After I returned home, 

I 

took 

another half month to fully recover. Then, I started to contact Chuyi, 

Senior Shu

, and all the people I could! 

The reason was that

 I wanted to get married! 

Yin Xinyue and I had witnessed the love between Li Mazi and Chuchu, and 

then his love

 with Ru Xue. Their little daughter was already learning how to walk. 

Yin Xinyue had already 

hinted to me

 that she wanted to get married

, but

 I had pretended 

not to

 get it. At that time, I 

wanted to

 get married after my business 

was 

stable enough. However, after Dorgon

’s

 case, Yin Xinyue became anxious. 

She was afraid of waiting for me. She was afraid that one day, I would never come home. We decided to get married when 

we returned

 home. 

I looked at her serious 

expression and felt

 deeply touched. I had known her since the bone necklace case. She had been with me through many deadly situations. If she hated my profession, she would have left me already. 

If she didn’t mind it, 

there was no reason for me to hold back.

 No matter what 

the future had in store for us

, I didn’t 

care

. I just needed this current happiness. 

That

 was

 why, 

as a

 person who 

had 

always tried to live a low-key life, I pushed it a lot this time. Not only 

did I contact

 the b

ig shots

 I knew in this business, I even invited Li Mazi’s friends and Ru Xue’s distant, very distant relatives! I just wanted to give Yin Xinyue a wedding she would never forget!

I dream

t

 of my grandpa the night before the wedding day. He fondly looked at me

 and smiled

. “My good boy! I’ve been gone for quite a long time, and you

’ve

 finally done something right! After you get married, you should hurry 

and

 give me a little 

great-grandson

!” 

After I agreed with him, he patted my shoulder then left. My grandfather 

was not someone to

waste time

. 

On my wedding day, the entire antique street was packe

d. I

t had never been so crowded before. People whom both I knew and didn’t know had come to congratulate me. 

We received a large sum of money

. A small red envelope could contain several thousand

,

 or even hundreds of thousands of 

renminbi

. Li Mazi was 

the

 best man

, and h

e was also in charge of receiving the red envelopes. 

His smile looked like

 a blooming flower the entire time. 

There was nothing to complain about 

a

s Mr. Jin had taken care of everything himself. To make 

the ceremony

 more lavish, he used more than ten Lamborghini cars 

as 

my wedding parade cars. 

After everything was done, I sat down at a table to drink with Chuyi, 

Senior Shu

, and Zen Master 

Baimei

. 

I

t was my grandfather who had introduced me to this profession, b

ut 

it was the merit of these three 

people

 that I 

was

 alive 

today

. 

Chuyi had always helped me. Zen Master 

Baimei

 had come to rescue me more times than I could remember. Even the despicable 

Senior Shu had taught

 me 

well and

 cared about me as if 

I was his grandson. 

I guessed my new marital status had changed my

 mood

. I took a few cups and made use of the alcohol effect to call 

Senior Shu

‘

grandpa.

’ 

I didn’t know if 

Senior Shu

 was drunk or not

, but

 I saw him 

cry

 silently 

as

 he talked 

to me

. 

It was a rare time for us to sit together and chat. After the wedding, my friends and relatives gradually left. I pledged my heart that I

 would

 take care of Yin Xinyue and treat my family well

. I

f possible, I would meddle less with otherworldly items

.

However, there 

was a saying that went, 

“Sometimes when you don’t look for trouble, trouble comes to you!” 

After they all left, Li Mazi and I sorted things out. We made

 a list

 of my gifts.

The main reason was 

that

 human relationships were built

 on 

mutual 

courtesy

. I needed to remember this list to give them similar gifts later.  

After listing the gifts, I was surprised 

to see

 the gift the Zhang family in Jiangbei had given me. It was 

the

 embroidery of a cute boy and girl

, and

 the thread 

used was made of

 gold and silve

r

. I checked and found that the seal stamp on the fabric 

stated

 it was dated from the years of Hongwu during the Ming Dynasty. 

It was unexpectedly an item from the early Ming Dynasty, which 

was worth

a lot

. This time, the Zhang family seemed t

o have bled 

a lot. This embroidered picture carried the blessing of having a precious child.

It seemed the Zhang family had always looked down on my family line, but they hoped that my 

descendants

would

 extend the Zhang family. No matter what, we all came from an ancient family. I repaid the favor by sending the bronze bow to Gold Tooth. It was my gift to the seniors of the Zhang family. 

However, there was something strange. After we finished making the list, there was a strange jade hairpin left. 

This jade hairpin was exquisitely made. It felt cool in 

my

 palm. 

T

he fancy feature of this hairpin was 

the

 red phoenix inside

. It 

looked like the phoenix was born inside the rough jade before they made it into a hairpin. 

It was awesome. At first, I thought it was 

a

 modern art item. However, it was a real antique that had at least one thousand years of history. 

If someone 

gifted

us

 such a precious item, that person should have a close 

relationship

 with me. I blamed Li Mazi for not remembering the name of the person who had given this big gift! 

At first glance, Yin Xinyue 

took

 an instant lik

ing 

to the jade hairpin. She picked it and put it in her hair bun. Before we went to bed, she smiled

 and asked

, “Can I keep this hairpin?” 

It 

looked

 beautiful on her. However, I didn’t know 

who had given it to us

. “It’s okay, but you shouldn’t wear it outside of our home.” 

“All right, okay…” Yin Xinyue nodded, but she didn’t sound pleased. 

She didn’t often act like this. I thought she liked the hairpin

 a lot

. I regretted 

telling 

her not to wear it

 as my words

 seemed to have displeased her. I changed my words immediately

 and told 

her that she could wear it whenever she wanted. Then, I pulled her under my body and started to devour her like a hungry wolf. 

I thought she would be cheered up the next day. However, she 

continued to look displeased. 

At first, I thought she was mad at me because I didn’t want to let her wear the hairpin. Or, that she 

had

 the post-wedding blues

. I thought 

she would 

feel

 better after a few days. 

That

 night, I got up due to an urge to use the bathroom. I lifted the blanket. Yin Xinyue wasn’t in the bed with me. 

I thought she was also in the toilet. I 

left the bedroom

 to check and saw that the light was off. When I switched the light on, I found Yin Xinyue sitting alone on the sofa. 

She was wearing 

a

 traditional red wedding dress 

and had

 a thick layer of white powder on her face.

It was even scarier 

because

 she was frowning as if she was suffering from something very painful. She didn’t 

notice

 my presence even though I was standing next to her. 

“Yin Xinyue, are you okay?” I tried to get her attention. After our wedding, I had felt that something was wrong with her. Now I knew she 

had

a

 burden

 on 

her mind. 

She got herself together and nodded at me. However, she didn’t say anything

 and walked to 

the bedroom. 

I was afraid that she would sneak out again, so I pretended to b

e asleep and laid 

on the outer edge of the bed. She didn’t leave the room that night. 

T

he next day, Li Mazi and Ru Xue came for lunch. While eating, the couple kept muttering to each other. 

“Hey guys, is there something wrong?” I asked. 

Li Mazi shook his head.

When Yin Xinyue went to take a shower, Li Mazi 

said

in a serious tone, 

“Little 

B

rother Zhang, don’t you feel something is wrong here? I think my sister

-

in

-

law looks so strange.” 

“

That’s

 righ

t. A

fter the wedding, Xinyue seem

ed 

to 

have become

 someone else. Every move of 

hers

 is so elegant and classy. It doesn’t fit her cute

 and

 stubborn 

character

,” added Ru Xue.

I just smile

d.

 “Oh well, she’s my wife now. Having good senses and behaviors are required to build a family, right?” 

“No, 

that’s not what I meant

…” 

Li Mazi came close to me. When Yin Xinyue 

wasn’t paying 

attention, he lowered his voic

e and said,

 “I think my sister

-

in

-

law 

is pestered by

 something foul.” 

I immediately recalled her strange action last night. I was bewildered

. I

t was true that she 

became quiet

 and gloomy after our wedding. 

I

f she only treated me that way, I 

c

ould understand. But now, even Ru Xue, her bestie, thought that she was acting 

strangely

. There should be 

a

 problem! 

Li Mazi and I excused ourselves to leave the antique shop to buy some cigarettes. I told him abou

t 

the situation last night. Li Mazi patted his thigh

 and said in a mocking voice,

 “Hey friend, you are always quite sensitive

, bu

t when things happen to you, you 

become

 muddled.” 

“What do you mean?”  

“Think about how my sister used to be and how 

she looks

 today

.

 I’m certain that there

 was

 something 

strange

 amongst the gifts you got. Moreover, I

’m

 guessing it

 might be

 that strange jade hairpin!” 

Li Mazi’s words had woken me up. It seemed

 that

 ever since Yin Xinyue put on the hairpin, she hadn’t 

taken

 it off!