"Mr. Cheng, we don't have fire sticks here, only this one."
After a while, Zhang Quan came over with a slender iron clip in his hand and said to me.
As soon as I saw it, I knew that this was an ash collector used by spark workers, specially used to collect ashes.
"This is fine too,"
I took the ash-picking folder and started digging among Wang Yating's ashes.
After a while, a white bead rolled out of the ashes and appeared in my sight.
My eyes suddenly lit up, I picked up the bead and put it in my palm, looking at it carefully.
This white bead is only the size of a thumb, and is completely white, the same color as the ashes. If you don't look carefully, you won't be able to spot it.
But under the white surface of the beads, there are a few faint black lines connected in series, which look like a rune.
"Mr. Cheng, what is this? Is it a relic?"
Seeing this, Zhang Quan couldn't help but asked in a trembling voice, as if he also saw the strangeness of this white bead.
I shook my head. Although I can't tell what this white bead is now, I am sure that it is definitely not a relic.
Relics, in short, means bone body or remains. They were originally bead-shaped objects formed after the cremation of the body of Sakyamuni Buddha. Later, they widely referred to the remains of some eminent monks.
The relics are made from the merits of cultivation and are mostly in the shape of hard beads with dazzling colors.
Wang Yating is young. Even if she believes in Buddhism and has not practiced for many years, how could she burn the relics?
"Ni, what do you think this is?"
Confused, I turned to Lonnie and asked.
Lonnie held her chin, thought carefully for a while, and then said: "If I guess correctly, this seems to be a bead."
A bead?
I was stunned for a moment, and instantly understood what Lonnie was talking about.
Ancient people believed in heaven and earth, and usually put things in their mouths after death so that they would continue to enjoy a life of glory and wealth in the other world.
According to the hierarchy of ancient people, the things people of each class put in their mouths after death were also different. The emperor usually had pearls and jade, officials had shellfish, and the common people had grains.
For example, after Cixi's death, her body contained a luminous pearl, while Qianlong's body contained a jade cicada, both of which were very valuable.
"After Wang Yating died, did anyone put anything in her mouth?"
I turned to Zhang Quan and asked.
"No, without the consent of the family, how could we have the guts to put random things in the corpse's mouth? We really didn't put this in."
Zhang Quan waved his hands repeatedly to deny it.
In fact, I don’t think this was done by Zhang Quan or anyone in the funeral home. After all, this thing seems to be valuable. The people in the funeral home are not related to Wang Yating, so why would they put such a thing in her mouth?
The most important point is that the incinerator has a thousand-degree temperature when burning corpses. Why is this bead still intact despite being subjected to such intense flames?
All kinds of doubts made me believe that this bead must be the key to solving the mystery, so I decided to take the bead back and study it carefully.
"Mr. Cheng, Yating's ghost won't bother me again, right?"
Seeing that we were leaving, Zhang Quan hurried over and asked nervously.
"Probably not. If you encounter anything unusual again, please call me anytime."
After saying that, Lonnie and I left straight away and returned to the Centenary Shroud Shop.
This bead must have a lot of background. I plan to call Bai Ze and Jing Jingjing to brainstorm and see if we can find out what's wrong with it. If that doesn't work, I'll ask Mr. Hu San for advice.
As soon as I returned to the Centenary Shroud Store, I saw many people wearing hard hats and gray overalls gathered at the door.
In the yard, Bai Ze was surrounded by several people, arguing hard about something.
Lonnie and I walked over quickly, and then we heard clearly what the other party was talking about.
"Hurry up and call Mr. Liao out. Only he can solve our problems!"
The leader, a middle-aged man, sternly shouted at Bai Ze: "Mr. Liao is the most outstanding master in Bincheng. Apart from him, we can't trust anyone else!"
Bai Ze tried his best to argue, saying that Liao Baiquan had handed over the shroud shop to his management, and if he had anything to do, he could come to him, but those people didn't believe it at all and insisted on asking him to come to Liao Baiquan, which made Bai Ze a little embarrassed.
At this time, An Jingjing on the side saw Lonnie and I walking over, so she hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Mr. Cheng, you are finally back, go and have a look!"
"Jingjing, what happened?"
Lonnie couldn't help but ask.
"Hey, don't mention it. These people seem to be some kind of geological exploration team. They encountered a strange thing and couldn't solve it, so they came to Liao Baiquan for help. Bai Ze said that he could solve it himself, but they just didn't believe it and insisted on Liao Baiquan coming over. That’s all.”
After understanding what was going on, I went straight forward and stretched out my hands towards everyone to put pressure on them.
"Everyone, Liao Baiquan has something urgent to go home now. If you encounter anything, you can tell us. We are all Liao Baiquan's fellow practitioners and we will definitely be able to help you solve your problems."
"I do not believe!"
The middle-aged man said: "In Bincheng, we only recognize Mr. Liao. You guys are so unfamiliar. Who knows if you are a charlatan? Hurry up and call Mr. Liao over. We are really in a hurry!"
Seeing that I couldn't convince these people, I could only take out my mobile phone and dial a number in front of everyone.
"Mr. Cheng, what are your orders?"
As soon as the call was connected, Liao Baiquan's respectful voice came from the other side.
"Xiao Liao, it seems that you have a very good reputation in Bincheng. These people insist on looking for you. Please explain to everyone."
I said calmly.
When Liao Baiquan heard this, he immediately understood what was going on and couldn't help but expand his voice.
"Everyone, I am Liao Baiquan. The person standing in front of you is Mr. Cheng, my fellow disciple. His ability to exorcise evil spirits and see things is far better than mine. If you have any problems, just go to him and he will definitely be able to help you solve your problems. "
Most of the people present were acquainted with Liao Baiquan, so they naturally recognized Liao Baiquan's voice. After hearing what Liao Baiquan said, they naturally no longer doubted me.
After hanging up the phone, I glanced around at everyone and said calmly: "How about it, can you believe it now?"
The reason why I rush to solve problems for these people is naturally because I have my own considerations.
After all, Mr. Hu San had said before that the reason for finding the entrance to the third dragon vein was in this century-old shroud shop. Although we have found a clue in the funeral parlor, we cannot be sure. From this clue, we can Find the Dragon Vein entrance.
Therefore, we must lend a helping hand to everyone who comes for help and expand the scope as much as possible, so that we can discover traces of the entrance to the third dragon vein.
"It turns out it's Mr. Cheng. It was me just now. We are too blind to recognize Taishan. We are disrespectful!"
