C7 (1/2)

”Oh my god, go inform San Bao's parents and tell them to prepare some things for the funeral. Bring some too.”

”I understand, I'll go now.” I came to Sanbao's house. Sanbao's parents had never had a good impression of me, because I was an ominous person, and people would die wherever I went.

”Little Tian, go back and tell Old Master Liu that the Three Treasures are the lifeblood of my family. It's a pity that the heavens didn't grow any eyes, allowing him to die at such a young age.” San Bao's father was still quite spirited as he pulled my hand and spoke with a deep tone.

”We want to let San Bao go to peace of mind. Old Master Liu is an expert in this field, so we'll be troubling Old Master Liu.” I understand what uncle means, San Bao is also my friend, I won't be too hasty with his affairs.

I said a few words of consolation after conveying the old man's meaning, then got up and said my goodbyes before returning to the courtyard. Ever since that night when an unfamiliar man had ordered a coffin, this had happened. Furthermore, the person who had ordered the coffin was obviously the one who had ordered the coffin for Tang Yufeng.

Even though the old man didn't say it, I understood clearly in my heart that the peace of this village has been unintentionally broken. I returned to the coffin shop. The old man prepared some funeral supplies and went to rest.

What happened in the village caused everyone to panic. The small river was surrounded by a sign that said ”No Swimming”.

After greeting the old man, I arrived at the small river. If I wanted to find any clues that would allow Sanbao to leave peacefully, I would have to start by investigating from here.

The two corpses pointed towards the river. If anyone said that there was no problem with the river, they would not believe it.

I took off my clothes and shoes and stepped into the river, which slowly passed over my head. I held my breath and dived to the bottom of the river. There were only some aquatic plants and broken rocks at the bottom, but I didn't find anything else.

It seemed that the clue was about to be broken. I flopped my head out of the water and felt as if my feet were entangled by something.

I dove back into the water, and some water grasses wrapped around my ankles for no reason. As soon as he stretched out his hand, a huge rock began to move.

I reached out to push, and there was a hand under the boulder. I was so scared that I was about to swim out of the water, but that hand suddenly grabbed my ankle.

”Puff …” I spit out a mouthful of water and sat down on the bank, panting heavily. But the hand didn't let me go. I could feel the surface of the water undulating, as if something were about to emerge from the river.

”Gulp …” ”Gulp.” Blisters appeared on the surface, and I jumped to my feet. The water was so strange that I didn't have time to reach for my clothes and shoes before I hurried back to the shop.

”Stinking brat …” Did he see a ghost in such a panic? ”We were still chased away by ghosts …” The old man came out, sat down in the rocking chair, and looked around me.

I took a sip of water and said, a little panicked, ”Old Master, I found a hand at the bottom of the river. I suspect that it was a corpse. It must have been dead for a long time.”

The old man frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, ”Small river bottom …” Didn't I tell you not to go there?! ”

”I was just thinking that these two deaths must have experienced something before death and were drenched. It must have something to do with the river.”

”Since you have already interfered with this matter, you can continue to investigate.” The old master frowned as he smoked and remained silent for a while. Then, he knocked on his pipe, ”You've followed me for so many years and also learned some things. I'll leave this matter to you.”

”Old man, I can drive away evil with my little things, but not with the rest.” I dare not go down to the river again. If it weren't for my nimble hands and feet, I would have been floating on the river by now.

The old man said softly, ”This is up to you. I'll help you out at a critical moment. You need to learn how to take care of your own affairs and not always follow me. You'll still be able to support this shop in the future.”

After saying that, the old man went back to his own room. I sat on the chair with lingering fear in my heart, as I didn't have the mood to sell anymore. During the night, San Bao's parents came to carry the corpse back and set up a mourning hall in front of my house.

After the shop closed, I went home. The moment I entered the door, I saw a wisp of green smoke floating out from the tablet. I probably came back quite late, so I stepped a little bit into the room.

”I almost forgot, I'll burn some incense for you right now.” I took a few incense sticks and stuck them in the censer. I placed the chicken and pork on the censer.

Tang Yufeng walked out of the green smoke and reached out a finger to hook it. The roasted chicken floated up into the air and landed in her hand.

I secretly heaved a sigh of relief and yawned. ”If there's nothing else, I'll head back to rest.”

”Wait a moment, you have to call me Madam from now on!” Tang Yufeng broke off a chicken leg and took a bite. ”One more thing, don't carry me on your back to find another woman. Otherwise, I'll make your death very ugly.”