You said you would tell fortunes, so you can catch ghosts and exterminate zombies easily?

Liu Chunhua had been busy all morning when she heard this, and she was stunned for a moment. She then slapped her forehead and exclaimed, "Look at me, I forgot to ask A-Liang!"

"That kid, he never sends a message home unless something's wrong."

Su Chen did some calculations.

"No time, I'm busy."

"What exactly did his friend call him to the funeral home for?" Liu Chunhua was about to continue nagging when she looked up again.

"Where is Ah Chen?"

Old Su shrugged: "He's gone, probably to help Ah Liang."

Liu Chunhua nodded in agreement: "That's true. Although Xiao Yan has some skills, he's still just a child and not very capable. It still has to be our A Chen."

"Sigh, Ah Chen hasn't gotten much rest all day long~"

Old Su scoffed, "Alright, alright, the eldest son is busy repairing roads all day long and has to work in the fields, and you don't even care... Let's eat!"

Liu Chunhua glared at him, but ultimately said nothing more.

Cuicheng Qishan Funeral Home.

Su Chen glanced around and his gaze quickly settled on a detached two-story building.

As he climbed the steps and came to a doorway, Su Chen raised his hand and knocked.

"Please come in!"

A steady voice rang out. Su Chen pushed open the door and saw a middle-aged man in a Zhongshan suit carrying a teapot. Upon seeing him, the man smiled and gestured for Su Chen to sit down: "Have a cup of tea?"

Su Chen walked over, picked up the cup of tea he had just poured, and sniffed it.

"It's just ordinary tea; I can't afford Da Hong Pao."

Su Chen took a sip of tea and nodded: "Why did you choose to work here, senior?"

"Can I say it's because the wages are high here?"

Su Chen was stunned for a moment, then quickly laughed.

“Life wasn’t easy for us outside back then. On the contrary, we had less contact with people at the funeral home. It was quiet, stable, and the salary was higher. Plus, we could help solve some small problems.”

"Times have changed," Su Chen reminded him.

"Yes, times have changed. Some people get rich overnight, and even those who are less fortunate can live comfortably. It's a pity that many people still don't appreciate it." The middle-aged man said, glancing across the street and sighing. "Are those two kids very familiar with you?"

Su Chen looked across and saw Ah Liang trembling and hiding behind Lin Yan.

The boy had a stern face, his eyes wide with anger, a peach wood sword in his hand, and an unknown green leaf spinning in front of him. In front of them were dozens of zombies.

"They're my family's children." Su Chen put down his teacup, cupped his hands in thanks to the middle-aged man, and said, "Thank you for your help, senior."

The middle-aged man waved his hand: "That kid is promising, and I like him too, so I decided to try and win him over."

Su Chen nodded slowly: "His temperament is good, but he does need more refinement."

The middle-aged man paused, then said, "Yes, if I had been more temperamental in my younger years..."

Meeting Su Chen's gaze, he smiled and said, "Let's not talk about it. Let's have some tea. I reckon this kid has already found a way to deal with him. Let's wait until they're done."

It took more than an hour to finish drinking this tea.

The middle-aged man's stomach was growling with hunger, so Su Chen took out some snacks and the two of them ate some.

As the malevolent aura dissipated, Ah Liang rushed out, pulled a pile of ash from his pocket, jumped up and down in fear, and then began to curse loudly.

"That damn Chen Lei, he tricked me into coming to the funeral home and then ran away. Just wait until I catch you..."

He paused, unable to think of anything malicious, and could only angrily say, "I'll smash your dog's head in!"

Footsteps sounded behind him. Turning around, he saw Lin Yan with a stern face. Ah Liang quickly composed himself and greeted him with a smile: "Xiao Yan, you're amazing! Thanks to you this time, otherwise I would have really lost my life here. You scared me to death!"

"You're welcome." The little guy said, looking at the two-story building not far away.

Lin Yan followed his gaze and quickly narrowed his eyes: "Is the person behind you hiding there? Don't be afraid, Xiao Yan, I'll... wait, where can I make a phone call at this funeral home?"

He wandered around for a while, then turned around and saw Lin Yan walking towards the two-story building. He quickly caught up with him and grabbed him.

"Xiao Yan, don't be impulsive, let's take it slow."

"I know you're strong, you can handle zombies, but some people are really hard to deal with. Listen to me, let's call the police first, and then we'll deal with the others when they arrive..."

Lin Yan glanced at him indifferently: "Master Su is upstairs."

Ah Liang's voice stopped abruptly, he blinked, and quickly straightened up.

"My uncle is upstairs?"

Seeing Lin Yan nod, he slowly exhaled, then quickly pouted, "Uncle~ Waaah, you scared me to death..."

Su Chen turned his head and watched as A Liang exaggeratedly smeared saliva on his lower eyelids, then shook his head helplessly.

His gaze fell on Lin Yan behind him, and he asked, "Are you alright?"

Lin Yan shook his head and quickly bowed to the middle-aged man: "Thank you for your help, senior."

"You're welcome, you're welcome. Your magic is somewhat similar to that of Fengming Temple..." The middle-aged man said, looking at Su Chen. Su Chen raised an eyebrow and nodded: "This child is indeed from Fengming Temple. His surname is Lin, and his given name is Yan."

"Lin Yan, not a bad name. His personality is actually quite good too, at least he's not as shameless as Lin Tianpei."

Lin Yan's small hand tightened.

Su Chen raised an eyebrow.

Sure enough, the fact that this senior could sit here so comfortably and still help Lin Yan shows that his strength is extraordinary.

Surprisingly, he even had a connection with Lin Yan's great-grandfather.

After waiting for a long time without seeing Lin Yan get angry, the middle-aged man smiled at Su Chen.

"Isn't that good?"

Su Chen understood, nodded with a smile, and then asked, "What about those zombies?"

Ah Liang immediately stepped forward and began to recount in a rapid-fire manner how he led Lin Yan to the funeral home, how he was tricked into going inside by Chen Lei, how he discovered that someone was stealing corpses, how he tried to stop them, and how the corpses suddenly sprang to life...

"Uncle, you didn't say it was this scary when we were eating breakfast this morning. I don't care, I burned my lucky charm again, so you have to give me a few more. Also, can I borrow your new car for a few more days?"

Su Chen said irritably, "You've got no backbone!"

"Hehe, Uncle, you've agreed, right? Thank you, Uncle!"

After his initial exhilaration, Ah Liang quickly narrowed his eyes and gritted his teeth: "But now, I'm going to storm Chen Lei's house. Damn it, I spent the whole night with him in the cold wind, patiently trying to comfort him, and this is how he repays me!"

"If he can't give a coherent explanation today, I'll... I'll..."

The middle-aged man spoke up: "No need to go!"

Ah Liang asked in surprise, "...Huh?"

"No, why?"

“Those people aren’t that stupid. They wouldn’t be so oblivious if he found out. They just couldn’t stop him from making the call, so they had to wait for you to arrive before setting up an ambush on Qishan Road.”

Ah Liang felt a chill run down his spine: "Wh-what?"

"Chen Lei, no, he won't..."

The middle-aged man nodded: "He's dead. If you get to his house now, the white banners will probably already be up."

Ah Liang staggered a couple of times, and his shoulders quickly slumped down.

Su Chen asked him, "Are you still planning to go and settle the score with him?"

Ah Liang lowered his head and slowly shook it.

Su Chen then stood up, cupped his hands in greeting to the middle-aged man, and as he stood up, two beams of light, one golden and one yellowish-green, shot into the middle-aged man's body.

The latter was taken aback for a moment, initially wary, but quickly relaxed and accepted it.

The power of merit made his soul feel lighter, and the yellowish-green color entered his body, flowing throughout his body, healing his hidden ailments one by one.

Su Chen: "Senior, we'll take our leave now!"