While writing a diary at Zongwu, Wang Yuyan falls in love with someone else.

Upon seeing this, he was immediately stunned.

He had never seen how beautiful the daughters of the Du and Li families were, but he was certain that the girl in front of him was no less beautiful than them!

It wasn't until Jiang Sishui waved her hand in front of his eyes that the big man came to his senses, grinning sheepishly and rubbing his hands in embarrassment.

Jiang Sishui didn't argue with him and said, "Fine, these words came from your mouth and entered my ears. Afterwards, they have nothing to do with my elder brother."

Upon hearing this, the burly man smoothly changed the subject, saying, "These two young ladies are going to marry into Grand Tutor Hua's mansion, but there is one place they must pass through—Red River Valley!"

"Hmm, Red River Valley, what happened to Red River Valley?"

"There's a monster in Red River Valley!"

"A demon?" Jiang Sishui and the eavesdropping flower fairy were both taken aback.

"Yes, a demon! A mountain demon!"

"Have you seen it?"

"I haven't actually seen it, but that's what everyone says."

"What could be the reason for this? It couldn't have happened without a cause, could it?"

"Of course! In the past six months, brides have been disappearing one after another in Red River Valley. Everyone who has passed through there has perished. But everyone else is safe and sound. So everyone is guessing that it's a mountain demon taking a bride!"

Seeing Jiang Sishui's skeptical expression, the burly man immediately became anxious: "Hey, you guys really shouldn't disbelieve me!"

“In the past six months, many people, like you, have not believed in superstitions, and without exception, all the brides from those families have disappeared.”

"The Du and Li families certainly have a grand procession, with guards from the Grand Tutor's mansion escorting them, but once they actually get to Red River Valley..."

"Hey, it's hard to say."

Jiang Sishui still didn't believe it, but she didn't argue with the other party. She asked again, "Why do you say that the Red River Valley is a necessary passage and can't be bypassed?"

"No! The Red River Valley is flanked by high mountains and dense forests, with no path to follow. If we force our way through, we'll only end up spending the night on the mountain. And at night, there will be countless snakes, insects, and rodents. How can we possibly make it through?"

"I see."

Jiang Sishui nodded slightly and thanked the big man.

Before leaving, they secretly slipped some silver into his pocket.

After the bridal sedan chair passed by, it gradually disappeared into the distance, and the crowd of onlookers dispersed.

As the bridal sedan chair was about to disappear from sight, Jiang Sishui said, "Let's go, let's follow it and see what exactly this 'mountain demon' in Red River Valley is up to."

The flower fairy scoffed and said disdainfully, "If you want to steal the bride, just say so! 'Mountain demon,' my foot! Do you really think I can't tell?"

Jiang Sishui didn't deny it, and laughed, "Yes, yes, yes, it is my wife who knows her husband best!"

Having said that, without giving the flower fairy a chance to refuse, he pulled her away.

"Hey, hey, let go of me! I can walk by myself!"

……

The wedding procession took more than half an hour to reach the Red River Valley.

During this time, Jiang Sishui even went back to Mantuo Villa and brought her lunch with her.

"How is it? How's Rong'er's cooking? You've never had anything this delicious before, have you?"

"You didn't do it, so why are you so smug?"

"Rong'er is my wife. She's a great cook, so of course I'm proud of her. If you stay with me from now on, you'll be able to eat delicious food every day. Think about it, isn't that a great deal?"

"...Anyway, I can't go against you, so whatever you say is right."

"No, that makes me sound like a tyrant..."

"You are!"

"Alright, alright, let's discuss this later. We've arrived at Red River Valley."

As they talked, the wedding procession had already reached the depths of the Red River Valley.

Meanwhile, the martial arts instructors who had been at the front and back of the procession had surrounded the two sedan chairs in the center, each with weapons in hand and a wary expression.

Everyone was on high alert, their true energy circulating and their auras leaking out, revealing that there was even a grandmaster among them.

Grandmasters are capable of leading a second-rate martial arts force, yet there are eight of them in a wedding procession!

It is evident that the Hua family also attached great importance to this matter.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew in, causing leaves to fall and slap wildly, and the entire formation was blown about erratically.

"Don't panic! Protect the bridal sedan chair! Don't run around!"

A grandmaster gathered his strength and shouted, his voice booming like thunder, instantly giving the panicked crowd a sense of security.

Just then, another plume of thick smoke rose up, then rushed towards them in the strong wind, engulfing the entire wedding procession.

"What kind of evil spirit is this?! Playing tricks!"

A loud shout came from the thick smoke, and at the same time, a sharp sword intent swept out.

"Grand Master..."

Jiang Sishui narrowed her eyes slightly, not expecting that these people had a trick up their sleeve.

Moreover, judging from the strength of that sword intent, it was clearly at the level of a Grandmaster, on par with Tang Bohu and Ding Chunqiu, at 3.7.

"Unfortunately, it was all for naught."

Jiang Sishui shook her head, and before the smoke had cleared, she and the Flower Fairy turned and left.

Because they knew that the bride was no longer in the bridal sedan chair.

Although the swordsman was a grandmaster, he was only at the initial stage. His vision was blurred by the smoke, and his perception was greatly reduced.

Jiang Sishui and Hua Xianzi were both Grandmasters in their later stages, with keen senses and keen observation skills. They immediately spotted the figure walking in the mist.

As expected, it was indeed someone playing tricks.

However, the opponent possessed extremely high lightness skills, moving without a trace, like a ghost, and their actions were too peculiar, so they were mistaken for something unclean causing trouble.

"Half a face is covered by a mask... superb martial arts skills... stealing a bride... this does seem familiar."

182 I'm stronger than you, so I'm in charge.

The half-masked man possessed superb lightness skills, but Jiang Sishui and the Flower Fairy were even more skilled.

The "Lingbo Weibu" technique was used, moving swiftly from east to west.

The Flower Fairy's "Phantom Fairy Trail" is a unique skill of the Fairy Water Palace, which allows her to teleport within a short distance.

In addition, the surrounding terrain was complex and the forests were dense, and the two of them had a cultivation level that far surpassed each other.

So the half-masked man followed them without noticing.

The half-masked man grabbed one of the brides' shoulders with each hand, and with a surge of his inner energy, easily swept them away.

The oncoming airflow filled their mouths and noses, rendering them unable to make a sound.

Finally, after a quarter of an hour's journey, the half-masked man stopped in a remote wilderness.

Not far away, there was a small wooden house that looked quite old.

The man with the half-mask unlocked the door and then pushed the two brides inside.

As soon as Du Bingyan and Li Yuhu entered the room, they saw four other women inside, all dressed as brides.

The two women exchanged a glance, took each other's hands, and turned to look at the man with the half-mask.

The man with the half-mask was also sizing them up.

After staring at each other for a long time, he said, "I sensed it a long time ago. You two are different from them."

Li Yuhu showed no stage fright, slightly raising her chin: "How is it different?"

The man with the half-mask looked at Li Yuhu, who seemed like a naive young man, and said, "They are all afraid of me, but you are not."

"Why should we be afraid of you?" Li Yuhu retorted.

Why are you afraid of me?

The man with the half-mask was taken aback by the question, paused for a moment, and then burst into laughter, the sound almost lifting the roof off.

"Interesting! Very interesting! I kidnapped you, and you're asking me why you're afraid? Hahaha!"

After laughing for a while, the half-masked man's smile vanished, and he said in a cold voice, "What an arrogant little girl! With your meager cultivation, you dare to challenge me! Be careful, or I'll make you wish you were dead!"

Li Yuhu, however, seemed unable to grasp the concept and innocently asked, "Would you do that?"

The man with the half-face mask: "..."

He was suddenly speechless; he had never seen such a stupid and bizarre woman in his life.

He's jumping around like that at the gates of Yama's palace, is he really that intimidating? Is she really that unafraid of death?

The man with the half-mask turned around, his back to the two women, and said calmly, "If you want, I can grant your wish."

Li Yuhu was about to speak when Du Bingyan stopped her and shook her head.

Li Yuhu then swallowed her words.

Du Bingyan said softly, "May I ask how you are addressed? What brings you and my sister here?"