IMGH Chapter 8

The Eerie Marriage Formation

The male ghost drifted over following the direction Jiang Yi indicated and stood before the mirror. His face, which originally carried a hint of hope, instantly filled with despair. His already pale complexion became even more transparent, and his hands trembled incessantly, clearly struggling to suppress the surging waves of despair in his heart.

Watching the male ghost in this state, Jiang Yi felt even more sympathetic. He walked over and tried to console him. “Life and death are fated, wealth and honor are determined by heaven. You should try to accept it!”

The male ghost suddenly whipped his head around, glaring at him furiously and roaring, “It’s you! You must be the one who killed me!”

Being wrongly accused like this, Jiang Yi also became angry. “I’m telling you, ghost, how can you be so ungrateful! I kindly tried to comfort you, and instead of appreciating it, you turn around and accuse me. You must have had persecution delusions when you were alive, always thinking others were out to get you.”

“If you didn’t kill me, then how do you explain why I appeared in that formation in your living room?”

Jiang Yi felt utterly wronged, and in his anger, he blurted out, “That formation was meant to change marriage prospects and attract romantic luck. I was counting on it to bring me a wife, but who knew it would bring a dead ghost like you instead!”

Jiang Yi huffed and sat down on the sofa. The more he thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt. What was all this about!

Jiang Yi’s phrase “dead ghost” completely enraged the male ghost. He lunged forward, shouting sternly, “What did you say?”

Jiang Yi also had a stubborn temperament. Sticking out his neck, he said, “Did I say something wrong? You’re a dead ghost now, aren’t you? You stuck your head into the marriage formation yourself, and now you’re turning the tables and blaming me for killing you.”

The male ghost trembled with rage, his handsome face covered in frost. Outside, the sun shone brightly, but inside the room it felt eerily cold and strange.

The male ghost stared at Jiang Yi motionlessly, the sharp, cold gleam in his eyes making Jiang Yi’s hair stand on end.

Jiang Yi’s body shook, and he instinctively scooted further into the sofa.

“You… you… you don’t come any closer!”

Under the male ghost’s oppressive aura, Jiang Yi no longer had his earlier bravado. With a bitter expression, he said, “I’m telling you, don’t look at me like that. This really has nothing to do with me.”

The male ghost had clearly received a good education while alive. Even in his fury, he maintained his proper demeanor. Frowning, he said in a deep voice, “What you’re saying is simply nonsense. Speak! Who instructed you to trap me here?”

“I’m telling you, handsome guy, you’re really wronging me. Everything I said is the truth, without the slightest concealment.”

The male ghost trapped in the marriage formation was none other than Qiu Rui. After resting in the evening, he had been brought to this place by some inexplicable force while dreaming. The dream scene in his subconscious suddenly became reality. A life that had been vibrant the day before was now cold and withered at this moment. How could such a devastating blow not make Qiu Rui lose control?

Though shocked and despairing, Qiu Rui’s mind remained exceptionally clear. His health was usually very good, with medical checkups every three months. If there were any hidden illnesses, they would certainly have been detected during the examinations. How could he possibly have died mysteriously in his sleep and turned into a ghost? That inexplicable force that drew him to this place must not have been coincidental. His becoming a ghost must be related to the marriage formation mentioned by the man before him.

Qiu Rui’s thoughts raced. Connecting everything before and after, he felt that Jiang Yi’s words were full of suspicious points. After thinking it through, he asked in a deep voice, “Where did you get this formation from?”

“A Taoist surnamed Cao from the City God Temple gave it to me. He said this formation was for changing marriage prospects and attracting romantic luck, so I thought I’d set it up to change my fortune.” After Jiang Yi explained everything, seeing Qiu Rui’s eyebrows knit tightly together, he asked, “Do you suspect this marriage formation?”

“My health is usually very good, and my regular checkups haven’t revealed any hidden illnesses. Everything was normal yesterday. After I went to rest in the evening, I was drawn here by some force in my dream, and then I got trapped in the formation in your living room. At the time, I thought I was dreaming. Since I couldn’t get out of the formation, I could only wait here. You know everything that happened after that!”

“Listening to you, this matter is indeed quite strange. Since this formation came about because of me, I definitely won’t just stand by and do nothing. Tomorrow I’ll go to the City God Temple to find that old scoundrel.” Jiang Yi ground his teeth in resentment.