Chapter 1: Ghost Marriage

Chapter 1: Ghost Marriage

On this night, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and wild winds howled. Bolts of lightning struck fiercely against the peak of Fengding Cliff behind Yun City, their unrestrained booming sounds as if they intended to pierce through the very bottom of the cliff.

Yun City, the Mu Family, was the wealthiest place in the Haoyue Kingdom. Their businesses spanned across all four nations, and the entirety of Yun City was the Mu Family's territory, with their estate covering tens of thousands of acres.

The Mistress of Yun City, Jun Zixi, was the Eldest Princess of the Haoyue Kingdom. Since marrying into the Yun family, she had given birth to three sons and one daughter.

In a Yun City that was meant to be the envy of others, a shroud of sorrow had covered every corner these past few days.

And today was also the most shocking day for the entire Haoyue Kingdom.

Su Zimo, the legitimate daughter of the Haoyue Kingdom's Grand Tutor, had been publicly broken off from her engagement in the middle of the street by the Third Prince, Jun Tianlin, who was only one day away from his own wedding. He declared that the person he intended to marry was her younger sister, Su Ziyun. For a time, the matter of Su Zimo spread like wildfire throughout the city.

Su Zimo was originally a useless person who could not cultivate profound qi. In the Su family, she was humiliated at every turn. Coupled with the Third Prince's broken engagement, Su Zimo could no longer bear the abuse. In a fit of rage, she slammed herself against the gates of the Su family. Although she did not die, she was left with only a breath of life.

While the Su family remained indifferent and unconcerned, Su Zimo was suddenly taken away by the people of Yun City.

A curse circulating within the Mu family had suddenly come true. The eldest young master of the Mu family and the future Lord of Yun City, Mu Yunxuan, had fallen into a sleep three days ago from which he could not wake. After a physician's diagnosis, he was declared dead. Today was the day of his burial.

In order to break the curse, the Mu family followed the methods of the Wuzhu Clan Chief and chose the most ancient form of "Ghost Marriage."

The object he chose for this ghost marriage was Su Zimo; the birth dates and eight characters of the two were perfectly aligned with the requirements of the Wuzhu Clan Chief to break the curse.

News of this ghost marriage quickly spread throughout the Haoyue Kingdom.

Inside the Lingxiao Hall, the originally magnificent grand hall was draped in white cloth everywhere. On this night of thunder and lightning, it added an even more eerie and sinister atmosphere.

Jun Zixi wore a plain white dress, her nation-toppling beauty marred by streaks of tears.

Sitting beside her was Mu Yufeng. Dressed in black robes, his eyes were deep and carried a heavy, profound sorrow. With a high bridge to his nose and sexy lips, he was also a man of extraordinary appearance.

"Boom...!"

The thunder was deafening. Jun Zixi shrank her shoulders in fear, leaning tightly into Mu Yufeng's embrace.

In the center of the hall stood a middle-aged man with a head of graying hair, holding a golden staff. His cloudy eyes stared tensely at the lightning-filled night sky.

"Daoist Zixu, the thunder tonight is particularly startling and unusual. You have been staring at the night sky nervously; can you tell me, according to your words, can the curse be broken?"

Mu Yufeng asked with tension and gravity.

"Reporting to the Holy Lord, this Daoist is also observing closely. Tonight's night is very unusual. Holy Lord, please wait patiently for a moment. The birth dates and eight characters of the Su family lady and the eldest young master are very well-matched. If this Daoist's observations are not in error, then this time, the Mu family's curse will surely be broken."

"Then I must trouble Daoist Zixu. You must break this wicked curse and return my Xuan'er to me," Jun Zixi said, sobbing uncontrollably. In her heart, she hated the curse that decreed the eldest son of the Mu family could not live past twenty; through a hundred years, not a single eldest son of the Mu family had ever escaped it.

"Madam, please rest assured. Our Wuzhu clan has received the Mu family's grace for generations. This ghost marriage gathers the timing of heaven and the advantages of earth, and tonight is a day of extreme Yin and extreme Yang. Combined with Miss Su's unique destiny, the Mu family's curse will certainly be broken."