Folk customs begin with the entire funeral procession

Chapter 103 Scripture, Spirit Tablet

After entering the ward, Chen Miao gave two of the remaining four peach charms to Xiang Shang.

Thus, Xiang Shang and Li Zi had a total of six peach wood charms, three for each of them. According to the book, they could last for two nights.

After explaining the situation, Chen Miao left immediately.

He also considered taking the two of them directly back to the Tianmen Funeral Home, but ultimately gave up on that idea.

Chen Miao hasn't done anything yet, and it's very likely that he hasn't been exposed to the other party's watchful eye. However, if he brings Xiang Shang and Li Zi back to Tianmen Funeral Home and drags Tianmen Funeral Home into the mess, some problems might arise in the future.

Since the other side will take action on the third day no matter where we are, we might as well not do anything for now.

Xiang Shang seemed hesitant to speak about Chen Miao's departure.

Judging from this situation, his childhood friend must possess abilities that he is unaware of.

This ability might very well save his and Gigi Lai's lives!
So when Chen Miao said he wanted to go back, Xiang Shang's first reaction was disappointment.

Although this result was quite normal, Xiang Shang was still very disappointed.

He saw Chen Miao out of the ward and into the car, forcing a smile as he said, "My parents are your parents too. Come visit them more often in the future."

"If I die, you must take good care of my parents."

Chen Miao, sitting in the driver's seat, waved to Xiang Shang, signaling him to come closer.

As Xiang Shang approached, just as he was about to ask if there was anything else, he saw Chen Miao slap him on the back of the head.

"I'm going back to find a way to save your life. What are you thinking?"

"Don't do anything these two days. Just stay in the hospital with the peach charm I gave you. Don't be afraid if the charm breaks. As long as it's not completely broken, just wait for me."

"I'll arrive by Friday morning at the latest, and if all goes well, I'll arrive by Thursday night."

"have you understood?"

Hearing Chen Miao put it so clearly, Xiang Shang laughed bitterly.

"As for what happened to me, I'll talk to you properly after this is over."

After saying that, Chen Miao drove away.

Xiang Shang felt much more relaxed after receiving Chen Miao's assurance.

He didn't know if Chen Miao could really save him, but he knew that Chen Miao hadn't given up on him.

This is enough!

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After returning to the funeral home, the first thing Chen Miao did was check on the funeral home's operations for the next few days. Then he called over the old master of ceremonies, Tao Bo, and informed him that he would be in charge of the funeral for the next few days.

Although Tao Bo was somewhat dissatisfied, he was a newcomer and was paid a high salary, so he didn't say much.

After Tao Bo left, Chen Miao called Shi Manman over and told her that her teaching duties for the next two days were canceled, and asked her to bring her meals on time every day.

Shi Manman had no complaints about Chen Miao's arrangements.

After arranging everything, Chen Miao began transcribing the "Curse of Buddha: Great Compassionate Soul-Suppressing Sutra".

Because he didn't know Sanskrit, Chen Miao had to memorize the strokes of the Sanskrit characters by rote so that he could write more smoothly without having to look at the text every time he wrote a character.

Previously, Chen Miao would only spend an hour each day practicing scriptures, but from that day on, he practiced copying scriptures almost every moment.

On the very first night after returning home, Chen Miao practiced until the early hours of the morning.

Without staying up all night, Chen Miao went straight to bed and activated the Ice Heart skill to clear his mind and ensure quality sleep.

At six o'clock on Wednesday morning, Chen Miao had already opened his eyes before the alarm clock went off.

This isn't a biological clock issue; it's something on my mind.

After getting up and taking care of his personal hygiene, Chen Miao started practicing again.

They practiced until 8 a.m., when breakfast was slowly brought over.

After eating, Chen Miao rested for half an hour before continuing his copying practice.

Chen Miao didn't leave his office for the entire entire Wednesday.

Apart from occasionally seeing Chen Miao, no one else at the funeral home could see him at all!

By Thursday, gossip was circulating in the funeral home.

Some say Chen Miao is researching the future development of Tianmen Funeral Home, others say he's thinking about getting a raise, and even more outrageous, some say he was dumped by his girlfriend.

The moment this gossip was spread, it was met with disdain.

Because Chen Miao doesn't have a girlfriend at all! Since graduation, Chen Miao has practically made the funeral home his home.

I used to sleep in the dormitory, now I sleep in the office.

Forget about having a girlfriend, I probably don't even have any female friends!

At least the long-time employees at the museum had never seen any of Chen Miao's female friends.

Not to mention, Chen Miao's uncle had secretly told many people that if they met the right person, they could introduce him to someone!
Does this person seem to be in a relationship?
But some people still objected, saying, "Isn't Shi Manman a woman?"
Everyone was stunned.

Yes, Shi Manman is a woman, but how could they ignore the fact that Shi Manman is a woman?
The spread of gossip did not affect Chen Miao.

Or rather, Chen Miao simply didn't know about these things.

On Thursday at noon, when Shi Manman brought lunch to Chen Miao, Chen Miao called out to Shi Manman.

"Shi Manman, help me find some things."

"Director, please speak."

Chen Miao took out a sheet of A4 paper, folded it in half, and tore it open.

He then gave the torn half of the paper to Shi Manman.

"Find some wood for me according to this size. It should be smooth enough to write on, and preferably easy to hold. Please do it as quickly as possible."

After listening to Chen Miao's words, Shi Manman turned and left.

He kept muttering keywords like "wood", "writeable surface", "easy to hold", and "faster".

So, five minutes later, Shi slowly returned.

Chen Miao didn't expect Shi Manman to be so fast, but when he saw what Shi Manman was holding, his face turned black.

What Shi Manman brought was a bag containing five memorial tablets!
An empty niche without any inscription.

Seeing that Chen Miao didn't speak, Shi Manman immediately began to explain.

"Curator, look, this is wood, and you can even write on its surface..."

As she spoke, she stretched out both hands and held a memorial tablet in her hands.

"It's easy to hold, and most importantly, I can find things very quickly!"

Chen Miao was speechless for a moment.

"Hmm, you found it well, but try looking again to see if there's any wood that isn't a memorial tablet. There's no rush this time."

Shi nodded slowly, then turned and left Chen Miao's room.

Chen Miao looked at the memorial tablets, remained silent for a while, and then reached out and picked one up.

After taking a look, he murmured, "It actually suits me quite well."

With that, Chen Miao placed the memorial tablet on the table and began transcribing the scriptures.

In order to write the scriptures perfectly in a small area, Chen Miao has been deliberately writing the text smaller during his practice these past two days.

Ten minutes later, Chen Miao picked up his wolf-hair talisman brush, and the place on the front of the memorial tablet where the name should have been engraved was filled with dense Sanskrit characters.

Even the lace extending from the sides was inscribed with Sanskrit.

At first glance, it has a strange kind of beauty.

"There is enough writing area."

Chen Miao looked at his masterpiece.

He suddenly realized that a memorial tablet wasn't entirely out of the question!

Thinking this, Chen Miao took out his phone, found a shop owner who made memorial tablets, and made a call.

After confirming things with the other side, Chen Miao slowly summoned Shi back.

"Director, you called for me? I haven't found the right piece of wood yet."

"No need, just go to this place and bring these things back to me."

Shi slowly looked at the message Chen Miao had sent to his phone.

"Changqing Town Li Ji Memorial Tablet Factory, ten blank cypress wood memorial tablets."

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(End of this chapter)