Chapter 131 Commission
Yu Shan tightened the reins, and the horse neighed and stopped.
Tao Tao jumped down before the carriage had come to a complete stop and immediately spotted the man with a very strong presence at the door.
"Is this gentleman here to prepare for the deceased's funeral?"
She greeted them with a beaming smile, extending her hands in a proper, traditional martial arts-style fist and palm salute.
Ji Xian looked up and stared intently at the young woman in front of him. She was slender and had a fair complexion, and she really didn't look like someone who did this kind of work.
When the waiter said he was going to invite the boss, he thought he was a very courageous middle-aged man, but he didn't expect it to be a young girl.
Under his intensely intimidating gaze, Tao Tao remained fearless, her expression unchanged.
She glanced discreetly at the bundle behind him and noticed blood seeping onto the ground.
"Brother, shall we talk inside?"
He raised his hand in refusal, saying, "Take a look, and if you can't do it, I'll leave."
As soon as she finished speaking, she immediately chimed in: "I can do it, I can afford the price, I can do anything, I guarantee you'll be satisfied."
"I can certainly afford the price, but I'm afraid some people might not be able to meet it. To be honest, I came here because I heard there was a funeral shop with excellent skills."
"Since you've come all this way because of my reputation, I can't let you down."
Hearing her say this, Ji Xian still had some doubts, so he took off his bundle and opened a crack to show her.
Tao Tao stepped forward, peered inside, and nodded: "Okay, no problem."
Her eyes were clear, and her expression remained unchanged. She was not frightened into turning pale or screaming. She treated it as a normal business transaction.
He looked at her with a hint of surprise in his eyes, nodded, and turned to go inside.
The inner room contained a bed that was one meter wide and two meters long, specifically used to place the corpse.
"You put the deceased on it."
"By the way, the stitching will take three days. In addition, we need to prepare some funeral supplies, such as paper offerings, wooden plaques, stone tablets, and musicians. It will take some time. The official funeral will be four days later."
"Four days..."
He spoke as if he were talking to himself.
"Yes, four days."
Ji Xian nodded: "Okay, that's enough time, four days."
Upon hearing this, Tao Tao paused in her preparation of tools and turned to look at him: "What's wrong? Is there something you need?"
"I have some things to take care of."
She nodded slightly and said nothing more.
How much will it cost?
She looked at him, opened the bundle, and blood and body parts gushed out.
She quickly grabbed a wooden bucket from the side and placed it aside to catch the blood. However, she didn't catch it in time, and some of it had already flowed onto the ground.
He stood by the bed, his face filled with sorrow, his eyes slightly red as he gazed at the head placed on top.
She tidied up methodically, and Yu Shan and the others outside did not dare to come in, nor did she force them.
Tao Tao tidied up while secretly glancing at him out of the corner of her eye.
Thinking about the task the system had given her that had gone wrong, she realized that this guy was a江湖人 (jianghu person, a person from the martial arts world), and he was injured. The deceased must have been his friend, otherwise he wouldn't have this expression.
Furthermore, he said there was enough time, which implies there was enough time to kill him.
His friend died so tragically, was he going to seek revenge?
"Brother, are you a member of the martial arts world?"
Ji Xian took a deep breath, turned his head, and remained silent for a moment. "Do you have a rule that you don't do business with people from the underworld?"
"No, I think we can make a deal."
Her eyebrows curved into crescents, and her eyes gleamed with a sly glint.
"trade?"
He looked at her with a puzzled expression.
"Are you going to take revenge? Kill ten people for me, and I won't take the money."
“I can’t help you. I don’t have time. I do have personal matters to attend to, and... I don’t even know if anyone will come back.”
Ji Xian took out a purse from his chest and tossed it to her, and Tao Tao quickly reached out to catch it.
See if this is enough.
She opened it and found a few pieces of silver, but mostly copper coins.
It seems even chivalrous heroes in the martial arts world are quite poor.
"To be honest, it's not enough."
That's really not enough. This job is all hard-earned money. If there isn't a suitable price, it's practically the same as losing money.
Ji Xian recalled his earlier boastful words, and a hint of embarrassment flashed across his face.
"I can help you kill someone to pay off your debt. Who do you want to kill?"
She then added, "Within my capabilities."
"I don't have any fixed people, and I'm not here for revenge. I want you to kill the most wicked and evil people. Those whose martial arts skills are not higher than yours should be within your capabilities."
"Okay, sure."
Tao Tao tossed the purse back to him: "Then it's settled. Come back in four days."
Only after Ji Xian left did Yu Shan and the others dare to gather at the door.
She put on gloves and first arranged the various parts of the corpse in their proper positions. There wasn't much water in the wooden basin on the wooden shelf, and it turned reddish-brown after a short while.
"Yu Shan, change the water."
She called his name habitually, and after a two-second silence, Yu Shan's voice came softly from the doorway.
"Boss, can I go next door to borrow some water instead of going in?"
"Get out of the way!"
Just as Yu Shan finished speaking, Xi Xin brought over a basin of clean water.
He turned to look at her and noticed that her eyes were covered with a cloth. He suddenly realized that if she couldn't see, she wouldn't be afraid.
"Boss, the water's here, but I can't see you."
Xi Xin couldn't see anything, she just rushed in headfirst, carrying a basin of water and shaking it. Tao Tao quickly went over to catch her.
She looked quite funny.
"It's impressive that you came up with such a solution."
Xi Xin chuckled sheepishly.
After thoroughly cleaning the body, it was already dark. When they returned home, Shujie had already prepared hot water, towels, and scented soap in the room.
She was standing behind the screen, preparing to take off her clothes, when she suddenly heard a hoarse bird call.
She came out, crossed her arms, and glanced sideways at the parrot perched on the window frame.
"Go back by yourself, I won't take you in."
The parrot hopped around a bit, tilted its head, and looked at her with a silly grin, blinking its beady black eyes as if it didn't understand.
"Are you trying to be cute here?"
"Do you believe I'll really roast you and eat you?!"
Tao Tao pretended to rush over and grab it, and the parrot was so frightened that it flew out of the window.
After chasing it away, I turned and walked inside. I had only taken two steps when I heard the sound of wings flapping behind me.
She turned around impatiently and said, "Aren't you annoying? No matter how beautiful you are, I don't want to keep you here. It's because your master is him."
"Beautiful! Beautiful girl! Cat!"
The parrot swayed from side to side, squawking excitedly.
"Are you saying I'm pretty? And what do you mean by 'cat'? Are you talking about the rabbit in the yard?"
She put her hands on her hips, slowly walked forward, and sized up the parrot that seemed to be able to read people's expressions.
When the parrot saw her coming, it jumped even more happily, flapping its brightly colored wings and shaking its little head, quacking wildly as if it were singing.
It made her laugh out loud.
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