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"What's wrong, young...husband?"
Tang Shanshan lifted the blanket to cover half of her body and quickly asked.
Young Master Jiang's face was pale and covered in sweat.
"Damn it, something bit me?"
He looked down at his ankle.
Two clearly visible dentistry holes were found on the skin, with blood oozing out.
At the same time, a surge of heat rushed into his body, accompanied by waves of cold. Young Master Jiang suddenly foamed at the mouth, clutched his throat, and collapsed to the ground.
"Ah ah!--"
Tang Shanshan was startled and quickly climbed out of bed to check the situation.
But Young Master Jiang rolled his eyes, his whole body convulsed uncontrollably, and the white foam he spat out was mixed with blood.
After a short while, it stopped moving and became silent.
"Husband! Husband!" Tang Shanshan was shocked and completely confused about what had happened.
But when she looked under the bed, she met a pair of yellow eyes and screamed in terror!
……
"Has young friend Su gotten lost? Why hasn't he returned yet?"
At the dinner table, Longchuan asked with some concern.
Su Feng went for quite a while but didn't see anyone, and wondered if he was really unwell.
Chen Yue knew what was going on, so she could only sit to the side and smile awkwardly.
The wind, thunder, rain, and lightning seemed to have eaten and drunk their fill, and were resting against the back of the chair, rubbing their bulging bellies.
They were quite comfortable, not having to participate in the long and tedious conversation between their master and Master Jiang, and could just focus on eating...
In no time at all, the food on the table was completely devoured.
Mao Dian, who ate the most, even burped.
The satisfaction derived from the food made the four of them completely forget about the trouble with the flying zombies and the earlier incident with the dried corpse...
The wedding banquet was coming to an end.
But just then, a scream suddenly came from the back room, breaking the tranquility.
"Oh dear, it's my daughter-in-law's voice!" Old Master Jiang was startled and immediately got up and rushed over.
Longchuan and his apprentices exchanged glances and followed.
……
When they arrived at the backyard, they were met with a tragic scene.
"Son, say something!"
Master Jiang knelt on the ground, holding the lifeless young master in his arms, weeping bitterly. Meanwhile, the bride, Tang Shanshan, collapsed at the foot of the bed in a panic, her face pale and her whole body trembling uncontrollably.
"What happened?"
Mao Feng looked surprised.
He was fine just now, how did he suddenly collapse?
The perceptive Long Chuan immediately noticed something amiss and quickly stepped forward to pull Master Jiang away, saying, "Master Jiang, be careful!"
The moment Master Jiang stood up, a venomous snake suddenly sprang out from under Young Master Jiang's corpse, flicking its tongue and hissing as it lunged upwards.
Longchuan reacted quickly, grabbing the snake's head and squeezing it to death with a forceful squeeze!
"How could there be poisonous snakes here?"
Long Chuan turned to look at Tang Shanshan inside the house, but the latter was so frightened that she was completely terrified and sat there without any reaction.
"Master Jiang!"
Just then, Master Jiang fainted from excitement. Butler Jiang exclaimed and rushed forward to help him up.
Faced with the sudden death of her beloved son, especially on her wedding night, how could most people possibly bear such a blow!
"It might not be safe here. There's wind, thunder, rain, and lightning. Get everyone out of here, quick!"
"As ordered!"
The group quickly went inside and together carried Master Jiang and Young Master Jiang out of the house.
Mao Feng took off his coat and gently draped it over Tang Shanshan, who was dressed in a slender upper body, and soothed her softly, "I'm sorry to have offended you, young lady."
After saying that, he picked her up and quickly left the room.
……
When Su Feng returned after hearing the screams, the tragedy had already occurred.
Young Master Jiang's body was carried into the hall, covered with a white sheet.
There was no need to investigate the cause of death; the bite marks on the ankle indicated that the victim had been bitten by a venomous snake, and the poison had attacked the heart in an instant, causing death.
It's utterly absurd that a joyous occasion turned into a funeral.
"Young Master, while you were away, this place..."
Chen Yue stood in a corner and spoke up to explain to Su Feng.
Su Feng simply waved his hand and said, "I know, no need to say anything more."
Everything was proceeding according to the plot, and he already knew who would live and who would die.
Tonight's tragedy was inevitable, and it is the result of what the Jiang family sowed.
"What a tragedy! Why, why is God doing this to me!"
Master Jiang sat in the back, and ever since he woke up, he had been pounding his chest and stomping his feet, crying and roaring at the sky.
He seemed to have aged ten years in an instant; his face was haggard, and he appeared listless.
"I have never done anything immoral or heinous, why is Heaven treating me like this? Today is supposed to be my son's joyous day! Now the happy occasion has turned into a tragedy! If someone has to be taken away, why not me!"
Hearing Master Jiang's heart-wrenching roar, everyone present could only remain silent.
Mao Feng settled Tang Shanshan in another room and returned to the hall.
“Master, I have already checked, and there are no traces of other venomous snakes in this room.”
Long Chuan frowned, his expression grave. "This is truly strange... Why would there be a poisonous snake in this room?"
While it's not unusual to see venomous snakes in this remote wilderness, it's particularly strange that it happened at this time...
Something felt off.
Su Feng sat quietly to the side listening, but his eyes kept glancing at Butler Jiang behind Master Jiang...
Just now in the backyard, I saw him walking suspiciously in the passageway, I don't know what he was doing.
Longchuan examined the body again and, after confirming that there was nothing suspicious, got up and went to Master Jiang's side.
Right now, the only thing we can do is try to calm Master Jiang down. If he continues to be so agitated, he might really be heartbroken and leave with Young Master Jiang.
"Mr. Jiang, please don't be too sad... The deceased is gone, please accept our condolences." Long Chuan comforted him. Mr. Jiang stopped crying, but tears continued to fall.
"I suppose this is related to the Jiang family's long-standing business."
Su Feng's voice suddenly came, and Master Jiang raised his head and looked over with a surprised expression.
"As the saying goes, those who go against the will of Heaven will eventually reap what they sow. The Jiang family has always dealt with the dead, making preserved corpses, accumulating yin and damaging yang... I believe this is not the first time that Master Jiang has witnessed the death of a loved one."
Long Chuan frowned slightly and gently stopped him, "Young friend Su, please don't say any more. Saying such things at this time is just..."
Before he could finish speaking, Old Master Jiang suddenly covered his face and sobbed again, "I never believed in these things before... but I never thought that the retribution would fall on my son."
As Su Feng said, he has indeed witnessed the sudden death of his relatives no less than five times in the past ten years.
First his wife of many years, then his younger brother... one after another, as if in a certain order, they all died unexpectedly.
Over time, the Jiang family seemed to become the center of a curse, and no outsiders dared to approach. So he simply moved into the deep mountains, isolated from the world, and occasionally went down the mountain to the town to buy daily necessities.
However, this business of preserved corpses is a tradition passed down through generations of the Jiang family, and it is precisely because of this unique business that they have accumulated wealth.
But unexpectedly, this was accompanied by death, disgust, and fear...
“Things have come to this point, and there’s no use in saying anything… But if Master Jiang continues down this path, I’m afraid there will be even more calamities…” Su Feng said earnestly.
He didn't want to get involved in this mess, but unfortunately, once he realized it, he was already in the thick of it.
Moreover, the old man in front of us is now all alone and destitute, which is truly pitiful.
"I would advise Mr. Jiang to close this business deal in the future, so that he can accumulate more good karma and his deceased relatives can rest in peace."
Old Master Jiang didn't say anything, he just kept covering his face and crying.
Then, he managed to squeeze out that one sentence...
"If my son could be brought back, I would give my life, or even my entire fortune, in exchange!"
The old man's grief-stricken roar was filled with helplessness and sorrow.
Just like the sky at this moment, the thunder is booming, also expressing its indignation.
……
Rumbling--
After a while of rumbling thunder, the heavy rain finally began to fall, sprinkling across the courtyard.
The shrouded mist seemed to envelop the entire mountain.
It was past midnight, the time when dawn should be breaking, but the whole sky was still dark.
Just like the Jiang residence at this moment, gloomy and lifeless...
After crying his heart out time and time again, Mr. Jiang was exhausted. The butler originally planned to help him back to his room to rest and then go to the town to notify the security team to come up after the rain stopped. However, he refused to leave and sat quietly to the side.
He would occasionally look up at the corpse on the ground, hoping for a miracle...
However, nothing happened.