C6 (2/2)
Tang Yu Feng regained her pretty looks and chuckled: ”I'll forgive you this time, but from tomorrow on, you have to come back at 11 o'clock every night and give me some incense. Furthermore, I don't like eating fruits, so these offerings have to be exchanged for delicious food.”
”What do you want?”
”It's simple, make me a new incense stick, and burn incense and wax. Other than that, I want three beasts, chicken, duck, fish, and cosmetics!”
”This... I'm afraid the money your father gave me won't last long. ” Tang Yufeng's expression instantly changed. Her eyes revealed a vicious light and a killing intent: ”What …” ”You're not willing?!”
”No, of course I'm willing. Tomorrow, I will personally make you an incense stick, I guarantee that you will be satisfied.” The Three Beasts and Six Beasts seemed to be used to worship their ancestors. How could a mere female ghost like her be able to handle them?
”I'll see how you perform tomorrow. If I'm not satisfied with your performance, then I'll let you see!” After she finished speaking, she turned into a wisp of green smoke and disappeared.
My clothes were soaked with sweat, as if I had just taken a shower. I took off my clothes and lay down on the bed.
It rained heavily during the second half of the night, and I slept soundly. I thought I would be able to sleep until noon, but I was awakened by a loud noise just as the sky began to brighten.
Reluctantly, I sat up, yawned, put on my clothes and walked out of the house. I rubbed my eyes and saw that the Village Head, a few people and the old man were gathered in front of a well, discussing something in a low voice.
I walked over doubtfully. There was a person lying by the well. ”Old Master, what happened?”
”Kid, why did you only just get up? Another one died, this time it's the third treasure.” Three Treasures... When I was young, he was the only one who didn't mind that I was a coffin boy.
”Right …” ”Three treasures always accompanied me to bathe in the river, and the water is better than mine, so he's brave too. But if he was drowned too, then there's really something wrong with the river.”
”Alright, let's carry the corpse to the coffin shop first. Everyone disperse.” After the Village Chief said a few words, some of the villagers also dispersed and called for a few well-built men to help carry the corpse to the backyard of our shop.
The old man made a coffin, while San Bao's parents cried loudly on the side. The village chief consoled them for a while before taking San Bao's parents away.
”Little Tian, go and set up an incense table with a few sticks of incense.” The old tutor was going to open the altar and examine the corpse. He was saying that an autopsy was nothing compared to a true medical examiner, and his methods were marvelous.
After I set up the incense table, the old man kowtowed a few times and burned three sticks of incense. After he lit up a few pieces of burning paper, he took advantage of the smoke to circle around the coffin.
I choked and coughed a little. The old man lit up the pipe, took a deep breath of smoke, and blew a smoke ring at me. The village chief and a few villagers who were nearby all disappeared, leaving me and the old man standing by the coffin.
”Lordmaster, what are you doing?”
”There are some things you can't let others see. Today, I'll teach you a thing or two.” The old man slowly exhaled a cloud of smoke and lowered his head to look at the three treasures in the coffin.
Three Treasures' body was already soaked through, his pale face and eyes were rolling up, and his body was already swollen by the blisters. Three Treasures' hands curled up into a dress, as if he had grabbed onto something before he died, and struggled to turn it over.
”But Master's Three Treasures are very good at swimming, how could they drown?!”
”Look at what's on his leg …” His hands and legs had traces of being strangled. It's not an accident that he fell into the water. ” I looked down and saw that there was a deep cut on Sanbao's leg, and there was some seaweed on his trouser leg. It must have wrapped around his leg when he was struggling to die.
”However, the water grass couldn't be wrapped around his hands, unless someone tied him up with water grass and threw him into the river, drowning him.” Three Treasures' stomach was filled with water, which means that he was drowned, and if there was no water in his stomach, he was thrown into the river after his death. ”
”Mm, not bad …” ”Your analysis makes sense.” The old man nodded to me in satisfaction before waving his hand to disperse the smoke, returning to reality.
”Old Master Liu, do you see any problems with this corpse?” The village chief glanced at the old man and asked with concern.
The old man took two puffs of smoke and then said in a deep voice, ”I haven't found anything yet, but it's best if I don't let the villagers go to Little Riverside. We'll think about it when things are done.”
The old gramps had a certain amount of prestige in the village, especially in matters like this. The old gramps was, after all, a famous person in the village.
After sending off the village chief, the old man closed the coffin lid and instructed me to place some offerings according to the rules. I have a bad taste in my heart about the death of the Three Treasures.