Folk customs begin with the entire funeral procession

My thought process slowly unfolded during Chapter 90.

When Shi Manman saw Luo Yucheng's face today, which was 70% of his original appearance, she made up her mind.

She was determined to bridge the gap between her and Chen Miao.

So she came, bringing with her even more money than she had earned on the side.

She realized that this matter was definitely related to Chen Miao.

And she also figured out why she had been so conflicted these past two days... She wanted to learn!

I want to learn the ability to turn the impossible into the possible, and I want to become the kind of variable that can change predetermined outcomes.

So she came, bringing with her the apprenticeship fee.

"What are you doing?"

Chen Miao had already opened the envelope and saw the thick wad of money inside.

I'd say around 20,000.

Chen Miao put the envelope down, looked at Shi Manman, and waited for the other party to explain.

"Director, I want to learn the skill of concealing my composure that you taught me yesterday!"

"What's the point of learning that? I'm not even as good as you."

Chen Miao shook his head and said.

"No, curator, what you have learned and what I have learned are not the same thing."

"What you've learned can achieve everything that what I've learned can do, but what I've learned will never reach the level you've reached!"

"I want to learn, please teach me!"

As he spoke, Shi Manman straightened his face and bent his knees to kneel down.

Upon seeing this, Chen Miao immediately shouted, "If you kneel down, you'll never be able to learn!"

Upon hearing this, Shi Manman, whose legs were already halfway down, abruptly straightened up!

Chen Miao even heard a cracking sound from the bone.

He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Shi Manman hadn't knelt down.

Looking at Shi Manman, Chen Miao once again refreshed his understanding of her.

He really didn't expect Shi Manman's thought process to be like this.

If Chen Miao himself saw this situation, he would think of getting away, not getting close!
A moment of silence.

Chen Miao looked at Shi Manman and slowly asked, "Do you really want to learn?"

His eyes slowly began to light up.

"miss you!"

Chen Miao nodded and pushed the money back.

"I can teach you, but you don't need to pay me."

Seeing that Shi Manman was getting a little anxious, Chen Miao waved his hand.

"Wait, I haven't finished yet."

"My skill, while not unique, is certainly quite rare, so I certainly won't teach it to you for free."

"If you want to learn, you have to agree to two requests of me."

Shi Man's face slowly lit up with joy, but he didn't say anything foolish like "I'll agree to anything".

"My first requirement is that I will draft an agreement later. After you sign it, you will have to work at Tianmen Funeral Home for the next ten years. During this period, unless I agree, you can only be a mortician at Tianmen Funeral Home for the next ten years, unless you leave this industry."

"Of course, wages will be paid as usual during this period, and wages will be increased as required. These things will not change."

Do you agree to this?

Chen Miao looked at Shi Manman and asked.

After a moment of contemplation, Shi Manman said, "I promise, I will be a staff member of Tianmen Funeral Home for the next ten years."

Chen Miao nodded.

"Secondly, you must not reveal the things I teach you to outsiders, and you must not take it upon yourself to let others use them!"

"What you have learned can only be used on corpses with my permission."

"Will you agree to this?"

Shi thought for a moment and asked, "Even bodies from funeral homes aren't acceptable?"

Chen Miao shook his head: "Unless I allow it, you can only use your old skills."

Shi nodded slowly.

"Yes, I agree!"

Even if she couldn't use it, just knowing that knowledge and glimpsing a corner of that unknown field would be enough for her.

Seeing this, Chen Miao nodded. "In that case, let's do it this way. I'll find time to teach you later, but remember, you can't neglect your main job!"

"Yes!"

After speaking slowly, he turned to leave.

"Stand still, and take your things away!"

Shi slowly walked up to the envelope.

"Director, are you sure you don't want it?"

"What, you don't want it either? Then I'll donate it."

Shi Manman immediately put the envelope away.

"I can't even feed myself, how can I care about others?"

After muttering to himself, Shi Man bowed to Chen Miao, then turned and went downstairs.

Chen Miao was taken aback by Shi Manman's bow, then chuckled.

Recalling what had just happened, Chen Miao felt that the saying "life is full of surprises" was very true!
This time, Chen Miao wasn't just going through the motions with Shi Manman; he genuinely intended to teach her the "Southern School of Corpse-Sewing Secrets."

This was the result of his careful consideration.

If Chen Miao were to learn how to conceal his true nature, who knows when he would master it?

The amount of effort wasted here is considerable.

It is foreseeable that Chen Miao will become increasingly busy in the future, and it is impossible for him to devote all his energy to sewing up corpses.

Therefore, finding a collaborator is the most suitable option.

And Shi Manman was the most suitable collaborator in Chen Miao's opinion.

Whether it was her identity as an employee of Tianmen Funeral Home, her taciturn personality, or her ability to conceal her true feelings, Chen Miao was satisfied with everything.

Even if Chen Miao does raise an ungrateful child later, without the Yin energy supported by Chen Miao, and without the rare materials Chen Miao provided, it would be a disaster.

Shi Manman was just someone who knew some ancient methods of concealing his appearance.

Therefore, Chen Miao decided that the production methods for materials such as human skin paper and mulberry bark thread would be kept secret for the time being, and Chen Miao would supply them all.

Therefore, even if Shi Manman develops ulterior motives, she will not be able to take away the skills that Chen Miao taught her.

After all, they're just colleagues and haven't known each other for long, so it's necessary to be cautious.

Time will tell, and it's never too late to teach them later.

With things settled for the time being, Chen Miao thought about the sudden situation and immediately called Chen Guokun.

"Brother Kun, given the concentration of yin energy in my funeral home, is it possible for ghosts to be born?"

Chen Guokun, thinking Chen Miao was worried about the safety of his funeral home, laughed and said, "Given the situation at your funeral home, unless you encounter a being with extremely heavy resentment, for ghosts to be born, you would have to put one of those talismans that gather yin energy in the cold storage, the kind you previously placed in the orphanage."

"By the way, don't use those talismans of yours carelessly, they can easily cause trouble."

Chen Miao nodded.

"Okay, thank you, Brother Kun."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Miao fell into deep thought.

Could it be that Luo Yucheng's resentment is really that deep?
Or perhaps, before he arrived at the Tianmen Funeral Home, he was already in a place with a strong yin energy, about to take shape.

Upon arriving at Tianmen Funeral Home, the energy had just been fully condensed?

It seems that there are only these two possibilities.

"It's a pity there were no memory fragments this time, otherwise we would have known the specific reason."

Thinking of this, Chen Miao also thought of the new riding skill he had just acquired.
He shook his head.

"I'm afraid I won't have a chance to use this skill."

With that in mind, Chen Miao took out some ordinary peach wood sword blanks he had purchased in the past two days and began to practice the Seven Star Peach Wood Sword.

……

the other side.

Xiang Shang, who had just returned to Tiannan City, met her goddess.

The dejection I felt at the funeral home has long since vanished, replaced by positivity, optimism, and excitement hidden beneath my smile!
Because it was the goddess who suggested this meeting!
"what happened?"

Xiang Shang asked gently.

Across from them, Gigi Lai, with her long hair and delicate features, said, "Xiang Shang, our team is going to have a team building activity next week. We're going to play an escape room game."

"Could you come with me?"

……

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