"Zang Daozhang? What a rare visitor."
There was a hint of surprise in my tone, and I wasn't pretending.
"Haha, I came to see you little friend if I have something to do. I didn't bother you, did I?"
Huang Ming said kindly.
I shook my head, opened the door wider, and said, "Come in and talk."
Huang Ming entered, sat down, looked around the environment in the house, and said in a friendly manner: "The master's family has not treated my little friend badly. Not many members of the master's family can live in such a standard... Of course. Yes, this is what I totally deserve."
"It's getting late. You're here in the middle of the night. Does Mr. Huang want to see me about something important?"
I said straight to the point.
At this moment, I was particularly confused. Except for the first time I took the initiative to find Huang Ming, Lin Guanfo was always present whenever Huang Ming and I met. It seemed that the master and servant were completely inseparable. Now, Huang Ming is looking for me alone again.
If something goes wrong, there must be a monster...
"Haha, Xiaoyou Chen, I was presumptuous. It's really too late now, but there's nothing I can do. I still have to pay homage to the old patriarch, so I delayed it until so late. In addition, this matter is too critical. I need to do it immediately. Come find little friend Chen Qi!"
Huang Ming's face became extremely serious.
This was the first time I saw Huang Ming so serious, which aroused my interest again.
But I still joked: "The key thing? Could it be that Daozhang Huang misses the incense burner spirit and wants to come to me to ask for the incense burner spirit? Haha, Daochang Huang, the deadline has not come yet, there are still many days."
I have a feeling in my heart that Huang Ming is not here to ask for payment tonight.
However, I have not forgotten the weirdness of this incense burner spirit.
Among them, how did Huang Ming obtain the ancient technique that was more powerful than the Huang Yu ancient technique?
Lin Guanfo most likely didn't know about this matter.
And with such a powerful ancient skill, how could Huang Ming be like a slave, succumbing to Lin Guanfo's subordinates?
"Hey, Xiaoyou Chen, am I such a person who doesn't keep my promises? If I promise you something, I will definitely do it. I am not here tonight because of this incense burner spirit."
Huang Ming immediately waved his hand, somewhat resentfully.
"Zang Daozhang, please tell me."
I spread my hands and said.
Huang Ming swallowed dryly, and then he lowered his voice and said, "I feel that the old patriarch is not dead!"
"What!"
I exclaimed.
Of course, half of Huang Ming's reaction after hearing this was faked by me...
"Oh, Xiaoyou Chen, keep your voice down, keep your voice down! The soundproofing here is not very good! Don't let others hear it! If the people in my master's family know what I said, they will probably punish me and think that I am deceiving others with my evil words! "
Huang Ming came to me in fear and quickly covered my mouth.
"You really can't say this nonsense. The person who announced the death of the old patriarch is the patriarch Yuan Jing. If you question this, it's him."
I said quietly.
"So! I came here secretly, and we talked a little lower."
Huang Ming nodded.
There is no doubt that I did not expect that what Huang Minglai told me was this.
At the same time, my interest was once again aroused by his words.
"Dao Zhang Huang, why did you say this? Why did you say that the old patriarch is not dead?" I then asked in a low voice.
Huang Ming pursed his lips and said: "Tonight, I am following some of the younger generation of the master's family in the vigil. Most of them couldn't stand it anymore. They felt that the long vigil was too boring, so they fell asleep. But I was not the one. Those who are directly related to the master’s family are considered outsiders. They dare to take a nap, but I, Huang Ming, don’t dare. It’s already a great honor for me to be the vigil for the old patriarch, so how can I dare to be sloppy?”
"So, I was very attentive to the wake this night, and I didn't neglect it at all. I kept looking at the portrait of the old patriarch and the coffin of the old patriarch. Do you know what I found?"
"You know, I am the abbot of Taiqing Palace in Luyi. I have been exposed to the righteous incense all year round. I am particularly sensitive to the evil atmosphere such as death..."
"I discovered the coffin of the old patriarch. At a certain moment, there was no trace of death energy! This is not normal. Which dead person does not have death energy? Even a fourth-grade cultivator is still a human being, and even death has death energy. !”
I raised my brows. Dead people have the aura of death, more or less. After opening Yuan Zhengfa's coffin today, I saw that there was also the aura of death in it.
But I still added: "If someone did something to the old patriarch's body, or if his original body suffered some special things, it is possible that the death energy will disappear. Besides, didn't you also say Is it? It just lost its life force at a certain moment. Maybe there was something wrong with your perception. After all, it was too late... At the moment, what you said doesn't prove anything."
"Yes, you are right. I have considered all of this. I have even thought about the possibility that someone might have plotted the old patriarch's body and done something to him. Even though the old patriarch is dead, he After all, he is a fourth-grade cultivator in front of him, and his physical body cannot be completely equated with that of an ordinary person."
Huang Ming nodded and continued: "But then, something happened, which made me give up this idea completely! And, I guess, the old patriarch may not be dead!"
"What's the matter?" I asked.
Huang Ming came up to me and whispered in an extremely cautious and mysterious voice: "Not long after the death aura disappeared, I saw a figure beside a wreath outside the mourning hall. The figure disappeared in a flash, but I still Recognize him! It’s the old patriarch! The old patriarch Yuan Zhengfa!”
Hearing this, my expression froze!
"I think maybe the body in the coffin is not that of the old patriarch! The old patriarch is not dead yet!"
Huang Ming said in a deep voice, his eyes slightly widened.
I slowly relaxed and continued, "Could it be that you saw it wrong?"
"It shouldn't be. I'm basically not wrong. I'm in good spirits tonight at the wake, and I don't doze off. My eyes are not blurred."
Huang Ming immediately denied what I said.
I remained silent.
I have always been skeptical about Yuan Zhengfa's death, and it will still be the case even after today's incident...
Yuan Zhengfa's death was so strange.
First of all, given the original situation, he wouldn't have been able to survive the whole night.
Secondly, just when the grievances between Lin Guanfo and Yuan Lan, and the power of Jinpeng were gradually unfolding, I was waiting for Yuan Zhengfa to give me an answer, but his sudden death seemed a bit like he was escaping from these... In short, What a coincidence.
Huang Ming added: "I came to see my friend tonight mainly because I want to ask what happened the day before yesterday. My friend can help me analyze it. Is it possible that the old patriarch is really still alive?"
"What happened the day before yesterday involved some of my secrets. I am a little inconvenient to reveal them, but what I can tell you is that during the day of the funeral, I went to the mourning hall. They opened the old patriarch's coffin and showed it to me. There was It is indeed Yuan Zhengfa, the fourth-grade cultivator of the Runan Yuan clan, and there is nothing wrong with his aura, his face, or even the lingering power after his death."
I said slowly.
After hearing this, Huang Ming frowned and said, "According to what you said, it means that I think too much? That shouldn't be the case. My perception will not lie to me, and my eyes will not lie to me, let alone this Strange things happened one after another at the wake one night."
I don't know whether what Huang Ming just said is true or false, but it undoubtedly made my suspicions shake a bit.
Then, I asked: "Zhang Huang, have you told the Crown Prince about these things?"
Huang Ming shook his head and replied to me: "I haven't said anything yet. Due to his health, the prince has been specially approved not to keep a vigil. He is not in the mourning hall tonight, and I did not bother him. After I discovered something strange, I thought that Chen Xiaoyou might be able to help me. If you ask for confirmation, I will come to you as soon as possible."
Didn't he tell Lin Guanfo?
I was a little surprised, but I didn't believe everything he said.
Now, when facing these people, I remain somewhat skeptical...
Then I asked: "Is the wake over? Shall I go to the mourning hall to see it?"
