世风日下，人心不古啊！

Many people lament that in this day and age, the entire society has been thoroughly washed over by the tide of materialism, and even marriage has been placed on the scales for equivalent exchange.

However, these days, even the marriage of wandering souls has begun to emphasize this!

You have more than twenty houses in the Yang world,

How coincidental,

My lady has more than twenty houses in the underworld,

A perfect match!

Joy and happiness,

A happy ending for all!

After the old suona player asked this question, the corner of Zhou Ze's mouth twitched subconsciously.

He was holding back his laughter, and at the same time, he felt really comfortable.

Zhou Ze had long wanted to slap this neighbor who kept saying "I have twenty-something houses" at every turn, and this lady from the underworld arrived just in time.

The wheel of karma turns!

Xu Qinglang was so frightened that he was sweating. He was a Xuanshi (Mystic Practitioner), but he was only playing with opening the Yin-Yang Eyes, manipulating puppets, and integrating some "Sichuan Opera face-changing" tricks. He wasn't the kind of Zhang Tianshi (Celestial Master Zhang) from novels, otherwise he wouldn't have been so cowardly when facing the little loli.

Immediately sobering up, Xu Qinglang began to raise his head,

Looking at the sky.

What are you talking about,

I don't understand.

That person,

I don't know him.

Then, Xu Qinglang's eyelid suddenly twitched, because he saw Zhou Ze's right hand, which was originally at his side, raised an index finger and pointed directly at him.

"@#￥%……**！！！！！”

Ten thousand bottles of sour plum juice surged through Xu Qinglang's heart!

The two suona players walked directly to Xu Qinglang's sides and said respectfully:

"Please, young groom, enter the sedan."

Alright, so this sedan wasn't here to pick up a ghost officer, but was specially brought by the lady from the underworld to welcome her groom.

Zhou Ze redefined his "temporary worker" status in his heart.

"Don't pull me, don't tug at me, don't force me!

Be careful, or I'll get angry!"

Xu Qinglang was pushed towards the sedan chair by the suona players, but he was still struggling non-stop.

He had just said that he wanted to start a new life and find a partner, but he didn't want to mess with non-humans!

"Zhou Ze, you're坑 (kēng - tricking) me, you're害 (hài - harming) me!" Xu Qinglang shouted, with a sense of a good woman being forced into prostitution.

Rather die than submit,

Chastity forever!

"Go and take a look, maybe that lady looks like Joey Wong, and you won't suffer a loss, will you?" Zhou Ze said with a smile.

Xu Qinglang was pushed into the sedan chair. The suona players said to Zhou Ze: "Superior, you can follow us. We'll lead the way."

After speaking, the suona player pointed to the electric scooter parked in front of Xu Qinglang's door:

"Superior can ride that."

Zhou Ze remembered that the last time he rode that ghost driver's paper car, he was still safely delivered to the entrance of the bookstore, so it was obvious that some ghosts did possess abilities similar to "Qimen Dunjia (Mysterious Doors and Escape Techniques)". Some physical theories should not apply to them.

The electric scooter belonged to Xu Qinglang, and Zhou Ze didn't stand on ceremony. After locking the shop door, he directly rode the electric scooter, following the sedan chair in front.

The sedan bearers walked very quickly,

Their steps were still shallow and deep,

When Zhou Ze was riding his electric scooter in the same row as the bridal sedan, Xu Qinglang lifted the sedan curtain. From the outside, Xu Qinglang's face was rosy, and his eyes seemed to be sending out an autumn wave of moisture.

His pearly white teeth gently biting his red lips, what a charming and bashful appearance.

At this moment, the sedan suddenly lifted,

"Ah!"

Xu Qinglang subconsciously cried out again, a look of anger on his face, staring at Zhou Ze, truly ashamed and embarrassed!

Zhou Ze held the handlebars of the electric scooter with one hand and waved the other gently, disdainfully saying:

"Shameless."

"This sedan has an effect on the soul, it will stimulate the soul!" Xu Qinglang had to explain, he was really worried that Zhou Ze would think he was enjoying himself.

"Explaining is just covering up." Zhou Ze said, "Your mouth says no, but your body is honest."

"............" Xu Qinglang.

Casting one last resentful glance at Zhou Ze, Xu Qinglang put down the curtain,

That glance was like looking at a heartless man who had even offered to sacrifice himself for fame and fortune!

In fact, Zhou Ze could see that the sedan bearers and suona players were acting according to a special rhythm. They were just puppets. Their true forms should be paper figures made by a paper shop, a bit like the wooden oxen and flowing horses designed by Zhuge Liang during the Three Kingdoms period in novels.

Zhou Ze rode his little electric donkey all the way.

Unknowingly, the team had passed the city and entered the area of Tongzhou District.

A few years ago, Tongzhou District was still a county under Tongcheng. It hadn't been long since it was changed from a county to a district. Zhou Ze had come to this place last time when he helped the old woman in the mortuary find money.

Finally, the sedan team entered a barren area diagonally below Jianghai Avenue. This place was surrounded by tall buildings, and it should be a place where construction had been搁浅 (gēqiǎn - shelved) due to special reasons.

The road inside wasn't easy to drive on, so Zhou Ze had to get off the car and push the electric scooter forward.

After another few dozen meters,

Suddenly,

The view opened up!

The original dark and lonely barren area was suddenly decorated with lanterns and colored banners. In front, there were more than twenty tables of outdoor banquets, and ten plates of cold dishes were neatly arranged on each table.

Crowds of people milled about, rouge and powder piled high, laughter and cheerful voices filled the air.

A busybody raised his voice and shouted, "The groom is here!"

For a moment, women in dresses and hairpins swarmed around, and Zhou Ze only felt surrounded by莺莺燕燕 (yīng yīng yàn yàn - singing and warbling swallows - a scene of bustling activity), so lively. Some people were directly穿透 (chuāntòu - passing through) his body and the car, going back and forth, tirelessly.

Zhou Ze's right hand was tightly clenched all the time, and the mark was still burning hot.

In fact, even without the mark reminding him, Zhou Ze could clearly tell that the scene in front of him was a place that the ghost officer needed to deal with.

Because the wandering souls here, under the call of that underworld lady, had become organized and systematized. This, of course, could not be tolerated!

But Zhou Ze had been忍着 (rěnzhe - enduring) all along. First, he had just become this temporary worker, so he wasn't in a hurry to burn the first three fires as a new official, otherwise he might end up burning himself to death. After all, in the Yang world, if something happened in a department, the temporary workers were always the ones who ended up taking the blame. Zhou Ze felt that the underworld should be similar, after all, people from the Yang world only went to the underworld after they died.

Furthermore, Zhou Ze also knew that if it was really easy to deal with, why didn't that little loli solve it herself?

The other party even dared to invite him, this ghost officer, to congratulate them in person, which was enough to show that they had no fear.

"Lower the sedan!"

The sedan bearers lowered the sedan together. Xu Qinglang was pushed out. He was very reserved, very shy, and at the same time, ashamed and angry.

"My lady invites you."

A woman wearing a black ancient costume dress walked up to Zhou Ze and Xu Qinglang and bowed.

"Let's go."

Zhou Ze patted Xu Qinglang on the shoulder.

Xu Qinglang slapped Zhou Ze's hand away with disgust, but still followed Zhou Ze forward.

Passing through the banquet, watching all kinds of wandering souls pointing and gesticulating around him, Zhou Ze really felt a little unaccustomed. Fortunately, when he walked to a two-story red building, the miscellaneous sounds around him finally disappeared.

The building was decorated with lanterns and streamers, and new Spring Festival couplets were hung up, creating a lively and festive scene.

The layout of the building was very similar to modern buildings. The door in the middle was the living room. The black-skirted maid gestured for Zhou Ze and Xu Qinglang to enter.

"Looking forward to it?" Zhou Ze suddenly asked, "What if she really has the temperament of Joey Wong, don't get so happy that you forget your way home."

"I'm looking forward to her liking 'one dragon playing with two phoenixes'."

Xu Qinglang said fiercely, making it clear that he would drag Zhou Ze down with him even if he was unlucky.

Zhou Ze had really spared no effort in落井下石 (luòjǐngxiàshí - hit a man when he's down) all the way, as if he had been holding back his strength to make fun of him!

Wasn't it just that he usually liked to say "I have more than twenty houses" all the time?

Wasn't that the truth?

Did he deliberately flaunt or show off?

Stepping into the hall, his feet stepped on a large red carpet, and exquisite cross-stitch hangings adorned the four walls.

A woman in a red wedding dress sat very gracefully at a small table.

Delicate dishes and wine were placed on the small table.

"Superior, groom, please sit."

The woman got up and gestured for the two to take their seats.

Because the woman's face was covered by a veil, it was not clear.

But her voice was really extremely pleasant to hear.

Zhou Ze took a seat, pulled Xu Qinglang, and Xu Qinglang sat down reluctantly.

Since he was here, he might as well relax and see what tricks she was going to play.

The dishes on the small table were very delicate and fragrant, and the wine was very mellow, with an intoxicating scent.

"Superior, husband, please eat." The ghost lady reached out and gestured for the two to eat.

Zhou Ze didn't move, maintaining his composure.

Xu Qinglang, with a look of grief and indignation, drank three cups in a row, and then shouted: Good wine!

Immediately afterwards, he kept eating, completely turning his grief into appetite.

Zhou Ze watched from the side, his chest rising and falling, covering his mouth with his hand.

"What's wrong with you? Eat, it's delicious, better than what I make myself." Xu Qinglang was a chef himself, so he could naturally tell the quality of the dishes.

Haven't you ever watched horror movies?

Zhou Ze thought in his heart.

But he still didn't say anything. Instead, he picked up his chopsticks and helped Xu Qinglang pick up dishes and put them in his bowl, telling him:

"Be good, eat more. There's no sour plum juice here. I can't eat anything, you know."

Xu Qinglang "hmmphed" twice, not suspecting anything else, and continued to eat, determined to die a full ghost!

Moreover, it was really delicious!

Xu Qinglang was even thinking about whether he should find a chance to discuss and learn the recipes with the ghost lady later. If these dishes were put on the market, even the top chefs in five-star hotels wouldn't be able to make such delicious dishes.

After Xu Qinglang had eaten his fill,

Zhou Ze nodded with satisfaction,

And asked the ghost lady, "Madam, may I ask how these dishes are made?"

"Superior is too polite. This wine is brewed by your servant with the urine of passers-by;

This food is carefully prepared by your servant using the freshest snakes, insects, rats, and ants..."

Xu Qinglang's face suddenly changed drastically,

He pointed his finger at Zhou Ze. Before he could say anything,

He directly:

"呕 (ǒu - Vomit)………………”