Wake Up, It's Your Turn to Keep Vigil

Shen Yu listened quietly to her screams.

He originally planned to capture her and bring her back to Headquarters so that the research institute could study her thoroughly.

Let's see what caused her appearance and whether it's possible to replicate her.

However, after hearing her words, Shen Yu changed his mind.

Let's just consider it his last act of conscience towards the "experiment".

Let her take her revenge before you make your move.

In the end, the three newlyweds could only stay in the mourning hall, trembling with fear, continuing their work as vigil keepers.

Of course, this time, a senior member stayed nearby to keep an eye on their situation.

The other three veterans need to search for clues elsewhere, since the fact that a paranormal event has occurred in this Small Town suggests there's something more to it.

This is true for most paranormal Dungeon.

They need to find the underlying reasons.

These questions cannot be answered simply by asking the townspeople.

Because these damned NPCs are all tight-lipped about outsiders, treating them like villains who want to kill them.

Of course, it's also possible that they did something wrong and, out of human instinct, wanted to cover it up.

Li Yue sat back down on the bench.

The man who had been hanging from the beam had been lowered and was lying next to the coffin, covered only by a short white cloth that barely covered his head and body.

A pair of legs were exposed.

Without the coffin to conceal it, it was even clearer to everyone that there really was a dead person in the mourning hall.

Two of them lay down at once.

If the person keeping vigil isn't brave, they'll probably have nightmares for days afterward.

Those who keep vigil are usually the deceased's immediate family members, such as sons, daughters, grandsons, granddaughters, daughters-in-law, and granddaughters-in-law.

However, when it comes to doing business outside, the less superstitious second son doesn't believe in this kind of thing and prefers to leave it to professionals.

After all, he spent so much money hiring a funeral director; if the director doesn't do enough work, wouldn't all that money have been wasted?

People who work in this profession are considered to have a "yin" destiny. In folk tradition, there is a saying that having such people keep vigil is also accumulating merit for the deceased, so that the deceased will have a better rest in the afterlife and can also bless their descendants or be reborn into a good family.

Of course, these reincarnators are definitely not professionals; that's probably just how Dungeon are designed.

The point is to have the reincarnated ones keep vigil.

Li Yue sat on a small stool. Although she knew there were no more corpses behind her, she still felt a chill run down her spine, and the hairs on her hands stood on end.

She even had a hallucination, feeling as if something was pressing against her back.

It was as if... the toes of the corpse hanging from the beam were pressing against her back.

Li Yue had to burn some paper money for a while before turning around to look back.

Her back was to the wall; there was nothing there.

She took a bundle of paper money from the bag next to her.

After opening it, I took out a stack of pieces, lit them with a match, and watched them slowly burn out in the brazier.

Fortunately, after all that trouble, there wasn't much time left.

At 2 a. m., their night watch ended, and it was time for the next group of new recruits to take over.

They waited for a few minutes.

The new recruits haven't arrived yet.

"Could it be that he overslept?"

Should we send someone to call them?

Li Yue stood up. "I'll go. It'll be fine for me to stop here for a bit."

"Okay, then go and call them."

"Honestly, it's amazing they can sleep so soundly in Dungeon."

I haven't been sleeping well lately.

The two looked at the offering basin and found that the candles were still burning steadily.

Their buttocks ached from sitting for so long, and the mourning hall was filled with an eerie atmosphere. They felt cold in their hands and feet, their buttocks were sore, and their whole body felt unwell.

I'm even hesitant to stand up and move around.

They dared not look at the coffin or the corpse on the ground.

He could only look at the altar in front of him.

The photograph of the deceased was still upside down, and because it was stained with blood, no one dared to go forward and help it up.

Who knows what will happen if you touch it?

The new recruits didn't dare to do things that the senior staff hadn't told them to do.

And since nothing has happened after all this time, it means it doesn't matter whether the photo is upside down or not.

They aren't truly filial sons and grandsons who would risk their lives to protect this old man's photo.

The two quickly looked away.

How much time has passed now?

"Has it been almost ten minutes?"

Why hasn't she come back yet?

"I hope nothing bad has happened."

"Wait a little longer."

As soon as Li Yue stepped outside, she felt a warmth spread through her body. Her hands and feet, which had been cold, gradually warmed up. It wasn't her imagination; the mourning hall was indeed much colder than the outside.

It's not very noticeable inside, but you can see the difference as soon as you step out of the mourning hall.

She rubbed her arms and walked towards the house where the newlyweds were resting.

At this time of day, most of the lights in the Small Town are off.

Only one house had its lights on; that must be the family holding the funeral.

I wonder if the funeral will continue after something like this happened in the mourning hall?

It should be done.

After all, wouldn't not holding the ceremony further anger the deceased?

If... it really was Old Master Li who killed Li Second.

Based on her experience watching movies, Li Yue believed that it wasn't necessarily Old Master Li who killed Li Second.

After all, as mentioned before, it was a happy death for Old Master Li, and his sons arranged such a dignified funeral for him. Although they did not keep vigil for him, they hired professionals to do so.

Even if Old Master Li was dissatisfied, at most he would discipline his son in his dream, maybe hit him a few times or scold him a few times, but he would never kill his son.

However, it is likely that Old Master Li was a hot-tempered and domineering person in his family, otherwise, Li Eldest would not have been afraid that his father would take him to the afterlife.

Only someone who is constantly afraid of their father would behave this way.

However, considering the era, and the fact that this place is remote and seems quite ordinary.

The town was shrouded in darkness. Unlike later times, when even at night, streetlights illuminated the roads.

It was completely dark now, with only the moonlight providing a sliver of light.

In addition, Li Yue was unfamiliar with the roads, and she almost got lost in the town.

She finally found a place to rest and went over to knock on the door.

"Get up, it's your turn to keep vigil."

After knocking for quite a while, a response came from inside.

"Coming, coming."

"What are you rushing me for?"

Several newlyweds, looking sleepy, pushed open the door and came out.

"The time has come so quickly?"

Li Yue: "It's two o'clock, come with me to the mourning hall."

On the way, Li Yue was torn about whether or not to tell them what had happened in the mourning hall, but then she thought that there was another body lying in the mourning hall, and they would find it when they got there.

Then he told them what had happened.