Chapter 162: How did he think of the same thing as me
This bride does not restrict gender.
But what happens if one is chosen is hard to say.
A great battle is inevitable.
Losing might not mean death; if one can hold on until the ‘Wedding Night’ ends, perhaps they can drag their broken body out of the Secret Realm.
At least they can save their life.
Of course, one might not necessarily lose.
If the Disciples who entered are willing to cooperate and save the bride on the Wedding Night, fighting together might even allow them to kill Qin Yongkang.
If Qin Yongkang dies, they will receive some rewards and be teleported to the next Small World.
After many years of discussion among the Major Sects, it is unanimously agreed that killing Qin Yongkang in this World is not the optimal solution; there must be other solutions.
However, the Moonlight Secret Realm has only opened a few times, and the number of Disciples who received the Groom’s portion is not large. The Major Sects do not want to share information and let others reap the benefits, resulting in very little information being known.
The only thing known is that being selected as the bride is irreversible.
And with so many Disciples assigned, besides the bride, other Disciples should also have other solutions, but they have not found the method.
Three days, one Town, the only entry point is these Mortals in the Town.
But the information they repeatedly provide is limited.
It’s all trivial.
Qin Yongkang’s life, and what the Qin family used to do, every detail is just the trivial matters of Mortals. Cultivators, accustomed to high efficiency, have neither the time nor the patience to listen to such domestic gossip.
Their main task is still to find the abnormality in this Town.
For example, the two deceased brides from before; the Major Sects believe the deaths of these two brides are not simple and there must be a point of entry.
Of course, it’s not that no Disciple has patience.
It’s just that the important information they inquired about is likely hidden. The Silver Firmament Sect passed through this Small World and did not kill Qin Yongkang, but it’s not certain they obtained a Secret Realm Fragment.
Because if the Fragment were obtained, this Small World should have disappeared.
Since the Small World has not disappeared, it proves the Fragment is still here.
The Silver Firmament Sect’s method is not necessarily the most perfect.
Song Jiulai does not know the information about this Instance for now. She only knows by intuition that the problem lies either with the Groom or the Bride; in any case, gathering more information is not a bad thing.
Besides, listening to others’ gossip is indeed exciting.
It’s like watching a TV series.
For instance, Qin Yongkang is a philanderer; not only did his previous two wives die mysteriously, but it’s rumored he had many lovers outside.
They’ve been eating and drinking for half the day, but they haven’t seen the Groom or the Bride.
Nor have they seen any Qin family members come out to entertain guests.
Song Jiulai smiled and asked the old women, “What about the Groom? Aren’t they coming out to welcome guests?”
“The Groom and Bride will only get married after three days. They won’t come out now. You don’t even know this?” The old woman who was gossiping with her looked at her with some suspicion.
Song Jiulai cracked sunflower seeds and immediately said, “Of course, I don’t know, Grandma. I was going to visit relatives and passed by this place, saw there was a celebration, and was invited by the host to come for the wedding banquet.”
After all, it was mentioned earlier that the Qin family is rich and powerful, inviting everyone in the Town, with a banquet lasting three days.
It’s normal for Song Jiulai, who is not from this area, to be invited.
Moreover, as soon as she entered, she sat on this stool. Any unreasonable arrangements are the Secret Realm’s doing, what does it have to do with her?
The old woman indeed looked enlightened, and the suspicion in her eyes dissipated.
Song Jiulai smiled and said, “Or else, you thought I snuck in?”
The old woman chuckled awkwardly, “It’s just that you don’t know anything, so I thought you weren’t from around here.”
However, she was clearly concerned about something, and her words were not as numerous as before.
Song Jiulai still managed to learn some basic information.
Qin Yongkang is about forty years old. His parents passed away early, and the entire Qin family is under his control.
Throughout the banquet, only ordinary Maids from the Qin family came to serve dishes, and one head Maid, Xiao Cui, who was by Qin Yongkang’s side.
She greeted the visiting villagers with a smiling face.
Except for the bride.
Song Jiulai wandered around but couldn’t get any information about the bride. When asked, they said they didn’t know.
This situation makes one think Qin Yongkang bought a bride from outside; even the locals don’t know who he’s marrying.
Based on this information alone, Song Jiulai couldn’t figure out what this Instance was trying to do.
She decided to mobilize the masses—let the System ask the Players.
She herself was following a serialized post on the Blue Star forum, using a gaming tone to ask others to analyze what role Players might be playing in this situation.
The System was also impressed, “You really have a way.”
Song Jiulai clicked her tongue, “Or else you expect me to crack this situation with my intelligence?”
If there’s a bug, why not exploit it!
However, the information from the Players was varied.
Most Players said it was too difficult for their intelligence, giving too little information, and it was hard to see the problem with this marriage now.
However, some Players expressed a similar idea.
Zhen Weida scratched his head upon hearing the System’s question and said, “If we don’t know the bride’s information yet, could it be that the Player is the bride?”
Designer Tang Qiuxiang also subconsciously said, “What a coincidence, I just read a story about a groom marrying a bride, but in that story, the bride was played by an outsider.”
When the System relayed this, Song Jiulai was startled, “Then won’t they select someone to be the bride in three days?”
System: “Very likely, but it’s unlikely they’ll pick you, right?”
Song Jiulai: “Why?”
System: “Your face has very little potential to be chosen. Unless he has special preferences, don’t blame me.”
Song Jiulai: “…”
Her Character Creation has improved a lot!
Isn’t she much better looking than the Players!
However, if the Players knew, they would say she was biased.
She meticulously created her own face, but the Puppets she made were so ugly they were perfunctory.
If Disciples entering this Small World could be selected as the bride, then what is the purpose?
Song Jiulai decided to start with the Qin family.
And the only ones from the Qin family who have appeared so far are a few Maids, among whom the one who can speak with authority is probably the head Maid, Xiao Cui.
Unfortunately, the Qin family is a powerful entity in this Small World, and Song Jiulai, an outsider, has no way to get close to Xiao Cui.
After the banquet, Xiao Cui asked the Maids and servants to clean up the mess on the tables. Others also left the Qin residence one after another, and Song Jiulai and her group had to leave as well.
Song Jiulai dawdled at the back, clearly not the only one with the idea of approaching Xiao Cui.
She was about to use a timeless method.
When suddenly she saw a Male Cultivator in front of her throw out a piece of emerald green jade, feigning surprise, “Oh, whose Things dropped this?”
Xiao Cui, who was in the courtyard, immediately looked over.
Song Jiulai: “…Damn, why did he think of the same thing as me!”
