Chapter 50

Shi Jian pretty much voiced the thoughts of all the streamers and the viewers in the chat.

The audience exclaimed, “Goodness, if you have a mouth, say a bit more!”

“What’s the point of crossing? Just drown him in the river already!”

[The streamer says the hardest things with the most compassionate expression.]

[I’m defeated by the village chief’s thick face. After doing all these things, he still expects the fairy to save him? What a pipe dream!]

[Rocket X10]

[Flowers X520]

[Although the streamer is enjoying this, the village chief must be mad hearing this. There are so many villagers. Can the streamers beat them? What if the village chief turns into a ghost?]

[What else? Are we really supposed to help the villagers deal with those victims?]

[Let’s stay optimistic. Maybe the village chief and villagers are just ordinary NPCs… Holy crap, the village chief mutated!!!]

The barrage was filled with exclamation marks.

Shi Jian only said two sentences, but each one hit the heart of every villager in Happy Village. The reason everyone trusted Shi Jian so much was that she was a fairy, and everyone hoped that the fairy could defeat the female ghost.

But now the fairy said she would let the village perish, no more crossing.

Shi Jian was the closest to the village chief and was the first to notice the changes in him.

The village chief stared at her, murmuring, “No more crossing? How can there be no crossing? Fairy, you promised us before. What do we do if you won’t cross us over?”

His voice rose from a low, pleading tone to a mad, frantic questioning.

Along with the change in his voice, his appearance also changed. The village chief was a dark-skinned, thin, middle-aged man, and this kind of appearance was common in Happy Village.

After all, the villagers worked the fields, exposed to the wind and sun every day.

But now, the village chief’s skin quickly turned a greenish hue, and his complexion also changed. Shi Jian knew it wasn’t the time to study the village chief’s skin, but she couldn’t ignore it either!

The village chief’s face was no longer flesh and skin but mud.

Green mud.The cracked green mud formed his face, with a pair of eyes, a nose, and a mouth emerging from the green mud.

Shi Jian: "..." She had just unlocked a new monster form, but she really didn’t want to unlock this one!

The other streamers behind her gasped, “Damn it, it really is a monster…”

Shi Jian had been feeling confident in her words earlier; at that time, their thought was —

“Damn it, we can’t even deal with the villagers, let’s go for it!”

Now, facing the monstrous villagers, everyone: ...

Okay, they really couldn’t win.

The village chief was the one who mutated the fastest; his entire face was almost completely transformed, while the other villagers had just started showing signs of green mud around their eyes.

Shi Jian’s hand gestures couldn’t even hold anymore. She knew they couldn’t just sit around waiting for the villagers’ mutation to finish. Once they were fully mutated, it would be their death!

As Shi Jian was about to lead everyone to escape before the village chief and others fully mutated, suddenly a strong wind began to blow.

Whooo— Whooo— Whooo—

A woman's sorrowful crying echoed through the mountain forest at night, the sound coming from all directions, continuously pouring into their ears without question.

The wooden door, which had been wide open, started being blown back and forth by the wind, and the village chief and several villagers standing at the door were struck by the wooden door.

After this happened, a few villagers looked terrified, shivering and shouting, “It’s the female ghost.”

“The female ghost has come to claim our lives!”

“We need to run!”

They hadn’t fully turned into monsters yet, so their actions still somewhat followed their previous village mentality. The female ghost had caused them severe psychological trauma during this period, so when they realized she had arrived, their first instinct was to flee.

Soon, the village chief and the villagers left the small house, leaving only Shi Jian and the other streamers behind.

Everyone glanced at each other, wondering, should they escape too?

But there was no escaping.

A female ghost, dressed in white with long hair hanging in front of her eyes, appeared in the small house the next second. She said to Shi Jian, who had just taken off her high heels and entered a defensive stance, “Don’t worry, I’m a good person…”Thinking about her current appearance, the female ghost paused and corrected herself, “Good ghost.”

Shi Jian: ?

……

This was the first time Shi Jian and the other streamers had a smooth conversation with the female ghost of Happy Village.

The previous time when money made the ghost work wasn’t considered; that only happened when Shi Jian told the blue-clad female ghost to work.

The white-clad female ghost kept emphasizing that she would never harm Shi Jian and the others because “I’m one of the women trafficked to Happy Village. Before I was trafficked, I was a sophomore at Normal University. On my way to a part-time job, I helped a grandpa who couldn’t afford to eat, and then I was taken into an alley where traffickers were waiting for me…”

She was kidnapped, and her life was completely changed.

She didn’t describe the rest of the details, but everyone could pretty much fill in the gaps.

She was trafficked here, and in the end, she died and became what she was now.

Zhou Fan, who had a police background, broke the silence first. She asked the white-clad female ghost, “I sympathize with your experience, but how can we believe that you’re a good ghost and won’t hurt us?”

Zhou Fan had an extremely just side.

It was shown in the fact that even though she knew that most of the missing children were likely bait, she still, out of humanitarianism, asked repeatedly; she could cry for the suffering of girls who had been trafficked and passionately speak out for them.

But Zhou Fan wasn’t blindly just. The female ghost seemed to be much stronger than them, and setting aside other factors, she was also naturally an opposing force to the streamers.

Zhou Fan needed a reasonable explanation, a solid point of support.

Shi Jian and the others thought the same.

Zhou Fan continued to press, “You must want us to help now, right?”

“Why didn’t you show up earlier? Why now? And when we entered the village, there were all kinds of strange noises. Do you know what was going on… there was a male ghost chasing us, are you in cahoots with him?”

Shi Jian listened to Zhou Fan’s clear questioning with admiration. Professionalism truly made a difference.

Shi Jian also had to add, furrowing her brows, “I almost got pushed into a well by a red-clad female ghost.”

That time was really dangerous.

Zhou Fan hadn’t heard about this yet. After listening, she became even more serious. Almost got Shi Jian killed? Was that acceptable?!

If the female ghost was in cahoots with someone, it was hard to say she was truly a good ghost.The white-clad female ghost sat on the ground, her hands properly placed on her knees, and she was drawn into the situation by Zhou Fan as well.

She answered one by one.

“I’m in cahoots with the male ghost, and also the female ghosts who caused the disturbances you mentioned.”

Something felt off, but the white-clad female ghost didn’t have time to dwell on it. She needed to quickly earn Shi Jian and the others’ trust.

“We are all good ghosts, just like me. The disturbances before were to get you to leave this village. Our abilities are suppressed and weak, so we couldn’t directly communicate with you. We had to use those measures. We don’t want to see new victims anymore.”

“According to Happy Village’s tradition, all foreign men who enter the village are usually beaten to death, and the women are brainwashed and taught, eventually forced to stay in the village as the villagers’ wives.”

Shi Jian believed that the villagers of Happy Village were capable of such things.

And even before they entered the village, there had been paranormal phenomena, like a cold wind on the back of their necks, or ghosts appearing at the stove at midnight… yet none of the streamers had encountered any actual casualties. What the white-clad female ghost was saying seemed to match their experience.

The white-clad female ghost apologized, and the streamers didn’t know how to feel about it.

Actually, if it weren’t for the mission, they probably would’ve been successfully driven away by now.

The white-clad female ghost was able to communicate with them smoothly. She had just realized that it was likely because her remains were buried beneath this very small house.

“We couldn’t drive you away, and we were initially upset. But later, we realized you might be different and could help us.”

This also led to the male ghost’s appearance.

“The male ghost is called Xiao Jie. We wanted him to lead you to the ancestral hall. It’s probably his first mission, and he got a little too excited. He didn’t manage to control the situation properly.”

The white-clad female ghost felt increasingly embarrassed as she spoke.

“A bit excited.”

“...”

Everyone remembered that night when they were chased like fools.

Shi Jian was secretly relieved that she hadn’t embarrassed herself that night.

As for the female ghost who pushed Shi Jian, the white-clad female ghost guessed, “There’s only one person here who might harm you. She’s different from us. She was born from resentment, has no rationality, and no intelligence. During this time, it’s her who’s been killing the villagers. She doesn’t care whether you’re young or old, male or female—she kills them all.”"To be honest, we're quite grateful to her because she helped us do the things we wanted to do but couldn't."

Although Shi Jian couldn’t see the white-clad female ghost’s face clearly, she knew she was definitely crying.

Now everything was clear. The ghosts could be divided into two groups: the first group were victims who had become ghosts, like the white-clad female ghost in front of them; the second group was a separate faction of ghosts born from resentment, without any rationality.

The latter group not only pushed Shi Jian, but also interacted with her at the ancestral hall—namely, the bride ghost.

Shi Jian thought for a moment and asked the white-clad female ghost, “One of our partners was taken by the bridal sedan, was that the work of the bride ghost?”

The white-clad female ghost brought them good news, "I’m not sure about the details, but the bridal sedan was heading toward the bride ghost you mentioned... but it’s okay, one of our ghosts stopped it. Your friend didn’t die; she’s unconscious in a cave."

Although none of them knew each other before coming to this instance, after spending a few days together, everyone did feel some regret and loss when the female streamer had been taken by the bridal sedan.

Now knowing she was still alive, the streamers were all visibly relieved.

At this point, there was no need to doubt the white-clad female ghost’s intentions.

Shi Jian asked the white-clad female ghost, “What do you need us to do?”

The white-clad female ghost revealed her request, "I want to ask for your help in digging up the remains of the other sisters from under the ancestral hall."

“I died in this house, so my bones are here. I didn’t suffer too much, but they were buried under the ancestral hall. Due to the formation, they’re in immense pain every moment, suffering endlessly. They died with no clarity, and after death, they continue to endure torment."

“Digging up their bones, and they will be free... we want to take revenge ourselves!”

The white-clad female ghost’s voice was sorrowful, half-laughing, half-crying.

The bride ghost indiscriminately killed villagers because all of them were evil people, executioners no matter their age or gender.

They hated them. They wanted to take their revenge personally, to return all the pain inflicted upon them.

……

Shi Jian and the others had no reason to refuse. Moreover, the white-clad female ghost promised to grant one wish for everyone in the future.

The streamers immediately realized—

So the sunrise they had been seeing referred to the fulfillment of the female ghosts’ wishes?

The streamers' emotions instantly soared."Dig! Dig now!"

Dig them out right now, release the victims, and let the bad people get what they deserve!

Then, they could clear the instance and leave.

Shi Jian thought of a problem, "How do we dig?"

"I remember the ancestral hall has a cement floor."

"Didn't we offend the village chief just now? Otherwise, we could have borrowed an excavator."

Shi Jian: Forget about borrowing an excavator now, that's just dreaming. But if the excavator were to be used against her, the village chief would probably be very willing to find one.

Shi Jian asked a very simple question, but everyone realized it was actually worth considering.

If it were a dirt road, it would have been fine. They had already opened up one-fifth of the road at the time, but Shi Jian felt that high heels wouldn't be able to break the cement floor.

The female streamer who shared a room with Shi Jian frowned, "It seems we don't have any really powerful tools."

The female ghost also said, "Sorry, it seems I can't help."

However, when Shi Jian heard the white-clad female ghost speak, she was inspired.

Shi Jian stated, "I remember the bride ghost's nails were very sharp, she could pierce a wooden pillar with them. If they can do that, they should be able to pierce the cement floor, right?"

The streamers: ???

The audience in the live stream: ???

The white-clad female ghost: ???

The white-clad female ghost looked at Shi Jian, wanting to comment—

Such a beautiful girl, why is she so clever?! She actually thought of using the bride ghost!

The white-clad female ghost was a flexible and adaptable spirit. After all, she had nothing to lose, and they were already dead. Borrowing some nails didn't seem like a big deal.

"I think it’ll work."

The white-clad female ghost nodded in agreement, her tone toward Shi Jian had completely changed, now tinged with some reverence."Your clothes are from the bride ghost, right? I’ve vaguely heard that you stripped the bride ghost of her clothes."

Shi Jian: ? Ghosts also love gossip?

"No, these clothes are mine." Shi Jian disagreed, tightening the beautiful bridal gown around her. Once it was on her, it was hers.

Because the bride ghost was irrational, the white-clad female ghost and the others couldn’t ask her for help. However, the white-clad female ghost felt that the bride ghost must hate Shi Jian.

So, they decided to start from here.

Shi Jian couldn't just roll on the ground and let the bride ghost pierce the floor.

The other streamers calculated: If it really did pierce, it would be deadly.

Shi Jian thought: That would ruin my image! She couldn’t imagine what she’d look like rolling on the ground, and the ancestral hall’s cement floor wasn’t clean either.

In the end, they thought of a solution.

The female streamer who shared a room with Shi Jian had a defensive piece of equipment, shaped like a transparent big bubble that could wrap a person inside. When using this equipment, no ghost or monster could harm her for one minute.

The female streamer volunteered, "I’ll show her, saying the fairy is underground."

After all, the bride ghost had no intelligence, so they might as well try. It would depend on how much the bride ghost hated Shi Jian.

Even if the attempt failed, she could make a quick escape.

They would also use another male streamer’s skill — temporarily blending the specified area with its surrounding environment.

It worked like the principle of a chameleon.

This would essentially allow them to escape the bride ghost.

……

They decided to act immediately. Every minute of waiting would mean more suffering for the victims trapped under the ancestral hall.

First, they found the other unconscious streamer in the cave the white-clad female ghost had mentioned. The streamer taken by the bridal sedan hadn’t been harmed at all.

She was just a little dizzy when she woke up.

"I don’t even know what happened."

Shi Jian briefly explained the situation to her, and then they set off for the ancestral hall of Happy Village.The female streamer sharing a room with Shi Jian stepped into the ancestral hall, and the bride ghost was inside. Everyone took their positions, and Shi Jian nervously watched the movements inside.

If the bride ghost didn’t take the bait and tried to attack the female streamer, Shi Jian could throw her high heels out immediately to give the female streamer more time to escape.

Given that the bride ghost’s delicate bridal gown had been stripped by Shi Jian, she was now wearing the regular red dress she had been trying to push Shi Jian into the well with.

Shi Jian: Now that’s a face-off.

The bride ghost did indeed start attacking the female streamer right away, and Shi Jian’s heart jumped. Luckily, the female streamer’s defensive equipment proved to be useful.

The female streamer had initially started questioning the bride ghost in the same way Zhou Fan would: "Bride ghost, do you need legal assistance?"

"I heard your clothes were taken."

But the bride ghost’s intelligence was truly lacking.

Shi Jian: They considered the bride ghost’s lack of intelligence and thought she might believe she was underground, but they hadn’t thought that the bride ghost, with her low intelligence, might not even understand what they were saying!

Shi Jian and the others thought the operation had failed, but unexpectedly, the female streamer changed her approach and started speaking like she was coaxing a child, "Ghosty, angry, hit bad bad?"

She worked as a kindergarten teacher.

It seemed the bride ghost actually listened, and the female streamer guided her, "Fairy, underground."

Fearing that the bride ghost might not understand, the female streamer even stomped on the ground with her foot.

Then, they watched as the bride ghost, seemingly mad, picked up her diamond-like nails and started scratching the cement floor violently, not even lifting her head.

Her nails were indeed powerful. Cement chunks flew everywhere, and soon, a large hole was dug into the floor of the ancestral hall.

Everyone was stunned.

Zhou Fan was standing next to Shi Jian. Watching the flying cement chunks, she couldn’t help but exclaim, "How much does she hate you?"

……

[Hahahahahaha, this is too much hate, what kind of grudge is this?]

[Bride ghost: A huge grudge, a huge resentment. You can tell by how fast I’m digging the cement, it’s all in the movement.]

[This isn’t just about the clothes being stripped, it’s the hate from waiting by the well. Do you know how hard it is to wait for someone who doesn’t return to the well? (dog emoji)][Thud... Thud, did it break?]

Shi Jian knew the bride ghost hated her, but seeing this scene, she still couldn’t help but fall silent. "…"

She subtly shifted her body closer to the tree trunk.

She couldn’t let the bride ghost see her.

"Bones!"

"All bones."

The streamers had surprised expressions but didn’t dare to make any sound, fearing they might be noticed by the bride ghost. They could only communicate using lip reading.

Shi Jian also saw it.

As the bride ghost dug deeper into the ground, more and more bones began to emerge from the earth.

White and clean, one after another, all belonging to the women who had been trafficked and harmed.

Once the bones were exposed, they no longer had to endure the suppression and curse of death.

The female ghosts slowly crawled out of the deep pit—one, two, three... countless others.

They cried, they shouted, they laughed.

"So much hatred..."

"Revenge, we want revenge!"

After the task was completed, the female streamer who shared a room with Shi Jian had already left the ancestral hall. The male streamer used his skill to temporarily make her invisible.

Shi Jian and the others were supposed to leave quickly, but Shi Jian felt that something was off.

"It’s the village chief!"

The joy faded from the other male streamer’s face, replaced by fear. His eyes widened as he stared behind Shi Jian.

Shi Jian was startled and quickly turned around.

The village chief, now a monster, was rushing toward her with a scythe raised. Behind him, many villagers followed, their faces all now made of blue clay.The village chief’s target was Shi Jian. Pretending to be a fairy was no longer useful.

Shi Jian, "…" He looked like he really hated her.

Her feet had already started moving, but Shi Jian felt that dodging the village chief was a bit difficult... At the same time, she could still hear the sound of the cement being scraped.

This reminded Shi Jian that, in addition to the village chief hating her, there was also another ghost who hated her here.

Shi Jian gritted her teeth, rushing out from behind the tree she was hiding behind. She was wearing a bright red bridal gown, chin slightly raised, and she called out with both hands to the bride ghost, who was still diligently digging and searching for the fairy.

"Looking for me?"

"I'm right here!"

The bride ghost immediately sensed Shi Jian's voice. She lifted her head, her pupils constricting, and instantly stopped what she was doing. With bared teeth, she charged toward Shi Jian.

Shi Jian stood there, smiling, as if waiting for the bride ghost.

The distance between them grew smaller and smaller. Zhou Fan, overly anxious, was shouting with her voice cracking.

"Move! Why aren’t you dodging?!"

What is Shi Jian doing?

Shi Jian wanted to dodge, but she had to wait for the right moment. In a life-threatening situation, Shi Jian swiftly dodged. Her bridal gown fluttered in the air like a light butterfly.

After she moved, the village chief, who had just arrived behind her, was revealed.

The village chief swung his scythe, gleaming coldly, aiming at the bride ghost, while the bride ghost’s sharp nails, no less deadly than any weapon, targeted the village chief's eyes.

Village chief: ?

Bride ghost: ?

Meanwhile, Shi Jian, like a sandwich in the middle, slipped away. Her graceful body bounced three times across the fields.

Live action of a runaway bride.