Chapter Eleven: Ghost Marriage

  The moon is horizontal in the starry sky...

  Under the moonlight, Francis stood alone in front of two solitary graves. They were more like two piles of earth than actual graves, as if the people buried there had simply been covered with a handful of dirt. Francis walked up to the graves and began to add more earth, bit by bit.

  After both graves were filled in, Francis walked up to one of them and for some reason he could sense the presence of a young girl.

  Francis knelt down in front of the grave, picked up a piece of wood of suitable size, and carved with the dagger snatched from the girl's hand...

  "That day, I... am extremely sorry! I couldn't control my own behavior! I know that everything I'm saying now is pointless, and you, who are already dead, can't forgive me! I don't seek your forgiveness...”

  Recalling the girl's appearance and her last gaze, Francis felt a sharp pang in his heart! Although Marco was also killed by them, seeing the girl and the old swordsman fighting to save each other reminded him of Marco and himself! He felt jealous, having lost what he had, why did those murderers still get to have it?!

  In a state where reason was completely lost, he ruthlessly killed the two! By the time he came to his senses, it was already too late! Regret! Endless regret! He had taken away someone else's loved one, making them feel his own pain, and avenging himself with that pain!

  Francis didn't know what to say now. "I've heard that after people die, they go to the underworld to start a new life, but I don't want you to start a new life! Don't forget me, I'm the one who took away the most precious person in your life. Remember me! I'll come find you! One day, I'll return to the underworld and find you! But for now, I promised someone, and my promise hasn't been fulfilled yet! When I fulfill that promise, I'll go to the underworld and find you! At that time, I'll ask for your forgiveness!"

  Francis cut his finger with a knife, and blood immediately flowed out. He smeared the blood on the carved words. "That's it, and don't forget me! Oh, right!" Francis raised his left hand and took off the ring from his finger. Kneeling down on one knee, "In my hometown, wearing a ring on the fourth finger means being married! Haha... if you were alive, you would definitely disagree!"

  Francis slowly put the ring on the girl's fourth finger. "It fits perfectly! This is my first confession! I'm glad I wasn't rejected! Haha..." After thinking for a moment, Francis continued, "This isn't really liking you, don't get me wrong! Haha... it's said that this kind of marriage between the living and the dead can still feel each other's presence! Hey, you! Don't forget me!!"

  Francis stood up and inserted the wooden grave marker into the ground. "By the way, I haven't introduced myself yet! My name is Francis, Francis*Du*Aixus! As for your name, I'll ask you in person!! This is my promise to you!!" He bowed his head and kissed the grave marker, then turned around and left with large strides. A single tear dropped onto the grave marker!!!

  Under the moonlight, the words on the tombstone are clearly visible: The grave of Francis' wife!!!!!

  Just as Francis was about to leave, a spatial distortion occurred in front of the tombstone, and two figures appeared! Through the black robes wrapped around their slender curves, it could be seen that they were two women!

  "Woohoo! Such a romantic person! Good little apprentice! You're married, huh? Your partner is an... unusual handsome guy! He seems to be more beautiful than you! Haha!" The tall woman teased. "I told you! Death is just the beginning of life, oh!" The black-robed woman's face was shrouded in a cloud of black fog! Inside, it seemed like endless darkness! Nothing could be seen clearly!

  "Master! Don't talk nonsense, that guy killed me and Uncle Koven! How can I forget this hatred!" The short girl said, lifting her head. Under the moonlight, her face was exactly the same as the deceased girl's...

  "Oh! Not even a little moved?! Others don't mind that you're already dead, you know! And this ghost marriage thing! Even if we're separated by life and death, I can still feel my partner, how romantic! Master, I'm so jealous!" The tall woman said with her hands covering her face in a playful manner. "And also, your eyes are a bit red! Red, red!"

  "Master! He's just trying to ease his own guilty conscience!" The girl said with a tough attitude, wiping her eyes, but the constantly trembling black robe showed that its owner's heart was not as calm as it seemed on the surface.

  "Is that so! Is that so! That despicable guy completely deceived me! But Lilith is amazing! She figured it out at a glance! This guy is still trying to toy with Lilith's soul even after she died! Lilith, don't be afraid! Master, I'll go kill him right now! Okay?" The tall woman stroked the girl's face and pretended to go chase Francis.

  "Don't!" The young girl immediately grabbed her master's black robe!

  "Oh dear, oh dear! With such great effort, your robes are going to be ruined!" The tall woman turned around and playfully gazed at the young girl. "Oh my, our Lilith has a spring in her step now, hasn't she?"

  "Not at all!" The girl retorted immediately, as if she felt her master's gaze. "I just want to kill him with my own hands! Hmph!"

  "Ah! So arrogant!" The tall woman hugged the girl tightly. "What a lovely expression! Where's the ring? We came to find the ring, you know! Now it's on his hand! Do I need to go get it back? Ah! Don't look at me like that, Master, I'll be gentle, won't hurt your good husband!"

  The girl pushed away the tall woman with one hand and turned around saying "Don't bother! I'll take it back myself in the future!"

  "Ah! Really?! Master, I don't believe it! I'm afraid Little Lilies won't get the ring and will end up sacrificing herself instead!" The tall woman leaned on the girl's left shoulder, teasing her.

  "Nothing will happen!" The girl pushed the tall woman again, and the woman fell to the ground, covering her face with her hands "Ah! I'm so unlucky! After finding a disciple with great difficulty, she was immediately kidnapped by someone! And now she's even beaten her master to the ground! So pitiful! Waaah..."

  “……” The girl with a head full of black lines stared at her master, whom she had met after death! At first, she was surprised by the noble status of her master! As an ordinary person, she had never thought that one day she would meet this crown prince! When he said he wanted to take her as his apprentice, she couldn't believe it!! Overjoyed!!! But after being together for less than three days... The girl felt a little regretful in her heart, thinking that she should have considered things more carefully at the beginning.

  "Hey! You're thinking ill of me!" The woman suddenly appeared in front of the girl, startling her.

  "No! No!" The girl immediately shook her head, her own master was a master of disguise!

  "Really?!" The tall woman gave a look of disbelief!

  "Master!" The young girl called out sweetly, trying to shift her master's attention. "Let's go back!"

  "Ugh————! Back again?! I haven't been to the mortal world for ages!" The tall woman said unwillingly. A few steps later, she arrived in front of a tombstone "Tsk tsk tsk! Francis' wife's grave! How desolate! Master, I'm going to cry!"

  The girl ran over immediately "That guy, there's clearly nothing in this grave! What a waste of effort, humph!"

  "Hey! Weren't you lying inside just three days ago? And this tombstone, I'll take care of it first!" The woman beckoned with her hand, and the tombstone immediately vanished!

  "No! Give it to me, give it to me quickly!"

  The next morning, Francis rushed back and saw Des waiting for him at the entrance of the town.

  "Sorry, Des! I've worried you!" Francis said apologetically as he strode over.

  "Nothing, just woke up a bit early, so I came out for a stroll!" Dais said with an air of "I wasn't waiting for you", and turned to walk back.

  Francis followed behind and smiled, he knew that's just how Des was, seemingly uncaring on the surface but actually caring deeply in his actions, a tough cookie!

  Back home, put the things bought by Dis into the ring! Touching the ring, Francis once again thought of that girl, only this time the girl's eyes seemed to have turned shy! Francis shook his head, ah! Seemed a bit tired!

  Picked up the clothes! Francis fished out three gold coins from under the pillow! Marco! Francis clutched the gold coins tightly!

  Made a small hole in each of the three gold coins with a dagger, threaded them onto a cowhide cord and tied it around my neck. From today on, this is my greatest wealth!

  Francis walked into Marco's room, took out the key, and searched around for a while before finding a large trunk under Marco's bed! Inside, gold coins and silver coins were scattered all over the box. Francis counted them one by one, tears streaming down his face as he did so. He forgot how much he had counted halfway through, but he continued to count anyway. Each gold coin contained Marco's love! Holding onto the trunk, Francis transferred his spiritual energy into the wolf's head! That was the safest place of all!

  Back in this space, looking at the seemingly never-stopping rotating disk, Francis felt a wave of emotion! It was this that changed him, and both lives of Francis were changed because of it.

  "Ding! Welcome player back! Player successfully leveled up! Current player level is four! Will the player start summoning?" The mechanical voice echoed in space.

  "What! Me! Fourth rank!" Francis was shocked, hastily closing his eyes and sensing the spiritual power in his body. It really was! When did this happen? Unbeknownst to him, he had reached the fourth rank, and it seemed like just a few days ago he had only just advanced to the third rank! Francis didn't know that his spiritual power had been extremely active these past few days, causing the light element to unconsciously flow into his body, while his high-quality spiritual power rapidly compressed his magical power! Unbeknownst to him, he had broken through at some point!

  Indeed, blessings and misfortunes are intertwined! The ancients were truly not deceiving me!

  "Let's start summoning!" Francis said with a hint of excitement, who would it be this time?

  "The summoning begins!"