Perhaps it was a dream of "The boy who cried wolf."
After that, Tan Xiaodong reduced the frequency with which he squeezed stones.
This day,
After assigning tasks to his team members, Jiang Lin picked up a large red envelope that had been prepared long ago.
He opened the live stream room and walked out of the hall.
Today was Ban Ze's joyous occasion.
The wedding invitation had been delivered two days prior.
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"Ahhh, the streamer is finally live, claiming my spot!"
"Da Bai Nai Tang gifted the streamer a hot air balloon * 1, with the message: Snacks are set up, move your legs aside upstairs~"
Since the Zhou Lan incident, the viewers had finally seen the streamer again.
They were all so excited, their keyboards clacking away.
While they were curious about what the streamer was broadcasting, they were more eager to ask about Zhou Lan's whereabouts.
"Streamer, streamer, has the great god Zhou achieved enlightenment?"
"What are you talking about, he clearly ascended! ︿(￣︶￣)︿"
"With matters here concluded, was he purified?"
The viewers had seen it clearly: after talking with the streamer, Zhou Lan was enveloped in holy light.
Before that, he had clearly shown a tendency towards the demonic path.
It had to be said that after watching the live stream for so long, the viewers had learned some underworld knowledge.
Among them, some veteran fans had even compiled underworld knowledge into a booklet.
"Streamer, we're just asking... what are the conditions for ascension or achieving enlightenment?"
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What conditions?
Jiang Lin glanced at the bullet comments and did not answer questions regarding Zhou Lan's subsequent events.
He simply said, "Today is the wedding of a ghost messenger, I'll take you to see it."
Upon hearing the theme of today's broadcast, the viewers in the live stream room were astonished.
"Good heavens, there are weddings in the underworld too?!"
"What are you saying upstairs, the ghost messenger doesn't want to be a single dog either (doge)."
"《My Years of Watching Underworld Weddings》"
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The East Hall had always followed its old customs.
Bright red wedding attire, an eight-bearer sedan chair.
From afar, the cheerful and familiar sound of trumpets could be heard, blowing from one end to the other.
When Jiang Lin arrived with the viewers from the live stream, he saw two rows of ghosts clearing the path ahead and playing music.
Behind them, Ban Ze, dressed in a red vest, sat atop a large horse.
A large red flower was pinned to his chest, and his delicate face was blooming with a smile.
Behind the groom was the bride, carried in an eight-bearer sedan chair.
At the very back, two more rows of ghosts followed, giving it a grand display.
The surroundings were also very lively, with big and small ghosts coming to watch the spectacle.
Children tugged at their parents' sleeves, jumping and saying:
"Mom, Mom, look, there's a bride!"
"Brother, a ghost messenger is getting married!"
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"To actually see the legendary eight-bearer sedan chair! Envious_of"
"Envious? This scene is clearly very underworld-like."
The viewers in the live stream room chatted on the bullet comments while munching on melon seeds.
"Isn't there that 'Underworld Paper Figure' game recently? I think the production team can learn more from the live stream."
"How to make a wedding scene lively?"
As soon as this viewer's bullet comment appeared, in the live stream footage—
A ghost beside the groom, Ban Ze, reached into his pocket and pulled out a handful of ghost money and candies.
He scattered them onto the roadsides!
The children gathered around immediately rushed to grab them.
After grabbing them, they didn't forget to chase after the groom's procession, shouting:
"Thank you, groom, thank you, bride!"
"May the bride become more and more beautiful!"
"A hundred years... no, eternal harmony."
This last sentence made the viewers laugh.
This child must have originally meant to say "a hundred years of harmony," right?
Speaking of which...
In an underworld wedding, if one were to say "many children and much happiness," would that be equivalent to insulting a ghost?
"Can ghosts have offspring?"
A group of viewers asked the soul-piercing question.
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After the wedding procession made a circuit along the designated path in the underworld, they arrived at the groom's home.
Preparing to begin the bowing ceremony.
However, neither side could find any relatives still existing in the underworld, so the ceremony was simplified.
Jiang Lin stood behind the crowd of ghosts and heard the master of ceremonies announce:
"First bow to heaven and earth!"
"Second bow to the elders!"
"Husband and wife bow to each other!"
"The ceremony is complete!"
The next sentence should have been entering the bridal chamber.
But this couple clearly had no intention of doing that.
The bride stood in the main hall and directly lifted her red veil.
Revealing a delicate face.
With rosy lips and powdered cheeks, she was as lovely as a flower.
She turned around and waved her hand towards the guests attending the wedding:
"Today, let's eat meat heartily and drink heartily!"
"Eat until you're full and drink until you're satisfied!"
The groom, Ban Ze, did not mind at all and smiled broadly:
"Everyone eat and drink well, don't worry too much."
"Good!"
The guests applauded and cheered, and the scene immediately became lively.
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There were quite a few guests today.
Ordinary ghost messengers and ordinary ghosts each made up half.
Among them, there were also one or two captains like Jiang Lin.
After Jiang Lin placed the red envelope he brought at the gift reception, he found a seat and sat down.
A moment later, Xu Shuzi also arrived with his wife.
"I didn't expect him to actually catch up."
Xu Shuzi sighed.
After several hundred years, this relationship had finally come to fruition.
At that time, they all thought there was no hope.
Unexpectedly... the flower of the logistics team actually agreed.
This was a kingly move.
"Yes."
Jiang Lin echoed and asked, "Where is Gu Zi?"
Xu Shuzi's wife smiled and replied, "Busy with work, he said he still has to work overtime."
"Although he's busy, he's very motivated."
Jiang Lin: "That's good."
While they were talking, Xu Shuzi looked around.
Then he leaned closer and whispered to Jiang Lin:
"This house is not cheap. I heard that to buy this wedding house, Ban Ze usually saved so much that he rarely even visited the ghost market, and his food and clothing expenses were all kept to the minimum."
Jiang Lin also whispered to him.
In the live stream room, the viewers were all ears:
"Who can hear what the streamer is talking about? I want to hear too. *sniffle*~"
"The bride is so generous! I like her!"
"Watch your words upstairs, be careful the ghost messenger finds you. (doge)"
"[Emoji] gifted the streamer wedding candies * 99, with the message: Contributing some wedding money to join the fun~"
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"Ding~ Congratulations to the host for completing the daily task: Promoting Underworld Culture - Wedding. Points +500!"
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While Jiang Lin was live-streaming the underworld wedding and a group of viewers were joining in the fun.
In the human world.
On an unknown remote mountain—
Several humans carrying backpacks and simple equipment were also live-streaming their exploration into the mountains.
"Friends, not long ago we held an event and drew a fan, [Xiang Shui Bu Xiang], from the mountains in their hometown."
"Today, we'll go in together to take a look, and camp for two days to see if there are any new discoveries."
In previous broadcasts, they had discovered quite a few rare plants and animals.
As he finished speaking, a flurry of gifts streamed into the live room.
"Fu Ge, charge forward!"
"Hope there's Lingzhi~"
"This mountain looks quite deep, be careful of wild beasts~"
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