I Can Use Myriad Divine Abilities-Chapter 168: Bride Catching Ghost

Zhang Yuan suddenly woke up.

Resting in an unfamiliar place, he always remained somewhat vigilant and never slept soundly.

The suona music from outside was extremely sharp, piercing straight into the divine soul with an indescribable eeriness!

Reaching for the Broken Blade Dagger, Zhang Yuan crawled out of the tent.

He just happened to meet Mu Guangcheng face to face.

The Trade Team Leader’s expression was extremely serious.

He nodded slightly at Zhang Yuan, then raised his arm and said in a deep voice, "Extinguish the fire."

Several trade guards immediately took oilcloths and directly covered the bonfire, plunging the camp into darkness in an instant.

This caused a small chaos within the camp.

Someone trembled as they asked, "What happened?"

This caravan led by Mu Guangcheng, in addition to transporting goods, also carried a dozen passengers.

Most of them were ordinary people, some like Zhang Yuan, who were heading to Xia Ruins for the first time and had never experienced anything like this.

They couldn’t help but feel scared.

"Shut up!"

Mu Guangcheng’s face suddenly became fierce: "If you want to die, go out by yourself, don’t drag everyone down, I can also send you on your way!"

The crowd immediately fell silent as if struck by frost.

As the Trade Team Leader, Mu Guangcheng was usually smiling and seemed kind and approachable.

But he was clearly not a kitten!

Mu Guangcheng lowered his voice and continued, "Hurry and come over here, pray with me!"

Urged by him, the trade guards responsible for the night watch also gathered around a carriage.

The carriage carrying the Earth Traveling God!

Mu Guangcheng used a Fire Stick to light a bunch of incense and quickly distributed it to everyone’s hands.

He was the first to kneel down and prayed to the carriage: "Mighty Earth Traveling God, boundless mana, protect all living beings, grant me peace..."

The Trade Team Leader’s low and solemn voice compelled others around him to kneel and pray as well.

Zhang Yuan did not kneel.

He sat cross-legged on the ground, holding the incense with both hands and muttering.

Although not as devout as kneeling, it was still a way of respecting the gods.

Suddenly, a strange wind blew, lifting the curtain at the front of the carriage.

A fierce-looking deity statue, hands forming a Dharma Seal, appeared instantly!

The next moment, the curtain fell with the wind, and a faint glow emanated from the carriage.

Enveloping the entire camp.

Interestingly enough.

The enthralling, soul-stirring suona magic sound approaching from afar suddenly weakened quite a bit.

Those witnessing this scene were all trembling.

Continuing to pray devoutly.

Sitting on the ground, Zhang Yuan quietly turned his head to look outside the camp, only to see a procession appearing in the distant wilderness.

A bridal procession!

Leading the group were six musicians, each holding a suona, blowing while walking.

Behind the musicians were banner holders with a wedding plaque, as well as attendant flags, gongs, parasols, and fans.

The most eye-catching was undoubtedly the large red sedan chair in the middle carried by eight people.

Further back were rows of porters carrying a dowry.

Yet the groom was nowhere to be seen.

This procession marched majestically across the wilderness, and every person, along with various objects, emitted a faint red glow, looking particularly eerie from a distance.

Zhang Yuan merely glanced at them and felt an evil aura rushing from his feet to his head.

He couldn’t help shivering!

A warning instinct surged within him, and he quickly withdrew his gaze, continuing to pray to the Earth Traveling God’s statue.

The chill inside him dissipated accordingly.

"Don’t look!"

At this moment, Zhang Yuan heard Mu Guangcheng’s voice saying: "That’s the Bride Catching Ghost, once selected, you’ll have to enter the sedan chair and become a ghost groom!"

Mu Guangcheng’s voice was extremely low, tinged with deep fear.

Zhang Yuan nodded, feeling a sense of trepidation!

This eerie bridal procession gradually moved away, and the sound of the suona completely disappeared.

"It’s over."

Mu Guangcheng let out a long sigh, stood up, and said: "Everyone get up, it’s over."

The people looked at each other and slowly stood up.

Recalling the earlier scene, everyone was left with lingering fear, momentarily unable to speak.

Mu Guangcheng ordered the fire to be rekindled, adding new firewood.

The bright and warm firelight dispelled everyone’s fear.

Mu Guangcheng sat down next to Zhang Yuan and handed him a wine calabash: "Have a sip of strong wine to warm up."

Zhang Yuan did not refuse.

After taking two gulps of strong liquor, he asked, "Brother Mu, have you seen the Bride Catching Ghost before?"

The name was somewhat awkward to say.

Mu Guangcheng nodded slightly: "Saw it once ten years ago, almost lost my life."

The Bride Catching Ghost is one of the strangest eerie entities on the wilderness, appearing without any warning or regularity; theoretically, just entering the wilderness, you might encounter it.

Of course, the chance of running into it is extremely low.

For caravans like Mu Guangcheng’s, encountering a Bride Catching Ghost isn’t too dangerous.

But if without the protection of a deity and collide into the Bride Catching Ghost’s procession, you would be caught in the sedan chair.

No one knows what happens afterward!

Each year many travel across the wilderness to Xia Ruins, and many of them disappear never to be seen again.

Neither alive nor dead.

Mu Guangcheng comforted Zhang Yuan again: "The Bride Catching Ghost is extremely rare, in twenty years including today, I’ve only seen it twice. The usual ones encountered on the wilderness are the small ghosts, which can be handled with the Blood Burning Technique."

"My caravan offers worship to the Earth Traveling God; they dare not offend!"

Mu Guangcheng kept chatting with Zhang Yuan, drinking and mentioning many peculiar incidents.

Xia Ruins are not under the rule of Daqian, yet they aren’t a utopic realm either.

There is also survival of the fittest, scheming against each other, battles, and fights.

Along with strange threats!

Zhang Yuan listened more and spoke less.

He could tell Mu Guangcheng was using this as a way to vent inner fears.

The fear of the Bride Catching Ghost was deeply ingrained in this Trade Team Leader’s bones.

Even though Mu Guangcheng hid it well, he couldn’t fool Zhang Yuan’s sharp instincts.

It was clear Mu Guangcheng had a heavy psychological shadow from the first encounter with the Bride Catching Ghost!

Zhang Yuan saw through it but did not expose it, sitting with him until daybreak.

That night, most people did not sleep.

The next day the caravan continued its journey.

Another five days of travel, the terrain ahead was no longer flat, becoming gradually more rugged and steep.

The towering mountains could already be seen in the distance!

"That is Taiwu Mountain."

Mu Guangcheng said with delight: "We are approaching Xia Ruins!"

As soon as he finished speaking, cheers erupted within the caravan.

These days past, everyone traveled with apprehension, especially tense and uneasy while camping at night.

Thankfully, there were no further unexpected events.

Now that Taiwu Mountain was in sight, Xia Ruins were not far off.

The anxiety shadowing everyone’s heart instantly dissipated.

Zhang Yuan also smiled.

Yet instinct warned him that the strange shadows would only quietly lurk in everyone’s hearts.

Until one day, they would suddenly erupt!