Chapter 158: The Ghost King's Grand Funeral
"You need to plant eggs. Ducklings that hatch on their own are more clingy."
Shi Can picked up Shi Yingshao's phone, opened the shopping app, and with familiarity, searched for the store, selected the product, and placed the order. His movements were so skillful, it was hard to tell how long he had been planning this for today.
"But we have to tell the store that we can't ship anything for now. During the martial law in Tiancheng, it's difficult to get anything in except basic supplies."
Shi Yingshao didn't bother to pay attention to Shi Can, who was laughing foolishly while holding his phone. He waved to Lin Zhuyue and said:
"Zhuyue, come here."
Lin Zhuyue ran over immediately.
Shi Yingshao handed her a glass of wine and said, "Let's toast to our ancestors."
"good."
Lin Zhuyue took the wine glass, took a few steps back, faced the house used as an ancestral hall, and after making a toast in a formal manner, poured the wine in the glass onto the ground.
Shi Yingshao patted Shi Can's shoulder again and said, "You toast too."
Shi Can and Lin Zhuyue will be together. By then, the ancestors of the Ling family will also be Shi Can's ancestors. Shi Can should pour wine for these deceased ancestors.
"Oh, okay."
Shi Can returned the phone to Shi Yingshao and went to toast.
Shi Yingshao was inspired and subconsciously flipped through his shopping order. It would have been fine if he hadn't looked at it, but when he did, he was shocked. He wanted to pull Shi Can's ear and ask:
"I told you to raise a Call duck, why did you buy four eggs?!"
Shi Chan explained without any panic:
"The store owner said that the fertilization rate of breeding eggs is not good this season, and Call ducks are difficult to hatch. Even though there are four eggs, they might all be wiped out."
As for his true thoughts...
If all four eggs hatched, wouldn't he have four Call ducks at once? By then, Cui Yi and Shi Yingshao couldn't just kick the ducklings out of the house, could they?
"It seems like someone is calculating."
After the toast, Lin Zhuyue sat next to Wen Miyan, covering one ear and said,
"There's this loud, crackling noise in my head."
They didn't stay in the Ling family's old house for long.
Amagi announced further martial law measures -
The special case team will invite people to the spiritual master's residence for talks at any time to avoid being unable to find anyone. Everyone will return to their residence and will not be allowed to go out unless it is urgent. During the martial law period, supplies will be provided by the government.
Shi Chan asked, "Will you provide meat?"
Shi Yingshao obviously knew this already, and replied leisurely, "Ham sausage, without starch."
Shi Can: “…”
Lin Zhuyue whispered, "He seemed to roll his eyes."
Wen Miyan also lowered her voice: "I want to roll my eyes too."
She and Shi Chan have a bad relationship, but they are compatible in their taste in food.
"Don't be so disgusted." Shi Yingshao patted Shi Can's head and said, "When your mother, your uncle Ling, and I were your age, our favorite things were sausages and instant noodles. We all thought they were delicious. We would buy a lot of them when we returned to Tiancheng after completing our missions."
Liang Tianxing said to Shi Yingshao: "Eat less junk food, and don't encourage your children to eat it."
Shi Yingshao shook his head and said:
"Teacher, the production process of instant noodles is much cleaner than that of dried noodles. I have an instant noodle factory at home, you can come and see it later."
"Besides, Shican is not a child. He is already so old and an adult. He knows what he should and shouldn't eat."
After chatting for a few more minutes, everyone present went home.
Shi Yingshao sent Liang Tianxing, Gong Yongyuan and Ye Yangjia home, Shi Can sent Wen Mixian and Feng Yuansi who lived not far from his home, and Lin Zhuyue was also in Shi Can's car.
Lin Zhuyue asked: "Do I need to go back to the dormitory?"
Shi Can reached out and fastened Lin Zhuyue's seat belt, saying, "No need. I've already prepared the written documents for you. The special case team knows you're at my house and won't run around. That's all."
Lin Zhuyue blinked.
Shi Chan said, “If you live in the dormitory, everyone will be worried.”
In Tiancheng, the Shi family mansion is one of the safest places.
Shi Yingshao did not return home until evening. It was said that he was caught by Cui Yi while he was on break and was taken to the Spiritual Master's Mansion to help.
Lin Zhuyue covered the wound with a waterproof patch, lay in the bathtub, and played with the "key" while taking a bath.
As she was soaking in the water, the bathroom door opened. Lin Zhuyue grabbed the bottle of shower gel and was about to throw it at Shican's head. But just as she raised her hand, she realized it wasn't a person who opened the door, but Baguette. Baguette entered the bathroom, turned in a circle, and meowed at Lin Zhuyue non-stop, looking very anxious.
Lin Zhuyue picked up the phone and called Shican.
Shi Chan answered almost immediately and asked, "What happened? Did you drown in the bathroom at home?"
"You're the one drowning!" Lin Zhuyue briefly explained the baguette's condition to Shi Can and asked, "What happened to it?"
Shi Chan replied, "Baguette hates taking baths. To him, taking baths might be a 'dangerous' thing. So when he saw you in the bathtub, he thought you might be uncomfortable too, so he wanted to rescue you."
After hanging up the phone, Lin Zhuyue said to the kitten sitting in front of the bathtub:
"It's okay, I'm not in danger."
But the baguette kept on making noises.
Lin Zhuyue thought for a moment and then asked, "Do you want to come in and take a shower together?"
Baguette turned and walked away.
Lin Zhuyue finished her bath, dried herself, changed into her pajamas, and lay down to sleep. She thought she would have trouble sleeping all night, but fortunately, she slept a full and peaceful sleep.
In the morning, she got up, washed, and went downstairs to see what was available in the restaurant.
But as she approached the restaurant, she heard Cui Yi sigh.
There was also Shi Can's complaint: "What has the Spiritual Master's Mansion been doing all these years?"
Lin Zhuyue walked into the restaurant in her slippers and asked, "What's wrong?"
Choi Yi and Shi Chan sat across from each other at the dining table. Between them, besides a French breakfast prepared by the chef, there was a tablet. On the tablet was a map similar to those found in navigation software, but the routes and terrain on this map didn't completely match those in the living world. Clearly, this was a map of the underworld.
"One good news, one bad news."
Cui Yi patted the seat next to him, motioning Lin Zhuyue to sit down, and said,
"The good news is that the engineers have successfully deciphered the database of the Spiritual Master's Mansion and obtained the mapping data of the underworld."
Lin Zhuyue asked: "Then... the bad news is..."
Cui Yi brought the tablet to Lin Zhuyue and said:
"The spiritual master hasn't completed even the smallest details of the survey of the underworld. We speculated that the underworld should be on the opposite side of the foggy city, but you see, after entering the underworld from the foggy city, the surveyors only surveyed a few dozen kilometers around the entrance and a naturally existing exit. There are still many unmapped areas, including the underworld."
Simply put, the surveying and mapping is not complete and the location of the underworld is uncertain.
Lin Zhuyue frowned and asked, "What should we do then? Should we go to the underworld to look for it?"
Cui Yi sternly rejected Lin Zhuyue's idea and said:
"Absolutely not. This unexplored area has a very complex structure. Even the surveyors can't figure it out. You might not be able to find the direction if you go in. If you go in the wrong direction, you'll be trapped inside."
Cui Yi put away the tablet, picked up the coffee and drank it all, saying:
"I'm going to the Spiritual Master's Mansion first. I'll ask a Spiritual Master who's good at calculations to help me with the map. Don't act rashly. Stay home quietly."
After saying that, Cui Yi went out.
Lin Zhuyue rested his elbows on the dining table, his face supported by his palms, his brows slightly furrowed, looking like he was worried about something.
"Have breakfast."
Shi Chan stood up and asked considerately,
"Would you like coffee or tea?"
Lin Zhuyue said, "Black tea."
Shi Can turned around and went to the kitchen to ask Lao Hu to make tea.
Lin Zhuyue suddenly called out, "Shi Can."
Shi Can stopped and turned his back to Lin Zhuyue. After adjusting his expression, he turned around and said:
"It's okay. The obstacles will definitely be properly resolved. I'll call the Immortal later..."
"I mean—"
Lin Zhuyue interrupted Shi Can, she raised her head and looked into Shi Can's phoenix eyes.
"Aren't there still 'people' in this world who know where the underworld is?"
Shi Chan was stunned for a moment.
He frowned slightly, but soon revealed a somewhat dangerous smile.
Shi Can looked down at Lin Zhuyue and said, "Lin Zhuyue, you are really crazy."
Lin Zhuyue said nothing.
"But it's also true. It's normal to go crazy when forced like this."
Shi Can walked towards Lin Zhuyue, stretched out his hand, and said,
"Sometimes, I want to go crazy, like now."
Lin Zhuyue pursed her lips and smiled, grabbed Shi Can's hand and stood up.
Shi Chan reminded: "Sit down and eat breakfast first."
"oh."
After breakfast, the two of them went out together.
Shi Can drove the most expensive Rolls-Royce Phantom in his family and drove without any scruples on the winding roads of Tiancheng. After leaving the main urban area, he drove around the coast, then got on the cross-sea bridge and drove straight towards the apartments and residential areas on the island.
Lin Zhuyue: "...Is it okay to be so arrogant?"
She wanted to go crazy, but Shichan seemed to be a little too crazy.
It's martial law time now, and not only did they run out without saying goodbye, they also drove a luxury car for a drive!
"It doesn't matter, because we only have two outcomes next."
Shi Can stepped on the accelerator again, speeding up to 140, and said,
"If we die, they won't be able to hold us accountable. If we live, it means we succeeded, and no matter what we did, the higher-ups will forgive us."
Lin Zhuyue: "..."
There seems to be nothing wrong with saying this?
Not long after, Phantom crossed into the parking lot under the faculty and staff apartment building and arrogantly occupied two parking spaces.
Shi Can and Lin Zhuyue both got out of the car.
Lin Zhuyue took out a stack of ancient tree Pu'er tea cakes from the trunk and hesitated:
"These are the tea cakes your father has treasured for a long time, right? He's giving them away just like that? And in such large quantities?"
Shi Can snapped his fingers and said, "It's okay. Mr. Duan has plenty of time. He can finish it."
Lin Zhuyue crossed his arms and asked, "What if there's no time?"
"That's the Ghost King's grand funeral, so it's only right that he should have a grand ceremony."
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