204: Chapter 204 Paper Man

I was originally the Second Miss of the Su family, yet on my wedding night, I was spurned by my own husband.

The reason was that I did not have the token of virginity, leading my husband to believe that I had given my first time to some wild man outside.

But I knew clearly that this was not something I had willed.

One month before the wedding.

Once, I happened to pass by a garden.

The garden was vast and beautiful, and I felt extremely excited about the upcoming marriage.

But at the same time, I also felt incomparably nervous.

I had always had a hobby of exploring secluded places, seeking out those desolate areas, seeking tranquility and far-reaching peace.

Exploring these secluded spots could alleviate the nervousness and anxiety in my heart.

Thus, I entered that deserted garden, passed through various arched doorways, and went deep into a bamboo forest.

Continuing deeper into the bamboo forest, I soon saw a temple.

Walking into the temple, there was an abbot inside tapping on a wooden fish.

I was very curious, and while staring at the old monk's shaved, reflective head, I asked.

"Master, there is no one here, why are you tending to the temple?"

The old monk did not look up at me, but continued tapping the wooden fish in his hand, rotating his prayer beads while muttering to himself.

I don't know how much time had passed, when he suddenly opened his eyes and said.

"Who said I was a monk? And when was this ever a temple?"

I turned my eyes to look and discovered that the originally square temple had suddenly transformed into a Taoist temple, and the top of that old monk's head...

...at this moment, had also suddenly sprouted a lot of hair; I could no longer see his smooth, bare forehead.

I was struck by the strangeness; could everything before this have been my hallucination?

"Benefactor... judging by your appearance, you must have something on your mind!"

"That's right, I am getting married soon, but I don't even know what my husband looks like? It was arranged by my family."

"In other words... you actually don't want to get married?"

"No, no, I am just both excited and terrified, afraid that life after marriage will be very different from before."

"I am only 16 years of age; if I cannot take good care of my husband, or make him feel satisfied, what should I do..."

The Taoist priest heard this and chuckled softly.

This laugh seemed to carry sympathy, yet also seemed to carry mockery.

"You truly are a kind and understanding girl."

"I have a way to help you; I wonder what your intentions are?"

"It can suppress the panic in your heart, allowing you to follow the natural course and travel safely," the Taoist priest suddenly said.

I didn't think much of it; looking at the Taoist priest's attire, and the peach wood sword and other items on his back, he seemed like a legitimate one.

"Then I must ask you to help me, master!"

Subsequently, I watched him take out a pile of yellow talisman papers and throw them into a fire basin.

He used a silver needle to prick my finger, grabbed my finger, and dripped a few drops of my blood onto the talisman papers that had burned into ash in the fire basin.

Then he poured the paper ash, mixed with the smell of char and blood, into a bowl of spring water and stirred it together.

He handed it to me and told me to drink it.

"This..." I hesitated; could this water really be drunk?

However, seeing him casually point into the air and ignite a flame, I felt he must be a hidden master.

I drank that bowl of talisman water.

Afterwards, I felt very dizzy in my brain.

When I woke up again, the surrounding Taoist temple and the Taoist priest had all disappeared.

All that remained around me was a cold, chilling aura and a faint fragrance.

I hurriedly got up and discovered that I was lying in a graveyard.

I felt that under my bottom it was wet, and it seemed my bottom was stuck to my clothes.

I lifted my body to look and discovered that the insides of my thighs were covered in blood scabs.

I had lost my virginity!

"What is going on?"

There was only one month left until my wedding, but now I was no longer a virgin.

I was suddenly overcome with the urge to commit suicide, and tears welled up from my eyes uncontrollably.

I was still sitting alone in this graveyard, letting out cries, but no one could answer.

I carefully recalled in my mind, and thought of this scene.

A Paper Doll, a Paper Doll wearing burial clothes, was lying on top of me, and then, to the unconscious me, did some things that violated human ethics.

"Rumble!"

This time, it was not the sound of a thunderstorm ringing in Chen Mo's mind.

It was actual thunder coming from outside the house!

Chen Mo suddenly jerked his upper body up, breathing rapidly, gasping for air.

That scene just now was in the first-person perspective; although Chen Mo knew the tropes well, he was still frightened.

That weird-looking Paper Doll walked toward him step by step, then reached out to drag his body; Chen Mo only felt a chill in his lower body.

That was the feeling of Su Wanqing having her pants taken off by the Paper Doll, and afterwards...

Fortunately, Chen Mo had woken up with a start before feeling the next step.

This should not be the painful memory that a normal man like him had to experience.

"What's the situation? Is Su Wanqing the name of my bride? She wouldn't have actually committed suicide later, would she?"

"And then she thought about marrying me? Since there is no true love in the world of the living, then it is better to keep love in the underworld."

Chen Mo remembered that just a moment ago, he was lifting the red bridal veil, wanting to see if she was human or a ghost.

As a result, there was a thunderclap in his head, and he fainted instantly.

Chen Mo clutched his shoulders, feeling his body very cold.

He reached out to touch, but there was no one beside him.

"Where did my wife go?"

Chen Mo lifted the quilt, just about to get out of bed.

As a result, a Paper Doll over a meter tall suddenly appeared.

This Paper Doll had been lying on Chen Mo's body the whole time, hiding in his quilt just a moment ago.

Moreover, the attire on this Paper Doll was actually a wedding dress!

"Holy crap!"

Chen Mo hurriedly pushed the Paper Doll bride away and then got out of bed.

Walking out of the wedding room, the scene before his eyes instantly made Chen Mo's breath hitch.

He saw that the guests who had been coming and going had not left at all after Chen Mo had entered the bridal chamber.

At this moment, they were still sitting on those wooden chairs, striking all sorts of strange poses.

What was even stranger was... this group of people looked as if they had been hit with a immobilization spell; they couldn't move at all, all maintaining their original postures.

Chen Mo walked closer to look and discovered that there wasn't a single living person sitting here; they were all Paper Dolls dressed in various types of clothing.

[Main quest updated: Find the true culprit who killed Su Wanqing]

"So that means... someone else killed the Second Miss of the Su family."

"Where is that Taoist priest who caused her death now?"

Chen Mo immediately took action, walking into the main room; this was the bedroom where the Master and Mistress lived.

Chen Mo did not notice that just as he turned his back and pushed open the main door to enter...

...all those Paper Dolls sitting outside turned their necks one by one, looking in his direction.

On the wooden table inside the main room, a red candle was lit.

Chen Mo saw on the bed in the next room, two Paper Dolls dressed as the Master and Mistress were embracing each other, performing the act of consummation just like humans.

This made Chen Mo feel extremely uncomfortable.

He automatically ignored it and rummaged through the drawers in the main room.

Very quickly, he found a diary inside.

Fortunately, Chen Mo had barely passed his Chinese exams and could understand classical Chinese.

Picking it up to look, a clear title was written on this diary.

"Observations of Eldest Miss Su"