After listening to this story with a warm beginning and a bizarre ending, Lin Yan remained silent for a long time.

[No, what did they say? Is there anything that the audience cannot listen to?]

[Guiyue Shrine is great, this time it doesn’t smell like BE anymore!]

[Lin Yan’s expression tells me that things are not simple.]

[Lin Yan has an expression?]

[Longtime fan here, he is silently shocked now. ]

The two of them found their car in the parking lot.

Lu Jin stuffed everything he was carrying into the trunk.

Lin Yan waited for him to put his things away before opening the passenger door.

He swung one leg inside, about to bend and sit down, but he saw Lu Jin standing by the side lost in thought.

Lin Yan followed his gaze and found nothing.

“What’s wrong?”

Lu Jin looked into the distance and said in a misty tone: “Heaven really gives us too many tests.”

Lin Yan was shocked, “This is just a coincidence.”

Lu Jin blinked and quickly opened the car door, “Let’s go.”

Lin Yan sat down in the passenger seat and didn’t understand why he was so excited all of a sudden.

Lu Jin started the car and said in a relaxed tone: “Come on, let’s go against the will and change our fate.”

Lin Yan: “…”

Change fate again?

He signed up for a romance variety show, not an action-packed one.

Lin Yan resisted the urge to make a sarcastic remark and silently fastened his seatbelt.

It’s unclear whether Lin Yan’s luck was jinxed by Lu Jin’s words, but the journey to Guiyue Shrine was indeed far from smooth.

First, they got stuck in a terrible traffic jam, and then Lu Jin tried to take a shortcut which turned out to be the wrong way. Now they were parked on the side of the road, asking people for directions to Guiyue Shrine.

Guiyue Shrine was quite remote, not only in terms of location but also in the difficulty of getting there. It was situated in the countryside on the outskirts of the city, surrounded by narrow roads, and it was easy to get lost.

Unfortunately, Guiyue Shrine had only an approximate location on the navigation system.

Lu Jin came back after inquiring about the directions and sighed heavily, “This is unreasonable.”

Lin Yan asked, “What’s unreasonable?”

Lu Jin: “How can a tourist attraction not have navigation?”

Lin Yan raised his head from his phone and said, “You can think of it as a place where only the truly sincere can find their way.”

[I agree. There is a saying in my hometown that if the journey to the Shrine is very unsatisfactory, it means the deities don’t want you there, and it’s best to turn back.]

[Suddenly, it’s getting mystical. Is there a deity worshipped at Guiyue Shrine?]

[Yes, it’s Guiyue, also known as the Goddess of the Red Thread. In local legends, she helps people connect through a red thread, binding them together for eternity.]

[So now I kind of understand why they can’t get there. This is just a variety show, and they’re not actually a couple.]

[No, why is it heading in the mystical direction? Wasn’t it because Lu Teacher has no sense of direction?]

From the information found by Lin Yan, Guiyue Shrine suddenly became popular.

Originally, only local residents would visit it, but somehow it attracted internet influencers. With all the online hype, Guiyue Shrine had become a sensation.

Lin Yan also found several responses mentioning that the directions to the shrine were difficult to follow, and they were not the only ones who got lost.

He didn’t believe in mysticism; he simply thought they were unfamiliar with the area.

However, after hearing his casual remark, Lu Jin was momentarily stunned and said, “That makes a lot of sense.”

Lin Yan was in the middle of taking a sip from his water bottle and choked on his drink when he heard Lu Jin’s unexpected response.

Lu Jin leaned closer to him and asked, “Did you bring your identification?”

“What identification?” Lin Yan replied casually, “Like an ID card or…”

Lu Jin stared at him without saying a word.

Lin Yan mysteriously understood what kind of identification Lu Jin was referring to.

It was their marriage certificate.

Lin Yan asked, “Are you… are you crazy?”

Lu Jin also felt that his idea was a bit far-fetched once he said it.

Putting aside the fact that it was unusual for anyone to carry their marriage certificate with them, would they really take it out in front of everyone?

Lu Jin sat back and said, “Let me think of something else.”

Lin Yan sighed, “You might want to think about which wrong turns we’ve already taken.”

Lu Jin propped his chin with his hand, thought for a moment, and suddenly clapped his hands, “I’ve got a great idea!”

Lin Yan’s eye twitched as soon as he heard Lu Jin had an idea. “Are you sure you don’t want to think again?”

Lu Jin rummaged around in the car, saying, “No time to think, the mission is difficult.”

Lin Yan: “…”

What the hell, was it so difficult?

Lin Yan didn’t dare to think about what nonsense he had thought of.

Lu Jin pulled a piece of paper and a pen from the glove compartment, uncapped the pen with his teeth, and started drawing.

At first, Lin Yan thought he was writing a message asking for help.

But Lu Jin just kept drawing, and Lin Yan couldn’t help but sneak a peek.

Lu Jin’s drawing skills were quite lacking; even an elementary school student could do better.

But Lin Yan immediately recognized what he was drawing and couldn’t help but twitch his mouth.

In the upper left corner of the book, a simple human head is drawn next to each other.

In the upper left corner of the paper, Lu Jin drew a simple pair of heads that were close together. However, on these simple heads, he added intricate facial features, showing that the artist wanted to show off their skill.

On the right side, he wrote down their basic information, with the address humorously listed as “Earth Village,” and even added a circular stamp.

It was clearly some kind of certificate.

A marriage certificate, to be exact.

After finishing the drawing, Lu Jin proudly showed it to the camera.

[What is this? A wanted poster?]

[Goddamn, a wanted poster for themselves?]

Lu Jin: “This is our, uh, marrige certificate.”

Lin Yan: “…”

[…]

[What the hell, I’m watching you guys tie the knot in a Love variety shiow?]

[This drawing, those who know it’s a marriage certificate will understand, while others might think it’s a lifelong rivalry contract. ]

[Spread the word, the CP I ship just got married! They even have a certificate now, and the main characters stamped it.]

[Happy wedding!]

Lu Jin pulled out some tape, got out of the car, and stuck the paper on the car’s roof.

He admired it for a moment and then felt a bit lonely, so he called Lin Yan out to admire it together.

Lin Yan didn’t know what to say. He was just glad that Lu Jin was happy.

“Do you think this will work?” Lin Yan asked.

Lu Jin replied, “Let the Red Thread Goddess see it; it shows that our relationship is profound.”

Lin Yan: “…”

Lin Yan couldn’t see how this would make a difference.

What had the Red Thread Goddess done to warrant looking at this?

Lu Jin said, “Tsk, I don’t think it’s enough.”

Lin Yan: “?”

Lu Jin bent over and took out the pen and paper from the car, then lay directly on the car and started drawing again, “There are too few drawings and they are not sincere enough.”

Lin Yan: “…”

Lu Jin tore off several sheets of paper and handed them to Lin Yan. “You should also draw.”

Lin Yan reluctantly took the paper and pen and took a deep breath. “One sheet is enough.”

Lu Jin: “No, it won’t work, if your heart isn’t sincere.”

Lin Yan deeply felt what it meant to dig a hole and bury oneself.

Unable to defeat him, Lin Yan resignedly started to draw.

His drawings were just average, but they looked delicate and much better than Lu Jin’s elementary school-level art.

Lin Yan drew slowly. By the time he was working on his fourth sheet, Lu Jin had already finished his.

While Lu Jin was sticking it on the car, he glanced at Lin Yan and praised, “Not bad, you have style.”

Lin Yan raised his eyes and looked at him in silence.

Lu Jin urged him, “Keep going.”

Lin Yan didn’t have many sheets of paper left, but he finished drawing on all of them and stuck them on the car.

Taking a step back, the car looked pitiful with all the drawings pasted on it.

“Are you done?” Lin Yan asked.

Lu Jin closed the trunk and carried two boxes of packed children’s meals.

Lin Yan didn’t expect that there would be new tricks.

Lin Yan didn’t expect this twist.

Lu Jin said, “We can skip a meal, but we can’t skip offering.”

Lin Yan watched as he placed the two packed boxes on the car roof and secured them with tape.

After everything was done, Lu Jin clapped his hands and said, “Okay, that’s it, let’s go.”

[I don’t know what to say. ]

[Yan Yan must be questioning about life now.]

[Well, let’s wish them a happy wedding!]

The barrage section was deeply shocked by Lu Jin’s actions. They all fell into silence and started spamming “Happy Marriage.

Sitting back in the car, Lin Yan turned his head and asked, “So, which way should we go next?”

Lu Jin replied, “We’ve been so sincere; we can just close our eyes and drive.”

Lin Yan said in a soft tone, “Did you forget the way?”

Lu Jin: “…”

With all the twists and turns on this route, Lin Yan hadn’t remembered much of it. They relied on navigation and their memory to get through it.

Suddenly, Lu Jin slammed on the brakes.

Lin Yan leaned forward slightly and saw an elderly lady sitting on the side of the road. She waved her hand when she saw the car.

“I’ll get off.” Lin Yan unbuckled his seat belt and got out of the car, walking quickly over.

Lu Jin saw them chatting for a few words, and then Lin Yan helped the old lady up and waved to Lu Jin.

He stepped on the accelerator and drove slowly.

Lin Yan assisted the elderly lady into the back seat and, with a peculiar expression, said to Lu Jin, “She twisted her ankle, we’ll take her to the clinic later. Besides, Grandma said that Guiyue Shrine is next to her house. We don’t have to wander around anymore.”

Lu Jin raised his eyebrows: “What a coincidence?”

Lin Yan: “Yeah.”

What a coincidence.

Lu Jin grinned triumphantly. “I told you it would work.”

Lin Yan thought about the car covered with papers, and thought about the old lady asking them if their child was lost and posting a missing person notice, and smiled: “Yes, thanks to you.”

[This works too]

[Well, good deeds bring good karma. If they had just driven past without helping the elderly lady, they would probably still be wandering around.]

The clinic wasn’t far away.

The elderly lady said that for minor ailments like headaches, fever, and sprains, people usually went to the clinic rather than the hospital.

They first took the elderly lady to the clinic, where she received some ointment for her sprained ankle.

Then they drove her back home.

With the elderly lady guiding them, they easily found the shrine.

The elderly lady asked, “Are you here to seek a marriage bond, like so many others who have come to the Red Thread Shrine in recent years?”

She vaguely felt that the two people before her looked familiar. She noticed the cameras inside their car and a cameraman following them outside. She didn’t think much of it, as some social media influencers often carried recording equipment.

She was more interested in them seeking marriage than this.

Lu Jin was quite talkative and quickly struck up a friendly conversation with the elderly lady.

“Yes, Grandma, it’s our first time here. Is there anything we should be aware of?”

The elderly lady thought for a moment. “The Red Thread Goddess is very benevolent, and those who come to seek a marriage bond here usually get positive results. You don’t need to worry. Oh, you can also try drawing a divination stick; those can be quite accurate. As for things to watch out for, just be sure not to argue inside or have disputes. The Red Thread Goddess dislikes those two things the most.”

Lu Jin smiled. “That’s great; we won’t argue.”

The elderly lady nodded. “Very well, you’re both good people. I wish you all the best.”

The two of them parked the car and escorted the elderly lady back home.

When they came back out, they saw several men gathered around their car, pointing and talking animatedly.

“What’s going on?” Lin Yan asked.

The men were chatting and laughing among themselves until they suddenly heard a cold voice from behind.

They turned their heads and were taken aback.

Two people behind them were wearing masks, obscuring their faces. However, there was someone nearby with a camera, and they quickly became more reserved.

Lu Jin asked, “What are you guys doing surrounding my car?”

A guy with a big gold chain looked puzzled and said, “This is your car?”

He pointed at the “marriage certificate” pasted on the car’s body and laughed, “I thought it was a poster of a pornographic image, haha. I was wondering who was so bold, but it turns out it’s a wanted poster.”

Lu Jin: “…”

Lin Yan: “…”