My Senior Brother Turned Black After I Died. Chapter 54
byChapter 54 Chapter 54 (includes 1500 nutrient solution plus update)…
“What kind of job?” Ji Hantong asked the boss.
The boss pointed to a mansion in the distance and said with a smile: “Have you seen that most magnificent mansion? That is the richest man in our town, Mr. Li’s family. His daughter will get married soon, and they are looking for a good-looking bearer to escort her to the wedding. It is said that they can give her fifty taels of silver after the wedding.”
Ji Hantong scratched his head. When he was in the world of cultivation, monks usually used spirit stones as currency. Ji Hantong didn’t know how much 50 taels of silver was, but judging from the boss’s tone, he thought it was a very generous reward.
The boss nodded, his eyes brightening a little: “That’s right! It’s enough for an ordinary person to feed for two or three years. But Mr. Li said that it should be a young man with Zhou Zheng’s appearance. His daughter is a well-known beauty, so the procession for sending off the bride cannot be shabby.”
Ji Hantong looked down at himself. Although this body was a little younger, only 18 years old, it had the same appearance as before, so it wasn’t too bad after thinking about it.
“Okay, I’ll try it.”
The boss patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: “Go ahead, go ahead, you look like this.”
Ji Hantong walked towards the Li family’s residence.
As soon as he arrived at the door, one of the servants came up to him and said, “Is this young master here to apply for a job as a bearer of a bride’s chair?”
Ji Hantong nodded: “Exactly.”
The servant looked him up and down, and his eyes suddenly lit up: “Master, please come with me!”
Ji Hantong was a little surprised by his attentive attitude.
Ji Hantong was led through the front yard to a side hall. There were already several people sitting in the side hall. They were all young men with good looks and neat clothes. At first glance, they had been carefully tidied up.
“Master, please wait here for a moment. Someone will come to make the selection soon.” After the servant finished speaking, he left.
Ji Hantong found a corner and sat down, looking at the people present.They are all indeed good-looking, with fine features and delicate features. Some of them can even be said to be handsome, but naturally they are not as good as their senior brothers.
Those people were also looking at him, with a bit of scrutiny and a bit of vigilance in their eyes.Ji Hantong lowered his head and ignored it.
After waiting for about an incense stick, a middle-aged man wearing a silk shirt walked in, followed by a thin man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks and a goatee.
“Everyone has been waiting for a long time,” the middle-aged man cupped his hands with a smile on his face, “I am the housekeeper of the Li Mansion. Today I am hiring a bearer to escort my young lady to get married. The young lady is the apple of our Mr. Li’s eye, and this wedding party cannot be careless.”
The butler said as his eyes swept over everyone’s faces.When he glanced at Ji Hantong, his eyes suddenly froze.
The housekeeper walked quickly to Ji Hantong, looked him up and down several times, then turned back to the man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks and said, “What do you think of this guy?”
The thin man stepped forward and circled around Ji Hantong twice, his eyes as big as mung beans narrowed into slits, and he nodded repeatedly.
“Yes, yes.” His voice was shrill and harsh, “This bone appearance and skin appearance are rare, really rare, and they will definitely meet the requirements.”
Ji Hantong felt uncomfortable looking at him and subconsciously moved back.
But the butler has already made a final decision: “This is the one!”
Ji Hantong: “…”
Before Ji Hantong had time to react, the housekeeper had already waved his hand to several other young people to leave.
Only Ji Hantong, the housekeeper, and the thin man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks were left in the side hall.
An ominous premonition arose in Ji Hantong’s heart.
“What do you call this young master?” The butler sat down opposite him with a smile, his attitude was a little too attentive.
“…My surname is Ji.” Ji Hantong looked at him warily, “What do you mean? Don’t you mean the bearer?”
“Sedan bearers? Of course we need to hire bearers.” The butler smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed, “But with your looks, sir, it would be a pity to be a bearer.”
Ji Hantong’s brows furrowed even more tightly, “What exactly do you want to do?”
The butler stopped his smile, moved closer, and lowered his voice and said, “Mr. Ji, to be honest, my young lady is marrying into the Sun family in Pingcheng. Pingcheng is close to the Guixu Sect, which is a good place, but it’s not peaceful along the way.”
“Recently, bandits have been on the rampage, and they are targeting marriage teams. Last month, two brides were abducted and have not been recovered yet.”
Ji Hantong was stunned: “So?”
“So my master has come up with a perfect plan.” The butler’s smile was a bit sly. “The young lady has been escorted over in advance, but there needs to be someone in the wedding sedan. It’s not peaceful now. We can’t find a girl willing to pretend to be the bride, so we can only see if we can find a man.”
Ji Hantong’s eyes widened: “You want me to pretend to be a bride?”
“Young Master is indeed smart!” The butler slapped his thigh, “That’s exactly what we meant. Don’t worry, you just need to sit safely in the wedding sedan along the way. We will find an opportunity to exchange you and the lady when we get near Pingcheng.”
Ji Hantong suddenly stood up.
“No,” he flatly refused, “I won’t do it.”
Are you kidding me?He came here to see his senior brother, not to be a substitute bride for others, and it would be too shameful to wear women’s clothing.
The housekeeper quickly grabbed him and said, “Master Ji, don’t leave in a hurry! The price is negotiable!”
Ji Hantong shook his head: “It’s not about money -”
“One hundred taels!”
“…”
“Two hundred taels!”
Ji Hantong still shook his head.
The housekeeper gritted his teeth: “Five hundred taels!”
Ji Hantong looked at him and suddenly asked: “How much does it cost to go to Taixuan Dao Sect from here?”
The housekeeper was stunned.
“Tai Xuan Dao Sect?” He and the thin man looked at each other with strange expressions on their faces, “Young Master wants to go to Tai Xuan Dao Sect?”
Ji Hantong nodded.
The housekeeper was silent for a moment, and then slowly spoke: “Mr. Ji, I’m not trying to throw cold water on you. Taixuan Dao Sect is not a good place to go now.”
Ji Hantong’s heart tightened suddenly: “What happened to Taixuan Daozong?”
The housekeeper didn’t seem to want to answer his question: “Okay, Mr. Ji, you agree to make this trip for my lady. After that, our Li family will pay for you to escort you to the vicinity of Taixuan Taoist Sect. All the travel and protection along the way will be on us, but at most we can only escort you to the city closest to Taixuan Taoist Sect.”
Ji Hantong was stunned: “Really?”
“Keep your word,” the housekeeper patted his chest, “Although our Li Mansion is not a wealthy family, we can still afford this little money.”
Ji Hantong bit his lip, very excited.He has no cultivation in his body. Whether he can get out of this world alive is a question if he sets off alone, let alone go to Taixuan Dao Sect. It is better to be escorted than to wander around on his own.
In order to see my senior brother, don’t you just wear women’s clothes and become a substitute bride?It’s all little things.
“Okay,” Ji Hantong was cruel and decided to agree.”It’s a deal.”
The butler’s eyes suddenly lit up: “Okay, Mr. Ji is indeed a cheerful person.”
He waved his hand, and a maid immediately ran out and came back a short time later holding a set of bright red clothes.
Ji Hantong looked at the clothes and twitched the corner of his mouth.
That’s a wedding dress.
The bright red wedding dress is embroidered with complicated peony patterns, and the hem of the skirt touches the floor with flowing gold threads. It is also paired with a set of headdresses – phoenix crown, Xiapei, hijab, and many more.
“Do you…really want to wear this?”
The housekeeper nodded matter-of-factly: “Of course! How can you be called a bride without wearing wedding clothes?”
Ji Hantong took a deep breath, then another, then another.
Bear it for a while, all this is to see your senior brother.
He muttered silently in his mind, took the wedding dress and was led into the next room by the maid.
The door closed behind him.
Ji Hantong stood in the room, looking at the bright red cloth in his hand, wanting to cry without tears.
After living for hundreds of years, he has never worn women’s clothing, let alone this is a wedding dress.
Ji Hantong gritted his teeth and started to put it on his body.
Fortunately, although ancient clothes were complicated, he still knew how to dress after staying in the world of cultivation for more than four hundred years.After struggling with it for about a stick of incense, I finally put on the layers of wedding clothes.
Ji Hantong walked to the bronze mirror, took a look, and then froze.
She was wrapped in a red wedding dress, made of fine brocade, embroidered with tangled peonies and gold thread curling cloud patterns. The layers of skirts hung down to the ground, making Ji Hantong’s already thin figure become more slender and tall.
Her long hair was simply tied back, and she had not yet put on the phoenix crown. A few strands of hair hung down on her cheeks, which made Ji Hantong’s face appear small and delicate.The neckline of the wedding dress is slightly narrowed, outlining the slim shoulder line, and the waist is made slender by a belt, making it slim and graceful.
It reminded him of the bonding ceremony with his senior brother that day.
Ji Hantong stared blankly at himself in the mirror, his eyes suddenly sore.He lowered his head and blinked hard to hold back the wetness.
Walking out of the door, the housekeeper and the thin man were waiting outside.The moment they saw Ji Hantong come out, both of them were stunned.
The butler’s mouth opened wide and his eyes widened.
“This… this…” the housekeeper stammered, “Mr. Ji… you, you…”
Ji Hantong felt a little uncomfortable when he saw him and lowered his head subconsciously.
“What’s wrong? Doesn’t it look good?”
“It’s beautiful!” the housekeeper almost shouted, “It’s so beautiful! Even more beautiful than my young lady!”
He was so excited that he spun around in circles, rubbing his hands together.
Ji Hantong: “…” Why does it feel so awkward?
The housekeeper finally calmed down, pulled the thin man and muttered for a long time, and then walked up to Ji Hantong with a smile on his face.
“Mr. Ji, the wedding sedan will be waiting at the door of the house tomorrow at Mao hour. You just need to sit in and don’t worry about anything else.”
“Don’t worry, we will protect your safety. Look, the person next to me is the escort who will escort us this time.”
Ji Hantong nodded.
The butler warned again: “Remember, you must not speak during this journey. Your identity as a man will be exposed.”
“Okay.”
“Also, the hijab cannot be lifted. It is unlucky if it is lifted.”
“Got it.”
The housekeeper nodded with satisfaction, looked him up and down again, and said in surprise:
“So handsome, so handsome. What he wears on Mr. Ji is actually more stunning than that on a woman.”
Ji Hantong: “…”
Now he just wants to end it all quickly, find his senior brother, and then change out of these clothes.
On the second day, before midnight, Ji Hantong was awakened by a knock on the door.
Because he missed Shen Lanchuan, he almost stayed up all night. At this moment, his eyes were slightly green and black, making his face look even paler.The maids sent by the housekeeper filed in and without any explanation pushed Ji Hantong in front of the mirror and started dressing up.
Ji Hantong sat there stiffly, letting the maids smear his face.
The aroma of powder lingered in his nose, making Ji Hantong feel nauseated.
“Young Master’s skin is so good,” the maid said sincerely while tracing Ji Hantong’s eyebrows, “I’ve saved most of my powder.”
Ji Hantong didn’t respond.
After about half an hour, the makeup was done.Ji Hantong opened his eyes and looked at the bronze mirror.
The person in the mirror has picturesque eyebrows, curved eyebrows, a little red lips, and a faint blush on her cheeks.The phoenix crown was pressed on the top of her hair, and the hanging beads covered most of her face, but could not cover her cold eyes.
He looked away, not wanting to look anymore.
The maids put Xia Pei on him and put a red headscarf on the phoenix crown.
My eyes suddenly turned red and I couldn’t see anything.
Ji Hantong was helped out of the room and walked forward through the corridor, hearing loud noises in his ears.
“Be careful! The dowry has been carried securely!”
“Where’s the wedding sedan? Bring the wedding sedan over quickly!”
Ji Hantong was helped into the wedding sedan.
The sedan body shook, then was lifted steadily.The gongs and drums suddenly sounded, the suona was playing loudly, and amidst the lively commotion, the procession of sending off the bride set off.
Ji Hantong was sitting in the sedan chair, his red hijab covering his sight, and he could only see the sharp-jointed hands on his knees.
He thought again of the contract formation ceremony that day.Because both he and Shen Lanchuan were men, they did not choose hijab.What Ji Hantong saw that day was not all red, but Shen Lanchuan.
The sedan swayed forward, and the sound of gongs and drums made Ji Hantong’s eardrums hurt.After walking for an unknown amount of time, the sky gradually darkened, and the procession of sending off the bride seemed to have stopped.
Ji Hantong still sat upright without moving.
The housekeeper said that he could not speak or lift his hijab during the journey, so he did not dare to act rashly.
As the night grew darker and the noise outside gradually subsided, Ji Hantong leaned against the sedan wall and fell asleep.
Suddenly, a sharp whistle pierced the night sky.
This was followed by panicked shouts, chaotic footsteps, and a loud noise of something being overturned.
“Bandits! Bandits are coming!”
“Run!”
Ji Hantong woke up suddenly, and before he could react, the sedan body shook violently, as if someone had kicked him hard.He threw himself forward and hit his forehead against the wall of the sedan, causing his eyesight to turn black in pain.
The sedan curtain was suddenly opened.
A hand reached out and grabbed Ji Hantong’s wrist.The hand was rough and strong, covered with calluses, and it was like an iron vice that squeezed his bones until it hurt.Before Ji Hantong had time to struggle, he was violently pulled out by the force.
The red hijab slipped off, and Ji Hantong raised his head to face a face full of flesh.
The man was stunned for a moment, staring at his face, his eyes opening wider and wider.
“I have a real mother!” The man took a breath, and then shouted at the top of his lungs, “Brother! Brother, come and see! This bride looks like a fairy!”
There was a wild roar of laughter all around.
Ji Hantong struggled desperately, but he couldn’t escape without any cultivation in his body. He turned to look at the procession of sending off the bride——
The housekeeper and the servants stood far away, and no one came forward.
They didn’t even look at Ji Hantong.
Everyone was desperately protecting the dowry boxes, and Ji Hantong’s heart sank suddenly.
Ji Hantong suddenly understood that everything about escorting him to Taixuan Dao Sect and all the expenses paid for escorting him were all fake.From the beginning, what the Li family wanted was a scapegoat to satisfy the bandits so that the real Miss Li family could be safe.
He is the scapegoat.Ji Hantong closed his eyes and smiled bitterly.After living for hundreds of years, he was actually plotted by a group of mortals.
I am still too useless, and I am nothing without the protection of my senior brother.
“Take him away!” the bandit who was holding him gave the order, and several people stepped forward, tied up Ji Hantong in a mess, stuffed a rag into his mouth, and threw it on the horse’s back.
The sound of horse hooves resounded loudly.
Ji Hantong was shaken so hard that all his internal organs were displaced, and his eyesight turned black.I don’t know how long I ran and bumped, but I finally stopped.
Someone pulled him off his horse and pushed him forward.
Surrounded by jagged rocks, dim light, and faint mist.The mist was dark red, as if soaked in blood, and conveyed an indescribable coldness.
Ji Hantong cursed secretly.
This aura is wrong, it is definitely not the aura that the mortal world should have.
Ji Hantong raised his head and looked around. The dark red mist was surging and swimming in the air like a living thing.Black peaks can be vaguely seen in the distance, with the same red mist lingering on the peaks, which is strange and eerie.
Demonic energy, this is demonic energy.
Ji Hantong’s heart trembled.These bandits actually brought him to the Demon Realm?
Before Ji Hantong could think about it, someone gave him a hard push on the back: “Quickly leave! Why are you dawdling!”
Ji Hantong staggered a few steps forward and was pushed into a huge cave.There were torches lit in the cave, and the flames flickered, illuminating the ferocious faces.
Deep in the cave, sitting on a large stone chair, was a man.
There was a long scar on the man’s face, diagonally slashing from the center of his eyebrow to the corner of his mouth, making his entire face look particularly ferocious.His upper body was naked, his muscles were taut, he was holding a wine bag in his hand, and he was pouring wine into his mouth.
Ji Hantong was pushed in front of the man and was kicked hard on the bend of his knee, causing him to kneel on the ground with a thud.
The scarred man put down the wine bag and glanced at him casually.
Then his eyes froze.
“This…” The scarred man sat up straight and stared at Ji Hantong’s face, a strange light flashed in his pupils, “Where did you get this?”
“Brother, you were robbed by the mountain!” The bandit who pulled Ji Hantong off his horse came forward as if he wanted to take credit, “The wedding party, the bride! Look at this, isn’t it much more handsome than the one we robbed last time?”
The scarred man said nothing, but stared at Ji Hantong.That look made Ji Hantong feel cold all over.
“Like, so similar!”
At this moment, a high-pitched voice sounded from the side: “Mountain Master, I didn’t lie to you, did I? I just said that the goods delivered this time will ensure your satisfaction.”
Ji Hantong turned his head sharply.
The firelight reflected a face with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, a goatee, and a pair of green bean-sized eyes looking at him with a smile.It’s the thin man in Li’s mansion.
Unexpectedly, they are actually in the same group.
The scarred man stood up with satisfaction: “Okay, I will set off tomorrow to send this kid to the Demon Palace. If I can please the Demon Lord, maybe my status can be further improved.”
Ji Hantong knelt on the ground, his mind going blank.Why send him to the Demon Palace?
The scarred man seemed to see his shock and confusion, and he chuckled and said, “Young man, you don’t know how to flatter me. It’s your blessing to be presented to the Demon Lord. Our Demon Lord is the most noble person in the entire demon world. Our cultivation is as high as the sky, and our appearance is peerless. No matter how many demon cultivators want to climb on his bed, they can’t.”
“That is to say, you look a bit like Lord Demon Lord’s rumored Bai Yueguang. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have bothered to take you to the Demon Palace. Do you think you are still alive now?”
Ji Hantong froze. Hua Feixue likes men?
Ji Hantong’s heart was in a mess.
“Take him away,” the scarred man waved his hand, “lock him up in a stone prison on the back mountain and keep him under strict guard. If he escapes, I will take care of you.”
“Yes!”
The stone prison in the back mountain was cold and damp, surrounded by hard rocks, with only a small window the size of a palm letting in a faint light.Ji Hantong was pushed in, and his hands and feet were locked with iron chains. The other end of the iron chains was fixed on the stone wall, and the range of movement was less than three feet.
The cell door closed with a clang, and the sound of the lock being locked was particularly harsh in the darkness.
Ji Hantong leaned against the cold stone wall, breathing heavily.
He lowered his head and looked at the bright red wedding dress he was wearing.The bumps along the way made the clothes wrinkled, the peonies embroidered with gold thread were stained with mud, the phoenix crown had been lost long ago, and the long hair was draped on the shoulders.
Extremely embarrassed.
Ji Hantong smiled bitterly.
But now is not the time to feel sorry for oneself, Ji Hantong’s eyes fell on his wrist.
There were iron chains locked on his wrists. The iron chains were so thick that he couldn’t break them open with his current strength.He looked down at his wedding dress and suddenly remembered something.
Although the phoenix crown has fallen off, what about the jewelry on the phoenix crown?
Ji Hantong groped carefully.He remembered that when the maid dressed him up in the morning, she put several hairpins in his hair, as well as earrings, a collar, and a complete set of hairpins.Although he was beaten to pieces by bandits later, some things should still be there.
His fingers touched the long and scattered hair, groping bit by bit, and finally found a small piece of silver in the tangled hair.
Ji Hantong took a deep breath and quietly polished the small piece of silver.
In the next few days, Ji Hantong was kept in a stone prison and had only simple meals every day. The guards were very strict and he had no chance to escape.Ji Hantong could only wait for the opportunity quietly.
On the fourth day, the door of the stone prison was opened.
Someone stepped forward to untie the iron chain on Ji Hantong’s wrist and replaced it with a rough hemp rope to tie his hands behind his back.Ji Hantong didn’t struggle, just lowered his head and allowed themselves to be manipulated.
Ji Hantong was pushed into a cage, the cage was loaded onto the carriage, and the carriage set off towards the Demon Palace with a swaying motion.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, the carriage suddenly stopped.
Someone opened the car curtain and it was the man with the scar.He glanced at Ji Hantong and said to the people outside the car: “We are almost reaching the boundary of the Demon Palace. You guys wait here and I will take him in alone.”
The people outside responded.
The scarred man got into the carriage and pulled Ji Hantong out.He personally escorted Ji Hantong forward, holding the other end of the rope in his hand.
Ji Hantong lowered his head and followed him step by step.
The surrounding scene gradually became weird.The dark red mist became thicker and thicker, almost covering the sky and the sun.A majestic palace can be vaguely seen in the distance. The black palace stands in the red mist, like a crawling giant beast.
That is the Demon Palace.
Ji Hantong’s heart beat faster and faster.He quietly moved his wrists that were tied behind his back, and his fingers groped for the small piece of silver in his sleeve bit by bit.The ropes were tied tightly, but not without gaps.
The scarred man walked in front, seemingly not worried that Ji Hantong would escape.That’s right, how could a mortal with no power to bind a chicken escape from a demonic cultivator?
Ji Hantong lowered his eyes and continued walking forward.
Finally, they were about to step into the gate of the Demon Palace.Ji Hantong also frayed the rope at this moment, broke away his hand suddenly, and ran out.
The moment the rope broke, Ji Hantong barely had time to think. His body had already reacted before his consciousness. He jerked his hands away and turned around to run away.
Scarred Man’s roar came from behind: “You little bastard——!”
Ji Hantong ran forward with all his strength, but the skirt of his wedding dress tripped him up. He simply pulled up the skirt and stepped on the cold ground with his bare feet.
But Ji Hantong forgot that he was just a mortal now, and the scarred man was a demon cultivator.
Ji Hantong only ran a few steps before a huge force came from his back.A big, rough hand grasped the back of his neck and lifted him up like a chicken.Ji Hantong’s feet left the ground, his throat was strangled, and he felt a sense of suffocation instantly.
“Run, why don’t you run away?” The scarred man’s voice exploded in his ears, with teeth-gnashing anger, “I’m kind enough to spare you your life, you little brat, don’t be so shameless!”
Ji Hantong struggled desperately, but his hand was as motionless as if it were made of iron.His eyes went dark, his face turned red from holding back, and a broken sob came from his throat.
The scarred man threw Ji Hantong to the ground hard.
Ji Hantong’s back hit the hard stone slab, and the pain made his vision go dark and he almost fainted.He gasped for air like a dying fish.
The scarred man looked down at him condescendingly. The scar on his face was twisted with anger, and he was terrifying: “You don’t know whether to live or die! Do you think you can escape? This is the devil’s world. Even if you break your legs, you can’t escape from my grasp!”
He kicked Ji Hantong on the waist.
Ji Hantong curled up and trembled with pain, but he gritted his teeth and didn’t make a sound.
The scarred man squatted down and grabbed Ji Hantong’s hair to force him to raise his head.Ji Hantong’s face was as pale as paper, a thin line of cold sweat broke out on his forehead, but there was a faint smile hanging on the corner of his mouth.
That smile made the scarred man stunned for a moment, and then he became even more angry.
“Laughing? Do you still dare to laugh?” He slapped Ji Hantong on the face, “I will let you know what will happen if you offend me today!”
Ji Hantong’s face was beaten to one side, and blood oozed from the corners of his mouth.He slowly turned his head and stared at the scarred man, his eyes terrifyingly calm.
“Kill me.” Ji Hantong’s voice was hoarse.
The scarred man was stunned.
Ji Hantong looked at him and said, “Kill me now.”
The scarred man laughed angrily at his appearance: “You think I don’t dare?”
“You dare.” Ji Hantong twitched the corner of his mouth, with a somewhat indescribable meaning in his smile, “Of course you dare. You are a demon cultivator mountain master, what does it mean to kill a mortal?”
He paused and his voice became softer, as if he was saying to himself: “Anyway, if I die, someone will avenge me.”
The scarred man raised his eyebrows: “Revenge? Just you?”
Ji Hantong didn’t answer, just looked at him, his eyes as calm as a pool of stagnant water.
That look made the scarred man feel a little hairy for no reason.But then he became angry – he, a demon cultivator, was frightened by the eyes of a mortal?
“Seeking death!” The scarred man raised his hand, and black evil energy condensed in his palm.
Ji Hantong closed his eyes. He was just trying to scare the scarred man before he died. He was now equivalent to a black man in the world of cultivation. How could anyone avenge him?
Unexpectedly, he fell into trouble within a few days after returning to the world of cultivation, and he hadn’t even met his senior brother.
Tears fell down his cheeks. On the verge of death, Ji Hantong suddenly felt a sense of grievance in his heart. He cried and shouted angrily: “Brother, why are you so hard to find…”
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