It was not until Lu Ban mentioned it that Stone and Xia suddenly remembered this matter.

Since it is Browning's funeral, then where is his body?

Even if summoning spirits is real, we have to start with his corpse, right?

Why have they been ignoring this?

Stone felt that there might be some supernatural power interfering with and affecting his cognition. He stood up and felt as if his brain was bound by something sticky and turbid. The electrical signals in the ravines could hardly spread. It was like being hit by a club and he was in a daze.

Standing still, Stone was convinced that this was the result of the cognitive tampering imposed on him by some supernatural power being eliminated bit by bit.

It is like the world a person sees after getting drunk. Although his eyes understand what is happening, his head will have all kinds of thoughts. When he sees familiar people, he cannot call out their names, but will instead hug strangers and cry loudly.

However, this cognitive tampering was something that seemed so insignificant that they didn't even notice it.

In everyone's understanding, Browning has long been a dead man. It is unimportant to investigate his body. What is important is to find the Horcrux or inheritance left here by Taoist Heming.

But is this really not important?

Browning remained young before his death. The condition of his body after death and whether he hides any secrets are crucial to the advancement of the mission.

But the three men subconsciously ignored Browning's body, and even Browning's children did not notice it.

This kind of thing may not seem to have any impact at first glance, but if you think about it the other way around, using extraordinary abilities to confuse cognition just to cover up Browning's body is indeed a huge problem.

Xia immediately stood up, walked to the door and called the old butler.

"Where is Mr. Browning's body?"

Faced with her question, the old housekeeper was stunned.

The expression on the old man's face was vague, as if he was reminiscing or thinking.

After waiting for a moment, the old butler suddenly came to his senses.

"The master's body is in the coffin in the lobby. How could I forget it..."

He seemed to still be blaming himself for his mistakes.

"Take us there, Stone, you stay here and watch him."

Shia said.

"no problem."

Stone nodded. Byron definitely couldn't be left here like this. There had to be a chosen one watching over him.

Led by the old butler, Lu Ban and Xia Ya walked towards the hall. Lu Ban was surprised to find that they had never been to the largest room in the house before, and this room was right next to the room where Lu Ban and Xia Ya first came.

It can be said that when they first walked out of the house and walked in the other direction led by the old butler, they could see the hall where the coffin was displayed.

Lu Ban had experienced a lot of cognitive changes during his missions in foreign lands, but this kind of slight change in details leading to cognitive bias in the general direction was the first time he had seen it.

Most of the cognitive changes that Lu Ban had experienced in the past were directly causing something to become impossible to recognize, or being in a time loop and unable to know the truth, or visual fraud of mistaking monsters for teddy bears, all of which were large-scale tampering.

In this situation, it is easy to feel a sense of disharmony. After all, the gap between reality and what you see is too big. In order to make up for one lie, you need a thousand lies, which eventually leads to cognitive bias and the detection of fraud.

But what Lu Ban and his friends are experiencing in this Stormy Mountain Villa is just a tiny misleading.

This kind of misleading does not even require the use of extraordinary powers, only a certain amount of visual and verbal fraud.

The further he walked toward the hall, the more Lu Ban felt the thrill of something about to be revealed.

It’s like the last few minutes before the college entrance examination results are announced, and there are several multiple-choice questions with uncertain choices between two options, and you always have a feeling that something big is about to happen.

Turning the corner, Lu Ban saw the door to the hall. He walked in and saw a coffin.

The coffin was pure black and closed tightly with every seam. The hall was decorated like a mourning hall with Browning's portrait hanging on the wall.

This photo was probably taken some time ago. Browning in it really looks like an old man in his seventies or eighties, with a serious expression. The flickering red candles make the hall look dim. In the candlelight, one always feels that there is something unpredictable behind those shadows.

Lu Ban came to the coffin. At first glance, there seemed to be nothing wrong here, but upon closer inspection, there were problems everywhere.

"The burning conditions of these candles cannot last for so many days without someone replacing them."

Xia pointed out the doubts.

Even the old butler had forgotten the existence of this mourning hall, so naturally no other servants would come to refill the candles. So, how did these candles continue to burn?

Lu Ban carefully watched the burning of the candles for a while and found that these candles did not consume wax. They were just like decorations. Only the fire core in the middle continued to emit fiery sparks. It was as if it was frozen in this period of time and could not be consumed normally.

Similarly, the offerings placed in front of the spirit tablet are also very fresh, as if they had just been placed there.

Xia poked the roast chicken with her finger and could even feel the temperature.

A bold idea emerged in Xia's mind. She grabbed the shiny chicken leg of the roasted chicken and pulled it off.

“Ah, this…”

Seeing this, the old butler wanted to stop him, but after hesitating for a moment, he did not continue speaking.

I don't know why, but this kind of disrespectful behavior towards the deceased seems normal when it happens to Xia.

Moreover, the old butler looked at the armor on Xia and felt that he would definitely not be able to beat her, so he shut up obediently.

Xia tore off the chicken leg and put it in front of her nose to sniff it.

The roast chicken coated with honey has a greasy surface, crispy skin, and tender and juicy inside. Holding it in your hand, the white meat is as tempting as a young girl's hand.

Xia bit off the chicken leg, and the juice in the meat was even more abundant, spreading directly from between her lips and teeth, flowing along her tongue into her throat. It was salty and fresh with just the right amount of flavor, and tasted wonderful.

“It’s delicious.”

Xia commented, and in no time she had gnawed the chicken leg until only the bone was left, not caring whether Browning, the offering, had any opinion or not, and she was eyeing the other chicken leg hungrily.

"In my hometown, offerings are eaten in the end. These things are burned with incense and can bring good luck and blessings."

Lu Ban explained to the old butler, then tore off a wing and started chewing it.

The old butler did not dare to say a word. He could only watch Xiaya and Lu Ban quickly eat up the whole offered chicken and eat their fill.

The two men were not idle after eating, and started studying the coffin.

"We need to examine the remains."

Lu Ban said to the old butler and added one more sentence.

"Don't worry, I won't eat it."

He and Xia looked at each other, then lifted the lid of the coffin.

After moving the heavy wood aside, the two men took a look inside.

There was no body in the coffin.