On the third day after Zhou Xiaoze's soul traveled to this parallel world, Ji Zhantian suddenly received a long-distance call, saying that he had to go out for a few days for something important.
"Ozawa, during the few days I am out, no matter what kind of jobs come to me from near or far, please don't decide what to do next without authorization."
Before leaving the house, Ji Zhantian stretched out his hand and rubbed his head lovingly a few times, "Have you kept in mind what grandpa said?"
Zhou Xiaoze nodded: "Don't worry, I'll keep it all in mind!"
But Ji Zhantian still hesitated, and lowered his voice and said to him: "Grandpa, let me tell you, on the surface, this village is not just as evil as the legend says, there are some things that you can't control at all."
"Remember my words, no matter who comes to ask you to be the undertaker, never agree!"
Zhou Xiaoze was a little confused. Did his grandfather predict that when he went out this time, people would die in the village?
"Grandpa, can you tell me why?" Zhou Xiaoze asked nervously when he heard the desolation in his grandfather's tone.
Now that Zhou Xiaoze's special powers have disappeared, out of caution, he has to ask some things.
In Zhou Xiaoze's memory, after the incident with the college student village official, nothing unexpected happened in the past two years. The village was in good weather, and everyone was in peace with each other. Grandpa would not scare anyone.
Me!
Zhou Xiaoze even wondered whether his grandfather had been working as an undertaker for too long in this world and was a little nervous.
Hearing this, Ji Zhantian had a complicated look in his eyes. He looked at him up and down for a long time and said, "It's hard for grandpa to say too much about some things. In short, Xiaoze, just remember what I say!"
As he spoke, grandpa took out a blue jade pendant from his body and hung it around my neck for me.
The jade pendant looked very old, with a black cat carved on it and some runes that Zhou Xiaoze couldn't understand. It was covered with specks of dirt and felt cold against his body.
Ji Zhantian sternly told: "You can never leave this jade pendant at any time. When I am not at home, you don't go anywhere, just stay in the house, and don't even take half a step beyond the threshold!"
Okay, grandpa Daqing is going to imprison me!
The place where Zhou Xiaoze and his grandfather live is on a sunny hillside more than two miles away from the village. It has a single door and a courtyard. There is an old locust tree in front of the door. If he wants to play, he can only fight with small crickets under the old locust tree.
, just look at the ants climbing the tree.
In the few days after Ji Zhantian left, Zhou Xiaoze did not go out or enter two doors. He stayed at home and read books honestly.
These are some books about Qimen Dunjia that Ji Zhantian left to him. For many years, this has been Zhou Xiaoze’s daily required course.
Due to his boredom, Zhou Xiaoze would sleep until three o'clock in the morning before getting up on those days when Ji Zhantian went out.
Early that morning, while he was sleeping soundly, he suddenly heard a rapid knock on the door from outside the house, and a hoarse voice shouted: "Master Zhou, is Master Zhou at home?"
Master Zhou is the honorific title given to Ji Zhantian by others. As soon as Zhou Xiaoze heard this, he knew that others were looking for his grandfather in an emergency.
In addition to his job as an undertaker, Ji Zhantian can also treat people's headaches and fevers, so there are quite a lot of people looking for him.
Zhou Xiaoze jumped out of bed, put on his clothes, went out of the house, opened the door to the yard, and was stunned to see that standing outside the door was Cai Kui, the village chief.
Cai Kui is the richest man in the village and the head of the village. He is chubby, has a smiling face all day long, and is always kind to others.
At this moment, what surprised Zhou Xiaoze was that Cai Kui's eyes were darkened, his eyebrows were hunched, his expression was depressed, he had lost a lot of weight, and his waist was stooped, as if he had aged eighty years.
Although Zhou Xiaoze has lost all his powers, he still understands some common sense. Looking at Cai Kui like this, he seems to have hit something evil.
Cai Kui met Zhou Xiaoze and said eagerly: "Xiaoze, is your grandpa in the house? I have something urgent to ask him for help!"
Zhou Xiaoze quickly told him that his grandfather had been out for a few days and might come back some day.
When Cai Kui heard this, he rubbed his hands anxiously. Zhou Xiaoze quickly asked him what happened. Cai Kui's eyes turned red and tears rolled down his eyes. He choked and said that his daughter Fangfang died last night. He came to ask his grandfather to bury his daughter.
In a coffin.
Hearing what Cai Kui said, Zhou Xiaoze paused in his heart. Cai Fangfang was a famous and beautiful girl in Daotou Village. She was gentle and quiet. People in the village said that anyone who could marry her as his wife would have been blessed in his previous life.
How could such a young and good girl disappear so easily?
Ji Zhantian was not at home, and Zhou Xiaoze was also worried about him. At this moment, Cai Kui suddenly looked up at him and said hesitantly: "Xiaoze, I know that you have learned some skills from Master Zhou over the years, no?
Do you know if you can help Uncle Cai with this?"
It is rare for someone else to trust him so much in this world. Zhou Xiaoze was so excited that he forgot his grandfather's instructions and said loudly without thinking: "Okay, Uncle Cai, I will accept your request!"
After saying that, he turned back to the house, went to the wall of his grandfather's bedroom, and took off an old gray cloth bag, which contained all the necessary supplies for the undertaker.
When Zhou Xiaoze stepped out of the house with one foot, his body stiffened for a moment. At this moment, he remembered the various instructions his grandfather gave before leaving the house.
Should I go or not?
... Just when Zhou Xiaoze was hesitant, he heard Cai Kui urging him outside the courtyard: "Xiaoze, why don't you come out?"
"Uncle Cai, I...I'm here!" If you risk it, the worst thing you can do is get scolded when grandpa comes back.
Besides, listening to Cai Kui's anxious voice, I couldn't bear to refuse.
After leaving the courtyard, Zhou Xiaoze followed closely behind Cai Kui and rushed towards the village.
When I arrived at a mansion, I heard wailing coming from inside. A white coffin was parked at the door. According to rural customs, when a minor dies, the coffin is not allowed into the house, and the body is not allowed to be placed in the living room.
The house was crowded with people from the village. When they noticed that Village Chief Cai had entered the house next to Zhou Xiaoze, they all moved away. However, everyone looked at Zhou Xiaoze in surprise, which clearly meant that Master Zhou was not here. How could he let him
His grandson has taken action?
The cry came from the west wing. Cai Kui walked in and sighed: "It's getting late. Master Xiao Zhou is here. Everyone, please go out!"
However, Zhou Xiaoze discovered that Cai Kui's family members did not look as surprised as the Murakami when they saw him. After hearing Cai Kui's words, they immediately stopped crying and left one after another.
Generally, when an old man dies and the undertaker comes, the filial son will kneel on both sides of the deceased with his head bowed, ready to be dispatched by the undertaker at any time. However, because Cai Fangfang is a minor, according to local customs, relatives have to stay away when the undertaker is operating.
, to avoid attracting evil spirits.
After his family members left, Cai Kui bowed to Zhou Xiaoze and said, "Master Zhou, I leave my daughter's affairs to you!"
Zhou Xiaoze nodded to him: "Uncle Cai, don't worry, everything is up to me!"
Cai Kui bowed to him again, his attitude was quite sincere.
When he exited, he closed the door behind him. Because the curtains in the bedroom were tightly covered, the surroundings suddenly fell into darkness.
Three white candles were lit in the bedroom, and the candlelight swayed, giving people a strange and eerie feeling.
When Zhou Xiaoze slowly turned around and glanced at the morgue, the hairs all over his body suddenly exploded——
He discovered that Cai Fangfang, who was lying on the morgue, was actually a living person; at this moment, she was smiling naughtily at him...