Folk customs begin with the entire funeral procession

Chapter 183 Curator, is this money even worthwhile? (Two chapters combined)

After Zhong Cai explained the art of suppressing evil, Chen Miao turned his attention to Qi Ning.

Qi Ning didn't hide anything either.

“We talked about curses and black magic during our training. The curses were pretty much the same as what Brother Zhong said, and Brother Zhong even went into more detail. Actually, Shannan City has them… cough!”

Qi Ning coughed lightly and stopped talking.

I had a great chat today, but I almost made a mistake.

"There are some things I can't say, but the use of divination techniques is very important."

Zhong Cai and Chen Miao exchanged a glance, understanding each other perfectly.

It seems that what Qi Ning wanted to say was that there were also scenarios in Shannan City where the curse technique was used. Where would that be?
Chen Miao was surprised.

"As for black magic, this kind of magic is labeled as evil magic in the bureau. No matter what the other party does with black magic, as long as they are a black magic practitioner who has learned black magic, they will be arrested!"

Qi Ning spoke with absolute certainty, and Chen Miao's heart skipped a beat after hearing it.

First it was the curse cult's magic, and now it's black magic. If the Administration Bureau discovers these techniques on him, they probably won't even need to interrogate him; they'll just treat him as the leader of an evil sect.

Qi Ning, unaware of Chen Miao's thoughts, continued speaking:
"Some say that the art of black magic is an imported technique, while others say that it was something that someone learned in the Great Xia Dynasty and took outside, then modified and adapted it before it flowed back into the Great Xia Dynasty."

"For example, the medium used in black magic can basically be found in the Great Xia. For instance, there are many spells that use blood as a medium in the Great Xia."

"For example, raising and controlling insects—Gu sorcerers are definitely their ancestors in this regard!"

"As for raising ghost children, there's no need to say more."

"Perhaps it is related to the culture outside. The sorcery of these sorcerers is mostly associated with bloodshed. In their understanding, the more bloody and primitive it is, the stronger it is. For this reason, they are even willing to make themselves neither human nor ghost."

"Some sorcerers will even cast spells on themselves, turning themselves into casting materials."

"Therefore, it is sometimes quite easy to distinguish between foreign sorcerers and those within the Great Xia."

"However, whether it is black magic or curse magic, it is very difficult to trace the caster. The usual way to trace it is to start from the medium of casting and look for the opponent's weakness by looking at the way the medium of casting was obtained."

At this point, Qi Ning looked at Chen Miao.

"The matter you mentioned before happened two months ago, so it's probably very difficult to find it now."

"However, considering that the other party only harmed the child and not others, and did not use any other methods afterward, they should not be an outsider sorcerer."

"You can ask the victim to think about whether they have offended anyone or have any romantic rivals, which might make progress."

Chen Miao nodded.

"Okay, I'll tell her."

Afterwards, the three chatted for a long time. When Qi Ning heard that Zhong Cai was leaving, he took out an ID card and gave it to Zhong Cai.

It's the same kind of ID that Chen Guokun gave to Chen Miao before. For ordinary matters, using this ID is much more effective than contacting the management bureau.

However, Zhong Cai may travel very far this time, so he needs to report to the Shannan City Administration Bureau before leaving.

In this way, when you arrive in other areas and encounter local authorities, you won't have to go through too much trouble.

Qi Ning even suggested that Zhong Cai should report his whereabouts whenever he stayed in a city-level region.

The Administration Bureau gives preferential treatment to such law-abiding civilian monks.

Of course, nothing will happen if you don't report it.

Zhong Cai did not reject the suggestion. His trip was not something to be ashamed of, so reporting it would not hurt.

After the conversation, Chen Miao returned to Tianmen Funeral Home.

Everything was normal at the museum after only one day away.

After quickly finishing his work, Chen Miao exchanged a century-old peach wood for a piece of wood from the book.

Looking at the meter-long piece of century-old peach wood, Chen Miao wondered whether to make it all into peach charms, or to first make a Seven Star Peach Wood Sword and then use the remaining part to make the peach charms Xie Songde needed.

If he were to make a sword, he would have a spare if the sword in his possession were to break down, which would be a safe option.

Chen Miao hesitated because if he made the sword, the remaining material would only be enough to make ten peach charms.

It is foreseeable that Xie Songde's needs will definitely be more than ten pieces, and if he needs more, Chen Miao will have to continue exchanging peach wood.

However, once Chen Miao saw the four taels and seven qian of good karma he had accumulated, he no longer hesitated.

Exchange it if you want, it's not like we don't have the money!
Immediately, Chen Miao took out the sword blank he had made earlier, arranged it, and exchanged for cinnabar and black dog blood to begin making the second sword.

Several hours later, Chen Miao finally finished shaping the first step of the sword blank.

After putting down the sword embryo, Chen Miao got up and reheated the food that Shi Manman had brought in earlier.

While eating, Chen Miao suddenly thought of something.

Zhong Cai has paved the way for Xiao Bai, what about him?

It seems that apart from those cheap bone needles, he hasn't given Shi Man anything good.

The spirit tablet for suppressing the soul is merely an essential item for performing the corpse-sewing technique.

He should at least give his cheap apprentice something to protect him.

Thinking of this, Chen Miao finished his meal and went back to his bedroom cabinet to look for a few things.

One Ghost Cube, two Peach Charms, four Spirit Suppression Charms, one Heart-Cleansing Charm, and one Premium Spirit Suppression Charm!
In the past two months, Chen Miao has made a total of eight high-quality talismans, four of which were used to trade with Zhong Cai and Qi Ning.

Including what he had left before, he now had eight cards left.

They consist of three spirit-suppressing talismans, one yin-dispelling talisman, one corpse-controlling talisman, one yin-gathering talisman, and two blood-light talismans.

It wouldn't be a problem to take out a bill and give it to Shi Manman.

Then Chen Miao found a spare wooden box and put the items inside.

It's already late today. I'll give these things to her when Shi Manman comes to the office tomorrow. Also, I need to talk to Shi Manman about ghosts and spirits.

Having already entered this industry, it wouldn't be good to be unaware of these things.

After slowly preparing everything, Chen Miao felt at ease.

So, in one go, he finished making the second Seven Star Peach Wood Sword before 10 p.m.!
He then spent another two hours making peach charms from the remaining materials.

Lying in bed, Chen Miao suddenly remembered Qi Ning's advice.

He immediately took out his phone and sent a message to Huang Jinjin, telling her to pay more attention to the people around her.

After that, Chen Miao went straight to sleep.

……

Early the next morning.

When Chen Miao woke up, he saw the thank-you message that Huang Jinjin had sent him the night before.

After putting away his phone and washing up, Chen Miao went to the cafeteria, where he happened to run into Shi Manman, who was there to buy him breakfast.

After the two finished eating in the cafeteria, Chen Miao took Shi Manman back to the office.

"this is for you."

Chen Miao took the box out.

After slowly opening it, I glanced at it and was filled with confusion.

"Curator, what is this?"

Chen Miao explained each point to Shi slowly and carefully.

The more he explained, the wider Shi's eyes widened.

After the explanation was finished, Shi Manman's first words made Chen Miao's face darken.

"Director, how much are these?"

"It's free, it's a gift!"

Shi Manman's eyes lit up, and he immediately hugged the item to his chest.

"Thank you, Director. I will definitely work hard!"

Seeing Shi Manman like this, Chen Miao sighed helplessly.

How did their master-disciple relationship turn out like this? Why can't it be like Zhong Cai and Xiao Bai's?

"But curator, do those things really exist?"

Upon seeing this, she slowly and cautiously inquired, and Chen Miao gestured for her to sit down.

"Ghosts and spirits have always existed, but ordinary people rarely encounter them." "Because they are rare, even if some people do encounter them and tell others about seeing ghosts, few people will believe them unless they see them with their own eyes and experience them firsthand."

Seeing Shi Man's eager eyes, Chen Miao suddenly got excited.

This is what a master and disciple should be like!
After reviewing his experiences over this period, Chen Miao began to slowly teach Shi about this subject.

For example, obsessions, resentment, rising yang energy, yin land, yin energy, and so on.

Shi Manman listened very attentively, his expression constantly changing.

When Chen Miao paused, Shi Manman suddenly asked a question.

"Director, the motorcyclist you asked me to sew up, is he about to become a ghost?"

Chen Miao raised an eyebrow.

"Why do you say that?"

"If it weren't for that, would you have gone out of your way to use the corpse-stitching technique for him, Curator?"

After saying that, Shi Manman seemed to remember something, and her eyes lit up as she asked, "Director, was the customer you asked me to do makeup for three or four months ago in the same situation?"

Chen Miao smiled.

Surprisingly, my cheap apprentice reacted quite quickly.

He had just told her about the birth of ghosts and the information about obsession and resentment when he thought of the two things that had happened before.

Chen Miao didn't hide anything and nodded.

"That's right, but it's not that it's about to become a ghost, it's that it has already become a ghost."

Chen Miao's words stunned Shi Manman.

"Then, back then, the cold storage manager, Old Wang..."

Chen Miao suppressed his smile and nodded.

"You guessed right."

"So I'm giving you these things in case you accidentally encounter something like this."

"I'm telling you this because you've already entered this line of work and are dealing with things like corpses. It wouldn't be good for you if you didn't know anything."

"Of course, don't be afraid. I'm here inside the museum, so nothing will happen. As for outside, just keep a sense of awe in your heart."

Shi nodded slowly, gripping the wooden box in his hand even tighter.

"Alright, you can go ahead and get busy."

Chen Miao waved his hand and slowly took his leave.

Two minutes later, Shi Manman knocked on Chen Miao's office door again.

"Director, I forgot to tell you earlier, I'd like to ask for leave to go home."

"What's wrong? Is something the matter at home?"

Chen Miao asked.

"An elderly relative of mine passed away. We were quite close, so I have to go back home."

"Yes, we should definitely go back. How long will it take?"

"Two days, I guess."

Chen Miao glanced at what was happening in the back of the building; there wasn't much.

He also possesses expert-level makeup skills and can even work as a makeup artist.

"Okay, go ahead. There's not much to do at the museum these next couple of days."

"Thank you, Director!"

He slowly closed the door and left the office.

The day passed quickly. Having been served by Shi Manman so often, Chen Miao was really not used to it without her.

In the afternoon, just as Chen Miao finished dinner and was about to go for a walk to digest, Shi Manman called.

Chen Miao thought it was because she had a lot of things to do at home, so she planned to take two more days off.

But to everyone's surprise, what Shi Manman was talking about was not this matter.

"Director, there's something I'd like to ask you."

"what?"

"Can you summon the spirit?"

Chen Miao paused, his brows furrowing.

"What do you mean? What do you want to do?"

Shi Manman quickly replied, "It's not that I want to do anything, it's just that my uncle's father passed away, but he didn't leave a will..."

As Shi Manman continued his story, Chen Miao's brows gradually relaxed.

He thought that it was only after he gradually learned about this matter that he started to have wild thoughts.

It's like this...

Shi Manman's uncle had four brothers and sisters, and their father held a considerable inheritance.

Originally, it was meant for Shi Manman's uncle and his two other brothers, but before his death, the old man called all his children to his side and said many things.

One of the sentences says that the inheritance should be divided equally among all the children.

This made the families of the other two daughters happy, but the three sons unhappy.

But that's not all. The old man also said that during the war, he buried a jar of gold bars and never retrieved it, intending to have his children retrieve the gold bars and divide them among themselves.

But when the conversation reached this point, the old man stopped breathing.

His mouth opened and closed, but no one heard what the old man said.

The old man's last words, spoken before his death, threw his five children into turmoil.

The funeral arrangements haven't been decided yet; everyone's still thinking about the old man's jar of gold!

I don't know who came up with the idea, but they said they should find a shaman who can tell yin and yang to ask the old man what he hadn't finished saying.

The fortune teller arrived and demanded 500,000!
The children thought about it and realized that 500,000 yuan, 100,000 yuan per family, wasn't much.

After all, the old man said "can", not "bottle" or "box"!
How much gold would it take to be stored in cans?

Five hundred thousand is definitely not a lot.

Today is slowly passing by. The original plan was to start arranging the funeral arrangements immediately after the shaman's consultation with the spirits.

But who knew something unexpected would happen!

Shi Manman thought she would meet someone as powerful as Chen Miao this time, but instead she witnessed a farce.

After receiving a deposit of 300,000 yuan, the sorceress pretended to go and pick up something, but then she actually tried to run away!

Fortunately, they were discovered and the money was returned.

But the problem hadn't been solved, so naturally, the follow-up arrangements couldn't continue.

Fortunately, the weather has turned cooler; otherwise, the old man's body would probably have started to smell if left at home.

But who can advise against this? Who dares to advise against it?

Shi Manman's family still needed to support her uncle, so they didn't go back and just stayed there.

Then, Shi slowly began to think of Chen Miao.

The fortune teller was a fake, but she knew people with real skills!

So she made a phone call to Chen Miao.

"Director, is it possible to make money this way?"

Chen Miao was somewhat surprised that his apprentice had found him work.

However, if he wanted to earn this money, it seemed he actually had a chance!

……

(End of this chapter)