Chapter 387 The Last Step
"Taoist Priest, is there any problem?" Lin Yu looked at the Taoist Priest's hesitant expression and felt that something was wrong.
From the time he came in until now, he seems to have been very interested in Lin Qian's affairs.
"Oh, it's nothing. I'm used to it. I've been traveling a lot, and when I see people with such weird faces, I can't help but feel curious."
"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore, let's eat food. Eat vegetables and do your work after eating.”
Daochang Liu casually found an excuse to excuse himself. It was obvious that he didn't want to tell the truth about what he saw.
Hearing Daochang Liu’s words, Lin Yu’s expression moved slightly, but he didn’t say anything else.
There is not much talk, their relationship is just employment.
After three rounds of wine, the five flavors of food are over.
A rather sumptuous lunch is over.
After they finished their meal, a steward hurried in and said something in Lin Yu's ear with a solemn expression.
Although I didn’t know what the housekeeper said, I knew from Lin Yu’s changing expression that things must not be good.
Lin Qian, who was petting the cat, didn't care. He knew exactly what he was talking about.
That’s what happened in the yard this morning.
After the housekeeper explained the matter clearly and told Lin Yu everything.
Lin Yu's eyes looked different when he looked at Lin Qian.
"I understand. You can go down first. We have paid for all the soup and medicine for the two injured maids and servants."
"Give them a few days off and let them go." They will take good care of themselves and their wages will be paid.”
Hearing Lin Yu’s words, the housekeeper quickly agreed.
"You don't have to worry about the rest. Let's gather people first. We'll go to the east later. Remember to bring your tools." Lin Yu continued to make arrangements.
"I know, I'll make arrangements right away." The housekeeper nodded repeatedly and left quickly.
Looking at the housekeeper leaving, Lin Yu looked at Daochang Liu with a somewhat solemn expression.
"Taoist Priest, there are some weird things happening in the house. I may need your help."
"Oh? What's the matter?" Taoist priest Liu's expression moved slightly, and he was a little confused.
“I won’t be able to explain clearly for a while, so let’s talk while walking.” Lin Yu said;
"What are you doing standing around and not leading the way? It's just a cat, what's so fun about it?"
Looking at Lin Qian who was playing with the cat after eating, Lin Yu was a little angry. .
"Lin Yu, don't get angry. This is not good for your health. Peace is the most important thing, and quietness and inaction..." Liu Daochang was shocked when he heard Lin Yu's attitude towards Lin Qian, and quickly spoke to persuade him. One sentence.
Seeing Daochang Liu say this, Lin Yu took a deep breath and said nothing more.
Lin Qian put the cat on his shoulder, and the cat squatted on Lin Qian's shoulder obediently.
Lin Qian didn't care about Lin Yu's words. He glanced at Daochang Liu, his eyes twinkling slightly.
"Be quiet and do nothing, haha, it's interesting."
Lin Qian walked towards the yard without talking nonsense. Seeing this, Lin Yu quickly greeted Liu Daochang and the two.
"Taoist Master, please come this way."
After saying that, they followed Lin Qian towards the courtyard, where the crazy Liuzi was tied up.
Liu Daochang touched his forehead, stretched out his hand, and saw that he was covered in cold sweat. He looked at Lin Qian, who was sitting on the black cat on his shoulder.
The fear in his eyes became even stronger.
This man is dead, extremely strange and ominous, a sign of great misfortune.
"Follow me. After this, let's leave the Lin Mansion quickly. It's not advisable to stay here for a long time." Liu Daochang said to his apprentice, and then quickly followed him.
When the little Taoist heard the master say this, although he didn't know what happened, since the master said this, he must have his reason.
He didn't ask anything and quickly followed the team.
When they came to the courtyard, Daochang Liu shrank his eyes slightly when he saw Liuzi tied to the pillar.
He looked at the unconscious Liuzi, then at the black cat on Lin Qian's shoulder, and already had a guess in his mind.
"This is it. This is one of them. The other one is the well inside. It is still calm now that it is pressed by rocks."
Lin Qian called a servant over: "You tell Daozhang Liu what happened here."
Hearing Lin Qian's words, the servant nodded quickly:
"I know, Brother Lin."
"I will go to the east to help watch, and we will start when Director Liu comes over." Lin Qian looked at Lin Yu again and said.
"Okay, you can go and watch. Those people still need you to take the lead. After all, what we are doing is not very good." After hearing Lin Qian's words, Lin Yu thought about it carefully and did not refuse.
"Okay, I'll leave first." Lin Qian looked at Master Liu Daochang and his disciples, turned around and left the yard calmly.
Seeing Lin Qian leaving, Daochang Liu breathed a sigh of relief for some reason.
The danger seems to be far away.
"Tell me, what happened here." Liu Daochang looked at Liu Zi who was still unconscious and asked the servant who was called by Lin Qian.
Hearing Daochang Liu's inquiry, the servant did not dare to hesitate and quickly told everything that happened in the yard.
When the servant finished speaking, Liu Daochang's expression became extremely solemn. He glanced at Liuzi, and then looked at the well in the yard.
He lowered his head and began to think. After being silent for a while, he said:
"It's no big problem. I have a talisman here. I can turn it into water and give it to him to drink and he will be fine. As for the things in the well, , don’t worry about this.”
"Since there is no sign of it coming out at the moment, don't provoke it first. It won't be too late to deal with it after we finish moving the grave."
After the housekeeper finished explaining what happened in the yard in detail , Lin Yu's expression became not very pretty.
When he heard Daochang Liu’s arrangement, he thought about it and did not reject the proposal:
"Then listen to the Taoist Master."
"Well, this is a talisman paper. You can take it and melt it for him to drink. If you want it to heal faster, you can add some pot ashes. That's okay." Daochang Liu took out a talisman from his sleeve and handed it to the servant.
"I understand, Taoist Master, I'll do it right now." The servant quickly took the talisman and left quickly.
It can be seen that he really wants to cure Liuzi quickly.
Seeing that the matter has been decided, Lin Yu felt relieved:
"In that case, let's go to the east as soon as possible. The sooner this is done, the more at ease I will be."
Lin Yu said to Liu Daochang, he was really anxious about this matter.
The Gu Mansion has already done it, now it’s up to their family. If it continues, God knows what weird things will happen.
Today is already a reminder to them.
Daochang Liu did not refuse, and now he also wants to resolve this matter quickly.
There was an unknown person like Lin Qian in Lin Mansion, and he was panicking.
Without much hesitation, Liu Daochang and Lin Yu simply packed up and hurried towards the east, that is, the cliff.
Today is the day when Young Master Lin’s family was unearthed.
The sun is shining brightly, and the golden color is legendary...
"Go to the cliff? What is Lin Wudi doing?"
Ye Zhen looked at the email sent by Lin Qian and was a little confused. It also specifically reminded him to hide it and not let anyone in the Lin family see it.
"Are we going to dig the grave again? Last time it was my sister, this time it's the red-haired one?"
Ye Zhen touched his chin and turned his eyes slightly.
"If this is the case, this dungeon will officially begin. New couples from both parties will be unearthed. If nothing unexpected happens, they will be ready to get married within two days."
"Things have become It’s getting interesting.”
Ye Zhen's expression became excited. After spending more than two days here, he was finally going to meet the real owner.
"Walk."
Thinking of these, Ye Zhen walked directly outside Gu's house. He was still very interested in the red-haired unearthed animal.
"Hey...Agu, where are you going?" The girl looked at Ye Zhen who was walking quickly towards the outside of the house and quickly followed her, hugging Ye Zhen's arm.
The soft pressure on his head made Ye Zhen couldn't help but shiver.
"Girl, can you be more reserved?" Ye Zhen said.
"I don't, husband, where are you going?" The girl looked at Ye Zhen affectionately.
Uh...
"You don't care where I go." Ye Zhen said and walked towards the outside of Gu's house without looking back. The girl just hung on Ye Zhen. On his body, he was dragged forward by Ye Zhen.
Gu Qian, who just came out to relax, saw this scene as soon as he came out, and suddenly became a little silent: "How dignified is this tugging!"
Thinking that I was still sleeping in the living room, I couldn't help but feel a little bored.
"It's really immoral!" Gu Qian waved his sleeves and turned around to leave the yard. Now he was not even in the mood for a walk.
They all blame Ye Zhen and his wife.
The warm sunshine shone in the woods, and Ye Zhen and the girl quietly hid behind a branch.
In the cliff at this moment, a Taoist priest was opening an altar to perform rituals with a solemn expression. Lin Qian was sitting on a stone not far away. Next to him were seven or eight servants holding shovels, hemp ropes, and coffin-carrying sticks. Watching this scene with interest.
The Taoist priest's method was similar to the ritual that the Gu family had asked the Taoist priest to perform before. The arrangement was the same, with two dragon and phoenix candles and two black talismans with birth dates written on them.
A note of red incense exuding red smoke.
Even the incantations they recited were exactly the same.
As the Taoist priest moved the talisman around the dragon and phoenix candle, the originally light yellow flame instantly turned blood red. What was different from before was that this time the smell emanating from the dragon and phoenix candle was very unpleasant.
It is extremely pungent. The smell is like a corpse that has been rotting for several months. The smell is so sour and refreshing.
As the smell appeared, almost everyone covered their noses, except Lin Qian and Liu Daochang.
Looking at the talisman corroded by the flames, although Daochang Liu frowned, his expression looked relieved. He looked at the misty red smoke, turned to Lin Qian and others and shouted One sentence.
"To move the tomb, everything must be done before the red incense burns out."
Hearing the old Taoist priest's instructions, Lin Qian nodded and the servants can work. This time The servants they brought were specially selected, and all those who were not suitable for Daochang Liu were called back.
So there is no situation where the servants have their backs to the altar.
"Don't talk when breaking ground, don't see blood, the speed should be fast but steady, you can go slowly but not in a hurry." Liu Daochang looked at the servant who picked up the shovel and was about to start work, and said a few words of reminder.
"Got it." The servants replied in unison.
Lin Qian picked up the shovel from the ground and planned to dig two handfuls of soil, but as soon as he was about to walk over, a servant quickly ran over and took the shovel from his hand.
"Brother Lin, why do you need to come forward in this matter? Just a few of our brothers are enough. You rest first, we will dig out the young master for him in a while... and move him out."
"That's right, Brother Lin, just rest. It's enough to have us here. You don't need to do it yourself."
Seven or eight servants echoed this. After hearing this, Lin Qian hesitated for a while, but finally said nothing, just nodded and sat on the stone again.
Seeing Lin Qian sitting back on the stone, several servants breathed a sigh of relief, with some smiles on their faces, and they quickly ran towards the tomb standing in front of the cliff.
Lin Yu didn’t feel anything wrong when he saw this scene, but felt it was normal.
"Taoist Master, is there no problem now?" Lin Yu looked at the servants who were starting to break ground and asked with some worry.
"There is no problem now. When the coffin is carried back, it must not fall to the ground. As long as the coffin is lifted, it cannot touch the ground. Other than that, there is no problem." Daochang Liu wiped his forehead. Breaking into a cold sweat, he looked at Lin Qian, who was sitting on the stone with a calm expression.
"With this guy here, even if you want to make trouble, nothing will happen. The thing in the coffin is not as dangerous as him."
Daochang Liu did not say these words. Some things cannot be revealed face to face, such as this , the two masters and apprentices are living well, and they have not yet gone to the point of meeting the ancestor.
"Is that so? I'll be relieved." Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he could finish this matter safely, he would be worthy of his son.
"Oh... what a bad fate, no matter how hard we beat each other, we are not going to be together in the end. Gu Qian, Gu Qian, you owe me a life." Lin Yu looked at the name on the tombstone. , a little sad in his eyes.
This was a pair of mandarin ducks made in heaven, but they ended up having a bad relationship. Haha, it is really good for your parents to say that they are doing your best.
If the branches cannot be connected in life, then they will share the same hole after death. This is really worthy of the phrase "desperate mandarin ducks".
Fresh grave soil was sent out one spade after another. In just a few minutes, a blood-red coffin was revealed in front of everyone.
The moment he saw the coffin appeared, Daochang Liu's expression changed slightly: "Red coffin! How could it be!"
He quickly came to the coffin, and a cold feeling hit his face. When he came, he looked at the blood-red coffin, feeling a little silent.
“I can understand a woman wearing a red coffin. After all, she died young, but why does a man also wear a red coffin? A man who died young should wear a black coffin, unless, unless this was prepared for a ghost marriage from the beginning. ..." Daochang Liu's expression changed uncertainly. He turned to look at Lin Yu, who was calm, and his eyes shrank slightly.
"Taoist Priest, do you have any questions?" Lin Yu walked over quickly, a little confused and worried.
"No, there is no problem. Since the coffin has appeared, let's move it out quickly. Time is running out." Liu Daochang looked at Lin Yu deeply and said nothing more.
There are some things you cannot ask. If you ask them, master and disciple may not be able to go back.
The mountain breeze blew, and the unpleasant smell of rotting corpses slowly spread. Lin Qian looked at Daochang Liu's sudden move, touched the black cat in his arms, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
“The Taoist priest who thinks about everything is quite cautious.”
Watching Daochang Liu silently retreat to the altar, and then quietly made a gesture to his apprentice, telling him to keep quiet.
The little Taoist priest looked at the bloody coffin, swallowed, silently lowered his head and continued to burn the paper money. The man had a red coffin, and the family was uneasy.
It can be said that if you want to be evil, you will be evil, if you want to be cunning, you will be cunning, it is extremely unclear.
The atmosphere became weird. As the coffin was unearthed, the two Taoist priests, one big and one small, didn't even say a word until a few servants fixed the hemp rope on the coffin and put on sticks. Then he spoke.
“Don’t let the coffin fall to the ground during the whole process, remember!” Daochang Liu looked at everyone with a serious expression. Looking at Daochang Liu’s serious expression, they all realized the seriousness of the coffin falling to the ground.
"That's it, let's lift the coffin!" Daochang Liu looked at the half-cut red incense and relaxed slightly.
Hearing what Liu Daochang said, Lin Yu grabbed a handful of grave soil and sprinkled it in front of him. Then he personally took out a handful of yellow paper and walked in front of him and sprinkled it as he walked.
The coffin was lifted easily by several people. Eight people were just able to carry it. Lin Qian was holding the black cat and walking behind the team. He looked at the master and apprentice who were cleaning up the altar and smiled. Whatever he said, he went straight back with the coffin.
"It is very interesting to say that only women who die young deserve a red coffin."
Lin Qian glanced at Ye Zhen and the two who were hiding behind the trees the whole time, and didn't pay too much attention.
"Disciple, don't say anything when you go back later. We have finished our work. We will leave immediately after getting the money. No matter what layman Lin says, we cannot spend the night in the Lin Mansion. It will not be peaceful tonight."< br>
Daochang Liu, who was cleaning up the altar, gave instructions to his apprentice.
"Master, is this not a good thing? We know that something will happen, why don't we help? Even if we don't help, it's okay to remind us. We cultivators shouldn't have to do it for us. Are you a Taoist?"
"Why do we run away if we don't help?" The little Taoist looked at his master in confusion.
“Justice for God is nothing. God is very fair, so why do we need to do justice for him? Justice for Heaven is just an excuse for some hypocrites to do evil deeds.”
"We cultivators pay attention to quietness and inaction. The Tao is natural. Everything in the world has its own destiny. Let nature take its course and that is their destination."
"No matter whether we participate or not, nothing can be changed. , Take today’s matter as an example, ghost marriage is taboo, but why do the two of them still do it?”
“This is already against ethical standards. According to you, don’t we? Do you want to do justice for heaven? ”
"Disciple, you are still young and have not yet understood the true meaning of the world being unkind and treating all things as stupid dogs. The Tao is natural and we can just go with it. It is either simply that I think this is wrong or that Wrong. ”
“Everything must follow a sequence of cause and effect. Acting for heaven is not something we can talk about. Since all things exist, they must have their own reasons for existence. This is true for humans, livestock, and ghosts and demons. So.”
"Study hard and read well, your days will be long."
Listening to the master's words, the little Taoist scratched his head and felt confused. He seemed to understand but not understand.
Lin Qian, who was walking behind the team, paused slightly, and his expression changed a little: "Cause and effect, sequence..."
Lin Qian narrowed his eyes, as if he had something to say. think. (End of this chapter)