Chapter 302: Funeral as usual
Chapter 302: Funeral as usual
"How can we deal with it with just a few of us? Otherwise, can you ask the sect for help?"
Boss Corpse said bluntly:
"With your small business, I'm afraid you can't invite the elders of my sect. Even if Hua Hualang is at the Jindan level, how could he be interested in the few spiritual stones in your clan?"
Tian Lin and Ju Yunhai also shook their heads, and Ju Yunhai said:
“Unless Patriarch Shang is willing to give your ancestor to a Jindan cultivator as a corpse slave after subduing him, I’m afraid no Jindan cultivator would be willing to come out and help for free.”
"Because of my negligence, the entire Shangjia population has died out. If I sell my ancestors to others as corpse slaves, will I still have the face to live in this world?"
The head of the Shang clan flatly rejected Ju Yunhai's proposal. He was willing to sell all the current industries of the clan and ask for help. It was just that the Shang clan did not have many existing industries.
But there is a great possibility that the body of his ancestor will become a walking zombie.
The value of a zombie is enough to equal the clan's assets. Whether he sells it or uses it for himself, it can greatly enhance his strength. How can the Shang clan leader be willing to give it up?
"Since I can't invite a Jindan cultivator, I will give you all my clan's assets. Can you stay and help me deal with my ancestor?"
Patriarch Shang looked at Boss Shi and the others hopefully. He knew that Boss Shi and his brothers were always short of money, otherwise they would not have sold their own corpse slaves.
"Friend Ju, Friend Tian, what do you think?"
Boss Shi was not in a hurry to agree, but instead asked Tian Lin and Ju Yunhai.
They knew that Fairy Mei was quite powerful. As long as Tian Lin and Ju Yunhai agreed to stay, they would have an inner disciple to help them, and their chances of success in dealing with the Shang family ancestor would be greatly improved.
Similarly, Ju Yunhai also knew this truth, so he looked at Tian Lin and Mei Xiangu.
Mei Xiangu simply said: "We are halfway through the mission. If we stop here, wouldn't it be a waste of energy? Why don't we give it a try first? If it doesn't work, we can go on."
After hearing what Mei Xiangu said, Tian Lin had no choice but to nod.
Seeing that both of them agreed, Ju Yunhai asked the corpse master: "Now the evil spirit of the Shangjia Patriarch has been hiding, how can we lure him out? And how can we deal with it?"
The old corpse said: "This matter is easy now. After all, we have the corpse and part of the soul of this evil spirit in our hands. What we need to do now is not much different from the previous plan, that is, to continue burying it."
"Buried?"
The old corpse said: "I'm sure you've all heard of funeral science. My brothers and I are not very proficient in driving corpses, but we have some experience in funerals. The so-called funeral science is originally about calling back evil spirits and burying them in peace. Now that the ancestor of the Shang family has caused an evil spirit, we can use this method to deal with him."
The second corpse also said: "We have already selected the funeral hall and the cemetery. As long as the funeral process is not wrong, he will be buried obediently even if he is a zombie."
Seeing that Corpse Old Two was so confident, Ju Yunhai said, "Alright, I also want to see how a real funeral is conducted."
Seeing this, the corpse boss said to the Shang clan leader: "Since the Shang family is also selling corpses, I guess they have prepared corpse rice and incense and candles, right?"
The Shang clan leader nodded and said to the Shang elder, "Go to the shop and call back all the shop assistants. Then prepare the rice, incense, candles and mourning clothes for the corpse."
"A funeral requires a banquet, but your ancestor's corpse has resurrected. So when we hold the banquet, we should at least invite some mummies to accompany the funeral."
"We still have some mummies among our tribe. I wonder how many we will need for this funeral? If not, we can buy some or borrow some from others."
"You don't need too many, just a hundred or so will be enough."
After Corpse Boss finished talking to everyone, he walked over to the coffin.
He looked at the sky and said to Tian Lin and others, "Before it gets dark, we should seal the corpse first. Fellow Taoists, please lend me a hand. After I open the coffin, please help me keep an eye on the corpse." Tian Lin and others nodded, and the Corpse Boss took out an altar from his storage bag.
He placed the altar in front of the coffin and took out bowls, bottles, incense sticks and other items from the storage bag.
He placed the empty bowl on the table and poured the wine-scented liquid from the bottle.
Then he took out a small paper bag, which contained black but reddish powder.
He poured the powder into the bowl, and in an instant the clear liquid turned deep red and emitted a strong smell of blood.
The second corpse said to the Shang clan leader: "This is the blood shed by our sect's Yuanying elder. It can suppress all evil spirits. It is much better than the talisman ink sold in the market."
The Shang clan leader immediately flattered: "Shang is very grateful for your kindness, and I will definitely reward you generously after this matter is over."
After getting the promise, Corpse Two stopped talking and continued watching his elder brother cast the spell.
After the Corpse Boss dipped the talisman pen into the red water, he did not rush to write. Instead, he looked at Corpse Boss Wu and said:
"The names of all the mummies need to be submitted. We need to find out their dates of birth. You will write the invitations yourself."
The Corpse Boss left and walked to the red coffin and tapped the lid of the red coffin.
The coffin lid shook, and soon there was a response from inside the red coffin. Bangs kept coming from inside the coffin, as if someone was about to open the coffin and get up.
Seeing this, the corpse boss sneered and said, "Still quite active? Fourth brother, ring the death knell for him!"
Over there, Corpse Master Four took out a copper bell from his storage bag and shook it. As he chanted the name of the Shang family's ancestor, the corpse inside seemed to become quiet.
At the same time, the corpse boss had already lit the peace incense. After taking a deep breath, he slid the coffin lid with his left hand, revealing the upper half of the body of the merchant ancestor inside the coffin.
A gray mist suddenly gushed out of the coffin. At this time, Elder Shang brought dozens of shop assistants back to the clan's mourning hall.
The first person to inhale the mist was a shop assistant, whose face instantly turned blue, showing signs of turning into a corpse.
Fortunately, Tian Lin and Ju Yunhai reacted very quickly. Ju Yunhai waved his sleeves and a strong wind swept all the people who had entered the mourning hall out of the house.
Tian Lin rolled up his sleeves, and a large amount of mist was rolled into his sleeves.
In just a moment, Tian Lin's clothes were covered with mold, but surprisingly, Tian Lin himself seemed unaffected by the corpse gas, and his expression was still normal.
Boss Corpse asked Tian Lin in surprise: "Brother Tian, have you also practiced the magical powers of my Xiangxi Sect?"
In this world, almost only professions like corpse drivers use corpse qi for cultivation.
Normal cultivators are very repulsed by corpse qi.
"I am not talented, but I have practiced the Sealing Earth Technique."
Boss Corpse was even more surprised and said, "That is the top magical power in our sect. Many people dare not practice it, fearing that they will not be able to complete it and delay their practice. Brother Tian, a disciple of the Taoist sect, is really bold."
When he said this, the old man in the coffin, who had his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes.
(End of this chapter)