Zhao Yuezhu screamed, "What can a woman like me do? Li Po, are you crazy? You're trying to harm your employer."

My voice suddenly deepened, "Stop talking. We're almost at the Liantian Bridge. That's the last checkpoint for the bride. Everything will change here."

"Remember, you have to hold down the bride at all costs. Don't let her get out, and definitely don't let her crash into the carriage."

"If she zha shi (suddenly rises from the dead), give her yang qi (vital energy). You have to stabilize her. Decide for yourself whether you want your life or your reputation!"

Zhao Yuezhu was almost driven mad by me, "Li Po, you bastard!"

I could have thought of other ways to get across the Liantian Bridge, but who told that damn girl Zhao Yuezhu to trick me?

She fools me once, and I'll mess with her once. That's called tit for tat.

Zhao Yuezhu pounded on the carriage, but I sat in the carriage, circulating my inner energy, and roared to the sky, "Shu shi (practitioners of esoteric arts) crossing the tian qiao (heavenly bridge), gods and ghosts lend a crossing. Respectful incense for the high mountains, the glint of blades accompanies the flowing river."

This is the password that carters shout when they're about to pass a road of life and death. I just changed "my car crossing the tian qiao" to "shu shi."

The meaning of this sentence is very simple: I want to pass, gods and ghosts, give me way, and we'll both be fine. If I pass safely, I won't skimp on incense and paper money. If you make things difficult for me, then we'll see who gets to wash their knives by the river.

The sound I made with my inner force was like the roar of a tiger and the cry of a dragon, shaking the mountains and rivers. Even the rocks were flying down in the rolling sound waves.

I gently flicked the whip, slowly moving towards the Liantian Bridge.

Zhao Yuezhu also knew that this was a time for me to fight desperately, so she didn't dare to argue with me anymore and quietly stayed in the carriage.

The inside of the carriage wasn't that big. Zhao Yuezhu could only sit shoulder to shoulder with the bride. Zhao Yuezhu was so squeezed that she felt uncomfortable all over and wished she could move every minute.

However, the bride sat upright next to Zhao Yuezhu, motionless and silent. All that could be heard in the carriage was the sound of the wheels pressing against the stones and Zhao Yuezhu's breathing.

Zhao Yuezhu later told me that she didn't know what was going on, but after that bride came in, she felt a little out of breath.

It was as if the bride was competing with Zhao Yuezhu for air, making it seem like there wasn't enough air in the carriage.

I drove the carriage while saying, "Girl, see if there's anything different about that bride. Look at her hands, look at her feet, look at her face."

Zhao Yuezhu said in a trembling voice, "It's pitch black in the carriage. How can I see anything?"

My eyes were fixed on the direction of the Liantian Bridge, "Don't tell me you didn't bring a lighter. Use a lighter and you'll be able to see!"

Whether shu shi smoke or not, they must carry a lighter with them. Ye xian sheng (unorthodox diviners) have to carry a lighter even more, otherwise, what would they use to light incense to send off ghosts?

Zhao Yuezhu rummaged in her bag and found a lighter, "What do you want me to look at?"

I said in a deep voice, "Pay attention to what's around you! That bride, if her hands, feet, or face change, you have to be careful!"

"If her hands change, tie her hands with red thread. The red thread should be tied one inch below the palm, and each hand should be wrapped three times with red thread, and the red threads must be connected in the middle. You can do that, right?"

Without waiting for her to speak, I continued, "If her feet change, use da qian'er (old-style copper coins with a square hole in the center) to press down on her feet. After pressing the da qian on the instep, you have to keep an eye on it. If the carriage moves and the da qian is shaken off, then you can only pray for good fortune!"

"You..." Zhao Yuezhu's face turned green with anger, "Are you a shu shi?"

I ignored her, "As for her face! Don't lift the veil. If you lift the veil and see her face, she'll be yours for the rest of her life. Look at it from the edge of the veil. If you find that her face has changed, then kiss her!"

"Go to hell!" Zhao Yuezhu screamed, "Don't lift the veil, and still kiss her. You kiss one for me to see!"

"Can't you stick your head in? Idiot!" As I spoke, the carriage was getting closer and closer to the Liantian Bridge.

I didn't have time to chat with Zhao Yuezhu, "Light the fire, look at that bride!"

Zhao Yuezhu lit the lighter and looked down at the bride's feet. The bride's feet were hidden under her skirt. Zhao Yuezhu couldn't see anything on her feet, but she saw a section of red shoe tip peeking out from under her skirt.

Zhao Yuezhu's mind immediately went blank, "Li Po, what exactly is sitting next to me? Tell me!"

I said slowly, "Zhao Yuezhu, let me tell you, according to the story, that kid in the village named Tian Qiuyang encountered a yin hun jia nü (ghost marriage)!"

"In the story, Wu Fei, whom you played, smashed a wine bottle on the mother's family, who was actually a dead person. When you smashed the wine bottle, the corpse spots on his body came out. Otherwise, why would the village chief come to our house for help?"

After hearing this, Zhao Yuezhu wanted to curse, but she didn't dare to make a sound! Because there was a dead person sitting next to her.

Zhao Yuezhu had heard people say that dead people can snatch yang qi. The louder you shout, the faster they snatch your yang qi.

The air in the carriage wasn't enough, wasn't that because the dead person was snatching her yang qi?

Zhao Yuezhu was so scared that she quickly held her breath.