"Nanai, have you caught a cold?" Ji Xiaoyue said, looking at the gloomy sky, taking off her cloak and putting it on Tao Nai's shoulders, "I think the weather here is a bit strange, so I'd better wear more clothes, otherwise It will be very troublesome if you get sick in the dungeon."
Facing Ji Xiaoyue's concern, Tao Nai smiled sweetly: "I'm fine. Maybe someone was talking about me just now."
Thinking about the reactions of the people around her when she got the key just now, she really felt that the pressure was not ordinary.
"Let's go, it seems to be getting dark very fast here. We have to get to Huo's house before it gets dark." Bo Jue sat in a wheelchair. Before setting off, he turned to look at Jie Yu worriedly: "Jie Yu, Liu Xiangu I’ll leave my body to you, you have to be careful, and if you feel any physical discomfort, you have to speak up as soon as possible.”
"Don't worry, as long as this old woman doesn't swindle corpses." Jie Yu said with a relaxed expression as he was used to dealing with corpses.
Then everyone set off and walked towards the Huo family.
After walking out of the inn, Tao Nai discovered that the background of this copy was very exquisitely constructed. It was a completely ancient background. Even the streets were antique. The vendors on the street set up stalls and sold some simple food, which looked steaming hot.
Smelling the aroma of food, Tao Nai felt his index finger move, and his stomach growled.
Because Tao Nai's hungry noise was so loud that it immediately attracted the attention of others.
She lowered her head in embarrassment: "I didn't eat this morning, so I'm a little hungry."
"Waiter, one bowl of wontons per person." Shang Ming stopped immediately. He conjured a money bag from nowhere and threw a piece of broken silver directly to the waiter.
It was rare for the waiter to see such a generous customer. He smiled from ear to ear and said, "Okay, okay, gentlemen, sit down quickly. I'll get ready now!"
"Aren't you rushing to Huo's house?" Qu Yanyan glanced at Jie Yu, who was already sitting down, and said in disbelief: "There is also the burnt corpse of an old woman here. Can you guys eat it?"
Seeing that Qu Yanyan was looking at him while speaking, Tao Nai said softly: "Shang Ming, I'm fine, I can bear it a little longer. And where did you get the money?"
"I just found it from Boss Wang." Shang Ming opened the seat next to him and winked at Tao Nai: "I'm hungry, sit down and wait for me."
Tao Nai sat down obediently. She was still feeling uncomfortable from the sight of Qu Yanyan, but when the fragrant wontons were brought to the table, her scruples immediately disappeared and she picked up a spoon and started eating.
The others did not refuse and walked down to eat steaming wontons before continuing on their way.
Before it became completely dark, Tao Nai and the others finally came to stand in front of the Huo family's gate.
The two big characters "Huo Zhai" are clearly written on the plaque in front of the door. Two fiery red lanterns are hung on both sides of the plaque. The firelight emitted inside is very dim, as if it will be extinguished if a gust of wind blows over.
Looking up at the closed vermilion door, Tao Nai's mind uncontrollably flashed to images of those deep mansions and courtyards seen in TV series.
Xiong Jie stepped forward and knocked on the door. Soon the door opened a crack. A sallow-faced servant poked his head out of the crack. After observing everyone, he asked, "Is everyone okay?"
"Hello, is this the Huo family, Liu Xiangu's hometown? Liu Xiangu died in an accident, and we brought her body for burial this time." Bo Jue showed a friendly smile to the vigilant servants.
"Liu Xiangu...she is finally dead?" The servant slowly said Liu Xiangu's voice, with a bit of gnashing of teeth hidden in the voice.
"What you said is not pleasant. If the relationship between Liu Xiangu and your Huo family is not good, we can leave now." Bo Jue said with a gloomy face, staring at the servant.
However, the servant just observed everyone and then opened the door: "Although Liu Xiangu has done some wrong things, she is here."
After all, we are still members of the Huo family, and our Huo family is very particular about returning fallen leaves to their roots. The body of Liu Xiangu must be buried in the ancestral hall. Come in. "
After Tao Nai and the others entered the Huo's house, they found that the Huo's house was completely dark, as if they were reluctant to light up lights everywhere. There was only one light source, and that was the red lantern held by the servant.
Moreover, there was obviously no wind tonight, but the candlelight in the red lantern kept swaying, flickering on and off, as if it would go out at any time.
"Why don't you light up the lights here? It looks so gloomy." Luo Mianmian looked dissatisfied, and then she hugged her arms tightly: "And it's quite cold here."
After listening to Luo Mianmian's words, Tao Nai couldn't help but rub his hands.
Just as Luo Mianmian said, the entire Huo family gave people a gloomy feeling, especially after entering the door, the surrounding temperature dropped suddenly, making Tao Nai almost feel like he was about to freeze into a popsicle.
The servant lowered his head and said slowly: "Our Huo family firmly believes that lights can drive away the souls of the dead, and our Huo family has been blessed by the souls of our ancestors for generations, so we cannot use lights to isolate the souls of the dead. This will It will bring disaster to us. Everyone, the ancestral hall is over here, please follow me this way."
Following the footsteps of the servant, Tao Nai walked along the corridor, vaguely feeling that the Huo family was richer than she had imagined.
She couldn't figure out why Liu Xiangu, an aunt who lived in a deep house, had to go to Tianchi Inn to do some menial work?
Moreover, from what the servant said just now, Liu Xiangu seemed to have made some mistake and was kicked out. And because of this mistake, even a servant of the Huo family was very dissatisfied with her, not to mention other members of the Huo family. People.
In this case, what did Liu Xiangu do that cannot be forgiven?
Too many questions accumulated in his mind. While Tao Nai was thinking, he suddenly heard the servant in front of him speak again.
"The coffin has been prepared in the ancestral hall. You only need to put Liu Xiangu's body in it, burn paper money and incense for her, and then read the Huo family rules in the ancestral hall to Liu Xiangu three times, and then you can bury her. During this period, Everyone must cover Xiangu Liu's face with yellow paper, otherwise the ceremony may fail." The servant said in a business-like tone.
"Wait a minute, Liu Xiangu is a member of your Huo family, why do you want us to bury her? Shouldn't this be something your Huo family does?" Xiang Qiu watched the servant leave, with doubts in his eyes.
After hearing Xiang Qiu's words, the servant's eyes remained indifferent and he left the ancestral hall directly.
"Don't chase him." At this time, Shang Ming suddenly spoke, stopping others from chasing the servant.
"Do as he said." Shang Ming said, glanced at the moon above his head, and his voice became colder: "Speed up, we probably have less than half an hour left before the moon reaches the center of the sky. time, the ritual must be completed by then.”
Shang Ming's words made everyone nervous, and they all entered the ancestral hall without saying anything.
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