Chapter 82 Shocking News

"Hello everyone, uncles, aunts, brothers, and sisters!"

Mu Qing stood on the ceremonial stage, a gentle and proper smile on his face. His voice was clear, and his tone was filled with apology:

"As the protagonist of this wedding banquet, I apologize profusely for only appearing now. Today, I will punish myself with three cups to make amends to you all!"

As he finished speaking, he calmly walked down from the ceremonial stage and strode to the main table. He reached out, picked up the carved wooden wine pot, and without using a cup, poured it directly into his mouth.

He repeated this three times, drinking three full pots of wine before putting down the empty pot. His face only carried a hint of a flush, and he was not drunk.

Seeing this, Gu Ye couldn't help but think, 'What a glutton!'

The ghost villagers nearby were already dumbfounded, staring eagerly at Mu Qing's actions without daring to breathe. It wasn't until they heard the sound of the empty wine pot hitting the table that they snapped out of their trance and realized what had happened.

"Clap, clap, clap!"

I don't know who started it, but suddenly the courtyard was filled with overwhelming applause, cheers, and shouts, echoing throughout the entire yard.

"Good! That's refreshing!"

"He is worthy of being our village chief's son-in-law; his actions are decisive and bold!"

Mu Qing's bold performance instantly won the approval and favor of all the ghost villagers, and the discussions were filled with praise.

Bold Ox, sitting in the main seat, finally relaxed his tense nerves upon seeing this scene.

He had previously been worried that because Mu Qing had a special identity, he would be arrogant and disdainful of interacting with these ordinary villagers. He hadn't expected Mu Qing to be so adept at winning people's hearts.

This demeanor made Bold Ox feel both surprised and happy, and he felt more and more that marrying his daughter to Mu Qing was the right decision.

But no one knew that the moment the crowd cheered and applauded, the gentle smile on Mu Qing's face quietly faded. A flash of undisguised contempt quickly crossed his eyes, and he sneered inwardly:

"A bunch of lowly trash, do you deserve to see me? If it weren't for the Body of Ultimate Yin and the desire to avoid complications that would ruin my grand plan, you ants would have already met your deaths."

"Hiccup~"

Mu Qing let out a satisfied wine hiccup and smacked his lips, putting the gentle smile back on his face. He thought to himself, "This thing called 'wine' actually tastes pretty good."

Next, accompanied by Bold Ox, Mu Qing picked up a wine glass and walked to each table in turn to offer toasts to the villagers.

His words were gentle, his manners proper, and at every table, he smiled and exchanged pleasantries. His humble and polite appearance won him even more favor from the villagers.

Watching Mu Qing gradually move away from the main table, surrounded by villagers, Gu Ye quietly asked Willow Crab in his heart: "Master Liu, take a close look at him. Do you see anything wrong?"

Willow Crab's voice carried a hint of certainty and a bit of casualness: "He is just an ordinary ghost, nothing special. Furthermore, he is not a Rule Ghoul; he is just a minor ghost with average strength."

Hearing this, Gu Ye's expression changed abruptly, his heart filled with doubt and confusion:

"That's not right. If he is an ordinary minor ghost, how could he control the wooden sign at the village entrance? And Bold Ox wouldn't specifically marry his daughter off to an ordinary ghost with nothing special about him."

"I don't know about that."

Gu Ye fell silent, pondering to himself:

It seems that no useful information can be obtained from Mu Qing. To find out the truth, I can only go to the village chief's daughter again to probe for information; perhaps I can find a breakthrough.

"Let's go." Gu Ye leaned into Luo Yuerou's ear and whispered the word in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

Luo Yuerou nodded slightly. Taking advantage of the fact that everyone was focused on Mu Qing's toasting and the scene was chaotic, the two flashed away, silently leaving the banquet site and quickly darting toward the courtyard.

In the corner of the banquet, several figures who had been secretly observing Gu Ye and Luo Yuerou saw them suddenly leave. Their hearts tightened, and they immediately restrained their aura, silently following them, keeping a safe distance behind them, not daring to get too close.

Returning to the door of the woman's room, the sound of chewing could be heard from inside; it was clear the woman was eating.

"Miss, is it good?"

"It's okay. Did you deliver the letter? What did my husband say!"

The woman ate while looking at Little Jade beside her.

The woman's words seemed to remind her; Little Jade hurriedly took a letter from her bosom, preparing to hand it to her.

Seeing this, she said, "Read it out."

Little Jade was stunned and said nervously, "Miss, what if... the son-in-law... hears it?"

The woman glared at her and said with dissatisfaction, "Who is your son-in-law!!"

Little Jade said in a panic, "I'm sorry, Miss. I meant, what if Mu Qing hears it?"

"He can't possibly hear it. My father just sent someone to call him out."

Hearing this, Little Jade's tense heart relaxed. She lowered her head to look at the letter in her hand, opened it, and began to read.

"To my dear Precious Cow!"

Reading this part, Little Jade couldn't help but feel a shiver of disgust. She continued reading.

"My dear Precious Cow, you have been wronged these past few days. Tomorrow at noon, I will bring my family fortune to save you. I will not allow you to marry anyone else. Even if Mu Qing can control the sign at the village entrance, so what? You can only be mine. Wait for me..."

Outside the room, Gu Ye and Luo Yuerou also heard the content of the letter. The two looked at each other and continued to listen for a few more minutes; the rest of the content consisted of some cheesy love words.

"Go!" Gu Ye said the word silently. Luo Yuerou understood his lip movements and nodded gently.

At this moment, on the roof, there were also several people crawling. They had fierce expressions and an aura of blood and evil, making no attempt to hide their identities as Church Members.

After hearing the news, they also quickly left the courtyard. This time, no one disturbed Precious Cow and Little Jade inside the room.

After the Church Members returned to the banquet, they turned their heads to look in the direction of Gu Ye and Luo Yuerou, seeing the two sitting in their seats watching the performance.

"Boss, I didn't expect such a big harvest this time." A wretched-looking man in a blood robe looked at the tall figure beside him, a look of excitement on his face.

The tall figure also had an excited look in his eyes. He turned to look at the other Church Members at the table, his eyes flashing with an inexplicable expression.

"Yang Fifteen, Zhang Xu, Mo Si, how about we collaborate?"

The others were also very moved when they heard this news. After weighing the pros and cons repeatedly, they all nodded and agreed to his proposal.