My gorgeous wife
Chapter 322 - 298: Lin Yi is Forced into a Ghost Marriage!

Chapter 322: Chapter 298: Lin Yi is Forced into a Ghost Marriage!

Li Chen’s eyes narrowed slightly, then he slowly walked closer.

The skeleton was leaning against the corner of the wall, covered with dust. Li Chen examined it for a while, and it seemed to have been there for quite some time. Next to the skeleton, startlingly, there lay a broken sword.

He reached out and picked up the broken saber, and in an instant, a quick scan let him know that the saber had been severed by another weapon even sharper!

Li Chen furrowed his brow, noticing some other objects scattered around the corpse on the ground. Searching the floor, he suddenly found some fragmented items, and it was these fragments that seemed to make Li Chen’s eyes brighten.

If he wasn’t seeing things, these items appeared to be from the Republic of China era.

He couldn’t help but think back to the legend of Duan Ya Mountain, saying that two masters dueled at the cliff, and then a stele was split in half by a single cut. Now it seemed that the story might not be fictitious.

Because the sword from earlier was likewise split in half. If Li Chen wasn’t wrong, this person must have been lacking in strength and was knocked down the cliff, but was lucky enough to end up in this cave. However, he couldn’t find his way out and was ultimately trapped to death here.

"Brother-in-law, how is it?" Lin Xiaoxiao asked from behind, fear in her voice.

"It’s nothing, Xiaoxiao, just an ordinary skeleton, there’s no danger," Li Chen reassured her.

Afterward, Li Chen continued his search and soon found a dagger!

He brushed the dust off the dagger and gently flicked it.

Immediately, a keen metallic ringing emanated, letting out a clear chime, suggesting it was extraordinary.

Seeing the gleam on the dagger, Li Chen’s eyes lit up, too. The dagger had not corroded despite the years, surely it was a treasure. Moreover, with the help of this dagger, climbing out of here would be easier by a notch.

Taking the jade pendant next to the skeleton, Li Chen sighed inwardly. Encountering this skeleton here signified fate, and he planned to bury the pendant at the top of the mountain once out, as a gesture of chance connection.

He comforted Xiaoxiao, assuring her everything was alright, and then Li Chen returned to his training in the Cold Pool.

Over these few days, he spent his time alternating between training, teasing Lin Xiaoxiao, training again, and teasing Lin Xiaoxiao. Meanwhile, the Mysterious Energy within his body was rapidly absorbed.

In the Cold Pool, Li Chen continually swam towards its depths. As he absorbed the Mysterious Energy, he could dive a little deeper. But before long, the chilling temperature was too much for him to withstand, preventing him from going any lower.

If the temperature at the bottom of the pool continued like this, it was terrifying just how cold it was, yet under Li Chen’s gaze, the bottom of the pool remained liquid without freezing.

Moreover, the deeper Li Chen went, the faster the absorption of Mysterious Energy in his body, as if the cold could suppress the Mysterious Energy.

About ten days later, Li Chen leaped out of the Cold Pool, a gleam of sharpness flashing in his eyes, but he quickly concealed it.

After ten days of continuous absorption, the Mysterious Energy within Li Chen’s body had been absorbed by roughly one-tenth. However, no matter how much more he tried to absorb after that, he couldn’t absorb any more Mysterious Energy, so he had to abandon this attempt.

But even though he had only absorbed a tenth of it, Li Chen’s strength had still greatly increased, and he had also made a breakthrough in his Mysterious Technique. The combination of the two made his power even more formidable.

"Xiaoxiao, get ready. We are leaving," Li Chen said to Lin Xiaoxiao with a slight smile.

And upon hearing Li Chen’s words, Xiaoxiao’s eyes also brightened. Could they finally leave?

...

Meanwhile, in Yanjing, the Lin Family.

Lin Shu’s face was filled with sadness as he faced the door in front of him, seemingly too hesitant to push it open.

At this moment, he lacked his usual indifference; all that was left was a sense of helpless sorrow.

"Dad, if you’re going to come in, just come in," came a voice from inside the room at that moment, calm, yet with an undercurrent of cold detachment.

Lin Shu pushed the door open and saw Lin Yi sitting there, silent, with a set of ancient bridal attire placed on the table.

Lin Shu fell silent for a long while. Although he had wanted Lin Yi to marry into the Li Family, this was not the outcome he had desired. However, as bitter as the outcome was, it served to appease the Li Family’s wrath, and he had no choice but to accept it. In fact, he didn’t have the room to refuse.

A few days ago, the news that the Li Family had captured Lin Yi and imprisoned her in Yanjing reached Lin Shu, but what shocked him even more was the Li Family’s declaration that even though Li Xinshan was dead, they still insisted on Lin Yi marrying him!

This meant that Lin Yi was to marry a dead man!

Also known as a ghost marriage.

This was considered an extremely inauspicious practice in ancient Huaxia, and the Li Family’s insistence showed no consideration for the Lin Family, signaling blatant revenge!

This news caused a huge stir among Yanjing’s families; the Li Family was indeed being ruthless.

But the Lin Family was powerless to do anything about it. Lin Shu had thought of discussing it with Li Zheng, but to his surprise, Li Zheng simply lifted his eyelid and said, "Brother Lin Shu, if you dare to interfere, henceforth between the Li Family and Lin Family, it will be you or us!"

At that moment, Lin Shu broke out in a cold sweat. After a long silence, he somewhat acknowledged their stance. The Lin Family truly did not have the power to contend with the Li Family.

And now, standing behind Lin Yi, Lin Shu did not know what to say. The original marriage agreement had turned into this current situation, not something he wished to see, and the relationship between the Lin and Li families had actually deteriorated from before.

After a while, Lin Shu found himself unable to say anything, merely letting out a long sigh, "Yi’er, rest well. Tomorrow... tomorrow is the day of the wedding."

"I know, father," Lin Yi replied, still as calm as before, her complexion showing no trace of change. However, in her eyes, there was a clear intent to die.

Lin Shu sighed and walked out, but it wasn’t long before Li Zheng came in. Looking at the motionless Lin Yi, he snorted coldly, "Tomorrow, I will have you marry Xinshan. Even if Xinshan is dead, you are still a part of the Li Family."

Lin Yi did not speak.

Li Zheng glared at Lin Yi and said maliciously, "If it weren’t for you, my Xinshan wouldn’t have died. Since he’s dead, you can just remain a widow for the rest of your life!"

To remain a widow, for a woman, this was a fatal blow.

Lin Yi’s body seemed to tremble for a moment, but then she became still again, and she still did not speak.

Seeing that Lin Yi did not respond, Li Zheng snorted again and angrily flung his sleeves before departing!

A ghost marriage, tarnishing the Lin Family’s name and ruining Lin Yi’s life all within the hands of the Lin Family itself; her engagement in a ghost marriage meant that even if the Li Family were to let her go, who would dare to take her?

Unfortunately, Lin Shu was too weak. Such a situation, akin to someone stomping on his own face, he had no choice but to accept.

Li Zheng left, the door closed, and the two followers keeping watch over Lin Yi also started to sneer.

"This woman, our Li Family will give her a fitting end for her offense!"

"It’s a shame though, she’s so beautiful," another follower licked his lips.

"You can forget about it, didn’t you hear what the family head said? Otherwise, we could be flayed alive. Next time, Brother, I’ll take you to a new Feng Lou to indulge in some pleasures, guaranteeing it’s better than what’s inside here."

"Really?"

The voices of the two men carried a hint of lewdness, but gradually faded into silence.

Lin Yi waited until everything had vanished, and all had become quiet, then she slowly got up and sat in front of the mirror.

The reflection in the mirror showed a face of stunning beauty, a visage that had once enraptured the entirety of Linchuan City.

There was a beauty in the North, with one look she could captivate a city, and with another, a nation.

Unfortunately, this beauty’s face bore no smile, only despair and a desire for death.

Looking at her pale reflection in the mirror, a tear fell from Lin Yi’s eyes. Following closely, like a bead slipping off a string, more tears cascaded from her eyes.

"Li Chen, Xiaoxiao," Lin Yi softly called out. Why, on that day, was it not her who died, but you two instead?

At the thought, Lin Yi’s heart twisted with pain as though cut by knives. Li Chen was the man she loved most, and Lin Xiaoxiao was her dearest sister. These two were her closest kin, even closer to her than her father.

The tears fell onto her clothes, immediately soaking them, and soon there was a large damp patch.

In Lin Yi’s eyes, memories of the day when Li Chen had taken her away from the Lin Family resurfaced. Only this time, it seemed Li Chen would no longer appear.

"My lord is my master, and now that my lord is dead, what is left for me to live for?"

Lin Yi murmured to herself as she remembered the vow she made to herself the day Li Chen took her away. From that moment, she decided that she would follow Li Chen to the ends of the earth, to the edge of the sea.

Now that Li Chen had passed on to the Underworld Yellow Springs, would she remain behind?

Tomorrow... Yes, it would be tomorrow.

Lin Yi sighed internally, but her eyes quickly filled with anger. Li Zheng, you killed my Chen Ge and sister. Tomorrow I will seek vengeance upon you first.

In Lin Yi’s plan, she intended to assassinate Li Zheng during the wedding ceremony, and then commit suicide in front of everyone present.

Lin Yi picked up a dagger, ensuring that tomorrow, she would plunge it into Li Zheng’s body, and then take her own life.

Li Chen, Xiaoxiao, I will join you tomorrow. Don’t be too anxious.

Murmuring to herself, Lin Yi had resigned herself to death, and then she carefully put away the dagger.

Meanwhile, in a cave, two people were busy with their preparations.

"Brother-in-law, are you sure it’s safe? It won’t end up killing her, right?" Lin Xiaoxiao asked nervously.

"It’s okay, you just close your eyes later," Li Chen smiled slightly.

Li Chen searched the cave and, to his surprise, found a rope next to the skeleton. The rope was extremely sturdy, seemingly made earlier, and now, it conveniently served Li Chen’s purpose.

Li Chen called Lin Xiaoxiao to stand in front of him and then tied her waist to his own.