Folk customs begin with the entire funeral procession

Chapter 76 The Impermanence of Good and Evil

Do you have a sense of good and evil?

Chen Miao was somewhat interested in this new status update from Yue Na.

If one can sense good and evil, wouldn't one be on guard immediately if one encountered someone like Zhong Fa in the future?
And then there's Yue Xiaodao, who can tell that the other party has ill intentions without even reading a book.

Chen Miao got up, took the book, and walked outside.

He planned to check on the situation at the funeral home in the next couple of days while also testing his perception of good and evil.

As soon as Chen Miao went downstairs, he saw Kong Fang and another salesperson sitting on a small sofa in the business hall.

"Hello, curator!"

The two salesmen greeted Chen Miao, and Chen Miao smiled.

To his surprise, he sensed a gentle aura from Kong Fang, but not from the other person.

"So, Kong Fang was kind to me, while the other person... was neither kind nor malicious?"

Chen Miao wasn't sure what malice was, but it shouldn't be without any feeling, otherwise how could he perceive other people's malice?
Next, Chen Miao walked through the entire funeral home. Nothing in the book had changed, but he also did not sense any evil intent.

He greeted everyone he had met at the funeral home.

But apart from a few people, such as Cao Jun, the gatekeeper at the west gate; Jiao Zhiyong, the hearse driver; Lao Yu, the cremator; Sister Li, the shopkeeper; Li Fu, the cold storage manager; and Shi Manman, the mortician, no one else changed.

Chen Miao understood Cao Jun and Jiao Zhiyong, after all, they had made money with them before.

Old Yu, the crematorium worker, Sister Li, the shopkeeper, and Uncle were on good terms, and they extended their affection to each other.

If it's about time... it should be that side job from before.

The only thing that surprised Chen Miao was the cold storage manager, Li Fu!

The newly hired cold storage manager had always been quite indifferent to him, but who knew that he exuded even more kindness than Shi Manman.

This left him a little confused.

"If he truly had good intentions, why did he ignore me when I tried to talk to Li Fu about guarding the tomb?"

Chen Miao was suddenly taken aback.

Could it be that Li Fu, like everyone else, was indifferent to me before, but changed his opinion of me after something happened?

What is it?
Chen Miao pondered what he had done at the funeral home after being rejected during that chat.

Soon, Chen Miao remembered the time he brought Xie Songde's grandfather back from the mountains and performed a ritual for his soul in the cold storage.

He didn't avoid the cameras at the time, since there was nothing shameful about what he was doing.

Moreover, aside from the incantations, he used only ordinary sacrificial offerings, and the incense sticks were also ordinary incense sticks.

Even if some people have doubts, it's understandable that he, as the curator, would pay respects to the deceased.

Could this incident make me feel kind towards him?
Chen Miao remembered Li Fu's previous identity... a tomb keeper!

"So, Li Fu developed a good impression of me because I paid respects to the deceased and showed respect for them?"

"It should be right. After being the tomb keeper for so many years, he should pay more attention to this aspect."

Chen Miao seemed to have found the answer.

"So, next time I talk to Li Fu, maybe he'll bring up the things about guarding the tomb?"

Thinking about this, Chen Miao became even more satisfied with his newfound status.

He then prepared to go eat breakfast.

But as he walked toward the cafeteria, the hairs on the back of his neck suddenly stood on end.

A sudden surge of malice struck!

Subconsciously, Chen Miao reached out to pull out a peach wood sword and other items from the book.

But when he turned around and saw the source of the malice, he was completely stunned.

"Woof...woof woof woof...woof woof woof!"

Not far away, a middle-aged man walked out of the guardhouse at the east gate.

"Hei Zi, sit down!"

Immediately, the big black dog squatted down on the ground, but its eyes were still fixed on Chen Miao.

"Director, I'm sorry, this is my dog. I thought it would be safer to bring it along to guard the gate."

"Hei Zi didn't bite people randomly before, but this time he's probably in a new place and hasn't adapted yet."

"I'll take him home after get off work."

The middle-aged man, Qi Hui, was a night shift security guard whom Old Wu had rehired after the zombie jumped into the funeral home last time. It wasn't time for the shift change yet, so he hadn't left. "Oh, it's alright, just take it with you. It's safer to have a dog at night."

Chen Miao looked at the black pieces, whose malice had suddenly disappeared, and a thought struck him.

"Brother Qi, what does Hei Zi usually eat?"

"He eats whatever I eat... well, he eats everything!"

Qi Hui smiled.

Chen Miao nodded, went into the cafeteria, bought a few meat buns, and came out.

"Brother Qi, shall I feed it?"

"Row!"

Qi Hui was a little surprised, but did not refuse.

"Hey, don't bite people, you hear me?"

After saying that, he nodded to Chen Miao.

After Chen Miao approached, he didn't hand it over directly, but instead threw a steamed bun over from two meters away.

Hei Zi's gaze shifted from Chen Miao and followed Bao Zi.

Even as the steamed bun fell to its feet, it still held its head high and remained motionless.

But the drool dripping from the corner of its mouth had already given it away.

Chen Miao smiled and said, "This dog is really nice."

Qi Hui grinned broadly: "Hei Zi, eat up."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Hei Zi suddenly slid his head down and accurately bit the bun.

While it was eating, it kept glancing at Chen Miao.

Seeing that a bun was eaten in two bites, Chen Miao threw another one away.

After finishing two steamed buns, and with Qi Hui beside him, the malice that had just appeared finally vanished.

When Chen Miao threw the last steamed bun over, a gentle feeling emanated from Hei Zi.

Chen Miao smiled and prepared to walk over and touch Hei Zi.

But as soon as you get within a meter, the gentle feeling disappears.

As Chen Miao lifted his foot to take another step, a subtle malice began to spread.

Chen Miao withdrew his foot, took two steps back, and his goodwill reappeared.

"..."

Haha, are you only friends if you're two meters away?

Helpless, Chen Miao said goodbye to Qi Hui and left.

On the way, Chen Miao's impression of the state of perceiving good and evil became even more profound!

Good and evil can change, even dogs can change, so what about humans?
There's a word that goes something like that.

Unpredictable people!

"But why does the hater only attack me and not others?"

"Do I really smell like a dead person?"

……

The following day, Chen Miao saw off the emcee whom Chen Guokun had called to help.

The emcee's name was Tao Bo. Chen Miao learned about Tao Bo's situation over the past two days from others and was very satisfied with the emcee's work ability, so he immediately extended an olive branch.

He could tell that Tao Bo was interested, but in the end, the other party said he needed to go back and think about it.

Chen Miao didn't mind and just waited.

He can still hold on for now.

That evening, after drawing a talisman to ward off evil spirits, Chen Miao took the book to his bedroom.

[Li Cai's fragmented memories] have disappeared from the book.

……

(End of this chapter)