Bizarre: Forced into an arranged marriage, his wife turns out to be a demon emperor?

This time, it asked Lin Che.

Lin Che remained expressionless.

He didn't have a ticket.

He did not answer.

This disregard seemed to have angered the demon of rules.

The deathly aura emanating from the red-clad ticket seller surged dramatically!

Without another word, its slender body lunged forward with a strange gait that no human could possibly manage!

The ticket-checking pliers in his hand transformed into a blur, aiming straight for Lin Che's brow!

This attack was several times faster and more ruthless than the one against Li Yue!

A ferocious smile had already appeared on Wang Shao's face.

Dead!

You are dead!

Just as the tip of the ticket-checking pliers was less than a finger's width away from Lin Che's skin...

An aura leaked out from beside Lin Che.

That wasn't violent energy.

It wasn't a bone-chilling cold.

It was an absolute "status" that was beyond words, transcending all things.

Like ants, looking up to the gods.

Like dust, facing the universe.

Time seemed to freeze at that moment.

The red-clad ticket seller's forward-leaning body froze in mid-air in an extremely bizarre posture.

The ticket-checking pliers in its hand remained stationary.

Throughout the carriage, all the pale-faced passengers, their contorted expressions, instantly exhibited violent fluctuations, like a television screen with a poor signal, before suddenly turning into black smoke with a "poof" and vanishing without a trace.

The ticket seller in red began to tremble violently.

It's not anger.

It is fear.

It originates from the deepest, most instinctive, irresistible, and absolute fear of the soul!

Its gaze, hidden beneath the white mask, passed over Lin Che and fixed intently on the figure beside him.

That woman, holding a red umbrella and wearing red, was both incredibly beautiful and incredibly terrifying.

"Click".

The ticket tongs slipped from his trembling hand and fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

then.

Under the horrified gazes of Wang Shao and Li Yue.

That B-rank ticket seller, who instantly killed the C-rank fire demon, was aloof, terrifying, and like the Grim Reaper in red...

They made a move that instantly shattered their worldview.

It shakily withdrew its hand, reached into the pocket of its worn-out uniform, and frantically rummaged for something.

Soon, it pulled out a large handful of things.

There were crumpled ghost money notes printed with strange images.

There was a rusty bronze whistle that exuded an eerie aura.

There was also a black bead shaped like an eyeball that was still slightly rotating.

It carefully held these "belongings," which might be considered treasures in this strange world, in its two trembling hands, and handed them to Lin Che.

Its slender body bent down as much as possible, forming an arc of extreme humility.

Its voice is no longer hoarse and dry.

Instead, it was filled with flattery, ingratiation, and a trembling voice on the verge of tears.

"Sister...brother-in-law...hello brother-in-law!"

"I...I was blind and didn't recognize your greatness. I offended you, brother-in-law. Please...please forgive me this time!"

"This...this is just a small token of my appreciation, please accept it, brother-in-law!"

"..."

"..."

The entire carriage fell into an eternal, deathly silence.

Li Yue collapsed to the ground, mouth agape, eyes wide like saucers. She looked at the obsequious, dog-like ticket seller in red, then at the calm-faced Lin Che.

Her brain completely shut down.

What... is going on?

Hallucination?

I must be hallucinating from fright!

Wang Shao's expression was even more interesting than Li Yue's.

The ferocity and malice on his face had not completely faded before he froze there, replaced by utter blankness, incomprehensible bewilderment, and a void where his worldview had been shattered.

Brother-in-law?

The bizarre thing is grade B... calling that guy surnamed Lin... brother-in-law?

He rubbed his eyes, unable to believe what he was seeing.

But the scene before my eyes was so real.

The terrifying being that had robbed him of even the will to resist was now like a younger brother who had made a mistake, apologizing to his older brother.

And that "big brother" was the poor, penniless boy, Lin Che, whom he had looked down on from beginning to end!

Why should I?!

On what basis is this?!

A surge of emotions—a mixture of jealousy, humiliation, and fear—exploded in his chest, making him dizzy and almost faint.

Lin Che was somewhat surprised by the dramatic scene before him.

He looked down and glanced at the pile of "trash" that the ticket seller in red was holding.

Then, he turned his head and looked at Su Hongyi beside him with a strange look.

He asked softly, in a voice only the two of them could hear.

"Honey, is this... one of your cousins?"

Lin Che's casual question, falling into the deathly silent carriage, was even more suffocating than the oppressive feeling brought by the B-level eeriness just now.

Wife?

cousin?

Wang Shao and Li Yue, who were lying on the ground, had completely blank minds.

The red-clad ticket seller, whose body was already extremely humble, bowed even lower. It seemed to understand Lin Che's words; its pale mask turned towards Su Hongyi, and its body trembled even more violently.

"It's...it's my cousin..." it stammered in a fawning voice, almost on the verge of tears, "It's a distant...distant cousin..."

Su Hongyi, holding an umbrella, watched the scene with great interest, without saying a word. But Lin Che could sense that the "status" emanating from her, which commanded the submission of all things, had subsided slightly.

The ticket seller in red felt as if she had been granted a pardon.

Lin Che's gaze shifted from Su Hongyi back to the pile of "belongings" being held by the ticket seller in red.

Ghost money, a copper whistle, and a black bead.

The bead was about the size of a thumb, with a smooth surface, but inside it seemed to contain a blood-red pupil that was slowly rotating, exuding an ominous aura.

Lin Che reached out, but instead of touching the unlucky-looking ghost money and copper whistles, he picked up the black, eyeball-shaped bead directly from the pile of things.

[Ding! Detected a Grade B eerie 'Seed of Resentment', which can be used to enhance eerie equipment or increase the level of your companion ghost. Absorb?]

The system notification sounded in my mind.

"Consider this your ticket," Lin Che said calmly, weighing the beads in his hand.

When the ticket seller in red saw him accept the items, her bent-over body almost touched the ground.

"Of course, of course! Brother-in-law, please take care, cousin!"

Lin Che ignored it.

He turned around and naturally took Su Hongyi's hand.

"Let's get off the bus."

Su Hongyi nodded obediently, and the red umbrella tilted slightly, enveloping the two of them.

Lin Che pulled her along, and just like that, oblivious to everyone else, they walked past the humble red-clad ticket seller and headed towards the back door of the bus.