My Apprenticeship to Uncle Jiu: I Was a Warlord in the Republic of China

When everyone heard Ren Fa's order, they covered the coffin and carried it down the mountain.

Uncle Jiu still asked Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai to burn plum blossom incense at the grave, but Jiang Li came to Dong Xiaoyu's grave with a talisman and said, "I know you can hear it."

"My senior brother is a Taoist priest from Mount Mao. I will burn incense for you later. Just accept it. Don't bother him, or my master will not forgive you."

After saying that, he pasted a piece of talisman paper on the tombstone, and then told Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai, "Brothers, don't touch this talisman when you burn incense for this person later, otherwise I'm afraid she will come looking for you."

After saying that, he went downstairs, leaving Qiu Sheng and Wencai alone looking at each other in bewilderment.

Qiu Sheng and Wencai arrived at Ren's house after a long time. At this time, Jiang Li was drinking tea and chatting with Ren Fa and Ren Tingting. As for A Wei, he was sent by Ren Fa to gather the security team and the cook.

Uncle Jiu was preparing to set up the altar and the things he would use for praying. Jiang Li saw Qiu Shengwen just came back, so he asked, "How are the incense burning going, two senior brothers?"

Qiu Shengwen scratched his head and said, "The incense burns well, but the smoke is a bit strange."

At this time, Uncle Jiu heard the noise and came over to ask, "How is the smoke?"

At this time, Wencai took out three sticks and said, "This incense burned up in one breath, but when we burned the incense, the smoke kept going into my eyes."

"Whenever I get close to it, the smoke goes into my eyes no matter which direction it comes from. Look at my face, it's all stained when I rub it with my hands."

Wencai pointed to the dust and dirt on his face that was wet with tears and said.

After hearing this, Ren Fa immediately stood up and asked, "What's the situation with Uncle Jiu now?"

Uncle Jiu said, "Smoky eyes are a bad sign. The situation is not good."

Jiang Li stood up and comforted him, "Master Ren, don't panic. As the saying goes, people are most afraid of three longs and two shorts, and incense is most afraid of two shorts and one long. Isn't this incense burning well? Just a little smoke is not the worst case scenario."

Ren Tingting heard this and asked quickly, "Brother Jiang, what do you mean by three longs and two shorts and two shorts and one long?"

Jiang Li smiled and said, "These three long and two short ones are coffins, two short and one long. If this kind of incense is burned in a house, there must be a death. Now the incense is burning well, at least it is not a dead end."

After hearing this, Ren Tingting wanted to ask more questions, but Ren Fa waved his hand to interrupt her and said, "Tingting, please don't delay Uncle Jiu from preparing the altar."

Then he said to Uncle Jiu, "Uncle Jiu, please take care of it. I will reward you handsomely when the task is completed." It was obvious that Ren Fa knew these taboos even at his age.

Uncle Jiu went back to prepare things, and after a while Awei also brought people to the Ren family yard. The cook and the apprentice built a stove. After all, the Ren family kitchen could not make a big pot meal.

The security team helped to arrange all the tables, chairs and food that they brought with them outside.

As for Ah Wei, he went to Ren Fa with a smug look on his face and asked about his well-being. At this time, Ren Fa suddenly said to Jiang Li, "Master Jiang, is it really okay for my father to be left here like this?"

Jiang Li said, "Master Ren, don't worry. It's not dark yet and the Yang energy is strong. The old man won't rise from the dead. If you have any doubts, you can go and see for yourself."

Ren Fa hesitated for a while and said, "It's good to take a look."

As they talked, they came to the corner of the hall. Jiang Li opened the coffin lid with the help of Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai. At this time, Ren Fa came forward to check and suddenly exclaimed, "Why has my father gained weight?"

Jiang Li took a look and said, "Master Ren, don't worry, it is in the process of transformation, but don't worry, it won't do anything evil now."

Ren Fa almost vomited blood. "What do you mean don't worry about the zombies? Then what should I worry about?"

However, with so many people present, he did not show it immediately, but quietly retreated into the sun.

Qiu Shengwen was about to close the coffin lid when Jiang Li said, "Don't close it yet. If the corpse rises and damages the coffin, we will have to buy another one. It will be very troublesome. Just leave it open. The old man can rise directly without causing any damage."

Everyone was speechless again. Ren Tingting said pitifully, "Brother Jiang, you should think of a solution. I'm unsure about this!"

Jiang Li said, "Okay, you wait."

After that, he took out a bundle of peach wood swords from the carriage outside the courtyard and distributed them to everyone, saying, "Come on, take one each. When the time comes, you won't need to chop him. Just hold the peach wood sword horizontally in front of you, and the zombies and ghosts will be hurt if they touch it."

Ah Wei couldn't help but said, "A broken wooden sword is so powerful. I think you are just lying. Be careful or I will shoot you."

Jiang Li also refuted after hearing this and just said, "Since Captain Awei doesn't like this wooden sword, then I won't give it to you, so as not to make you unhappy."

Ren Fa scolded A Wei, "Don't mess around. Go check if everything is ready outside. If it is, bring someone in to watch over it, to avoid any accidents."

After hearing what Ren Fa said, A Wei didn't dare to say a word and went outside in shame. After a while, four people were brought in to stand guard beside the coffin.

Jiang Li said speechlessly, "Why don't you stand further away? If you hear any noise, just look through the window. It's too smelly if you're so close."

Ah Wei then said, "I need to stand closer to know if you guys are up to something."

Jiang Li looked at Ren Fa and said, "Master Ren, I have said before that zombies that have sucked blood are completely different from zombies that have sucked blood. These people standing too close to me are just sending food to me!"

Ren Fa said as soon as he heard it, "Just stand outside the door and watch to prevent anyone from getting close. If there is any movement, immediately raise a loud voice to warn people."

The four nodded and replied, "Okay, Master Ren."

Everyone left the living room. Uncle Jiu had already set up the altar outside. Jiang Li suddenly asked, "Master, do you think zombies will turn into corpses earlier if they see the moonlight? If they are left in the house, I'm afraid they won't turn into corpses today and I'll have nightmares at night!"

Uncle Jiu was stunned. He had always tried his best to avoid the transformation of the corpse. Today, he had never encountered such a situation that the transformation was accelerated. So he said, "That being said, this is not good!"

Jiang Li said, "It's better to solve this matter as soon as possible. My matter is not solved yet. If we meet each other later, I'm afraid there will be trouble!"

Uncle Jiu nodded immediately after hearing this and said, "Indeed, given the time, its injuries should have almost healed. If it really comes, there will inevitably be accidents."

So he said to Ren Fa, "Master Ren, I want to perform a ritual in the open air outside, so that the old man can absorb some moonlight and transform into a corpse sooner, in case there are any uncontrollable variables if time is delayed for too long."

After hearing this, Ren Fa felt very uncomfortable because he couldn't say "mmp" in his heart, but he still forced a smile and said, "Uncle Jiu, please do as you please. You can take charge of this matter."

After getting Ren Fa's affirmation, Uncle Jiu had Old Master Ren covered and carried to the open space outside, and then spread an ink net around him and sprinkled some glutinous rice, and then waited for dark to come out.

Soon the banquet began. Although the dishes were all vegetarian, those from less well-off families still ate happily. After all, it was very rare to have a full meal these days. The Ren family had a buffet, so it was quite lively with people coming and going.