Grudge Breaker

Chapter 380 The Spiritual Marriage is a Deception
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Song Weichen's expression at this moment is exactly the same as the meme of Cao Cao in "Three Kingdoms" by Chen Jianbin.

She was certain that what was happening here had nothing to do with the Lord of the Corpse, because it did not stem from the fear of death that she or Xiao Biezhi had imagined. It was a completely unfamiliar danger—undoubtedly related to this woman named Wan'er.

Therefore, the summoning ban is definitely usable!
"Mo Tingfeng! If I call your name, will you dare to answer?!"

With another roar, just as Song Weichen was about to shout himself hoarse, his wrist was gently grasped.

"ink--"

Turning his head, he met a pair of eyes that seemed to be smiling but weren't, and a strand of white hair on the person's forehead was particularly noticeable.

"Wan'er, what are you doing?"

Wan'er...

Song Weichen suddenly realized that the woman in the wedding dress was not Song Weichen at all, but Wan'er.

Mo Tingfeng's summons was set for Song Weichen, so how could he possibly respond to her?

"Big sister, Dad is ignoring you."

The little creature stood proudly on Song Weichen's shoulder, its chubby paws shading its eyes as it gazed into the distance.

"What are you so proud of, you good-for-nothing! He won't even listen to you!"

"Really? I don't believe it."

"Dad! Mo Tingfeng~~"

"Eh?"

"Daddy! Daddy, ...!"

……

Song Weichen's lips twitched, and he neatly put the little rascal into his puppet—if he didn't put it in, he would soon be unable to suppress his killing intent.

Unsurprisingly, Xiao Biezhi's name is useless to Mo Tingfeng. It is her illusory spirit, and she is the anchor point that allows it to set up the name summoning restriction. When "Song Weichen" does not exist here, the name summoning restriction naturally does not exist either.

...And this is only the beginning of Goddess Peak! First there was the Corpse Demon King, then the woman in the underworld marriage. Song Weichen couldn't help but smile bitterly. What happened to the team dungeon? How did it become a solo run for her!

It really is—

The summons is useless, and the expedition will be unsuccessful at Goddess Peak.
.
"Wan'er, it's time to drink the nuptial wine."

Li Kan's words forced Song Weichen to confront his predicament. With a wave of his hand, two rows of women, all dressed as maids, filed into the ancestral hall, carrying countless gold and silver ornaments. The two at the head of the procession each carried a vermilion lacquered tray containing an exquisite jade goblet half-filled with a liquid resembling wine.

With a smile, Wan'er walked to the tray, took off the hairpin from her hair, pricked her middle finger, and dripped the blood from her fingertip into the cup. Then, the maid presented two jade cups to Li Kan and Song Weichen respectively.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, the auspicious time has arrived."

"when--"

A temple bell rang out from mid-air, followed by the sounds of wooden fish drums and chanting—whoosh! As if receiving a signal, all the candles on the offering table lit up at once, still in dark red and eerie green hues.

"Please, sister."

Seeing that Song Weichen did not move, Wan'er gracefully gestured for him to proceed.
"You're so smart, you naturally know that you can't escape this wedding toast no matter what."

"is it?"

Song Weichen picked up the wine cup, then loosened his grip, spilling the wine and jade fragments all over the ground.

Oops, my hand slipped!

"Sister Wan'er, it's only a matter of time before my brother finds me. Shouldn't you think this over carefully? Can you really afford the consequences of messing with me?"

Wan'er smiled slightly, as if she had expected this.

She swept her sleeves over the tray, and the wine glasses stood perfectly intact in the tray, while the floor remained spotless, as if nothing had ever happened.

"Good sister, it's my fault for not explaining clearly. It doesn't matter whether you drink this wine or not. Because the true blood pact between us has already been formed. Just when you told me that the guardian of the first trial was a dead fire-type A-rank sorcerer, I did something to you. Do you remember?"

Song Weichen's expression froze. A movement? What movement?
……

"The gatekeeper is a dead fire-type Rank A sorcerer."

"What?! Dead? A fire-type Class A?"

Wan'er gripped Song Weichen's wrist tightly.

"Sangsang, my dear sister, what did your brother say to you? Please tell your sister everything, okay?"

……

Seeing Song Weichen's expression, Wan'er knew she had remembered. She smiled smugly, "That's right. Your wrist was bleeding at that time, and I took the opportunity to cut my palm. That's when the blood pact was formed."

"Our blood pact is complete. If your brother kills me, you will die too. Do you think he would be willing to do it?"

Wan'er once again picked up the jade cup from the tray and handed it to Song Weichen.
"Why not form an alliance with me?"

"After drinking this cup of wine, Li Kan will be completely at your disposal. Not only that, for the next thirty-six hours, you can use my ability to traverse Yin and Yang at any time. We can find Ma Zhenchun together, defeat him, and then take the missing woman to get the reward for the first level."

"when--"

Another ancient temple bell tolled, as if urging her to make a decision.

Song Weichen picked up the wedding wine, looking down at the liquid in the glass. Her long eyelashes concealed the cunning in her eyes—this madam of the ghost marriage thought she had everything planned and the blood pact was done, but actually… hehe, the outcome was still uncertain! But before tearing off the mask, she needed to garner more support for herself.

Song Weichen turned her head to look at Li Kan; this was the first time she had truly acknowledged his presence.

"Your Highness, I don't want to run away, and I know I can't. But before we drink this nuptial wine, may I have a few words with you in private?"

Li Kan carefully examined Song Weichen for a while, a slight smile playing on his lips. He picked up his own cup of wedding wine and drank it all in one gulp, the jade cup falling back onto the tray with a crisp sound. He glanced at Wan'er, who understood, nodded, curtsied, and left. A group of maids followed in single file, leaving only the crackling of red candles in the ancestral hall.

"Is Your Highness suffering from an unjust accusation and an unyielding obsession, which is why you remain in the mortal world and refuse to reincarnate?"

Li Kan may have had a million ideas, but he never expected Song Weichen to say such a thing, and he was stunned.

"you?……"

"I often deal with chaotic spirits."

Song Weichen looked at the densely packed memorial tablets on the offering table; the candlelight flowed across her clothes, its nature ambiguous.

"The more I see them, the more I feel that they are more human than living people—their unfulfilled wishes, unspoken feelings, and unresolved grievances are so pure that they are heartbreaking."

“I often think, how wonderful it would be if they had fewer regrets in their lives? How wonderful it would be if their loved ones had been more gentle? How wonderful it would be if the world were at peace, and they wouldn’t have to be separated from their beloved by death? Then they could pass away peacefully and not be lonely souls in this mortal world.”

Song Weichen withdrew her gaze from the weathered memorial tablets on the altar and looked directly at Li Kan.

"Your Highness, I think you feel the same way."

"Although you are not a chaotic spirit, you have not left the mortal world for a long time. You must still have some unresolved attachments?"

The red candle suddenly flickered, casting an indistinct glow on Li Kan's face.

"A ghost marriage cannot untie a thousand-year-old knot in the heart. If Your Highness is willing to believe me..."

Song Weichen's eyes were full of piety.

"Let me be frank, what can truly bring you peace?"

"Actually, I could be of greater use to the prince than to become his ghost wife."

……

"Crack!"

Inside the ancestral hall, the candlelight flickered again, the red outer flame dimmed, while the eerie green inner flame grew even brighter.

"Ha ha……"

Li Kan chuckled, but this time it was different from before; the laughter sent chills down one's spine.

"You are the first person who dares to negotiate with me."

"But why should I believe you? Just because of your few nice words of watching from the sidelines? How naive."

Li Kan glanced at the jade cup in Song Weichen's hand.
"There's no point in talking any more, just drink."

……

Song Weichen sighed. Why was this deadbeat brother so stubborn? It seemed she would have to try a different approach.

"Your Highness, it's not that I'm unwilling to drink, but I simply cannot drink this nuptial wine with you."

"To tell you the truth, I'm already married, and my child can call me 'Mother' now! If you don't believe me—"

Before she could finish speaking, Li Kan suddenly moved closer, his cold fingers gripping her chin, his voice carrying a strange laugh.

"Didn't she tell you? Only those with all four pillars of destiny being Yin, and who are virgins, can form a blood pact. Since you formed a blood pact with her and became Wan'er, how could you possibly have children? You're a habitual liar! Yet you still insist that I believe you?"

"Indeed, no one in the world can be trusted!"

“If you weren’t my Wan’er, and if our bond weren’t useful, I would kill you right now.”

As they spoke, the eerie green candlelight flickered, and Song Weichen felt Li Kan's fingers, which were gripping her chin, turn into stark white bones.

Oh no! She cursed inwardly. She should have known better than to bring up having children. Was it too late to change her mind and say that her husband was Mo Tingfeng, the current Lord of the Dust Realm?

Tsk, he definitely won't believe it... and it seems that this damned prince really hates being lied to. I'm afraid I've tried to steal a chicken but ended up kicking a donkey's hoof instead.

Seeing Song Weichen's ever-changing expression, her face filled with sorrow, Li Kan's fingers, now reverted to bones, lightly traced her face, his eyes full of mockery.

"What? You think this is what I want from you as a person?"

"Don't be so self-indulgent."

"What I want is what happens after the contract is formed—"

"Wan'er's entire magical cultivation level."

"What I want is what happens after the contract is formed—"

"Kill all the treacherous and faithless people in this world!"

……

Li Kan was clearly angry.

Song Weichen remembered that Mo Tingfeng had once taught her that to see a person's weakness, one should look at why they get angry.

Recalling Wan'er's description of Li Kan's life as "dying at the hands of treacherous officials in the court," Song Weichen had a bold guess: the person who harmed him was probably his most trusted friend, which is why Li Kan was so resentful of the betrayal and lies, and why he couldn't let go of his hatred.

If so, it won't be so easy to dispel his obsession—punishing the betrayer will only make his anger more stubborn. To eliminate the obsession, the only way is to make him willing to believe again and to unconditionally entrust his back to others.

Li Kan, however, clearly wouldn't believe her now.

At that moment, without saying a word, he picked up another glass of wedding wine and brought it to her lips.

It seemed there was no escaping this cup of wine, and Song Weichen was resigned to her fate. But as the wine reached her lips, she seemed to remember something and looked anxiously at Li Kan.

"Your Highness, Wan'er has deceived you; this contract is fraudulent!"