Folklore simulation, starting with the mortician

After lunch, Li Feng saw Mr. Lin leisurely sitting in the courtyard, basking in the sun and reading a book.

Although I wouldn't say I was worried about it, I still felt a little guilty, so I went up and asked first.

"Sir, shall we leave now?"

"Go? Where to?"

Mr. Lin raised an eyebrow and asked in confusion.

"Aren't you going to go and take a look at that village? Didn't you promise them?"

Li Feng found it strange.

"Hehe, you're still a greenhorn. So you still don't know about these things behind the scenes. We'll have to wait until tonight to find out if this job can be done. If it can't be done, then of course we won't go. If it can be done, then we'll go openly and honestly. Once it's done, you'll have a foothold, a reputation, and a bright future."

Mr. Lin's words were unclear, and Li Feng wanted to ask more questions, so he asked Yu Ya to bring some salt beans. He had specially asked Yang Liuzi to buy some from the county, and he added extra salt to them.

Seeing that Yu was about to bring out the salted beans, Mr. Lin quickly sat up, dusted himself off, and politely took the beans from Yu.

Li Feng saw all of this but didn't say much. He didn't reveal the situation inside, but he understood that Mr. Lin had received a great favor from Yu Yaya. However, he didn't know the true identities of Mr. Lin and Yu Yaya, and it all seemed rather strange.

After seeing Yu Yatou leave, Mr. Lin finally breathed a sigh of relief, put away the book he was reading, and then asked Li Feng, "Do you know who the person who just came here was?"

Li Feng shook his head; he didn't have the insight to see through the man's background.

"If I'm not mistaken, that person must be a gambler, otherwise he wouldn't be so heavily tainted with debt. There must be a dealer behind him. He came here to show us what he's capable of, to test our methods, so we can make a decision."

Mr. Lin said in a deep voice, not giving Li Feng a chance to respond, and continued, "Moreover, I can't do this job, you have to go. They're after you, so you have to weigh the pros and cons yourself. It's tonight's corpse sewing job. Use the name of corpse sewing to see if it's worth getting involved in this mess. If it is, we'll go. If it's not, then forget it. If it doesn't work out, we'll take the next job."

Li Feng was somewhat taken aback, listening to Mr. Lin's words, which seemed to imply a certain urgency.

"Young man, how come you still don't understand? From the time you became an apprentice until now, think about it yourself, how many troubles have you gotten yourself into? To be honest, I've never seen anyone in the sect go through as many troubles as you. Later, I thought about it and guessed that your fate is heavy, but your fate isn't heavy in this way. It can only be said that it's above. You can see that from that incident a few days ago."

"Someone is messing with you. As for who this person is, I can't figure it out either. Maybe I'm just not skilled enough. Let me be clearer. Do you know that we have a saying in our school: 'First is fate, second is luck, and third is feng shui'?"

"Fate refers to a person's life savings, luck refers to one's fortune, and feng shui refers to changes. Ordinary people can only see through these three, but they don't know that there is one more thing above them, which is debt!"

"The purpose of a person's life is to pay off debts. Heaven is watching. It is said that the people in the top-tier shops are specifically there to collect debts for God, so their debt-collecting merits are very high, and no one can reach them."

"The words then led this 'life-risking' trader to think that in this chaotic world, we craftsmen can still make a living with our skills, but what about the common people? And how easy is it to get into a craftsman's shop? So they came up with a solution, which is called 'life-risking.' It doesn't matter who they risk their lives for, as long as they can earn enough credit, then they'll be content."

"As for you, kid, ever since that day when you arrived at the City God Temple and I lit the stove for you, I've been puzzled, truly puzzled. So, hey, you'd better stay away from me, don't get too close, yes, just this distance is fine."

"Take another look at that girl Yu. I told her the truth before, and I thoroughly investigated her. I could see about 70-80% of her, but now I can't see through her at all. Sigh."

After saying this, Mr. Lin couldn't help but stretch, then chewed on some salted beans and fell asleep.

Li Feng couldn't help but shake his head. He returned to his room and pondered Mr. Lin's words carefully.

Thinking of the debt, he naturally thought of the Tiandi Tongbao, the item with the wide-open door. This item was obtained from Dazhiguo, who had been to the tomb before. This made Li Feng somewhat suspicious, as it was still related to the things under the river.

As for Yu Yatou's identity, Li Feng no longer wanted to get involved in so many things. The reason he took Yu Yatou in was because he owed Huang Da Zhang's favor.

Besides these, there was still one thing Li Feng didn't understand: how did the mother and child divination sticks come into play during the battle with the leader of the Dragon Lock Manor, and how did their fortunes get reversed?

I remember when I was sewing up the corpse, I handed over some money, but somehow it was taken back.

Shaking his head, Li Feng couldn't understand any of this. He only felt a slight throbbing between his eyebrows and decided to take a nap in the afternoon to at least recover some of his energy.

These days I mostly do things at night, and it's been a long time since I've had a good night's sleep. What's more, I have a big job to do tonight.

On the large communal bed in the west wing, the corpses from Suolong Manor were still lying. Li Feng hadn't expected to deal with them tonight, but listening to Mr. Lin's words, it was also an opportunity to show his skills.

Someone else set up the stage for Li Feng, inviting him to come up and see how well he performed.

Thinking of this, Li Feng couldn't help but sigh. This business was too complicated; if you weren't careful, you could fall into someone else's trap.

With this thought in mind, I decided to first conserve my energy and see what changes might occur tonight.

Gathering his thoughts, Li Feng lay down on the bed and fell peacefully asleep.

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Before they knew it, night had fallen. Yu Ya didn't dare to disturb Li Feng, so she quietly brought him the food and went out the door.

Li Feng had already woken up by this time, and after resting for the afternoon, he had recovered quite a bit.

As Li Feng savored Yu Yatou's cooking, he felt a pang of emotion. He had never enjoyed such treatment in his previous life, but he never expected to be served like this here.

Just as I finished eating, I suddenly smelled a rich, heavy aroma that made me feel drowsy.

Then a cold wind rushed towards him. Li Feng looked up and saw a pale face with several bloody holes in it, from which white maggots crawled.

The man smiled and asked, "Sir, did you enjoy your meal?"