Chapter 80: The music continues, the dance continues.

Gu Ye and the other one arrived outside the village chief's house, looking up at the lively banquet.

It turned out the village chief's house was no less impressive than Wealthy King's; both were fine siheyuan, and the banquet was at the entrance.

A massive courtyard, very spacious, enough to hold everyone in the village.

Tables were set up all over the courtyard; the two walked to the gate, preparing to enter.

Two burly men suddenly blocked them, and Gu Ye looked up at the two in confusion.

One of them thrust a large red tray in front of Gu Ye, filled with red envelopes, while behind the two men, there were some red-wrapped gifts.

Seeing this, Gu Ye had black lines on his forehead; so the men meant for them to give a gift.

"I'll handle it!" Luo Yuerou stepped forward, pulled out a gold bar from nowhere, and placed it in the tray.

The burly man felt the tray sink and, upon looking closer, was instantly dumbfounded.

"Th-this... this..."

The other burly man saw the gold bar and immediately bowed ninety degrees; the one holding the tray quickly reacted and bowed to Luo Yuerou as well.

The two stepped aside to clear a path, "Welcome, honored guests."

Luo Yuerou walked in front with a proud look, Gu Ye following behind.

At the same time, the man with the tray shouted, "One catty of gold bar, two guests!"

All the villagers in the courtyard heard this and turned to look at Gu Ye and the other; the village chief trotted over to them.

The village chief smiled, "It is a great honor for me, Bold Ox, that you two could attend my daughter's wedding; please, come in and take a seat!"

As the village chief, Bold Ox had embezzled many things, but this was his first time seeing such a large gold bar; the greed in his eyes was impossible to hide.

Bold Ox led them directly to the main table, then happily walked to the ceremonial platform and shouted:

"Today is a good day; not only is it my daughter's wedding day, but we also have honored guests. I, Bold Ox, am very happy. Everyone, eat and play as you please, just enjoy yourselves."

Before he finished, countless applause from the ghosts rang out in the courtyard.

Though Gu Ye was applauding, his eyes were scanning all the ghosts and humans in the courtyard.

His expression tightened; on such a happy day for the village chief, so many Card Masters had come. It seemed many knew the village chief had placed the sign at the village entrance and wanted to investigate.

But Gu Ye didn't see Wealthy King and his daughter among the villagers; as the only Landlord in the village, the chief couldn't possibly have not invited him.

"Keep playing the music, keep dancing." Bold Ox clapped his hands, and several maids walked out from behind the platform and began to dance.

Gu Ye frowned, and at this moment, Luo Yuerou leaned in close and whispered:

"Gu Ye, this wedding is so strange; the bride and groom are nowhere to be seen."

Gu Ye scanned the area and said, "I'm not sure. They haven't even bowed to heaven and earth yet; it's impossible they've already gone to the bridal chamber."

"Let's go take a look and see if we can find any useful information."

Gu Ye took advantage of the villagers having fun and snuck away with Luo Yuerou.

They slipped into the siheyuan and faintly heard sounds of crying.

Seeing no guards around, Gu Ye and Luo Yuerou quietly moved toward the source of the sound.

"It's a woman's crying."

They approached the door and could faintly hear two people talking inside.

"Miss, don't be so depressed. Today is your wedding day; you should be happy."

The woman, addressed as 'Miss' by the maid, said with a choked voice:

"How could I possibly be happy? Father is making me marry someone I don't like and is making me sever ties with my daughter. Is there any father who acts like this?"

"I..." The maid didn't dare reply; neither side was a ghost she could afford to offend.

"Little Jade, wait a moment. If that Mu Qing comes to reinforce the barrier, you must sneak out and send word to my husband. Tell him not to come to save me; he can't beat Mu Qing. Tell him to take good care of our daughter. In the next life, he and I will be husband and wife." The woman's voice was resolute.

The maid, Little Jade, was startled and said with a crying tone, "Miss, you can't die! If you die, I won't be able to survive either."

The two outside had thought the maid was worried about the woman's life, but it turned out she was worried about her own life; after the woman died, her own life would be in danger.

At this moment, the maid said again, "Miss, I can't stop Young Master Mu Qing either. He is the one who can control the sign at the village entrance."

Hearing this crucial information, Gu Ye and the other focused and continued to listen.