Chapter 24 – A Love (1/2)
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A Love-Struck Man and A Funeral
Li Chengfeng turned to look at Zhao Xiaobao. “Why not?”
Zhao Xiaobao said, “You don't know that everyone in Cheng'an City knows that Zhixi was involved in the case involving the chief's mistress so her body is still at the investigative team's morgue. No one dares to bury her in case they anger the old chief!”
Chengfeng eyed Xiaobao. “Then let me ask you this, what'll happen if I go bury her body?”
Xiaobao paled. “That would just be inviting trouble!”
Chengfeng clapped. “Yep, and will there be any idiot stupid enough to do that in this world? Do I look like a person like that?”
Zhao Xiaobao stuttered, “You mean…”
He chuckled. “This means '*to enter the mountains knowing there are tigers inside'!”
[*TL Note: idiom: to do something despite knowing its risks]
Zhao Xiaobao's eye brightened. “Right! Everyone suspects you and also knows that you're one of Miss Zhixi's admirers! If you hide and avoid everyone all the time, they'll just grow more suspicious!”
Li Chengfeng clapped. “You're not dumb after all! Come, let's go bury Zhixi!”
Zhao Xiaobao stopped, “Eh!” He had a bad feeling but in the end, he still ran off with Li Chengfeng.
They travelled south to the room in the investigator's building. After bribing the guard at the morgue, he finally saw Liu Zhixi. Although her body had been there for two days, it was early winter and her body hadn't decayed due to the cold. Other than her pale face, the rest of her body was the same.
Due to her relations to the case with the chief's mistress, even the most disgusting and perverted sc.u.m of the police force did not dare touch her body. That was why she remained in pristine condition.
Li Chengfeng sighed when he saw her pale face. Although he was saddened that she never liked him back, he still remembered how infatuated he was with her.
Miss Zhixi, a lady who had hordes of admirers, met a lonely end with no one willing to bury her! It was a cruel world, how fleeting love was!
Li Chengfeng did not know what role she played in this case but felt like it was the right thing to do, for him to be here at the end of her journey. It was closure for both of them.
He got Zhao Xiaobao to take her body, then picked out a top-grade coffin made out of golden zhennan wood. He then found a funeral band and got them ready. Finally, they all set off in a bustling concession from the south of the city to the west.
Bodies must be buried at noon in Daqi because Yang energy was at its peak across the day. That way, the deceased would not be inclined to dwell in Yin energy and turn into restless spirits, hence they would be able to reincarnate sooner.
Cheng'an City was also bustling at this hour so when Li Chengfeng and his hired band sang and played music down the streets, many people started pointing and talking amongst themselves.
News of the Cleansing Moon Sect's Young Master Li volunteering to handle Liu Zhixi's funeral affairs at such a sensitive time spread like wildfire across Cheng'an!