His footsteps sound light. He must be a young man.
Yet his pace is steady as if he has seen it all.
Could he be the Ghost Bridegroom?
ADAPTED FROM HEAVEN OFFICIAL'S BLESSING, A NOVEL BY MO XIANG TONG XIU,
PUBLISHED ON JINJIANG LITERATURE CITY
The way here was filled with dead wolves. Didn't you see?
This mountain is creepy.
The creepier it is, the more we will gain.
Just imagine all the fun you will have when we get the bounty!
What is that?
The Ghost Bridegroom! Get him!
Is he the Ghost Bridegroom or not?
If he is,
the wolves should be working for him.
Then why were they terrified upon seeing him?
The magical formation should be set up by the Ghost Bridegroom,
but that guy stamped it out.
If he isn't the Ghost Bridegroom, then why did he come for the bride?
What's that place?
MING GUANG TEMPLE
Ming Guang Temple?
Thank you.
By the way, do you know where the nearest Ming Guang Temple is?
Ming Guang Temple? We don't have one here.
There isn't?
How could that be?
One.
Two.
Three.
15, 16, 17...
So all the missing brides are here?
New bride
The new bride on the red sedan chair
Full of tears
Going over the hills
Under the veil
Never ever smile
New bride
The new bride on the red sedan chair
Full of tears
Going over the hills
Charge! Catch the Ghost Bridegroom! Get him for the villagers!
Everyone will get a share of the bounty!
Miss, were you kidnapped by the Ghost Bridegroom?
Don't be afraid. We're here to rescue you.
It's them.
There's a Ming Guang Temple here?
That's odd. I've never seen one before.
-When was it built? -I've never heard about it.
Don't move!
You're a man?
It's you?
Where's the bride?
Was there anything odd on the way here?
Why the hell should I tell you?
I haven't got even with you!
You...
Did you run into anything odd on the way here?
You followed the Ghost Bridegroom here and then you met me?
You don't believe us?
After parting ways, we took the sedan carriers somewhere safe.
We went along this road. We didn't find anything odd.
The place is clear. There's no trace of the Bridegroom.
Could the Ghost Bridegroom be in this crowd?
I'm sorry for offending you.
I fought the Ghost Bridegroom just now, so he shouldn't be far.
As the two of them didn't run into him,
I'm afraid he might be among you.
-That's impossible! -No way.
We all know each other.
Verify our identities if you don't believe it!
Nan Feng.
What's the outcome?
There are no strangers here.
Do you see now? The Ghost Bridegroom isn't among us!
Can he possess anyone's body?
I don't think he can.
He is an entity.
As a Wrath, he might be able to transform.
So he might have changed his look and hid among them.
That will be a problem.
Who's there?
It's that hideous brat!
I'm just concerned. So I followed you.
You came with her?
-I don't remember. -I don't know.
She wasn't with us on the way here, right?
Not that I know of.
Me neither.
That's because I followed you quietly.
Why did you follow right behind us?
Maybe you're the Ghost Bridegroom in disguise!
No!
Sir, I'm really Xiao Ying.
I did your makeup and hair before!
CROSS-DRESSING GUY
-That's so eccentric! -How unusual!
It's all for the mission.
Nan Feng and Fu Yao, could you...
Could you help me out here?
-Do you have anything to say? -No.
You both are really "helpful."
Hey, come here! There are a lot of brides here!
I've anticipated this.
You just want to fool us
and take all the credit to get the bounty!
Do you think I would fall for it? Let's get inside!
Don't go in there!
-Don't listen to him! Hurry up! -Yes!
-Let's go! -Let's go!
These mobsters--
Calm down.
If you attack mortals,
you will be in trouble with the Heavenly Officials.
-All of the brides are here. -There are so many of them. We'll be rich!
-They're dead. -The bodies are cold.
She moved just now!
That's impossible.
I'm telling the truth!
Please get out of here.
The temple is permeated with toxic gases from the corpses.
It's dangerous.
Please listen to him. Please get out.
That's odd.
They died several decades ago, but the bodies are not decayed.
-Are they ghosts? -I don't care.
-Let's carry these corpses downhill. -It might already be decaying.
Their families will certainly pay for them!
Just pick up the fresh ones.
Ignore the old ones. Their families are long gone.
Leave them here.
Don't take it off!
The veils block off the Death Qi and Yang Qi.
Gosh! This lady is so beautiful!
It's too bad that she's dead. She's really pretty!
The more you stare, the creepier she seems.
What a coward!
Get out my way!
No! Don't do that!
Why is it you again? Don't get in my way!
You will all be damned for this!
Ugly maidens don't get to talk!
You--
Who hit me?
It's me! I didn't mean it.
Over there! It's him! The horrendous guy wrapped in bandages!
Ghost Bridegroom, stop
He's not the Ghost Bridegroom.
Don't hurt him!
Let's get that monster for the bounty!
This smell...
It's dangerous! Don't go inside!
-Pengtou. -Nothing ventured, nothing gained!
-I won't give up! -Go!
Blood... There's blood everywhere!
-What? -What?
-Gosh! -There's a lot of blood!
Don't panic. The blood is not theirs.
Lend me your torch.
Corpses are hanging on the trees.
-All the blood dripped from the tree. -No wonder there's so much blood.
-Where are these corpses from? -Why are there so many?
Why are there so many corpses?
The Ghost Bridegroom, a Wrath, has something to do with Green Ghost.
This is going to be tricky.
Who's the Green Ghost?
A ghost whose cultivation level is near the Devastation rank.
He loves hanging corpses upside down in the woods.
After the attack of the Base Slaves, we parted ways.
Judging from the location,
Your Highness should have passed through here on the way up.
Didn't you notice anything unusual?
What is it?
I met someone while I was in the sedan chair.
He...
You're saying that the perilous magical formation
was crushed by just a stamp of his foot?
Could he be the Green Ghost that's near the Devastation rank
you're talking about?
He might be. Does he have any distinctive features?
Silver butterflies.
What kind of silver butterflies?
It's silver, translucent...
and doesn't look like living creatures.
Let's get out of here now!
We haven't found the Ghost Bridegroom. We can't go.
The Ghost Bridegroom is just a Wrath.
Even the Green Ghost is just near Devastation.
Do you know who the master of the silver butterflies is?
I don't know. Please tell me.
I don't have time to explain.
The situation is beyond you. We need to report this to the Heaven Realm.
You should go then.
Firstly, he didn't seem to have any ill will.
Secondly, if he's as intimidating as you said,
then I shouldn't just leave others behind.
I'll stay here with Nan Feng.
You should head back and get help.
I've caught the Ghost Bridegroom!
-Keep moving. -How could someone do this?
-Who are you? -Come here.
-Great! We can get money now. -Yes, we can get money.
Well done! I'll remember your notable contribution!
Let's go get the bounty!
You're making a mistake! He's not the Ghost Bridegroom!
He didn't do any of this. He's just a common...
What?
A common freak?
I'd like to see how hideous he is
since he only gets women by kidnapping them!
Enough!
Sir, please help us!
He's not the Ghost Bridegroom.
The real one should be in the vicinity.
Well, I was wondering why you were acting odd.
It turns out you're Ghost Bridegroom's accomplice!
I've seen it!
The dead brides in the temple are the victims of your crime!
You pretend to be angels of justice,
but you're actually filthy robbers and murderers!
I'll kill you for the sake of--
It's not safe to be here. Let's go!
I'm sorry for all the trouble.
Are you injured?
Thanks to you, it's nothing serious.
Can you tell me anything about the corpses hanging in the woods?
I don't know what it is,
but I'm sure it has nothing to do with him.
Miss Xiao Ying, where is this boy from?
He used to live in Mount Yujun.
He would get out to steal food when he was starving.
One day, I caught him stealing from me.
He looked miserable with the wounds on his face.
So I bandaged him up.
He's aesthetically and verbally challenged.
Out of fear, the villagers beat him up often.
So I had to take him back to the mountain
and brought him food every few days.
I was just concerned about him. That's why I followed them.
Everyone claims he's the Ghost Bridegroom.
But he's not!
Please believe me, sir!
All right, Miss Xiao Ying. I have a question.
Apart from this temple,
are there any other Ming Guang Temples around?
Well...
There used to be quite a few of them, but somehow, all of them caught fire.
People said General Ming Guang wasn't powerful enough to guard the place.
So they replaced him with General Nan Yang.
Miss Xiao Ying, please stay here.
Nan Feng, lend me some spiritual powers.
-Why? -I'll explain later.
Let's head back to Ming Guang Temple now.
Wait a minute! You can't leave!
It's dangerous here. How can we handle it if something happens?
-Yes! -How can we handle it?
-Protect us! -Don't leave us!
Why are we going back there?
To subdue the 18 dead brides.
Weren't there 17 of them?
There were 17 brides,
but now there are 18.
-What? -One of them is the Ghost Bridegroom.
This is bad.
Your Highness, I'm still confused.
Why is there an extra one?
We've asked the villagers and confirmed that there were no strangers among them.
You and Fu Yao have also checked
and couldn't find the Ghost Bridegroom.
If the bandaged boy is not the Ghost Bridegroom,
then where did he go?
Could it be...
Yes.
Instead of leaving, he has probably just been hiding here.
What I was chasing after was just a black fog.
I see.
When he first came in,
I pretended to be one of the brides. That's why I didn't get caught.
Just like me, he could also be hiding among the brides
in an attempt to deceive us.
According to Xiao Ying,
the Ming Guang Temples here often caught fire.
It's more arson than an accident.
Why set the temples on fire?
It's usually out of hatred.
However, why is there still one Ming Guang Temple here,
blocked by a magical formation?
And the statue of General Ming Guang is lifelike.
Besides, the brides passing by were forbidden to smile.
Doesn't it sound like he was jealous of the brides' happiness?
If we connect the dots,
there is only one possibility.
Jealousy,
possessiveness,
and hatred.
Do you mean that the Ghost Bridegroom is not a bridegroom,
but a bitter and vindictive...
bride?
Subtitle translation by: Li Xue and Yin Xiaowen