In fact, after listening to Wang Hu's story, I became more and more uneasy - Lao Cao's behavior was too abnormal!
The more abnormal it is, the more it means there is a big problem here.
But on the surface, I still appease Wang Hu.
"Uncle Tiger, you don't have to worry too much. I just think Lao Cao's behavior is a little different from usual. Maybe it's just that he really has something important and is in a hurry and forgot to mention it. Let's just wait here for him to come back. .”
Wang Hu nodded.
"Yeah, yeah, I listen to Brother Wu."
So we put this worry aside for the time being and started talking in the coffin shop. Talking about various interesting things that happened in the past six months.
Not long after, familiar old friends began to come to the coffin shop as scheduled.
The first one to arrive was Yuan Fei.
He was so careless and shouted at the top of his lungs before he even entered the door.
"Coffinmaker Cao, are you ready? I'm coming in!"
I laughed in response.
"Uncle Yuan Fei is still so angry. Uncle Tiger is still busy in the kitchen during the meal."
Yuan Fei walked in the door with a smile, looked at me and said in surprise.
"Ah! Xiao Wu is already here? Come on, let me see if I have grown taller or become more handsome!"
As he said that, he took my hand and looked at me.
These are all "elders" who have watched me grow up since I was young, so they can have this kind of intimate behavior.
I am also helpless.
"Uncle Yuan Fei, I am already twenty years old. My growth has ended a long time ago. How can I continue to grow taller? What's more, I am already 1.83 meters tall. No matter how tall I am, it is too much. But becoming handsome has been ongoing. "
Hahaha!
Yuan Fei laughed and patted my shoulder.
"What a boy! I'm getting thicker all the time. Hey, where did Cao Coffinmaker go? You're back, and he's not waiting at home. You'll have to drink three drinks as a penalty later."
Me: "I said I went to a village outside the town with Daniel, Ergou and the others to carry the coffin. I should be back soon."
Another half hour.
Woof woof woof, woof woof!
Suddenly there was a loud barking of a dog outside the door, and then a black shadow rushed into the house like a gust of wind.
Before I could react, a large furry thing jumped into my arms. He rubbed it hard again and again, while licking my face with his wet tongue...
I felt itchy and laughed and pushed it.
"Hey Heizi, it's okay, it's okay. Heizi, please stop licking."
Woof woof!
The big black dog with shiny hair got up from my arms and wagged its tail at me.
It was Heizi, the big dog of Li Miao's family who retrieved the body.
It had already rushed into the house, and of course Li Miao followed closely behind.
Sure enough, Li Miao's steady and powerful voice came from outside the door.
"Brother Wu, I haven't seen you for a long time. I miss you so much. Of course, Heizi may miss you more. After all, you always said you would bring him meat, but it was difficult to fulfill it. Every time he owed him meat, Heizi kept saying that he had to find you. Ask for it back.”
He walked into the room with a narrow smile on his face and made a little joke on me.
Woof woof!
Heizi called out twice in coordination, nodded vigorously, and looked at me with hopeful eyes. It seems to be saying: You can’t even fool a dog, right?
Hahaha!
There was a burst of laughter in the room, and I could only scratch my head in embarrassment, saying that I would buy meat for Heizi later.
"Hey, big stupid dog. Come play with you, Mr. Bird!"
Madoka was also very happy to see Heizi. A dog and a bird came together, not knowing what Jiligulu was talking about.
After Li Miao greeted Yuan Fei and Wang Hu, he asked casually.
"Where's the coffinmaker Cao? We're having a gathering at his coffin shop, but why is his master missing?"
When Li Miao said this, I felt anxious again and could only force myself to smile.
"Uncle Hu said that in the early hours of this morning, Lao Cao, Daniu, Ergou and others went to the village outside the town to help carry the coffin. I guess the matter is not finished yet, and they should be back soon."
Unexpectedly, Li Miao was immediately surprised when he heard this.
"That's not right! When I came over from the river just now, I happened to meet Daniel at the stone bridge in the north of the town. We chatted for a while, and he said that he had no work these days and had been staying at home with him. The family is celebrating the New Year and resting. I will take the gifts prepared for you, Mr. Wu, and come to the coffin store soon."
What? !
As soon as Li Miao said this, I was immediately shocked. The feeling of uneasiness that I had finally suppressed suddenly became stronger.
Because according to Wang Hu, Lao Cao suddenly woke up in the early morning of this morning and was "fully armed" in the coffin shop to go out. The reason was that Daniel and the others came to ask Lao Cao for help in carrying the coffin for burial in the village...
As a result, Li Miao said that he met Daniel at Shiqiao in the north of the town. The other person said that he had not taken any jobs in the past few days and had been staying at home!
This is completely contradictory to what Lao Cao said.
"Uncle Tiger, come out quickly, something is not right!"
I quickly called out Wang Hu, who was still preparing dinner in the kitchen, and wanted to ask again.
Just as expected, at this time, Daniel and Ergou came together and walked into the coffin shop.
There was no need for Li Miao to relay it now. Wang Hu and Daniel reviewed the information... Everyone present in the coffin shop fell silent.
Everyone is not stupid. It is obvious that Lao Cao has something "big" to do. And he was unwilling to tell anyone about this, so he deliberately "cheated" Wang Hu.
There is no doubt about my relationship with Lao Cao.
We made an appointment to get together today, and there are so many old friends and old friends present. If it weren't for a major event like the sky falling, Lao Cao would never leave suddenly at the last minute!
In addition, he also deliberately concealed it, indicating that this matter either had an ulterior secret or was extremely dangerous.
If it's the latter...
I can't figure it out. With my current level of cultivation and magical powers, what else would make Lao Cao feel "extremely dangerous" at his level?
This is not because I am arrogant, but because I can think and understand objectively and rationally. It’s not because of the relationship between Lao Cao and me, and that he also played the role of my “de facto guide” when he was young, that his strength will be infinitely improved.
Although Lao Cao has inherited the two folk trades of coffin bearer and yin paper master, his actual combat power has just touched the edge of [Condensation Energy Transformation]...
Maybe it’s still a little difficult!
Because the Taoist practice of [Condensing Qi into Reality] targets the [Fierce Ghost] among ghosts and the [Zombie Evil] among zombies - and it is difficult for Lao Cao to deal with a Corpse Evil alone!
Back then, Lao Cao, Daniu and others, I and I worked together and tried our best to suppress a zombie.
It can be seen that Lao Cao himself is not enough to compete with the level of [Zombie Evil] - at least he can't do it without trying his best.
But for a low-level [Corpse Evil] like the "Blood Evil" that we desperately destroyed back then, I don't even need to use specific magical powers now. I can easily kill it with pure pure energy!
Lao Cao should also be aware of this.
In addition, Madoka's cultivation level is very close to that of the Demon King...
And the rest of the friends present.
What kind of powerful enemy or terrifying evil spirit is he going to face that would make him think it was "extremely dangerous" or even unwilling to tell us and go alone?
This possibility should be very low, right?
So I think the high probability is the first case...
What Lao Cao has to face is relatively private, and he doesn't want us to know?
