Folk customs begin with the entire funeral procession

Chapter 15 Practice
Early the next morning.

"Master Zhong!"

Li Weiguo rushed in and knelt down in front of Zhong Fa.

"Master Zhong, please save my son!"

……

Soon, Zhong Fa followed Li Weiguo back to Li Liang's home.

“Master Zhong, when I woke up this morning, I found my son lying on the ground, his face pale, and... and... there was a dark handprint on my son’s wrist!”

Li Weiguo's face was filled with panic and worry.

Zhong Fa patted him on the shoulder and walked over to Li Liang.

After examining Li Liang's eyelids and glancing at the black handprint on Li Liang's wrist, Zhong Fa took out a handful of glutinous rice from his cloth bag and handed it to Li Weiguo.

"Do you know how to cook glutinous rice porridge? Add some brown sugar, and if you have red dates and ginger, add some too."

"Yes! I'll go right away!"

Li Weiguo ran to the kitchen to cook porridge.

Zhong Fa glanced at Li Liang, a faint smile appearing on his face.

Half an hour later, Li Weiguo brought over a bowl of red glutinous rice porridge.

"Glutinous rice porridge replenishes yang energy. Your son has been haunted by a demon and has lost some of his yang energy."

"After a few days of rest, the yang energy in his body will automatically dispel the yin energy that has invaded his body."

"However, your son's condition can't wait more than a few days. That thing won't just come once, let alone two."

Li Weiguo knew as soon as he saw the handprint that this matter could only be solved by Zhong Fa.

Hearing the other party say that now, I suddenly lost my mind.

"Master Zhong, you must save my son! He's my only son now!"

As he spoke, Li Weiguo was about to kneel down again.

Zhong Fa helped Li Weiguo up.

"Now that I'm here, I'm here to resolve this matter."

Zhong Fa took out a yellow paper talisman from his cloth bag.

"Bring me a bowl of water."

Li Weiguo put down the glutinous rice porridge and went to get a bowl of water.

Zhong Fa held the talisman between his index and middle fingers, muttered a few words under his breath, and then rubbed his fingers together.

The flames started from where Zhong Fa's fingers were, and gradually spread to the entire talisman.

call!
Zhong Fa threw the talisman into the bowl of water.

Li Weiguo stared wide-eyed at the talisman that could still burn on the water, his face filled with horror.

After the talisman burned out, Zhong Fa instructed Li Weiguo to feed Li Liang water mixed with ashes.

Two minutes later, Li Liang, who had drunk most of a bowl of talisman water, woke up, but his face was still pale.

"Let him eat the glutinous rice porridge, and then push it to the balcony to sunbathe."

After saying that, Zhong Fa left the room and sat on the sofa in the living room.

Listening to the conversation between Li Weiguo and Li Liang in the room, Zhong Fa wiped his fingers, which had been holding the talisman, clean with a handkerchief.

The performance just now was naturally done to instill a sense of awe in Li Weiguo.

The talisman igniting without fire is not magic, but a trick.

This was caused by the friction of the medicinal powder that Zhong Fa had prepared himself, which caused the fire. The same reason why the talisman did not go out when it was put into water is also due to this.

Although the claim that the talisman spontaneously combusted without fire was false, the talisman used to dispel negative energy was indeed real.

The talismans were precious, but Zhong Fa didn't mind the cost in order to complete the subsequent tasks.

Ten minutes later, Li Liang was helped out by Li Weiguo.

"Master Zhong, I acted impulsively before."

Li Liang knelt down with a thud, looking at Zhong Fa with a face full of despair.

"Master Zhong, was it really... my daughter last night?"

"Why did she attack me? I love them so much! I... I didn't mean to!"

Zhong Fa looked at Li Liang and shook his head. "Yes and no."

"If a person harbors resentment after death, they may transform into a vengeful ghost and wreak havoc on the human world."

“A vengeful ghost acts on its obsession and has no feelings, so that is not your daughter.”

“But since the vengeful spirit was born from your daughter’s body, it is ultimately tainted by your daughter’s aura, so it is also your daughter.”

"Don't try to influence them with love or communicate with them. Right now, they only want to kill you."

"Your daughter will not be reincarnated unless the vengeful ghost is eliminated."

Li Liang's eyes were glazed over, and his body swayed as he knelt on the ground.

"Are they blaming me for not saving them? It's all my fault. I shouldn't have taken them on the picnic, and I shouldn't have let them play by the river. Waaah..."

Zhong Fa ignored Li Liang's crying.

He looked at Li Liang and asked, "Now, are you willing to let me release your daughters' resentment and send them to reincarnation?"

Li Liang looked at Zhong Fa with tears in his eyes: "Please, Master Zhong, let my daughter... have a safe journey."

Zhong Fa nodded in satisfaction.

"Which of your daughters came to you last night?"

Li Liang shook his head, and just as he was about to say he didn't know, he remembered the rabbit doll.

"It should be my youngest daughter, Li Shirui."

Zhong Fa nodded.

"Then let's first perform a ritual to help your youngest daughter pass on to the afterlife. Today, we'll bring your youngest daughter out of the funeral home and take her to my shop."

"After tonight, we'll bring your eldest daughter back, and this matter should be resolved within two days."

After Zhong Fa finished speaking, Li Weiguo suddenly spoke up, "Master Zhong, what about my son tonight...?"

Zhong Fa took out a yellow talisman folded into a triangle shape from his pocket.

"Take this with you tonight, it will keep you safe all night."

Li Weiguo carefully took the triangular talisman and stuffed it into Li Liang's hand. Then he took out his wallet, pulled out a thick wad of cash, and was about to stuff it into Zhong Fa's hand, but Zhong Fa only took two of them.

"Two hundred yuan is enough for me to buy some incense, candles, and offerings."

After saying that, Zhong Fa added, "Retrieving the body is urgent. To prevent any accidents, I will accompany you."

"You can arrange the time."

Li Weiguo immediately replied, "Okay, okay, I'll arrange it right away. I know the owner of Tianmen Funeral Home, so I can arrange it now!"

Soon, Li Weiguo made a phone call to arrange the handover. As soon as they arrived, funeral home staff would help them transport the body to the designated location.

"Let's go then."

Zhong Fa nodded and walked out first, with Li Weiguo following closely behind.

Li Liang is resting at home due to illness.

After half an hour.

Zhong Fa stood in the cold storage of Tianmen Funeral Home and turned to Tang Rui, the cold storage manager behind him, saying, "We need some time alone."

Before Tang Rui could even speak, Li Weiguo stuffed several banknotes into his hand.

With a flick of his eye, he instructed the two not to touch the other cabinets before leaving the room where the freezers were stored.

After Tang Rui left, Zhong Fa walked up to Li Shilei, the twin sister, in front of Li Weiguo.

He took out a nail clipper and trimmed a few of Li Shilei's fingernails and a strand of her hair.

After doing all this, Zhong Fa nodded to Li Weiguo.

Soon, the body of her younger sister, Li Shirui, was taken away.

After the Li family left, Tang Rui returned to the freezer room, pushed Li Shilei's body inside, and locked the door.

Back at his desk, Tang Ruina's face, which had been pale from seeing the corpse, finally regained some color.

"Aside from handling corpses, this industry has a lot of potential!"

Tang Rui happily stuffed the money into his wallet.

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(End of this chapter)