence, they stepped forward to draw lots shakily.
The first one in line was a tall, muscular man. He stretched out his hand and picked between bamboo sticks that looked exactly the same. After a long time, he made up his mind to pull out one of them.
But in the middle of the sign, the character "lang" was clearly engraved.
The middle-aged man turned pale instantly!
Before he could say a word, his whole body froze, and a bright red wedding robe appeared out of thin air and was put on him.
He suddenly stood there like a zombie, motionless.
Seeing that the "groom" had no intention of leaving, the village chief frowned, and the others who had not yet drawn lots became even more nervous.
The pink bride wants more than one sacrifice this time!
The village chief composed himself and said in a deep voice: "Next one, hurry up!"
The second man gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and randomly took out a stick from the bamboo tube, only to see that the word "lang" was also clearly engraved on it.
Like the strong man in front of him, he froze immediately. The next moment, he put on a bright red wedding robe and stood with the first "groom".
The two "grooms" looked as white as death and stared blankly at the remaining people with no intention of leaving.
Seeing this scene, the village chief's scalp went numb, but he had to continue: "Next!"
Under the scolding of the village chief and the intimidation of the two "grooms", the third villager, the fourth villager, the fifth villager... stepped forward to draw lots one by one.
Soon, more than twenty villagers finished drawing lots, and nine "grooms" wearing wedding robes stood in a row and continued to wait for everyone.
The next villager's turn turned pale, with large beads of sweat falling from his forehead. He could hardly stand still. With trembling hands, he pulled out a stick from the bamboo tube, and it was "Lang" again!
With the wedding robe added to his body, this villager instantly became the tenth "groom".
Immediately afterwards, the ten "grooms" lined up, turned around stiffly, and walked out.
Seeing this, the remaining people who had not drawn lots or those who had not yet drawn lots breathed a sigh of relief and were covered in cold sweat.
At this time, the entire village was closed, the curtains were drooped, and the people were well hidden. No living thing dared to wander outside.
The ten "grooms" walked stiffly and heavily through the streets and alleys of the village like puppets, and arrived at the entrance of the village.
The fog at the entrance of the village was particularly thick, and the blood-colored sedan chair had been dropped by the ghostly bearer, but it was still suspended a few feet above the ground.
A gust of cold wind blew by, and a corner of the blood-colored sedan curtain was lifted, revealing a red-pink bride wearing a phoenix crown and a harem, with a hi-band on her head.
The Xipa is as bright as blood, embroidered with mandarin ducks playing in the water and lotus flowers, surrounded by a continuous pattern of melons symbolizing hundreds of descendants, with inch-long bright yellow tassels hanging down.
The tassels went straight to his chest, completely covering his face without revealing anything.
At the first glance, all he could see was her slender waist. Even the layers of wedding clothes could not hide her slim and slim figure.
His back is straight, his elbows are slightly bent, his wide sleeves embroidered with complicated patterns are elegantly folded on his knees, and his slender, white and tender catkins are holding a brocade handkerchief. His fingertips are a little bright red, like impatiens flower juice repeatedly.
The beauty that comes only from halo dyeing complements the softness of your fingers, making your skin more radiant than snow and radiant.
The curtain of the sedan chair fell, and the cold wind stopped for a while. The originally strong and muscular bodies of the ten "grooms" quickly withered, and all their blood, yang energy, and souls were drained out in an instant!
Thump, thump, thump...
The ten "grooms" turned into mummies one after another, wearing the "groom's" bloody wedding robes, fell to the ground, and disappeared into ashes!
When the ten wedding robes were falling, the ghost sedan bearers had already lifted up the sedan and walked away.
In an instant, the sedan chair disappeared into the white mist and disappeared.
After a while, there was gradually movement in the village.
Doors and windows were opened cautiously, and after a moment of observation, some brave villagers walked out of their houses and approached the entrance of the village.
Chapter completed!