Folk customs begin with the entire funeral procession

Chapter 18: Incantations for Resolving Grudges and Suppressing Evil Spirits!

"I don't know why, but I feel restless tonight."

"To get out of this state, I decided to work a night shift for Brother Tang in the cold storage because I found that I could easily calm down in the cold storage."

"Before leaving, I took some incense and offerings with me, since there was someone else sharing the same roof with me that night."

"The situation with Lao Wang and Qian Xiaomei made me pay more attention to this aspect."

"After entering the cold storage, I did feel much better, which may be related to the temperature inside."

"Around midnight, I felt a bit cold. I adjusted the air conditioner, but it didn't help. Even when I turned it off, it didn't help."

"So, I looked towards the room where the freezer was located. Could it be that the door to that room wasn't closed, and the cold air was coming out from there?"

"But when I got there, I found that it was not what I expected. The door to the freezer room was already closed, but as I got closer to the freezer room, I found that it was indeed colder."

"I was worried there was something wrong with the freezer, so I quickly opened the door and went inside."

"As soon as I entered, I saw water stains everywhere on the floor, and the source of the water was the freezer!"

"I drowned in my room in the early hours of the morning."

He glanced at the time.

23:51
Nine minutes left!
Chen Miao didn't think about why the books hadn't changed when he and Tang Rui opened the cabinet together before.

At this point, there was clearly no time to consider these things.

He pushed open the door to the freezer room.

There was no water on the ground.

Without wasting any more time setting up a table, Chen Miao placed the incense burner and other offerings directly on the ground under Li Shilei's cabinet door.

Two minutes have passed.

Chen Miao opened the book but didn't check if the second chapter had changed again.

Now, there's only one thing he needs to do.

Burn incense!

After taking out the four incense sticks from the item page, Chen Miao took out a match and lit them.

When he extinguished the flame and the incense sticks began to smoke, the time had come to 23:55 PM.

With five minutes left, Chen Miao breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Rise, bow, and light incense!

This time, Chen Miao did not wait for the incense to burn out like Old Wang had done last time.

With only five minutes to spare, he wasn't sure if the incense that hadn't burned completely would work, so he had to resort to another method.

The words I've been reciting these past few days came flooding back to me.

The twins died by drowning, which is considered an accidental death. Therefore, the "Incantation for Resolving Grievances" should be used: it can be recited when offering incense to those who have died violently (accidental death, murder, car accident, etc.) to resolve the resentment of the deceased's soul.

Immediately, Chen Miao recited it aloud in a low voice.

"The lingering resentment of the wronged souls has now dissipated..."

As soon as the incantation was uttered, the flames on the four incense sticks suddenly brightened by three-tenths.

This change brought Chen Miao a little peace of mind.

Calm your mind and continue reciting!
"May the pure incense of truth guide your soul..."

The burning speed of the incense sticks increased visibly.

"Resolve grievances, resolve grievances, and eliminate karmic obstacles..."

The smoke from the half-burnt incense stick suddenly gathered from all parts of the room around Chen Miao, completely enveloping him.

Enveloped in smoke, Chen Miao, whose face was obscured, recited the last line of the mantra.

"May you be reborn in the Eternal Joyful Palace of the Easternmost Paradise!"

When Chen Miao finished reciting the entire "Incantation for Resolving Grudges," his voice even sounded a little ethereal.

At that very moment, the four incense sticks burned out completely.

The smoke that appeared instantly mixed with the smoke swirling around Chen Miao and all entered the freezer where Li Shilei was.

There were no screams, nor any loud thuds.

Yes, there were some water stains seeping out from the gaps in the cabinet.

Chen Miao was eager to see what changes had occurred to Li Shilei inside, but instead of opening the cabinet door, he took out the book and turned to Chapter Two.

The content has changed.

"..."

"Around midnight, I felt a bit cold. I adjusted the air conditioner, but it didn't help. Even when I turned it off, it didn't help."

I looked towards the room where the freezer was located. Could it be that the door to that room wasn't closed, and the cold air was coming out from there?

"Just as I was about to go and take a look, I remembered the offerings I had brought."

"It would be inappropriate to disturb you so abruptly."

So I took the incense, candles, and offerings and went over there.

"The door to the freezer room wasn't open; I was just overthinking it. But once I got closer to the freezer room, I definitely found it was colder."

"I was worried that there was something wrong with the freezer, so I quickly opened the door and went inside, but I didn't find anything wrong with the equipment, which relieved me."

"Perhaps it's just that the weather has gotten colder, and it has nothing to do with the cold storage."

"Since I was already here, I set out offerings for the person who lived under the same roof and lit four sticks of fine incense. Just as I was about to leave, I remembered the cause of death of this deceased person."

"To drown is also a pitiful thing, so I recited a mnemonic I'd forgotten where I'd learned it from."

"A miraculous scene unfolded: the incense stick burned completely in the blink of an eye, and all the smoke from it disappeared into the freezer!"

"I didn't know if this was normal, so I left in a hurry after I finished reciting."

"I don't know if it's just my imagination, but I feel like the temperature in the cold storage has returned to normal."

"I drowned in my bed in the early hours of the next day."

Chen Miao's face stiffened as he looked at the last sentence.

Will he still die tomorrow night?

And he didn't die in the cold storage, but in his dormitory?

Therefore, the "Instructions for Resolving Grudges" are completely useless!
No, not possible!
Even if the "Incantation for Resolving Grudges" is useless, the four incense sticks exchanged from the book will still be useful.

Moreover, those miraculous sights just now didn't seem useless at all.

Chen Miao felt a bit confused, so he immediately sat cross-legged on the ground to sort out the situation.

Ice Heart state, enter!

"First of all, the incense and the 'Incantation for Resolving Grudges' must have worked, otherwise the contents of the book wouldn't have changed." "But my death hasn't changed, it's just been postponed by a day."

"Both were drowning deaths, and the methods were the same, which means that the same thing killed me must have killed me, and that must be related to the girl in this cabinet."

"If that's the case, then there seems to be only one possibility that I can deduce: the incense sticks and the 'Incantation for Resolving Grudges' were not effective enough to completely destroy that thing, which is why it reappeared the next day!"

"In that case, if I wait until tomorrow to continue doing the same thing, will it still not solve the problem, or will it just postpone the time of death by another day?"

"I only have two coins left of my good karma, which can only be exchanged for eight sticks of incense. If that's the case, my death is only a matter of time."

"So even if we're going to continue the rituals for the deceased, it won't be tomorrow, but now—we must press our advantage!"

"Since the dosage isn't enough, let's have another dose!"

Chen Miao turned to the redemption page of the book.

Four incense sticks appeared on the pages of the book, but Chen Miao did not reach for them. He put the book on the ground and stood up.

Now that there's no danger tonight, we should be able to do whatever we want without any problems.

He walked up to the cabinet and opened the valve.

Kara...

The bed board was pulled out.

Chen Miao wanted to see what changes had occurred in Li Shilei!
As the bed slowly moved, Chen Miao saw the first half of Li Shirui's face that was revealed, as well as her open, unfocused, empty eyes!
Chen Miao's heart stopped for a moment.

For a moment, Chen Miao thought the book had deceived him.

Only after his stiff body regained sensation, and nothing happened, did he realize that he had scared himself.

After letting out a long sigh, Chen Miao looked away.

Chen Miao didn't want to investigate why his eyes were open.

If there are already ghosts, what's the big deal about opening your eyes?
The bed board was pulled out, exposing half of the girl's body.

After observing for a while, Chen Miao did not push the girl into the cabinet.

Chen Miao moved the incense burner up from below and placed it next to the girl's head, preparing to begin the next part of the worship process.

Being closer might actually improve the results.

This time, however, Chen Miao did not bow.

Be polite before fighting.

The ceremony has been completed.

Light incense and insert it into the burner.

After the smoke rose again, Chen Miao began a new recitation.

This time, Chen Miao did not recite the "Incantation for Subduing the True and Resolving Grievances" again, but instead used another incantation.

"The Mantra for Subduing Evil Spirits": If you encounter evil spirits or are haunted by yin energy, you can hold incense sticks to drive away evil spirits and suppress evil spirits!
……

Inside the Yin-Yang Broken Shop.

Zhong Fazheng frowned as he looked at the burnt Yin-gathering talisman on Li Shirui's chest.

"Why is this happening?"

Just now, as he watched the Yin energy gathered by the Yin Gathering Talisman continuously drilling into the Heart-Connecting Talisman, suddenly, a scorching power surged out from the Heart-Connecting Talisman.

This power seemed to use the yin energy as a fuse, directly igniting the yin-gathering talisman!
This was something Zhong Fa had never encountered before.

"Is there some problem at the Tianmen Funeral Home?"

Zhong Fa stared at the ashes of the Yin-Gathering Talisman, lost in thought.

As far as he knew, there were no other members of the Yin Sect like him at the Tianmen Funeral Home.

"Could it be that I misjudged him?"

Zhong Fa thought of Qian Xiaomei from before.

Perhaps the reason why only one person died that time was not because Qian Xiaomei's resentment was insufficient, but because, just like this time, Qian Xiaomei was stopped by someone.

Thinking of this, Zhong Fa decided not to take out the remaining Yin-gathering talismans.

He plans to go to the Tianmen Funeral Home tomorrow to see which colleague is behind this.

Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you prevent his methods from being thwarted.

Thinking this, Zhong Fa prepared to take out the love charm that Li Shirui had mentioned.

After taking only two steps, Zhong Fa's nose twitched twice.

"The smell of incense?"

Zhong Fa frowned, sensing something was amiss.

The incense smoke from the altar in the living room wouldn't be so strong in the side room; something about this incense smell is off.

Zhong Fa sensed something was wrong and immediately reached into Li Shirui's mouth.

But just then, he saw large plumes of smoke billowing out of Li Shirui's mouth.

The moment Zhong Fa touched the smoke, he felt as if his fingers had touched a branding iron.

He quickly withdrew his finger and staggered back a few steps.

At this moment, he didn't care about his hand at all; his eyes were fixed on the smoke coming out of Li Shirui's mouth.

Suddenly, Zhong Fa seemed to hear a sound.

He took two steps forward.

The faint sound gradually became clearer.

"The sun rises in the east, its brilliance shining brightly... Where the divine power descends and burns, all ghosts lie in hiding... Anyone who dares to offend will be reduced to dust and frost... With a single sweep of divine might, all misfortune will be forever suppressed!"

Before Zhong Fa could figure out what the indistinct voice was saying, he saw the smoke suddenly reverse and enter Li Shirui's body.

A hissing sound rang out.

In the blink of an eye, the lingering yin energy on Li Shirui's corpse dissipated completely.

In his shock, Zhong Fa saw the remaining wisp of smoke drifting out of the side room and heading towards the bedroom.

Zhong Fa's expression changed, and he immediately rushed out of the side room to chase after them.

But before he could run a few steps, he heard a pitiful howl.

puff!
A mouthful of blood splattered onto the floor in front of the bedroom door.

Zhong Fa rolled his eyes and fell to the ground.

……

(End of this chapter)