Folk customs begin with the entire funeral procession

Chapter 32 The Death of Zhong Fa and the "Epilogue"

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Chen Miao parked his car not far from the Yin-Yang Shop.

After getting off the bus, Chen Miao glanced at the time.

4:35
Opening "Notes on Becoming a God in the Mundane World," there are no changes for the time being.

If there were any changes, they would have occurred when Chen Miao entered the shop, or perhaps Zhong Fa had discovered Chen Miao beforehand.

Therefore, Chen Miao would carry the "Notes on Becoming a God in the Mundane World" with him throughout this journey, constantly paying attention to the changes recorded in the notes.

But this meant Chen Miao only had one hand to hold other things.

Besides incense sticks, Chen Miao's weapon now also includes a peach wood sword blank.

After thinking it over, Chen Miao felt it was safer to take a two-pronged approach, even if it meant more trouble.

With the peach wood sword tucked under his arm, Chen Miao took out four incense sticks from the book, lit them, and then held the peach wood sword in his right hand.

After doing all this, Chen Miao took the book and headed towards the Yin-Yang Duan shop.

If someone saw Chen Miao's appearance at this moment, they would definitely think that Chen Miao is out of his mind.

It's 4:35 a.m., and although there's some light, is it really possible to read or study under that light?

I want to eat fart!
Moreover, Chen Miao was holding a peach wood sword and incense in his other hand, making him look like a cosplayer who had lost his mind.

However, Chen Miao didn't care what others thought. Compared to his life and the funeral home, what did it matter if he was laughed at?
As Chen Miao approached the shop, he looked at the book in his hand more and more frequently.

But even when he was two meters away from the shop door, the book didn't change at all.

This is both a good thing and a bad thing.

The lack of change meant that Zhong Fa hadn't discovered him, but at the same time, Chen Miao couldn't predict what would happen next.

Of course, there is another possibility: that Zhong Fa is not in the shop at all!

After hesitating for a moment, Chen Miao continued walking forward.

Now that we're here, how can we just stop here?
As Chen Miao stood half a meter in front of the door, wondering whether to kick it down or peek through the crack first...

The door opened by itself!
Chen Miao's pupils contracted sharply, and he forgot all about reading. He immediately began reciting the "Incantation for Subduing Evil Spirits".

"The sun rises brightly in the east..."

The door was fully opened when the incantation was recited halfway through.

Chen Miao threw the book away, took the incense stick from his right hand with his left, and thrust the peach wood sword blank directly out with his right hand.

If you lack the strength, then strike first!
Whether it's a human or a ghost, the wooden sword can harm it.

To Chen Miao's surprise, a face he had just parted ways with appeared before the tip of his sword.

Swish!
After dodging the oncoming attack, Zhong Cai looked at Chen Miao with a face full of astonishment.

"it's me!"

The chanting abruptly stopped.

"Why are you here?"

After exchanging bewildered glances, Chen Miao put down the peach wood sword in his hand.

Zhong Cai looked at the sword and incense in Chen Miao's hand and asked, "Have you come for revenge?"

Chen Miao remained noncommittal and took a step back.

"You want to help your senior brother?"

Zhong Cai shook his head.

"I can't help you anymore, come in and see for yourself."

After saying that, Zhong Cai turned and went into the room.

Chen Miao picked up the book from the ground, glanced at it, and looked somewhat puzzled.

"No change?"

Putting the book away, Chen Miao's gaze fell on the four incense sticks that were half-burned, and he felt a pang of heartache.

Because the incantation was interrupted, the spell failed, and the incense smoke that had just been gathered dissipated on its own.

This means that Chen Miao unleashed half of his ultimate move before even starting the fight.

But this wasn't the time to dwell on the matter of incense. Chen Miao stepped into the shop.

As soon as he entered, Chen Miao froze on the spot.

Directly opposite was an overturned altar, above which hung a memorial tablet on the wall, and beneath the altar lay a corpse. Zhong Fa's corpse!
Chen Miao looked at Zhong Cai with a shocked expression.

Zhong Cai's face darkened.

"It wasn't me. I arrived five minutes earlier than you. When I got there, I found the door open. When I came in, this was the situation. He must have died at the hands of that jumping zombie."

"Jumping zombie?"

Chen Miao took a few steps closer and finally saw the wound he had seen in the surveillance footage.

There were several claw marks on Zhong Fa's chest, and the claw marks were full of black, gelatinous substance!

"what is this?"

"He was already injured by the hopping zombies before he brought them to your place."

"Him? Injured by a jumping zombie? Isn't that the zombie he raised?"

Seeing Chen Miao's confusion.

Zhong Cai then shared his guess.

"He must have created the jumping zombie and then let it break free of his control, but he was unwilling to create the jumping zombie and then do nothing, so... he lured the jumping zombie to your place."

At this point, Zhong Cai asked curiously, "Does Zhong Fa have a grudge against that person in your funeral home's cold storage? Otherwise, why would he have led them there specifically to smash the lotus lantern?"

Chen Miao was speechless. He also wanted to ask Zhong Fa what grudge he had against Tianmen Funeral Home!
After failing in his attempts to cause trouble one after another, he's now trying to drag someone down with him before he dies.
As for why the jumping zombie was led to the cold storage location, it's easy to explain: Chen Miao had previously performed a ritual to help the twins pass on in the cold storage!

“I think you should think about this issue later. I know Zhong Fa. He won’t do this for no reason. Either you have offended him, or he has accepted instructions from someone.”

“He would do these things for no reason unless he’s crazy.”

Upon hearing Zhong Cai's words, a name immediately popped into Chen Miao's mind.

Fushou Funeral Center!

If Tianmen Funeral Home has any conflict or grudge with anyone, it's only this one.

Otherwise, who would bother with a funeral home for no reason?
But this is just his guess.

"That's the situation here. I've already made contact. Are you going to stay here or..."

As Zhong Cai was speaking, he noticed Chen Miao glance at the book he had been holding.

Then he heard a rustling sound of chanting.

"you……"

Before Zhong Cai could wonder what Chen Miao was up to, he saw the four unburnt incense sticks rise up in a cloud of smoke.

As soon as the smoke appeared, it swept past him and went straight behind him!

Turning his head, Zhong Cai looked in the direction the smoke was going and followed it.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw that all the smoke had disappeared under the bed.

A scream that sounded inhuman came from under the bed.

Swish!
He held the spirit-suppressing talisman in his hand and pointed the peach wood sword under the bed.

But even after Chen Miao walked in, he didn't see anything come out from under the bed.

"That thing should be dead. Check under the bed for anything."

Chen Miao's tone surprised Zhong Cai.

But he didn't know anything about the incense burning ritual; he had only heard of it before.

During his time with Chen Miao, Zhong Cai felt that Chen Miao was not someone who spoke carelessly.

Immediately, he put away the talisman and reached out to lift the bed.

But when they tried to lift it, it wouldn't budge.

"There's a trap!"

Seeing Zhong Cai searching for the switch, Chen Miao didn't go over, but instead looked at the book in his hand.

Just as the incense smoke failed to enter Zhong Fa's body and instead flew away towards the bedroom, he saw that the contents of the book had changed.

Chapter Two - Epilogue - The Little Devil

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(End of this chapter)