Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 332: Chapter 157 Block the Door_2

Of course, he had also encountered resistance, with the other party refusing to pay and organizing forces to fight back. That was simple, as the Yin Soldiers behind him would let the other party know the cost of breach of contract.

But he had never encountered someone who claimed to have come empty-handed and refused to open the door...

”What, after all this time, do you still dare to ask me for a red packet?”

”Are you too bold, or is there something wrong with your brain?”

”Didn’t you see the troops behind me? Didn’t you see the Yin Soldiers downstairs?”

Inside the room, Li Yelai and Jing Lin, fully armed, were holding weapons and guarding inside the door.

The two looked at each other silently, waiting for the response from the man outside.

”Who are you? What is your relationship with my bride?” the man asked.

”I am her second cousin.” Li Yelai chuckled, ”You think you can enter with empty hands? You really don’t know the rules! Since you don’t know the rules, please leave.”

”Parents’ orders and the matchmaker’s words,” the man said calmly, ”I signed a contract with her father long ago.”

Her father? Li Yelai turned his head to look at Heavy Knight, who slightly shook his head.

Her father had already formed a new family and legally had no right to talk about any contract.

Not her biological father, then... Li Yelai thought of the beautiful woman he had seen that afternoon, could she be the stepfather?

Alright, alright, playing it this way, are you? After dealing with the Returning Soul, I’ll come looking for you!

Li Yelai thought to himself.

”Then let her father marry you,” Li Yelai said coldly, ”Now you want to enter empty-handed? You are quite handsome, thinking beautifully!”

A few seconds later, the man outside spoke, ”Okay, I understand.”

After a brief hesitation, he still chose to follow the other party’s rules, as this was the protocol for welcoming the bride.

It would also make the upcoming wedding more fun.

He certainly did not want to break this wedding.

But since he wanted to play, he might as well play along.

The man reflected and made his choice.

Based on ancient human bridal rituals, it was time for a traditional wedding poem.

Thus, the man’s husky voice rose, ”Last night in the bridal chamber, we stopped the red candles, by dawn in front of the hall, I bow to my new relatives. After makeup, softly ask the husband, whether the strokes of the eyebrows are right or not...”

This was the opening poem drawn from his memory.

Then, it was time to give the red packet.

Even after giving the red packet, the other party might not be satisfied, might still refuse to open the door. Then, it would be necessary to find a way to break in himself; this... was also within the rules.

Of course, there were more rules, the six rituals in ancient marriage ceremonies.

Proposal: The man’s family sends a matchmaker to the woman’s family to propose. After agreeing, the man’s family prepares gifts to formally propose.

Birthdate query: The man’s family sends a matchmaker to ask the woman’s name and date of birth.

Query: The man retrieves the woman’s name and birth information and seeks fortune-telling at the ancestral temple.

Sending engagement gifts: Also known as sending coins, meaning the man’s family sends the betrothal gifts to the woman’s family.

Date decision: The man’s family chooses the wedding date, prepares the gifts to inform the woman’s family, seeking their consent.

Welcoming the bride: One or two days before the wedding, the woman’s family sends the dowry and makes the wedding bed, the next day the groom personally goes to the woman’s house to escort her.

He hadn’t completed any of these, but that didn’t stop him from continuing with the welcoming.

As he finished speaking, two odd-looking servants behind him stepped forward and presented two baskets of flowers.

Inside the baskets, the originally peculiar paper money turned into bright red Giant City Coins.

They lifted the baskets to the peephole, allowing the ’cousin’ inside to see them.

”All these you can take away. Can I come in now?” the man asked calmly.

Since his creation, he had collected many valuable items through contracts. These treasures meant little to him,

But for humans, they represented an immense fortune hard to refuse.

Even if the other party weren’t satisfied, the man was ready to burst in the moment the door opened and the red packet was taken.

Though, this would result in fierce resistance from the maternal family. For instance, the bride’s relatives might use cloth-wrapped mallets to beat the groom or the welcoming team.

But this too was within permissible limits.

Once the door opened, he would forcefully enter!

”Is this it?” However, mocking laughter came from inside. Li Yelai sneered, ”With such a petty spirit, you think you can marry my cousin? Do you fit the key? How many keys do you fit?”

”What do you need?” the man continued, already prepared to shed some blood.

”Nine Awakenings Magic Medicine, any form will do,” Li Yelai boldly demanded.

The man frowned. Magic medicine? And Nine Awakenings?

”What? Can’t provide it? And you dare come to fetch the bride?” Li Yelai sneered.

”I don’t have magic medicine,” the man slowly shook his head, his followers in the bridal procession behind him looked increasingly ferocious.

”Fine, fine, who says I’m not kind-hearted? Let’s change it then,” seeing this, Li Yelai responded, ”How about you go and take out the King of Restricted Zone from Black Origin City!”

Jing Lin, standing to the side, almost laughed aloud, mouthing ’And you still have the audacity to say my Jing Family can’t marry off its daughter?’

In today’s world, who else could offer such a dowry? Even the King of Restricted Zone wouldn’t suffice!

”You must be joking...” the man’s expression darkened, and behind him, two more servants stepped forward, presenting two more flower baskets.

This time, the baskets were filled with gold blocks.

The commoners hiding in their rooms, the bolder ones peeking through the door cracks, all displayed greed and envy.

To them, it was merely a woman—exchanging her for so much money was a huge profit!

Inside the house, Li Yelai and Jing Lin exchanged glances and then nodded slightly.

It had already been dragged out for ten minutes, about time.

Thus, Jing Lin slowly retreated to the living room, while Li Yelai opened the main door.

At the instant the door opened, excitement appeared on the faces of those strange beings in the bridal procession.

The first two servants immediately charged at the door, trying to force their way inside.

These actions were permissible in a bridal procession; the red packets were meant to feed the ’maternal family members’ to open the door.

Now, with the door being opened for money, they should be allowed to break in.

As for resistance... ha-ha, they took your game seriously? Human resistance was such a mild and amusing thing to them.

However, when the two servants collided with the half-open door, they couldn’t budge it?

It was as if they had rammed into a mountain; the collision almost shattered their bodies.

Naturally, they had collided with the door opened by Li Yelai.

By using Spiritually Elite Power, infusing the door with Spiritual Energy to make it hard and heavy. Although Li Yelai wasn’t very skilled in this technique, just enhancing the hardness of the door was feasible. With his strength and physique, holding the door handle was like wielding a shield. Naturally, they got no advantage from charging at it.

Behind them, the two other servants, although not understanding why the previous two hadn’t managed to break through the door, also seized the opportunity to squeeze inside.

Once they entered, everything should be settled. They would subdue the ’maternal family members’ behind the door, open it fully for their master, and welcome the new ’bride.’

However, the moment they charged in, they didn’t see any panicking women.

Instead, they saw two tall figures dressed in Heavy Armor, holding long weapons—like two Gate Gods!

Merely a glance at them conveyed a sense of oppression and dominance.

An inexplicable terror made the two servants want to retreat; the next second, one of the ’Gate Gods’ raised a Big Black Umbrella, smashing it down.

Shouting a peculiar number: ”Eighty!”

’Bang’

The massive and dull sound exploded, the first servant to enter collapsed instantly, his skull caved in from the middle, his neck twisted into three parts, twitching on the floor.

The second servant, his face showing terror, his already fearsome face contorted even more grotesquely. But the second umbrella had already smashed into his chest.

’Crack’

’Crack’

Several crisp sounds came from his chest, caving straight through to his back as his body abruptly retreated, striking the wall. Thick, black blood dripped from his mouth and nose.

This caused the handsome man initially about to enter to stop in his tracks, his gaze cold as it turned to the two.

”Are you planning to break the contract?” he said coldly.

Downstairs, numerous Yin Soldiers raised their weapons.

”Turns out they can’t take a hit,” Li Yelai laughed, black blood dripping from his umbrella, ”Alright, consider that you’ve entered, passing my test.”

”Your test?” the man looked coldly at Li Yelai.

”Did you think I was the only ’maternal family member’?” Li Yelai sneered.

In the living room, Jing Lin revealed a smile to the man, ”Pleased to meet you, I’m her elder cousin.”

In that moment, the man, usually unflappable, felt his blood pressure surging...