Immortal in Horror Game: She is the Fortune Teller!-Chapter 118 - 115: Forbidden Nightmare 22 (Forced Matchmaking)
Josh frowned slightly and visited several more households, but the results were the same.
This is strange.
Aren’t these people the Sacrificial Girls?
Looking at the identity information, they are also from this village, so why do they have such a big reaction to the name Xu Jiajia?
Josh spent the whole afternoon visiting and hardly got any answers.
In the distance, the old lady who was previously making paper figure lanterns was muttering and cursing with a pile of paper in her arms as she headed home.
The nearby villagers glanced at her, spat on the ground in disgust, and kept their distance.
Josh frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment, and decided to approach and ask.
"Granny, do you know Xu Jiajia?" she stopped her.
The old lady was holding a large bundle of rolled paper, which appeared to be used for making human-shaped lanterns. Josh was unsure if these haunted lanterns were related to her.
The old lady cast a strange glance at her, her pair of sinister cat-like eyes rolling around as if searching for direction, the pupils spinning separately like two conscious insects. After a while, they focused on Josh.
Josh: "..."
The old lady let out a gurgling, eerie laugh: "Looking for Xu Jiajia?"
Josh’s eyes lit up: "Yes! Granny, do you know her? Where’s her family?"
The old lady laughed oddly, a hint of mockery in her eyes: "Did anyone tell you when you asked others?"
Josh shook her head: "No."
The old lady laughed even louder: "Fool! Come with me."
Josh didn’t mind the insult: "Alright."
She followed the old lady, offering to help carry the items.
The old lady didn’t stop her and simply dumped everything for her to carry.
Once inside the house, the first thing the old lady did was close the door, turning to look at Josh with a sinister smile in her eyes: "Little girl, you’re pretty brave to actually dare follow me home."
In the house, various human-shaped lanterns gathered around Josh, their eyes flickering with red light.
The old lady laughed grimly, baring her sharp teeth like some kind of gnawing animal.
Her laughter became more and more hideous, her facial skin pulled into grotesque angles due to the exaggerated twisted expression.
Josh only took a slight step back before the old lady lunged at her with all the lanterns.
"This time, don’t think you can escape!"
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Yuze asked around the clan hall with Zhang Qingqing’s name, and the people there gave him strange looks.
He couldn’t help but twitch a corner of his mouth: "Why are you all looking at me like that? Do I have flowers on my face?"
Yuntian looked at him with concern: "You’re not so confused from a fever, are you? Alright, stop asking, let’s hurry up with work, and I’ll take you somewhere later."
Yuze raised an eyebrow slightly: "Where to?"
Yuntian couldn’t help but chuckle: "Come to my house for a meal, Xiaxia and I are getting engaged."
That night, when Yue Xi caught them having an affair, she didn’t punish them and just sent Xiaxia home.
At that time, Xiaxia had only wanted to become the Holy Daughter out of spite.
Now, it ended up working in their favor.
Yuze thought for a moment and nodded: "Alright."
But what he didn’t expect was that he was heading into a trap.
At the table, besides Xiaxia and Yuntian, there was also Yuntian’s sister, Yunbing.
She didn’t seem very young.
Yuntian enthusiastically pushed Yunbing to sit next to Yuze, his face almost literally screaming "I want to matchmake you two!"
Yuze twitched the corner of his mouth, but he endured it.
Yunbing appeared to be in her early thirties, solidly built, clearly someone who worked regularly, and her features were quite decent.
Yuntian laughed, "You two sitting together really look like a couple—people might think you’re married!"
Yunbing laughed heartily: "What are you talking about, brother? The young man might get embarrassed."
Yuze smiled slightly, lowered his head, and ate.
Everyone ate and drank for a bit, then quickly got to the main topic.
Xiaxia winked and grinned at both of them, saying to Yuze, "You’re really handsome. Amongst all the people in our village, you’re the most handsome. How come we didn’t notice before?"
Yuze chuckled: "Just grew into it recently, sorry."
Xiaxia was taken aback for a moment but smoothly continued, smiling, "It’s just right—since you’re not married, and our girl hasn’t found a husband, isn’t it a perfect match?"
Yuntian found her too straightforward and secretly glared at her, then laughed, "Yuze, you don’t know. My sister is very eligible but has been too focused on her career, which is why she’s still single."
Xiaxia hurriedly nodded: "You don’t know, but our Yunbing has both shops and fields in her name and even a homestay in the tourist area up front!"
Yunbing waved a hand modestly: "It’s nothing, just some small businesses, making a few million a year."
"Oh, wow!" Xiaxia exclaimed, shaking her head in amazement: "That’s impressive! In our village, making millions a year isn’t to be taken lightly!"
Yunbing glanced at Yuze, her eyes full of appreciation for his appearance, and smiled: "I am at the age to get married, but since I’m older, right after marriage, we’d need to have kids right away."
She jestingly looked at Yuze: "If you marry me, it’s all good, but you probably can’t continue working in the clan hall. I’ll give you 1,000 bucks a month for spending, and after having kids, you can just stay home and take care of them. We aim to have two kids in three years."
"I give you so much pocket money, you should definitely be filial to my parents, taking care of daily chores impeccably. Our house should always be tidy and bright because of my status in the village." 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺
"Also, my parents and I have different tastes, so you’d better prepare two meals, one to my taste and another to theirs."
"They’re older, with different views, and I certainly can’t have them raising the kids, so you’d be the one taking care of them. Working in the clan hall means you’re educated, right? At least junior high school, to teach the kids to read. If not, you better start learning sooner."
"Lastly, I’m picky since I’ve waited this long to get married, so make sure you go to town each month to get some clothes, exercise, and do some grooming. Dress up nicely so I can take pride in you."
"1,000 is plenty, right? Although outside college graduates start with three or four thousand, you’re supported with food and accommodation, so you won’t spend that much."
"Keep whatever is left after household expenses, your own grooming, buying clothes and looking after the kids—and treat it as your personal savings!"
