Chapter 27: Working Together to Dig a Big Tomb

027 Working together to dig a big grave

The next day, around one o'clock in the morning, Xiang Jiannan and his master were no longer in Ping'an Town.

The gate of the temple was closed early in the afternoon, and the carriage sent by Mr. Li kept carrying the master and his disciple westward.

They waited until the night completely enveloped the earth before they slowly stopped beside a pavilion. There were many people standing in the pavilion, torches were lit, and there was plenty of food.

There were several jars of wine that had been opened long ago, and the aroma was so strong that even Xiang Jiannan, who didn't like drinking, couldn't help swallowing wildly under the firelight.

After that, there were the usual courtesies, and people encouraged each other to eat and drink, but they never talked about what they were going to do that day.

"Master, don't you think this is too much?"

Standing in the wind, Xiang Jiannan felt the world was bleak, and his ears were filled with whistling sounds.

The wind is a bit strong tonight, especially when I stepped into the land that Mr. Li mentioned.

It was as if the ventilation device was turned on, and the moment I stepped on the ground, I was blown so hard that I couldn't open my eyes.

"Speak louder, Master, I can't hear you."

Carrying a shovel, he was even more unsteady than Xiang Jiannan. Gao Yuan reassured his apprentice with a loud voice: "Just think of it as going out for a walk. Mr. Li is a good man, but unfortunately, his appearance is a bit bad."

Why would you choose this time to go out for a walk, or in such a place where ghosts are howling?

Carefully protecting the torch, Xiang Jiannan didn't want to argue with his master at the moment. His master's righteous way has always been rather terrifying, and as a disciple, he has always been a victim.

There was nothing but wind in everyone's mouth, and every word they spoke was intermittent. Large floating clouds blocked the moonlight one after another. It looked like a good place to test your courage.

For example, when Mr. Li persuaded me to drink, he was very diligent. It turned out that he wanted to give me courage. Now when I think back to the delicious food in the pavilion, I always feel that it was the last meal before execution.

I didn’t eat much and was starving all the way. When I got off the carriage, I suddenly didn’t feel hungry anymore.

"That's the stone tablet in front. After we're done, we can go back and take a hot bath."

Gao Yuan walked against the wind with his thin body, consciously leading the way.

The big stone tablet that Mr. Li mentioned was easy to recognize. It was the only one that was quite eye-catching among the rocks and gullies. It was not far from them. Just a few glances away, it was only a dozen meters away. They had to finish it quickly as they had to go back soon.

I told my disciple yesterday that the weather has been changeable recently. After just a few steps, the weather has completely changed.

"Do you really want to dig?"

Following his master closely to the large stone tablet, Xiang Jiannan took a quick look at the inscriptions on it in the light of the fire.

It belongs to Mr. Li's family, and some information related to him is engraved on it. But it feels a bit wrong to disturb someone's ancestral grave in the middle of the night.

Although it was Mr. Li who came here on his own initiative, this kind of thing should not be done by the Taoist priests no matter how you think about it.

Digging up people's ancestral graves in the dark, Ping An Temple's business has really reached new heights.

"Next to the stone tablet, dig a shovel of soil first to test it."

He walked around the stone tablet in an extremely professional manner, and stamped the ground with his feet while speaking.

You can tell at first glance that he is an experienced veteran who knows exactly what to do next.

"Apprentice, be careful when you move the shovel. The wind is strong and you could get covered in dirt easily."

“Why a shovel?”

Hiding under the stone tablet and being reluctant to take action, Xiang Jiannan felt that his master was being too unnecessary.

With his current abilities, it would not be easy to open the Li family's ancestral tomb.

Just gather some green energy and it will be no problem to blow this place up from a distance.

Using a shovel is just causing trouble for yourself.

"The dead are the most important. You must not speak nonsense in front of the Li family."

Knowing what Xiang Jiannan was thinking, Gao Yuan spoke loudly with a serious and sincere attitude, as if he was speaking to other people. As the sound of the wind became stronger in his ears, Xiang Jiannan immediately started to shovel obediently.

He was a little scared by Gao Yuan's sudden serious words. He didn't have the ability to do that. Maybe there really was someone watching them.

I hope you don't mind my slip of the tongue.

Why does the soil here feel sticky? After carefully digging a few times with a shovel, Xiang Jiannan gradually felt something was wrong. The soil under the ancestral tomb smelled fishy. He touched it with his hand and found it was wet and full of moisture. After a few more shovels, the soil that was turned over was about to flow down along the tip of the shovel.

Was what Mr. Li said true? Not noticing anything unusual on the ground, Xiang Jiannan temporarily gave up digging further.

Although this piece of land is where the Li family's ancestral tomb is located, it looks like a pile of rocks.

Mr. Li said that he had been having a dream recently. In the dream, his ancestors cried to him many times, saying that they were soaked in sewage every day and all kinds of filth disturbed them. They could not live in peace and needed to find a person with outstanding virtue to loosen the soil at this time today.

There must be some fabricated parts in this by Mr. Li, but no matter what, he finally found Ping'an Temple because of this incident.

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Xiang Jiannan only learned about these things behind the pavilion. When he first heard them, he just didn't believe it. After taking a sip of wine, he thought that Li Yuanwai was just fooling around.

He found the wrong person.

Outstanding moral character? The master doesn't seem to fit the description. Even if it is the meaning of cultivation, it is only half right.

The money was given too quickly.

“Still digging?”

Not wanting to continue because of the wet soil under his feet, Xiang Jiannan looked up at Gao Yuan.

What degree of loose soil did Mr. Li mean? If he continued digging, Xiang Jiannan would only become more and more cowardly.

The high moisture content of the underground soil can be explained, but he just can't convince himself no matter how hard he thinks about the problem.

Ping'an Town has had plenty of rain recently, but the amount is less than one-third of what's here.

There is a lot of water, could it be connected to an underground river? "Dig, we cultivators must fulfill our promises to others."

It seemed that Gao Yuan had a deep hatred for the Li family's ancestral tomb. He answered with a firm movement. While speaking, he raised his hand and dug two shovels, and the mud he dug out almost splashed on Xiang Jiannan's face.

"What Mr. Li said is indeed true. Let me take a look at what is going on underground."

I'm afraid even the coffin has been soaked and rotted.

Xiang Jiannan always felt that it was not a good idea for the master to act rashly, and he thought that the matter needed to be considered carefully.

He didn't know whether the old Taoist priest did it on purpose or not, but he felt very unsure now.

How about we come back tomorrow and choose a sunny afternoon? There is no need to be so sneaky about such an important matter, in case we disturb the rest of the people below.

In my opinion, one night is not a big deal.

“Huff, huff, huff.”

As Gao Yuan swung the shovel in his hand faster and faster, Xiang Jiannan felt the wind in his ears become faster, and there seemed to be two children's cries in it, which made the hairs on his body stand up.

I didn't dare tell Gao Yuan and could only watch him dig deeper and deeper.

The soil shouldn't be this loose. You're shoveling in the same place like this, it looks more like you're here to dig a well.

It's late at night and everyone is asleep.

Come to this remote place to find water.

(End of this chapter)