“No...”

Wei Linglan subconsciously wanted to refuse.

Li Ang was only here to help. Being dragged into this inexplicable mist mission was already unfortunate enough, and now he would have to waste decades of his lifespan... it was really too much.

But before Wei Linglan could finish speaking, Li Ang interrupted, "Okay."

He turned his head, glanced at the astonished Wei Linglan, and forced a bitter smile, pretending not to care. "We don't have any other choice, do we?

It's just fifty years of lifespan. If two people love each other for a long time, how can they be together day and night?"

He lowered his head, affectionately took Wei Linglan's hand, his eyes full of love.

"Do you know the difference between you and a monkey? One lives in a cave, and the other lives in my heart.

Do you know the difference between you and a star? The stars light up the night, and you light up my heart.

Don't be sad for me, Lanlan. You have to know that I will always belong to you."

Having said that, ignoring the dumbfounded Wei Linglan, Li Ang changed his affectionate expression like a Sichuan opera mask.

He looked at Hong Sha with a serious and profound expression, and said righteously, "Come on, don't pity me just because I'm a delicate flower!"

"..."

Hong Sha, who was also dumbfounded, was stunned for a long while before nodding with a chuckle. "The two of you are indeed deeply in love, which I greatly envy.

As long as the young master is willing to do as I say,

After it's done, I will keep my promise and send you all away from this place."

She clapped her hands gently, and the servants dressed in bright red clothes stepped forward to clean the ground, lay out red carpets, set up an altar, and light incense.

In a few breaths, a simple open-air ceremony was set up, and the band began to play the noisy and chaotic celebratory music again.

From the perspective of dialectical materialism, the theory that one can borrow lifespan by holding a simple ceremony is undoubtedly absurd,

But in the eyes of mysticism, the ritual does not operate based on scientific principles.

It can run and produce effects because an arbitrary standard is meticulously executed, and the person performing the ritual must pour in their profound beliefs during this process.

Candles, spices, incantations, light, tarot, dances, formations, sacrifices... all seemingly absurd factors are indispensable parts of the ritual, and their symbolic meanings must be precise and accurate.

One cannot rely on senses or emotions to draw conclusions or make conjectures—in this respect, it is similar to modern science.

Hong Sha and the ghosts dispersed. Li Ang, already dressed in the groom's attire, stood on the red carpet, facing the altar, holding two unlit incense sticks in his hand.

Hong Sha returned to the sedan and sat upright, also holding two unlit incense sticks in her hand.

According to the ritual, Hong Sha sent two ghosts as attendants, one as the usher and one as the announcer.

When the time comes, the usher will say: The groom stands before the sedan.

The announcer: Open the sedan, the newlyweds rise.

The usher: The groom assists {扶新娘下轿}(assisting the bride out of the sedan).

The usher: The groom and bride go directly to the flower hall.

The usher: The groom and bride take their places.

The announcer: The groom and bride offer incense.

The usher: Kneel, present incense.

The announcer: Kneel, kowtow, kowtow again, three kowtows.

After that, Li Ang will kowtow to heaven and earth with the bride, then to the altar, the couple will bow to each other, then lift the veil, and together light the remaining incense sticks in their hands with the brazier on the altar.

Finally, they will exchange incense sticks, transferring Li Ang's lifespan to Hong Sha.

The ceremony was about to begin. Wei Linglan, who was isolated from the altar by Hong Sha and the ghosts, was both annoyed and anxious.

She glanced at Wei Yu Yan, who had her hands crossed in front of her, and found that the latter's expression was calm and indifferent, and she even slightly raised the corners of her mouth, revealing an inscrutable smile.

Indeed... for this "companion," Li Ang was neither a relative nor a friend.

If she could easily clear the level by consuming the lifespan of an ordinary person, it would be wonderful.

Even if Li Ang died unexpectedly during the ceremony, causing the ceremony to fail, Wei Yu Yan could use this time to recover her strength.

Wei Linglan's mind raced.

But Chai Da小姐 (Miss Chai) was already overjoyed, and couldn't wait to see what would happen later.

The ceremony began, the music was noisy, and the usher and announcer led the groom and bride out of the sedan.

The two newlyweds walked to the front of the altar.

The usher ghost, who should have shouted "Kneel, present incense!" at this moment, remained in place with a stiff smile on his face, unable to open his mouth no matter what.

He had been controlled by Li Ang's cat-eye illusion effect. At this time, his mind was wandering, so naturally he couldn't say anything.

The ceremony stalled. Although Hong Sha still maintained her smile, her teeth were clenched tightly together.

A vast and profound aura of terror slowly emanated from her, and even Wei Linglan outside the altar could feel it, and couldn't help but feel a burst of fear.

Seemingly intimidated by the Yin Qi, the usher ghost came back to his senses, trembling and showing a smile again.

When he opened his mouth, it turned into heavily accented Mandarin, "The new nang (groom), is a good goose nang!"

?!

Hong Sha was stunned in place, seemingly unable to believe her ears.

Even the band playing music behind them paused for a moment, looking at each other.

The usher ghost was still unaware, and continued to shout in a sharp voice with an accent from who knows where, "The new liang (bride), is also a good lü liang.

Congratulations to them on their joyous wedding and eternal unity!

Let us zufu (bless) this dei xin leng (these newlyweds),

Wish them to be able to tong gang gong ku (share joys and sorrows), tian can di jiu (eternal and unchanging),

Look at it! There are two words written on their faces, and that is xin fo (believe in Buddha)!"

The ceremony naturally came to an end. Hong Sha's resentment almost lifted the red veil and soared into the sky.

The usher ghost, who was controlled by the illusion, although his body was erratic due to the impact of Yin Qi,

But his mouth never stopped, and he was still shouting sharply,

"Next, let us fan yin (translate) the father qun (group) of the xin nang (groom) to speak! Everyone applaud!"

Gu (clap) your ma (mother), yo gu!

Hong Sha slapped the usher ghost away, and with one step, the visible Yin Qi swept away the surrounding thick fog like a shock wave.

"Who! Is! It!"

Under the red veil, Hong Sha gritted her teeth and shouted, "Stand! Out! For! Me!"

The surrounding thick fog was almost completely blown away, and Wang Congshan and others, who were hiding in the corners of the street, also saw Li Ang standing behind the altar, dressed in the groom's attire.

Just as Wang Congshan and others were shocked, Hong Sha also discovered traces of the enemy.

It was an ethereal black figure, squatting on the floor-to-ceiling glass window of a tall building in the distance, forming a ninety-degree angle with the ground.

This figure seemed to be making a pretentious entrance, but it was actually just a fake illusion created by Li Ang.

It was fine from a distance, but it would be seen through by Hong Sha as soon as it got close.

Hong Sha snorted coldly, thinking she had discovered the enemy, and her figure shot out into the distance like an arrow from a bow.

Chai Da小姐 (Miss Chai) also saw the subtitle prompt projected to her by Li Ang on her mask. She immediately bent down, slapped the ground with her palm, and re-gathered the thick fog.

Covering the area around here and obscuring Li Ang's figure.