The Tao is far away

Wang Chi looked at Carpenter Wang's body and felt a little scared, so he pulled his hand out of Carpenter Wang's hand.

He stood up and recalled what Carpenter Wang had just said.

Many years later, when he thought of these words, he deeply regretted not listening to them, but that is a story for later.

The current issue is how to deal with the body.

"Carpenter Wang treats me well. Although he has evil intentions, he has never hurt me. Well, I'll notify Village Chief Li first." He thought.

Village Chief Li, Erhu's nominal adoptive father, is also the landlord of the village, but he respects Carpenter Wang very much.

He will have to take care of the funeral. I hope he really shows respect and isn't just going through the motions.

After thinking about it, he pretended to be panicked and ran quickly.

Carpenter Wang lived at the entrance of the village, and Wang Chi ran for a long time before he reached the village chief's house.

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"Uncle Li, my master...master...is gone!" Wang Chi said, hunched over, panting.

"What!" The village chief, who was drinking, dropped the bowl in his hand to the ground with a thud when he heard this. He was immediately shocked and said, "Ergou, are you serious?"

"it is true"

The village chief rushed out, and Wang Chi followed closely behind.

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"Brother, why did you leave like this?" The village chief knelt beside the bed, holding Carpenter Wang's hand and crying.

Wang Chi stood at the door, watching the village chief crying, tears falling silently.

It's not that he has a strong ability to empathize, but that he has lived with Carpenter Wang for three years and still has some feelings for him, even if he has bad intentions towards him.

"Ergou, go out first. Let me stay with your master for a while." The village chief said to Wang Chi in a crying voice.

Wang Chi left and heard loud crying coming from the room behind him.

The village chief doesn't have much contact with the master on a daily basis, so why does it feel like his biological father has died?

After a while, the village chief came out, his eyes were red and there were traces of tears on his old face.

"Ergou, I will take care of your master's funeral." The village chief choked up and said, "By the way, did your master leave anything for you?"

Wang Chi thought for a while and said, "No, my master only told me to leave this place." Wang Chi concealed some things.

The three-day funeral was over quickly. The village chief was willing to spend money to make it a grand ceremony and invited a troupe of actors from the mountain to perform for three days.

All the villagers were present, especially the widow Liu, who cried and screamed for her parents, and cursed Wang Chi, saying that he was an unlucky person and had brought death to Carpenter Wang.

Wang Chi was speechless after hearing this. What was wrong with this widow Liu? And why was Carpenter Wang so popular?

Wang Chi carried Carpenter Wang's spirit tablet and walked at the front of the funeral procession. He looked at the coffin bearers behind him who were carrying the coffin.

I couldn't help but think, Carpenter Wang asked me to scatter his ashes in the mountains, but there is no custom of cremation here. Wang Chi mentioned it tentatively, and the village chief just said, "Fallen leaves return to their roots."

Do I have to dig out Carpenter Wang again?

What a headache!

At night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse. Wang Chi stood in front of Carpenter Wang's tomb with a shovel. He had already opened up the four poles, and he dug out the coffin in no time. He cleaned the soil on the coffin board, pushed it with his hand, and the coffin board slid off.

The moonlight shone on Carpenter Wang's face, making the already skinny Carpenter Wang look even more terrifying.

Cold sweat broke out on Wang Chi's face and he quickly put Carpenter Wang's body into the storage bag.

Finally, everything is reset and looks the same as before.

When the first ray of sunlight in the early morning shone on the mountains, it also shone on Wang Chi's face.

Wang Chi climbed to the top of the mountain, where the scenery was pleasant, with petals of various colors fluttering in the wind.

Wang Chi scattered handfuls of ashes in the sky. The ashes followed the wind and the wind followed the ashes. The two intertwined and drifted into the mist in the mountain.

With Heaven and Earth

"Master, farewell!"

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