13: Chapter 13 Interrupting the Bizarre Wedding, This Buddha Forbids It

He had been using the Crying Ghost to observe in secret for the past two days.

He discovered that the Heart Spring Ghost in the ancient well was always just a sliver away from complete revival.

It was as if some invisible shackles were holding it tightly at the bottom of the well, preventing it from breaking free or taking even half a step away from that ancient well.

And this sudden “wedding” was like a key.

Or rather, a ritual.

“There must be some connection between them.”

Lin Chuan pondered inwardly.

To confirm his hypothesis, he split off a thread of consciousness, controlling the Crying Ghost lurking in the shadows, moving it closer to the ancient well.

The Thatched Hut beside the well still stood quietly.

However, the paper window on the wall had somehow developed a large hole.

What made Lin Chuan's heart clench even more was this:

The Mysterious Old Man was gone.

“Disappeared?”

“At this critical juncture?”

This was not a good sign.

Just then.

Gurgle... Gurgle... A sudden, violent churning sound came from the depths of the ancient well.

Immediately afterward, plumes of grayish-white mist surged out of the wellhead like boiling steam.

The mist was mixed with nauseating scents of decay and fishy water.

“Could it be... the Heart Spring Ghost is about to fully revive?”

Lin Chuan's mood darkened slightly... Meanwhile, at the wedding feast.

Li Zhong and Yu Xin Xiao had just walked less than ten meters outside the banquet area.

Two Villagers who had been serving dishes suddenly appeared in front of them as if they had used a flash teleportation skill.

The two Villagers wore stiff smiles, their eyes vacant, staring straight at the pair.

“Two honored guests, where are you going?”

“The banquet isn't over yet.”

“Don't you want to drink the wedding wine?”

A cold, eerie voice emerged from the Villagers' throats, like a broken bellows turning, carrying a chill that made their scalps tingle.

Commissioner Yu Xin Xiao frowned slightly, and black patterns faintly flowed beneath her black combat uniform.

That was the Abomination inside her stirring restlessly.

“Get lost.”

She coldly spat out two words.

Just as she was preparing to force her way out.

Woo!!

A sharp, piercing Suona sound suddenly came from the direction of the village entrance.

Everyone subconsciously turned their heads.

They saw at the end of the misty, swirling village road.

A large, red Wedding Sedan Chair was swaying and floating toward them.

Yes, floating over.

There were no sedan bearers, no honor guard.

The Wedding Sedan Chair seemed to be held up by an invisible Ghost Hand, suspended in mid-air, moving slowly forward.

And in front of the Wedding Sedan Chair.

There was a withered, skinny figure riding a white Paper Horse.

The figure was entirely covered by a wide Red Robe, obscuring its face.

One could only see a pair of hands, dry like chicken claws, tightly gripping the Paper Horse's reins.

“That is...”

Lin Chuan saw the figure riding the horse through Zhao Linfeng's eyes.

Although the face was obscured, the hunched posture was very similar to the Mysterious Old Man in the Thatched Hut!!

Following the appearance of the Wedding Sedan Chair and the Red-Robed Figure.

The smiles on the faces of the Villagers who had been chatting and laughing in the square became increasingly exaggerated.

They laughed until their whole bodies trembled, their mouths stretching back to their ears... “A joyous occasion... a grand joyous occasion...”

“The bride is here...”

“Feast... feast...”

The Villagers' voices grew sharper and more distorted, sounding like crying and laughing simultaneously.

Crash!

Suddenly, fine cracks split open in the ground of the square where the wedding feast was set up.

Countless streams of water, black as ink, surged out of the cracks like wriggling tentacles, then frantically extended and rushed toward the people still seated at the banquet.

“Ah!!”

Screams erupted instantly.

A Civilian Abomination Controller who reacted slightly too slowly had his legs immediately entangled by the black water.

In just one second.

Half of his body was dissolved by the black water, turning into a pool of bloody liquid.

“Help! Save me!!”

Another young Night Watchman tried to use the Abomination within him to fight the black water.

But the Rule Power contained in the black water caused the Abomination inside him to crash instantly, and then the water drilled into his seven orifices.

Pfft!

His body burst open like a balloon, scattering his internal organs everywhere.

Subsequently, his entire person also became part of the black water!

His face, the Abomination inside him... all were reflected in the black water's surface.

It was chilling!

“Run! Get away from the tables!!”

Qi Zheng roared, violently smashing the Thermos Cup in his hand onto the ground.

Bang!

He activated his two D-Class Abominations, and an invisible wave of Slaughter Rule spread out, temporarily forcing back the encroaching black water.

But the others were not so lucky.

In just a few seconds.

More than half of the twenty Night Watchmen were dead.

Of the six Civilian Abomination Controllers, only one remained.

Even the two Night Watchman Captains with E-Rank strength were killed instantly under the black water's siege.

In the end... only Qi Zheng, Zhao Linfeng, and five other Night Watchmen who had used their Life-Saving Trump Cards managed to escape the black water's encirclement in a sorry state.

The scene was extremely tragic.

In just one encounter.

Several Civilian Abomination Controllers in Changyang City were completely wiped out!

Only a small fraction of the Ghost Suppression Department's Night Watchmen remained!

Furthermore, throughout the entire process, they didn't even know where the Abomination's main body was.

Thinking of this, a deep despair began to spread among the survivors.

“This... is this a b-class ghost domain?”

A young, handsome Night Watchman slumped on the ground, trembling uncontrollably, his eyes unfocused.

“We're all going to die here...”

“It's over... everything is over...”

At this point, even Qi Zheng's face was extremely grim.

He tightly gripped the slightly deformed Thermos Cup, his knuckles white.

Only Yu Xin Xiao remained expressionless.

She took out a Satellite Phone, intending to report the situation here to the Commandery City.

However, the phone only emitted a harsh static sound.

“Zzzzt... Zzzzt...”

Clearly, the signal was being interfered with by the Ghost Domain.

Deep within this Ghost Domain, even specialized Satellite Phones were useless.

Seeing this, Yu Xin Xiao had no choice but to put away the phone and look toward the Wedding Sedan Chair that was still slowly moving forward.

“It seems we can only rely on ourselves.”

In the distance.

The Wedding Sedan Chair finally stopped in front of the Opera Stage.

The Red-Robed Figure riding the Paper Horse dismounted stiffly.

He stretched out his withered hand and lifted the sedan curtain.

A soaking wet Gray Shadow, emitting a strong stench of water, was led out by him.

Its face was obscured.

They could only see black water constantly dripping from the Gray Shadow's body.

“First bow to Heaven and Earth...”

A Villager's sharp voice suddenly rang out.

The two aberrant figures began to slowly bow toward the ancient well.

Inside the Desolate Temple.

Through Zhao Linfeng's perspective, Lin Chuan instantly realized something was wrong.

“Not good!”

“This wedding... is the medium for its complete revival!!”

Sure enough, following that bow from the two aberrant figures.

Lin Chuan clearly sensed that the Rule Power overflowing from the ancient well was becoming increasingly terrifying!

An indescribable, chaotic, and distorted rule was rising from underground.

That Rule Power even pierced through space, affecting the Rebirth Temple where Lin Chuan was located!

“Crack!”

A crack suddenly split open on the already dilapidated wall of the Rebirth Temple.

Seeing this, Lin Chuan immediately unfolded his C-Class Ghost Domain, transforming it into a dark red barrier to desperately resist the encroaching power.

The Heart Spring Ghost's Ghost Domain was now only a hundred meters away from covering the Rebirth Temple... Moreover, if Lin Chuan hadn't resisted desperately, perhaps the entire Desolate Temple, and even parts of Changyang City, would now be engulfed and swallowed by the Heart Spring Ghost's Ghost Domain!

“Qin Yao! Zhou Kai!”

Realizing the situation might spiral out of control, Lin Chuan quickly sent a voice transmission to his two Believers.

“Your disciples are here!”

The two who had been waiting outside the door quickly responded.

“Tell the people Zhao Linfeng arranged to be ready to hoist my Buddha Body at any moment!”

“Yes!!”

After arranging his escape route, Lin Chuan refocused all his attention back on Qingquan Village.

“The wedding cannot be completed!”

“Once the ritual is complete and the Heart Spring Ghost fully revives, everything I have established in Changyang City will likely be destroyed!!”

With this thought, Lin Chuan made a decisive move and transmitted another message to Zhao Linfeng.

“Quick! Tell your colleagues some of the Heart Spring Ghost's Rule Abilities!”

“Also, that wedding is the ritual of revival!”

“You must interrupt it! At all costs!!”

Hearing the urgent voice in his mind, Zhao Linfeng also realized the seriousness of the situation.

He took a deep breath, pretended he had just made a discovery, and shouted:

“Director! Commissioner Yu!”

“I found it! That black water... that black water is the Assimilation Rule! Do not touch it! Don't let it cling to you for long!”

“And that wedding is strange!”

“Every time those two aberrant things bow, the Rule Power in this Ghost Domain seems to increase by one degree!”

“I suspect they are awakening the source!!”

Qi Zheng and Yu Xin Xiao's expressions immediately changed upon hearing this.

Being experienced Ghost Controllers, they naturally felt the surrounding changes.

“Damn it!”

Qi Zheng gritted his teeth.

“Don't let them bow again!”

“Second bow to the parents...”

The Villager's sharp voice sounded again.

The Red-Robed Figure and the Gray Shadow bowed down once more.

Rumble!!

The pillar of black water erupting from the ancient well instantly surged several zhang high, shooting straight into the sky.

The entire Qingquan Village shook violently.

“Attack!!”

Yu Xin Xiao shouted sharply.

She stopped holding back; with the augmentation of the Abomination power in her body, she rushed toward the Opera Stage like lightning.

Beneath the black combat uniform, countless black patterns spread across her entire body.

That was the C-Class Abomination she controlled—the Ghost Shadow!

Qi Zheng also roared and activated the Abomination power within his body!

And in the shadows.

Lin Chuan was not idle either.

“Crying Ghost! Go!”

Following Lin Chuan's command, the Crying Ghost, which had been lingering beside the ancient well, also transformed into a white shadow and immediately floated toward the Opera Stage.

Simultaneously.

Lin Chuan had a thought and also sent out the Coughing Ghoul.

Soon, it entered the Heart Spring Ghost's Ghost Domain.

At this moment, Lin Chuan had essentially gone all-in!

His main body was responsible for suppressing the periphery, while the coughing ghoul clone and the Crying Ghost... were responsible for interrupting the wedding.

“Husband and wife bow to each other...”

Following the Villager's final words.

The Red-Robed Figure and the Gray Shadow stood facing each other.

Their bodies began to slowly lean forward.

Just one last bow!

Once they bowed, the ritual would be complete, and the Heart Spring Ghost would fully revive!!

“Stop... right now!!”

Inside the Desolate Temple, Lin Chuan's main Buddha statue suddenly opened its pair of blood-red stone eyes.

He unhesitatingly activated the Powerful Control Rule—the Buddha Kingdom in the Palm!

The Heart Spring Ghost had not fully revived yet, so it was not considered a true B-Ranked Anomaly.

Therefore, Lin Chuan's C-Class rule could temporarily suppress it.

As the Rule Ability on Lin Chuan's body surged, his Ghost Domain also fully expanded!

Boom!!

Immediately afterward, a gigantic Buddha Hand, condensed from blood-red Power Of Will, appeared out of thin air above Qingquan Village.

Carrying an aura of destruction, it was about to slam down hard onto the wedding feast stage!