And so Xie Ming, carrying a hoe, "bumped into" those people at the village entrance. He admired the family for being able to hold on for so long for money.

Fortunately, the coffin didn't contain a real dead person, otherwise it would have stank horribly.

As soon as the two sides met, Xie Xing's sister-in-law quickly stepped forward and stopped Xie Ming, saying, "Brother-in-law! It's not good for my sister-in-law to just lie around in my yard. Can you think of a solution?"

"What can I do? I told you the day you came to cause trouble that once she was taken away, you can forget about the Xie family's incense and candles. Besides, her children have already built a cenotaph for her, so you'll have to take care of things over there from now on!"

"What? A cenotaph? How could you do this!"

"You're all shameless enough to steal coffins, so why can't we shamelessly desecrate cenotaphs!"

"I have nothing to say to you. Call your children out!"

"You have nothing to do with my children, so stop acting like an elder. I advise you to go home as soon as possible, or you might get haunted by ghosts after doing too many wicked things!"

Xie Ming stared at her menacingly, his gaze nearly scaring her to death!

"What...what do you want to do?!"

I want you to get out of here quickly!

"Hmph! We'll go find our nephews ourselves, are we afraid they'll abandon their mother?"

"Go ahead! Go ahead! It's no use going. Your sister-in-law came to you in a dream the other day, saying that if you don't spit out what you ate from her, she'll kill you! Bah! Shameless bastards!"

Xie Ming spat and left after saying that seemingly unintentionally.

The group of people standing at the village entrance exchanged glances, clearly having overheard Xie Ming's words. A sense of urgency washed over them.

"Mother! What Xie Ming... ah, ptooey, ptooey, could what Uncle said be true? It sounds so creepy! Aunt won't really kill us, will she?!"

Even though the sun was shining brightly, Xie Xing's nephew still felt a chill all over his body, as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

"Oh my god! We've invited a patriarch back home! Quick, quick, let's go ask Master Sun in town."

Xie Xing's sister-in-law was afraid of Xie Ming's words, so she turned around and quickly took her son to town to find Master Sun, whom she considered the most powerful.

The matter was truly bizarre and inexplicable; even Master Sun, after his visit, repeatedly remarked on how strange it was.

After his promotional video, the mountain village immediately became famous in the surrounding area. Many people who came to see it were terrified and began to call the place a "ghost village".

The village head knew that things couldn't continue like this, so he led his men to Heman Village to discuss how to resolve the matter.

Now the Xie family stood up straight, and Xie Ming even stated bluntly that the coffin would not be allowed to be placed in the ancestral grave.

The reason was that "haunting" was considered unlucky, and after much discussion, they finally decided to bury the person in the woods outside Pianshan Village.

After agreeing on the terms, the Xie brothers once again donned mourning clothes, burned incense, and knelt in prayer, following Master Sun all the way to Pianshan Village.

When they arrived at Xie Xingniang's house, the scene was so grand that no one had seen anything like it in ten years.

Xie Xing, trapped in the coffin, knew this was her last chance. If she couldn't get out, she would be buried alive.

She screamed as hard as she could at night, but no sound came out, let alone lift her feet or raise her hands.

After struggling for most of the day, her back was soaked with sweat, and the thin mattress beneath her was completely soaked.

With tears in her eyes, Xie Xing listened desperately to the sounds outside, and could only pray to heaven again and again: I can't lift it, I can't lift it!

As if the heavens had received her wish, the Xie brothers knelt, swayed, and spun around on the other side, doing everything they could, but the coffin remained completely still.

Having exhausted all other options, Master Sun stepped forward and asked, "Do you know what wishes the people inside still have?"

Seeing that his chance to shine had finally come, Qili acted even faster than Xie Ming, rushing forward and saying, "For years, my mother sent them money and food every year, but now that she's gone, they still won't let her go, preventing her from being buried in the Xie family's ancestral grave. My mother is so resentful, sob sob sob..."

These words not only shocked everyone present, but also stunned Xie Xing inside the coffin.

She can't be buried in the Xie family's ancestral tomb? So even if she dies, will she just be a wandering ghost?

She desperately wanted to get out; she had to get out!

Is it because she has done something wrong over the years that her parents hate her and are here to discipline her?

Thinking she had figured things out, Xie Xing kept kowtowing to her parents in her heart, admitting her mistakes.

"What?! I didn't take any money from your family!"

Sister-in-law Xie Xing vehemently denied it, saying she never intended to hand over the money.

Master Sun frowned and said, "If what this boy says is true, you'd better hand over the silver, otherwise your family may face disaster."

The reason Master Sun could say this was not because he was particularly fair, but because the money he received from Pianshan Village was for his trip, and they had said they would do everything they could to move this thing out of the village.

Moreover, he wanted to try and solve a big problem, which would make him even more famous in the future.

No!

Xie Xing's sister-in-law firmly denied it.

"Hmph! You can't lie now. If you don't behave today, don't blame me for being impolite."

The village head squinted as he walked out and stared coldly at her.

Upon hearing this, Xie Xing's nephews immediately cowered, knowing that it was all too easy for the villagers to collectively kill any family.

The village head is already furious. If they still don't know what's good for them, how can their family survive peacefully?

The sons went to Xie Xing'er's sister-in-law and whispered that at this point, even if she didn't want to, she had to take out the money.

Strangely enough, after the money was handed to Xie Ming, Master Sun burned incense and performed a ritual again, and the coffin bearers easily lifted the coffin without any effort.

At this moment, those who witnessed the whole scene felt both fear and excitement, but none of them could match the complex emotions of Xie Xing, who lay motionless inside.

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