Butler Li was devastated, and his voice on the phone was inevitably out of control, as if he were speaking through a loudspeaker, so that everyone present could hear him clearly.
Lin An went out the door.
The 4S store erupted in laughter:
"Hahaha, did you hear that? The person on the other end of the phone said their ancestral grave was blown up. They dare to make up such a lie."
"If we don't come up with something explosive, it'll be hard to wrap things up. Xiao Liang is eagerly waiting for it."
"Exactly, are you suggesting I buy the car by credit card? Do I even have money in the card?"
"There's no need to blow up ancestral graves, is there? The men I go on blind dates with all say their houses are leaking or their homes are on fire."
The salespeople all turned their attention to the woman who had just spoken.
"......."
"Ha ha ha ha......"
A new round of laughter erupted.
On his way to the cemetery, Lin An thought that if this was directed at him, it must be related to Master Wang. The only people he had a grudge against besides Master Wang were the Lin family members. Even if they were crazy, they wouldn't destroy his grandfather's grave just to get revenge on him; after all, his grandfather was everyone's grandfather.
If they came for the Lin family members, he couldn't even imagine who they were; Lin Haoran was no good person.
What Lin An found most strange was Lin Haoran's attitude, which was so indifferent. Lin An knew that Lin Haoran was a person who disregarded family ties, but how could a businessman not be superstitious? Problems with ancestral graves had a huge impact on the family's fortune. How could he act as if nothing was wrong and push it to a steward without caring about it?
When he arrived at the cemetery, Butler Li was already waiting for him at the gate.
When Butler Li saw Lin An, tears streamed down his face.
"Young master, we must go and see! Heaven is blind! The old master has been gone for so many years, yet this calamity has still befallen us."
Butler Li's parents were the ones who took care of the old master. He was born into the Lin family, and the old master was like family to him. So after Lin An was brought home, Butler Li took great care of him.
Seeing Butler Li so heartbroken, Lin An couldn't help but tear up. He thought back to when he was in the Lin family, whenever he was wronged, it was Butler Li who would come to comfort him and tell him that his grandfather would always be watching over him from heaven.
He stepped forward and hugged Butler Li: "Don't worry, I will definitely find out the truth and let Grandpa rest in peace."
Lin An didn't say the remaining half of the sentence; he was determined to make the person who destroyed the grave die without a burial place.
The weather was bad today; the sky was overcast and the air was stiflingly hot. As far as the eye could see, there were rows of tombstones, and the occasional chirping of birds could be heard behind him. Lin An felt incredibly depressed.
He followed Butler Li to his grandfather's grave.
This was Lin An's first time visiting a cemetery. The tombstones varied in size, and the graves ranged from single to joint burials. The larger the tombstone, the larger the grave, which was probably related to the price of the grave. Wealthy people could have a more spacious place to rest after death, just like they did in life.
They stopped in an area where tombstones were closely packed together, indicating that cemetery plots in this area were not expensive.
"Is Grandpa buried here?" Lin An asked.
The Lin family is well-off and considers themselves a wealthy family, so why would they bury their grandfather here? Lin An had clearly looked at several cemeteries in obviously good locations along the way, but they were still empty.
"Yes, the old master is buried there. I advised him to choose a better place, but he said that once a person dies, they die and there's no need to waste money."
As he spoke, Butler Li wiped away his tears again.
"Young master, come with me. The old master is over here."
The two stopped at the very edge of the cemetery area.
The tombstone in front of him was broken into several pieces. The one closest to Lin An's feet could be vaguely seen with the words "Tianyou". His grandfather's name was Lin Tianyou.
"The old master was kind to everyone his whole life, how could this happen?" Butler Li was still heartbroken when he saw the scene before him again, and he burst into tears.
Lin An felt as if a huge rock was pressing on his heart. His grandfather was lying here, the person in the world who most longed for his return to the family. He had read his grandfather's notes before his death. More than half of the thick notebook was filled with his expectations and prayers for Lin An's return home.
After a long pause, Lin An asked, "Isn't there any CCTV footage in the cemetery?"
"There's only one surveillance camera, inside the office, monitoring employees going to and from get off work. They say only living people need supervision."
Getting into a dispute with the cemetery management will likely result in some compensation, but expecting them to find the vandals is basically impossible.
Lin An squatted down and stroked the tombstone, which was covered with a layer of black powder.
He muttered, "Homemade explosives?"
Butler Li exclaimed in surprise, "Explosives? What a huge problem this is! Using explosives to blow up someone's ancestral grave!"
Lin An was almost certain that it was Master Wang who did it. Cultivators inevitably try to refine pills, and explosives were originally made by them. They wanted to use saltpeter and sulfur to refine an elixir of immortality, but the firepower was too strong and they ended up making explosives.
It would be too easy for the Taoist priest to get some explosives. He wouldn't even need Master Wang to lift a finger; his disciples and grand-disciples could handle it for him.
As for whether it's possible to truly refine an elixir to help people ascend to immortality, Lin An's understanding is that if someone can eat sulfur, lead, mercury, and other such things and not be poisoned to death, then that person is already a deity.
Lin An felt his blood rush to his head, and anger surged to the back of his brain. He wanted revenge, to settle scores, but what kind of behavior was this—destroying someone's ancestral graves? Utterly insidious! A master of metaphysics doing such a thing couldn't possibly be unaware of the dangers involved. Shameless!
Butler Lin spoke again:
“I tried offering incense to the old man, but every time the incense would inexplicably break halfway through. I hope the old man won’t get angry.”
Upon hearing this, Lin An's eyebrows almost furrowed together.
The ancestral grave was blown up, which is an ominous sign that evil spirits are soaring. Even incense cannot be burned, and the ancestors are no longer blessed to receive offerings. I'm afraid that if this master is not killed, my grandfather will not be able to rest in peace.
The malevolent energy will exhaust the Lin family's fortune. Although Lin An has severed ties with the Lin family, their bloodline is still so strong. If he doesn't deal with Master Wang quickly and appease the deceased, he may soon be affected by the malevolent energy.
"Butler Li, let's erect a new tombstone for Grandpa first."
Butler Li replied, "The cemetery has promised to make a new tombstone as an apology. Don't worry, young master, I will supervise them."
"As for that sabotager, I know him well, and I won't let him get away with it." Lin An's voice was icy, and his eyes were filled with rage.
Butler Li looked at Lin An and thought he looked so much like his grandfather. He used to think that Lin An only looked like his grandfather, but now he also noticed the resemblance in his expression.
"Young Master, you must be careful. You are the Old Master's only grandson," Butler Li said with a worried expression, after all, his young master was only eighteen years old.
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