Because walking back and forth was troublesome, and there was still a meal in the evening, coupled with the heavy rain, most people chose to stay at Zhao Xudong's house and wait for the evening meal.
For similar reasons, and wanting to know more news, Ye Tiancheng and his group also did not leave.
Hou Mingzhu and Fatty were still unaware. In the afternoon, basically only Little Fox was active everywhere. Ye Tiancheng mainly followed Zhao Hai, chatting with him, and occasionally, through Zhao Hai's connection, he could exchange a few words with other villagers.
However, due to this reason, Ye Tiancheng was unable to obtain more useful information, as his identity was indeed inconvenient.
Fortunately, Little Fox seemed to have made some progress. When he returned, he gestured to Ye Tiancheng.
Ye Tiancheng understood Little Fox's gesture and felt slightly relieved, no longer worrying excessively.
It wasn't that they insisted on investigating the incident thoroughly, but Ye Tiancheng really didn't want to harm the innocent and increase his karma. He still wanted to figure out if there were any bad people involved and if the bride had any ill intentions.
The truth of this series of events would determine how Ye Tiancheng would deal with the bride later.
Otherwise, Ye Tiancheng could simply wait for the bride to visit again, have Little Fox prepare talismans for him, and then directly eliminate the bride, and that would be the end of it.
After finishing dinner, Ye Tiancheng and his group returned with Zhao Hai and his family of three.
When Ye Tiancheng went to find Little Fox, Little Fox was in the room making a phone call. Since Little Fox was the only single person in their group, he had a single room and lived alone.
Ye Tiancheng saw Little Fox on the phone and did not disturb him. He listened in from the side for a while and realized that Ye Tiancheng was talking to Nie Chongyang, discussing the buying and selling of talismans and other strange and peculiar items.
After Little Fox hung up the phone, he complained to Ye Tiancheng that fortunately, Nie Chongyang didn't have anything urgent, otherwise, being trapped in this place, it would be difficult to send things to Nie Chongyang and the others.
Due to the heavy rain, even helicopters had difficulty flying here.
Otherwise, if Ye Tiancheng and his group couldn't leave before, they might have considered taking their own plane to pick them all up.
Then, Little Fox and Ye Tiancheng finally got down to business.
Ye Tiancheng first told Little Fox about the information he had gathered, and then asked Little Fox, "How was your harvest? Did you find out any other useful information?"
After hearing the information Ye Tiancheng had obtained and integrating it with what he had gathered, Little Fox nodded when he heard Ye Tiancheng's subsequent question.
"Because it was more convenient for me to gather information, I heard more things."
"The information you obtained, Big Brother, is basically fine. Most of the villagers in the village think basically like this."
Ye Tiancheng seized the key point, "Most of the villagers think?"
Little Fox nodded and said, "Yes, on the surface, many people think this way. However, some people privately know things that others don't. I managed to find out a lot."
Ye Tiancheng said, "Tell me."
Little Fox replied, "First of all, Big Brother, you already know the basic information. The groom at the banquet is called Zhao Xudong, and the bride he married is called Liu Han. They met and fell in love in college for several years, met each other's parents, and were already discussing marriage."
"As a result, the bride, Liu Han, had an accident, and the groom, Zhao Xudong, remained devoted and decided to proceed with marrying Liu Han."
Ye Tiancheng nodded slightly. In this regard, the information collected by the two of them overlapped and was consistent.
Little Fox continued, "However, according to the information I gathered, although this information is not wrong, the bride, Liu Han, might not truly like Zhao Xudong?"
Ye Tiancheng: "Hmm?"
Since Little Fox said so, there must be something fishy going on.
As expected, Little Fox continued, "I learned from some villagers that those villagers should have a closer blood relationship with Zhao Xudong and be able to know more information. From them, I learned that the story between Zhao Xudong and Liu Han is not as simple as it appears on the surface."
"It is said that Zhao Xudong and Liu Han were indeed college classmates, which is correct. However, Liu Han did not seem to like Zhao Xudong, nor did she intend to associate with Zhao Xudong, let alone marry him."
"But Zhao Xudong seemed to have used some means, that is... uh, he forced the issue."
"In short, on Liu Han's side, she had no choice. Her family felt that since things had come to this, Liu Han had to marry Zhao Xudong. It was under these circumstances that the two of them got engaged."
Ye Tiancheng frowned upon hearing this.
When one encounters a girl they like and she doesn't like them, it's fine to pursue her persistently or to guard her silently. However, one should not use extreme methods or plot against the girl's purity. Ye Tiancheng still had this moral integrity, so he couldn't stand men who lacked even this basic integrity.
"That's too disgusting, isn't it? Who is Zhao Xudong?"
"Even so, he still has the audacity to appear so devoted and infatuated, looking deeply in love, wanting to marry Liu Han. No matter who it was in Liu Han's situation, they would be disgusted and probably die with regrets."
"Marry? He's not worthy!"
Little Fox also nodded repeatedly, "If this is true, then Zhao Xudong is too bold. If I were Liu Han, and he dared to drag me into a ghost marriage, I would definitely not let him go, and I would pester him, making his life miserable."
Ye Tiancheng listened and fell silent. Little Fox looked at him, not understanding, and asked, "Big Brother, what's wrong?"
"You just said that if you were Liu Han, you would definitely pester Zhao Xudong even in death, making his life miserable." Ye Tiancheng came back to his senses after hearing Little Fox's question and slowly opened his mouth.
Little Fox looked confused, "Yes, that's what I said. Is there a problem?"
Is there a problem? There is a big problem.
Ye Tiancheng was very helpless. He reminded Little Fox, "But I saw Zhao Xudong looking joyful and energetic today, not at all like someone being pestered by Liu Han."
"Instead, it was me. The bride, Liu Han, came into my room yesterday, making the room filled with Yin energy and so cold. I don't know if she would have done something if I hadn't been protecting Mingzhu and Qingcheng all along."
"So, under these circumstances, what are the bride Liu Han's demands that would lead to such a situation?"
Little Fox also fell silent, as he couldn't figure it out either.
If it were just listening to the story, what Little Fox had said before was also his genuine thoughts after putting himself in the bride's shoes.
However, after death, people may not necessarily be logical or rational. It's not a matter of willingness, but after death, people are indeed less rational than when they were alive. Instead, they have a killing instinct and are often controlled by this instinct.
If there were lingering obsessions before death, these obsessions would also affect a person's behavior after death.
So, after pondering for a long time, Little Fox could only reply to Ye Tiancheng, "I also don't understand what the bride Liu Han's demands are. However, the reason might be very simple, it's just that you... it's just bad luck."
Ye Tiancheng thought about his luck, and it seemed that this possibility was not entirely impossible. He could only remain speechless.
He had a constitution that attracted trouble. Even if he didn't want it, trouble would find him. It was really annoying that Ye Tiancheng couldn't do anything about it.
Ye Tiancheng rubbed his temples and asked Little Fox again, "Then let's not worry about the motive for now. What else did you find out today?"
Little Fox replied to Ye Tiancheng, "Nothing much, really. I've tried my best to refine all the information and get straight to the point to reach a conclusion."
"The information is presented comprehensively and has been perfected."
"And after analyzing the information I gathered, the possibility of this explanation existing is very high. It is very likely the truth of the matter, which is why I have summarized it for you, Big Brother."
Ye Tiancheng pondered for a moment, "If that's the case, is there really no other information about Zhao Xudong?"
"A person like him, willing to enter into a ghost marriage with Liu Han, sounds a bit strange no matter how you hear it. Is it just because of deep affection?"
Among the people Ye Tiancheng had met, there were indeed people who were crazy about love and deeply obsessed, even to a pathological extent. However, even so, it was impossible for it to be purely love. There were likely other factors, even relationships involving benefits.
If Zhao Xudong, out of obsessive love, caused Liu Han's death, Ye Tiancheng might believe that explanation. But to the point of a ghost marriage, and it wasn't Zhao Xudong who died and wanted Liu Han to enter a ghost marriage with him, and still marry him.
Instead, Liu Han died, and he was still willing to marry Liu Han as his wife, marrying a dead person as a living person.
This sounded problematic no matter how you heard it. Ye Tiancheng found it difficult to believe this explanation.
Little Fox rested his chin on one hand, rubbing his cheek with his thumb, and finally could only say, "It's hard to judge. Even if Zhao Xudong has other ulterior motives, he would definitely try his best to hide them from others and wouldn't reveal them voluntarily. At least on the surface, it's just because Zhao Xudong is too deeply devoted."
Ye Tiancheng frowned, "Tsk, another troublesome character."
Along the way, nothing had gone smoothly, and Ye Tiancheng had no choice but to face it head-on.
If he could resolve this matter and obtain the fragments of the Fuxi Qin, Ye Tiancheng's mood might improve. However, this was just an unexpected encounter on the way. Because Ye Tiancheng was trapped in the village and couldn't leave, he had to face such an event, and Ye Tiancheng's mood couldn't improve at all.
Little Fox asked Ye Tiancheng, "Then what do you plan to do now, Big Brother? Are you going to continue investigating?"
In Little Fox's opinion, it would be more straightforward. There was no need to investigate so much. Just subdue the bride, and when the heavy rain stopped, they could leave. This was the simplest method. However, if Ye Tiancheng wanted to investigate, he wouldn't have any objections and would cooperate.
Ye Tiancheng sighed, "If I could leave, I wouldn't investigate. But since I can't leave, resolving it too roughly might cause other troubles later. Let's investigate."
Little Fox had no objections, "Then let's investigate."
Finally, Ye Tiancheng and Little Fox discussed it, and it ended with Ye Tiancheng taking some talismans from Little Fox. They would see what happened when the bride came again.