The two people reunited after a long separation, each listening to the other's story about their experiences in the past two years.
Later, Gu Caiwei took Lu Jing to visit the capital, ate Lintian Mansion's most famous wind stove hot pot and hand-washed crabs, and visited the four scenic spots in Lintian. After sunset, they returned to Lu Jing's new residence hand in hand.
The moon is full on the west wall, and there is a night of indulgence.
It wasn't until three o'clock in the morning that Gu Caiwei put on her clothes and left reluctantly.
Lu Jing on the other side also did not forget his purpose of coming to the capital.
Although I now have three more months to fall into the mortal world and buy more time, the core problem has not actually been solved.
In addition, although Wujiang City and Lintian Mansion are still prosperous now, the lives of the people in the city do not seem to be much different from the past.
But that's because the imperial court has heavy troops stationed in these two cities, and neither natural disasters nor man-made disasters have affected them here yet.
If those who live in peace do not think about danger, then when danger does come, they will most likely have no choice but to close their eyes and wait for death.
Master's last words of farewell still ring in my ears.
Lu Jing has made up his mind to get a glimpse of the mysterious world even if there are many dangers ahead.
He fetched water from the well and took a cold bath for himself.
Although the autumn mood is now strong and the weather is getting cooler, Lu Jing does not have to worry about catching a cold thanks to his deep internal strength.
Put on the new clothes Gu Caiwei prepared for him.
Lu Jing hesitated for a moment and did not bring Jiang Jizi with him. Then he shook his head at Amu who was eager to give it a try.
Without knowing what mysterious means the opponent had, Lu Jing still tended to make the most conservative choice and go to find out what the mysterious organization was saying first.
Lu Jing took the wooden sign that Kui gave him and picked up his Zen staff and walked out of the house.
I asked someone to inquire about Hengji Coffin Shop, but perhaps because they felt unlucky, the person who was asked either shook their head or waved their hands hastily to indicate that they did not know.
Lu Jing asked around, and finally the owner of an incense and candle shop told him how to get there, but the expression on his face seemed a little strange when he spoke.
And Lu Jing soon knew where his strange expression came from.
Looking at the closed coffin shop in front of him, Lu Jing couldn't help but frown.
And frowning with him was another young man carrying a spear.
Then the two looked at each other.
The young man stepped forward and knocked on the wooden door of the coffin shop, but there was no answer inside.
When he turned around, he saw that Lu Jing had walked to the other end of the alley and was saying something to an aunt who was sunbathing outside the door. The aunt shook her head first, and then nodded.
Then Lu Jing walked out of the alley.
When the young man saw this, he hurried over. He bowed politely first, and then hurriedly said, "Madam, what did that man say to you just now?"
As a result, the aunt shook her head when she heard this, pointed to her mouth, and even opened it to show the young man.
I saw that the place where the tongue should have been was actually empty.
"Are you mute?" The young man was stunned.
He had seen Lu Jing talking to this lady before, his expression was very natural, and he didn't show any surprised expression from beginning to end, but he didn't expect that he was actually chatting with a mute.
No wonder the lady just shook her head and nodded.
The young man scratched his head and felt a little difficult.
He wanted to ask other people, but the alley was in a remote location, and it faced a coffin shop, so no one usually came there.
So the young man had no choice but to resort to a stupid trick. He took off the spear from his back, held it in his arms, and squatted in front of the coffin shop.
And he actually squatted from noon to sunset.
The door of the coffin shop opposite was still closed, and no one came in or out.
The mute lady basking in the sun not far away had already gone home to cook for her grandson, and the boy's stomach was growling with hunger.
But his tenacity seemed to be rising, and he stared straight at the coffin shop without moving a step.
The next moment, I suddenly heard a voice coming from the entrance of the alley.
"Hey, you're still here."
"It's you?"
The young man also recognized that the speaker was the guy holding a Zen staff who was standing in front of the door with him before, so he blurted out, "Are you here to buy a coffin too?"
"…………"
As soon as these words were spoken, the young man obviously noticed something was wrong and quickly added, "That's not what I meant."
"I know, and there's nothing hard to say. People who come to the coffin shop are of course here to buy coffins." Lu Jing said leisurely.
"Yes, yes." The young man laughed dryly.
"However," Lu Jing changed the subject, "it's probably useless if you keep waiting here."
"Why?" The young man was startled.
"Because I asked an older lady who lives nearby if this store has never been open before, and she nodded."
"Never? Do you want to say that there is no one here at all?" The young man was doubtful.
"No, there must be someone in here." Lu Jing said, "Because if you look at the ground in front of the door and the dust on the door, you will find that there are still people coming in and out here recently."
"So that lady is lying?"
"This possibility cannot be ruled out, but personally I prefer another explanation, which is that the coffin shop is indeed closed during the period when the aunt can see her every day."
"The time she can see... does it mean daytime? Wait, are there any coffin shops in this world that do business at night?"
Although the young man himself didn't believe in ghosts and gods, the coffin shop that only did business in the middle of the night still sounded a bit scary, and he couldn't help but shudder.
"You'll know when the time comes." Lu Jing said, "You haven't eaten yet. Do you want to pacify your stomach first?"
"But it's evening now." The young man said.
"There are still a lot of people on the street right now. I guess I have to wait a while before the door opens. I made a point of eating a full meal before coming here, and not far from the entrance of the alley, I saw a pancake shop selling pancakes. , if you want to eat, you can buy two." Lu Jing reminded kindly.
The young man became entangled again after hearing this, but in the end he chose to stay where he was.
In his words, "We don't know when this coffin shop will open, and how long it will be open each time. I have been waiting for so long. If it happens to open when I go to buy shortbread, it will open again when I come back." If it’s closed, wouldn’t it mean that I waited so long in vain?”
"That makes sense." Lu Ding nodded, but stopped trying to persuade him.
After a while, the young man suddenly spoke again and said thank you.
"Thank you for what?" Lu Jing asked curiously.
"Thank you for reminding me that there is a pancake seller in the alley." The young man licked his lips and said, "And you didn't laugh at me after listening to my words."
