Chapter 207 The First Meeting Between the Coffin-Holder and the Celestial Master "Old..."
"Wife, what's wrong?" A tall, handsome man walked out from the back room.
He was wearing a pink apron around his waist and holding a bowl of sweet cakes in his hand.
Suhe took the sweet cake, scooped up a large spoonful, and ate it before sighing and recounting what had just happened.
The man chuckled and rubbed her shoulders: "This is nothing. I often encountered all sorts of bizarre incidents when I was in the police station."
As he spoke, he suddenly bent down and kissed Suhe on the cheek, continuing, "Have you forgotten that when we were solving cases together before, didn't we often encounter some bizarre incidents?"
Suhe placed the silver spoon into the bowl, making a crisp sound as it clattered: "That's true."
As she spoke, she suddenly remembered the phone call she had just received: "The Linhai City Public Security Bureau said that a hermit family has entered the world and is involved in many murder cases."
"A murder case?" The man frowned slightly and couldn't help but ask, "What murder case?"
Suhe patted his hand: "I'll show you the case file later, and you can use your expertise to see what problems there are."
"Mmm." The man readily agreed, then kissed her on the cheek again. "What are you going to reward me with today, honey?"
Suhe's ears turned red, and she couldn't help but roll her eyes at him.
She then gave a wink to the servants beside her, pulled the man toward the backyard, leaving everyone standing there unable to suppress their laughter.
The next day, An Wen from Linhai City arrived in Anling Town with his teammates and a girl.
Anling Town is located in a slightly remote city in the north. Because its ancient buildings are well preserved and it belongs to the clan of the Celestial Masters, it has some unique rules.
Young people who are tired of modern cities are extremely fascinated by this place, so much so that Anling Town has become a well-known tourist attraction in China in recent years.
For this reason, the Celestial Master's mansion, which he never enters outsiders' homes, is now opened to the public from time to time. Sometimes, even when handling clan affairs, it has become a performance-like activity.
This explains why the handling of the Hong family's two daughters' matter yesterday attracted a large number of tourists to gather and watch.
On the day An Wen and his group arrived, there were more tourists in Anling Town than usual, and their car couldn't even squeeze in.
Left with no other choice, the group could only crowd around the girl in the middle and squeeze her little by little to the entrance of the mansion.
Looking at the buildings, which are in the style of the Tang and Song dynasties, not to mention An Wen, even a rough man like Uncle Wu couldn't help but keep praising them.
"They look so beautiful! I'll bring my wife here next time; she has lots of Hanfu to take pictures in." Uncle You took a few photos with his phone and quickly shared them with his wife.
Even the lively Red Rabbit couldn't help but quiet down, not to mention Zero and the cat, who were already fond of quiet.
Only the girl surrounded by the crowd looked indifferent.
"Welcome everyone~" A woman dressed in Hanfu opened the door and gave a curtsy to the crowd.
"Are you Butler Ru?" An Wen quickly stepped forward to negotiate, "We are from the Criminal Investigation Brigade of Linhai City Public Security Bureau. I am Captain An Wen."
"Miss has instructed that Mr. An can go to the back to wash up after he arrives. We have already prepared a feast at the Linshui Pavilion," Butler Ru replied with a smile.
An Wen breathed a slight sigh of relief. When Su He, the current Celestial Master, became famous, she was just a rookie in the police station. It wasn't until Su He retired many years ago that she slowly climbed to her current position. She was really worried that Su He, who had such a special status, might be arrogant and unwilling to help her.
After washing up and having a meal, the group finally met the owner of the mansion in the reception room.
"Captain An, your director briefly explained the purpose of your visit to me before, and I've also reviewed the case files. I'd like to know how you'd like me to help you?" Su He said gently, taking a sip of tea.
An Wen pointed to the girl who had been sitting at the bottom, looking at everyone with an indifferent expression.
She was dressed in a black and silver-trimmed Qing Dynasty woman's dress, with a braid full of small silver beads. At this moment, she was holding a black egg in her arms, and a palm-sized black cat was perched on her shoulder.
Seeing her attire, Suhe raised an eyebrow slightly: "Are you from the Fuguan clan?"
The girl looked at her and nodded slightly.
"Those people are traders. Are you here to take their lives?" Suhe asked curiously.
The girl shook her head: "The Fu Guan clan does not kill people."
"What's your name?" Suhe lowered her eyes slightly.
"Fu Coffin Family."
Suhe looked up at her with some surprise: "Don't you have your own name within your clan?"
Fu Guanshi shook his head.
Suhe didn't dwell on this issue for too long. After all, there are so many hermit families, and they all have some strange rules. Their Celestial Master family is no exception.
"But they think you're involved in those people's murders. What are you going to say? If you can't explain it clearly, you could be beheaded!" She looked at Fu Guanshi, who appeared to be only fifteen or sixteen years old, and deliberately threatened her.
Fu Guanshi's eyes showed no panic, but rather some confusion. She had done everything according to the procedures recorded by the elders of her clan, but no one had ever told her why she was discovered by the officials, and not only that, but she was also sent to the hands of the Imperial Preceptor's family.
Seeing her like this, Suhe didn't know what to say. After thinking for a moment, she looked at her husband who was carrying snacks and said, "Jinmai, go and get the documents I organized yesterday."
The man called Jinmai smiled and responded. A moment later, he appeared carrying a stack of documents and then, with his servants, distributed the documents to Anwen and the others.
Then he went to Suhe's side, changed her tea, and brought her a plate of snacks.
"Captain Jin." An Wen greeted Jin Mai with a smile.
Jinmai nodded politely before sitting back down in her seat.
An Wen looked through the documents, which contained all the records of the Celestial Master Clan regarding the Coffin-Holding Clan.
These archives are even more comprehensive than the records in the National Library.
An Wen flipped through the documents, and after a long while, he sighed and put them away on the coffee table.
"So this is just a necessary step after the deal is done, and these people are just reaching the end of their lifespan?" She looked at the Coffin-Holding Clan with some disbelief.
Fu Guanshi nodded, then looked at Su He.
Su He sighed slightly: "I originally wanted to give you the information directly so you wouldn't have to make this trip, but I have some karmic ties with the Fu Guan family, so I have to make her come. I'm really sorry."
An Wen shook his head repeatedly: "It's alright, we feel more at ease knowing you've come all this way."
After thinking for a moment, she said, "Now that the matter is settled, we'll take our leave."
Su He remained silent for a while before saying, "Since we're already here, and today is the Anling Festival in Anling Town, why don't we stay and enjoy ourselves for a day before we leave?"
Anben initially wanted to refuse, but after seeing Hongtu's winking and encouraging gestures, and seeing the lingering but eager looks in Lingxia and Maomao's eyes despite their timidity, he finally nodded in agreement.
After they all left, Suhe signaled for her servants to leave.
"Do you have any other plans after leaving the valley this time?"
The coffin-bearer paused in his hand, which was stroking the black egg, before silently nodding: "The opportunity for a spirit beast is approaching, and my master has sent me down the mountain to seek it."
Suhe looked at the black egg in her arms, smiled and waved: "Good child, let me see it."
Fu Guan hesitated for a moment before bringing the black egg to Su He.
Suhe's fair fingertips gently touched the black egg, causing ripples of green to spread across its surface.
"Huh?" Suhe exclaimed in surprise, "It's actually a wood attribute."
Fu Guanshi bit her lower lip, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Do you know how to hatch her?"
Suhe smiled and said, "Of course."
"Then... could you please tell me?" Fu Guanshi asked somewhat cautiously.
Suhe couldn't help but laugh out loud a few times before standing up and patting her head: "Don't worry, just stay here with me for three to five days, and her opportunity will come."
The person in charge of the coffin agreed without hesitation, since there was no one who needed to be carried to the funeral within three to five days.
Seeing that she agreed, Suhe quickly called to her husband, "Jinmai, help me find her a room to stay in."
Jinmai responded softly, knowing that his wife wanted to discuss something with Tiandao.
Suhe walked up to the Zhitian Tower. There was only one shrine on the upper floor, and nothing else.
She respectfully lit an incense stick before sighing and saying to the Heavenly Dao deity, "Heavenly Dao, the savior you spoke of has arrived. May I ask where this crisis comes from?"
After waiting for a long time, the divine position showed no reaction whatsoever, and Suhe couldn't help but sigh again.
People often say that the Celestial Masters can communicate with heaven and earth, so they have always served as national advisors in various dynasties. However, the Celestial Masters also have their own difficulties.
Their clan has been established in the world since the Shang and Zhou dynasties. Every generation of the Celestial Master is a woman, and every generation of the Celestial Master is selected as the National Preceptor. They are not only supported by the state, but also enjoy worldly wealth and honor. They are sought after and envied by everyone.
But ever since the last time the Heavenly Dao responded to them a thousand years ago, they have never heard its voice again.
And that last time was when Heaven told them that a thousand years later, someone would bring into the world an egg of a wood-attribute spirit beast that had not been hatched for a thousand years, and this spirit beast would be the savior of the world.
As the Celestial Masters clan ceased to hear the voice of Heaven, their status was impacted. Fortunately, each generation of Celestial Masters possessed not only an exceptional talent for communicating with Heaven and Earth, but also extraordinary geniuses in divination, which allowed them to maintain their transcendent status.
After waiting for a long time, the incense had burned out, but the altar still did not respond.
Just as Suhe was about to leave with regret once again, a piercing whistling sound suddenly came from afar.
She hurried to the window to look out and saw that trees on the mountain west of Anling Town had collapsed with a crash, all the beasts had fled, and the birds had scattered.
Suhe's expression changed slightly, and she hurriedly ran downstairs, just in time to meet Jinmai, who was looking for her.
"Honey, something's happened in Xishan!"
"I see it, take me there quickly!" Suhe led her out quickly.
Jinmai quickly followed.
The coffin-bearer, who had been awakened by the noise, looked at them blankly, then thought for a moment and followed them out.
They bumped into An Wen and her group, and seeing them rushing towards the West Mountain, they looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Captain, shall we follow?" Red Rabbit tilted her head.
An Wen thought for a moment before saying, "Let's go!"
And so, the three groups of people headed towards the Western Hills together.
Meanwhile, on the Heavenly Pavilion, the position of the Heavenly Dao God's throne rippled gently...
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