Gou Zai Xianwu Wenjing Search for Opportunities

At this moment, Uncle Gu scolded Lin Yuan and Hu Cai, "You two, stop standing there! Turn the head of the coffin around and put it on the sleepers... and the tail of the coffin too. Alright, alright, lower the coffin!"

Eight men bent down and lowered the coffin, placing it steadily on the sleepers. Uncle Gu immediately untied the shroud and showed the coffin to the Zhang family head for inspection: "Please have Fourth Master Zhang inspect it!"

The head of the Zhang family had no time to inspect the coffin. He rushed out to make arrangements, but he wasn't familiar with the Zhang family's servants, so he just grabbed someone and shouted, "The coffin's here! Find two people to go to the backyard and carry the old man over."

"Who should we ask to carry it?" The maid who hung the white cloth was bewildered. "I'm just a lowly maid, how would I know who to ask?"

The sudden funeral disrupted the Zhang family's plans, throwing everything into chaos, with everyone acting like headless flies.

"Can't we find him? Sigh, neither of our sons is home, and neither is our eldest grandson. What a mess!" The head of the Zhang family sighed. "Then we'll find someone young and strong, quick!"

At this moment, Hu Cai and Uncle Gu whispered to each other about the final payment for the coffin. They were just waiting for the inspection and payment. Even if they didn't get paid today, they would be happy with just a word. But they saw that the head of the Zhang family was like a headless fly, leaving everyone standing there, not knowing whether to leave or stay.

Lin Yuan finally found the body of the man with money and decided that he would wait for the body before leaving, no matter what.

Seeing that the Zhang family's manager couldn't be found, Uncle Gu immediately suggested, "Fourth Master Zhang, why don't we have some of the men in our shop carry it? They're all in this line of work..."

"Oh, that's wonderful!" The head of the Zhang family was overjoyed.

Lin Yuan seized the opportunity and, without hesitation, pushed his way to the front, saying, "Uncle Gu, let me do it!"

After saying that, he walked out of the hall.

Hu Cai didn't want to carry the corpse, but seeing Lin Yuan step forward, he didn't want to leave his friend behind, so he reluctantly said, "Then I'll go with my junior brother!"

"Then we'll trouble you, young master!" The Zhang family steward was happy to have someone solve the problem and was too lazy to find anyone else. He pointed to the maid beside him and said, "Quickly lead the way for them!"

Seeing that the matter was settled, Uncle Gu couldn't say anything, so he could only shout to the two of them, "You two be careful!"

Hu Cai caught up with Lin Yuan, and the two followed the maid to the backyard.

The backyard was in chaos, with people occasionally wandering around, looking bewildered and lost, but no one dared to approach the main house.

Hu Cai suddenly asked the maid, "Where is the person in charge of your backyard?"

"The eldest mistress has fainted from crying, and the eldest young lady has also fainted from crying. They are both resting in the east wing."

"Isn't there anyone else who can take charge?" Hu Cai was speechless.

"The eldest uncle went out of town. The second uncle's family is all in the city. They went to deliver a letter this morning and haven't returned yet."

Hu Cai immediately lost the will to ask and looked at Lin Yuan speechlessly.

The maid pointed to the main entrance of the house and said fearfully, "I dare not go in! The old master is inside, you all go in."

"Senior brother, I'll go in and take a look first. You wait here and don't move!"

Lin Yuan left a sentence, with an attitude of daring to be the first in the world, stepped forward, pushed open the door, and found himself in another three-bedroom apartment. The middle room was dark and empty, with no one in sight and no sound.

It was still a bit hot during the day, but a bit chilly inside. As soon as the door opened, a gust of cool air blew out and brushed against the three people's faces. The maid immediately sneezed, sniffed, and took three steps back.

Even though Hu Cai was a martial artist in the early stage of Body Tempering, and full of masculine energy, he got goosebumps and felt a chill run down his spine. He immediately stopped and couldn't help but turn back to look at the maid: "Is the old master wearing his funeral clothes?"

"He wore it. First thing this morning, the eldest mistress dressed the old master in it, and then he cried and fainted. It was so scary, oh dear..." The maid looked terrified and kept backing away as she spoke. She tripped and fell to the ground.

Lin Yuan strode into the middle room, feeling the cold wind on his face. His mood was as pleasant as if he had encountered a spring breeze. Hearing her words, he was overjoyed.

With the right timing, location, and people, all that's missing is a wandering spirit.

Perhaps this time we can actually ship the goods.

Grandpa Zhang, I've arrived!

He walked around the screen and into the east bedroom. There was no living person there, but a dead person was lying on the bed, dressed in a funeral robe.

Lin Yuan quickly walked to the bedside and glanced at Old Master Zhang. He didn't know how Zhang's ghost had been triggered last time, but getting closer was obviously the right thing to do.

As he approached, a sudden gust of wind arose beside the bed, causing things to grow rapidly, spin in place, and slowly move toward him, stirring up the surrounding ornaments to sway incessantly.

The newly formed whirlwind swirled around Lin Yuan, but wouldn't pass by, seemingly somewhat afraid.

Lin Yuan was overjoyed. This must be the Yin Wind gathered by the Yin spirits. Fearing that it would escape like the Yin spirits last time, he immediately gathered his strength in his feet, pushed off suddenly, and pounced on the Yin Wind like a hungry ghost.

Yin Feng hurriedly tried to dodge, but Lin Yuan was even faster and immediately crashed into him.

The moment the cold wind touched his skin, he felt an icy chill, as if his blood was about to freeze, and his whole body felt as if it were frozen solid.

"My body is like ice, I'm possessed by a ghost..." Lin Yuan muttered to himself, a slight smile playing on his lips, letting the chill seep into his body.

But that was all the chill he felt. After shivering, Lin Yuan was still able to control his body.

This ghost is a bit weak, only slightly stronger than Liu Laowu, and not as strong as Zhang Zhanggui, who can freeze you instantly.

However, the mirror in the sea of ​​consciousness still did not let it go. Suddenly, it shone brightly, and the mirror shot out light, instantly absorbing the evil spirit that had entered the body and dispelling the chill around it.

The clouds and mist on the mirror cleared, revealing an old man looking around, bewildered.

It was none other than Old Master Zhang!

Lin Yuan was overjoyed. He had searched high and low without finding it, but it came to him without any effort.

This time, learning from past experience, he did not ask questions immediately, because this was not the place to inquire about the environment.

Once absorbed by the mirror, the vengeful spirit can at least survive for a while.

This is enough time for him to return to the Hu family.

So he immediately opened his eyes, preparing to go out and call Hu Cai. Just as he reached the screen, he saw Hu Cai follow him in.

Hu Cai felt a chill run down his spine: "Junior brother, you're really brave!"

"I've always had a strong constitution, especially good at dealing with spirits. Come on, let's carry this person away quickly, don't delay them."

"Okay." Hu Cai's voice was hesitant, clearly worried, but seeing that Lin Yuan had already helped Old Master Zhang up, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and step forward.

Lin Yuan glanced at Old Master Zhang and saw that he had a deadpan face and nothing else. He immediately lost the desire to look at him and just wanted to finish his business as soon as possible so he could go back to Guanjing.

Fortunately, the Zhang family had prepared a door panel for carrying the body in advance. The two men carried the body to the prepared door panel and covered the old man with the quilt again, making sure he was completely covered.

The two men immediately carried it to the main hall in the front yard, one in front and one behind.

The head of the Zhang family immediately directed people to put Old Master Zhang into the coffin.

After finishing his business, Lin Yuan couldn't wait for Hu Cai to settle the payment, and whispered, "My stomach hurts, I'm going home first. I won't wait for you."

"Oh, okay." Hu Cai nodded subconsciously, then reminded him, "Doesn't the Zhang family have an outhouse?"

"Oh, I'll take the outhouse!" Lin Yuan made up a lame excuse and left immediately.

Hu Cai didn't mind, but he was amused by him. Fortunately, the head of the Zhang family gave a definite answer on the spot: the payment would be settled when the second master of the Zhang family returned in the afternoon.

……

Lin Yuan jogged back to the Hu family's house and found a latrine.

He immediately opened his eyes and saw that Grandpa Zhang was still in the mirror.

Overjoyed, he quickly asked, "Immortal Mirror, what has Old Master Zhang experienced in his life?"

Having learned from his previous experience, Lin Yuan changed his description this time, with one goal: to make it more expansive and broader, so as to find opportunities within it.

The mirror suddenly cleared away, revealing a fragment of Mr. Zhang's memory, again from his first-person perspective:

Old Master Zhang was poor in his childhood, but he was related to the Zhang family of the Marquis of Jiuling, though they were distant relatives from a collateral branch.

Fortunately, thanks to his kinship, he managed to get a job at the Zhang family's estate as a tenant farmer. His rent was half that of outsiders, and he lived a comfortable life. He successfully married and had children, and the family lived happily together.

However, the only drawback is that the eldest son dislikes working, always talks about getting ahead, and spends his days calling on friends to fight and cause trouble, as well as associating with the Black Snake Gang on the Red Carp River.

He beat and scolded his eldest son so much that he stopped coming home at night and spent all his time hanging out outside, so he simply gave up on him.

The second son was the most obedient and focused on learning farming from him. He cultivated him wholeheartedly, hoping that his second son could inherit his father's business, continue farming, marry and have children, and that his grandchildren would inherit his business, so that farming could continue for generations.

Later, he heard that his eldest son had become a disciple of Liu, the leader of the Black Snake Gang, and had not only learned martial arts from him, but also married Liu's sworn sister.

A few years later, the eldest son had mastered martial arts and became a rank-one martial arts master. He was appreciated by the Marquis of Jiuling and became a bronze-level retainer of the Marquis's mansion, securing a good job.

As the eldest son prospered, the Zhang family bought dozens of acres of land in Shangwei Village and quickly became one of the wealthiest households in the village.

But Grandpa Zhang insisted on continuing to farm with his farmhands, still living frugally and saving every penny.

With the help of the eldest son, the second son also stopped farming and began to study and practice martial arts.

Later, the eldest son gained more and more power, and the Zhang family became increasingly wealthy. They not only built a grand mansion and ancestral hall in the village, but also acquired shops and a new house in the town.

The second son failed to master martial arts, but through the eldest son's connections, he became a clerk in the county government and married a girl from the city.

Later, his two sons advised him to move to the city to retire and enjoy his old age, but he refused and insisted on working in the fields with his farmhands, saving every penny.

A farmhand secretly told him that he was stingy. He heard this, scolded the man, but couldn't bear to kick him out.