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I had thought that my grandfather would eventually be able to resist the temptation of money and directly slam the door on his way out, and in my heart I was extremely looking forward to it. I thought that I could finally return to that simple but very warm home, but I never thought that not only did my grandfather not decline at the end, he would even target me with this sentence.

I was stunned. What kind of rhythm was this?

I blankly stared at Grandfather, not understanding what he meant by that. Or perhaps, he also feels that leaving me here is a bit unfair?

However, after Grandpa said this, he didn't pay any more attention to me. Instead, he turned around and said to the man who paid me, "Today, all the family members are out. You are not allowed to stay in the funeral parlor."

At this point, his grandfather paused for a moment, then said to the man: "However, you must stay!"

When the man heard this, he seemed a little unwilling and a little hesitant. Seeing him like this, his grandfather continued, "The so-called soul belongs to someone, fate is related. No matter what, a family member must stay here."

"I'm not his relative." Who knew that at this moment, the man's head turned and he immediately blurted out those words, shocking both grandfather and I. I thought that if you weren't a relative, why are you messing around with me and spending so much money?

The man clearly knew that his words were inappropriate, he laughed and looked towards Xiuqin: "I am his friend, his friend, hehe!"

After his grandfather heard it, he did not pay any more attention to him and turned to Xiuqin and said, "You can make the arrangements. Anyways, I need a relative to be guard here tonight, if not, I can only leave right now."

Hearing her grandfather's words, Xiuqin's face changed, he hesitated for a moment, then looked at the man beside her and said softly: "Let me do it!"

As soon as Xiuqin's words fell, the four of us fell silent, and the atmosphere immediately became awkward. You have to know, after midnight, only a beautiful lady like Xiuqin was with us, and furthermore, she was a husband's new widow.

When I thought about it, I was secretly happy, so I sneaked a peek at Xiuqin, only to see that she had her head lowered, and no expression on her face. On the other hand, the man beside her was obviously unhappy, and looked at her grandfather with a dissatisfied expression, his cheeks were tensed tight, and after a long while, he finally let out a loud snort: "Alright, alright, alright, if it really isn't possible, both Xiuqin and I are here, okay?"

Grandfather raised his head and glanced at the man and chuckled. "That's good. It's not a problem to have one or two more people."

With their plans made, Xiuqin started to evacuate the relatives and let the people return home. She left me on the side, so I asked Grandfather, what's the arrangements for tonight, is there anything wrong with me?

After his grandfather heard this, he laughed and pointed to the ice coffin on the floor and said, "Tonight, other than the official position, you are the most comfortable!"

Upon hearing this, I was immediately curious. After all, this was a funeral home, where else could I be comfortable!?

"Master Ma, everything has been arranged, what should we do next?" In the blink of an eye, the hall was once again empty. Only then did Xiuqin come to the side of his grandfather's side with that man and asked him in a low voice.

His grandfather looked around, then looked at the portrait in the middle of the spiritual altar, then pointed at the side hall and said, "Tonight, the three of us will stay there and take care of it."

"We three? What about me? "

Upon hearing this, I immediately noticed the problem, so I went over to ask my grandfather.

However, his grandfather pointed at the ice coffin and said, "You sleep on the top tonight!"

"What?" Hearing this, I was startled and felt goosebumps. To be honest, I had already broken the record for staying in this funeral home. How could I be allowed to sleep on an ice coffin? What was that supposed to be!

At this moment, it wasn't that I was unhappy, but I was completely unwilling. I glared at my grandfather, thinking to myself, 'Why did this old man come up with such a wicked idea? Isn't this just pushing me to death?'

"I won't do it, I won't do it even if I'm beaten to death!" I flung my sleeves, and without bothering with the glaring Xiuqin and the man, I angrily dashed out of the hall.

"You little bastard, stop right there!" My blood was boiling and I was walking very fast. In a few seconds, I arrived at the door of the funeral parlor and heard my grandfather's angry shout. I was shocked and thought, "Did my grandfather really get angry this time?" Thus, I unconsciously stopped in my tracks. However, I continued to look outside without even turning my head back.

There was only the sound of a few hurried footsteps, so he guessed that it was probably his grandfather.

Before I could hear his voice, I felt a burning pain in my ear. At the same time, I heard my grandfather's voice. "You little bastard, you want to anger me to death, right? Do you still want to inherit the legacy? "

When I heard his words, I became even angrier, thinking to myself, who would want to inherit your unlucky mantle? I was originally staying well in school, strolling around the quiet campus every day, chatting with the class and talking about life and ideals, how cozy, it was all because you old man tricked me into coming back.

An old saying goes, "Once you enter the Ma Clan, you are as deep as the sea. From then on, you will be a passerby!"

"Stinky brat, listen to me. This isn't really a big deal, it's just sleeping on top of the coffin for one night. It's okay, we already took the money and did the thing, how nice is that?" Seeing that I didn't say anything, my grandfather came close to me and tried to coerce me. After speaking for a long time in an emotional tone, I finally sighed and nodded my head helplessly.

In fact, I also thought about it, in the future, if I really do walk on grandpa's path, then I might encounter all sorts of weird things. If I don't pass this trial, then don't talk about entering the business anymore, I'm afraid that it will become a problem whether I can live or die in the future. Moreover, grandpa also said pitifully, "When I get to my age, I might not even be able to go up there one day."

Thinking about this, I snorted and said, "Fine, sleeping in a coffin is fine. However, after the matter is settled, you have to give me 200 yuan."

"What are you suddenly asking for money for?" Grandpa was stunned for a moment and then asked me.

"Who cares about me. Just tell me if you agree or not." I rolled my eyes and thought, "You've already made ten thousand or so. Two hundred is but a drop in the bucket."

Grandfather gritted his teeth and heavily patted me on the shoulder and said, "Alright, 200 is 200 then!"

It was also only now that I finally felt a little better. Turning my head back, I saw Xiuqin walk over after walking with my grandfather, and softly ask him: "Master Ma, this thing of yours … "Why is that?"

Hearing this, his grandfather's face became bitter, sighed heavily and said: "This is called Blood Spirit Dispersing Bone, your husband died due to grievances, and the resentment in his heart has not dispersed, to the point of causing some things to happen. Furthermore, you have no children, so he will definitely be unwilling, he might come out at night to cause trouble, and at that time, not only will the funeral not go smoothly, but it will bring disaster upon his family! As the saying goes, no matter if Guan Sheng dies or not, now that he is gone, we can only use this method of consoling him to suppress his resentment and wait until tomorrow to cremate him.

After saying that, my grandfather looked at me and said, "Previously, when I invited him for the spirit gathering, my grandson was the one who asked me to do so in great honor. So, the best way is for him to accompany father for the final journey as his son and fulfill his wish.

Grandfather's words were spoken with sincerity, his expression was pitiful and merciful, as he fully considered Xiuqin. If not for the words he told me previously, I would have believed him.

Looking at Xiuqin's grateful expression, I almost laughed out loud, but thinking about how I was going to get two hundred yuan soon, I gritted my teeth and endured, standing at the side with a sad face, as if the person in the coffin was really my father.

After finally persuading everyone, my grandfather lit another candle, and gently placed it in the middle of the portrait. He muttered for a long time, and finally lit up a pillar of green incense, respectfully bowed a few times, and then turned to look at me. From the broken wooden box, he took out a wolf's hair and a copper bowl, dipped them in, and drew a few strokes on my forehead.

However, when Grandpa was done, I panicked and asked him if he could cover the coffin with something so that I wouldn't be scared to death when I saw it.

Grandfather's face darkened and said, "How can I do that? This is a great disrespect to the Lord. You just need to lie down peacefully and close your eyes. It's fine!"

I gritted my teeth and remembered my two hundred yuan. In the end, I closed my eyes and was helped to lie on the bed by my grandfather.

"Grandpa!" Although I took the hardest step, I was still afraid. Looking at my grandfather's back as he left the hall for the side hall, I couldn't help but panic and call out to him.

Hearing that, Grandfather immediately turned around. I thought that he would comfort me once again to strengthen my courage. However, I didn't expect him to actually put his hands together and form a strange hand seal. He shouted, "Duo!"

Just as I was about to say something, my forehead suddenly felt a heat wave right after the sound of "tut!". Then my consciousness went into a trance, and my eyes turned black as I fainted.