The business of the living was over.
Only the business of the dead remained.
From beginning to end, it had all taken just a few days.
The killing itself had lasted only one night.
And then there had been the little time spent here just now.
Yet within those days lay every twist of the affair and decades of tangled grudges.
All of it had come to an end in a matter of days.
The pace left even Xu Feng feeling dazed.
As though half a lifetime had passed.
Or perhaps this truly was half of Mr. Li's life. It was also a crucial point in Zhao San's long career.
The task of killing the Elder of Transmission was probably complete.
But where was the medicinal cauldron from the game quest?
Mr. Li said nothing, and the Earthbreaking Masters did not dare ask.
Xu Feng was about to search the corpse.
One of the Earthbreaking Masters spoke. "Young Boss? What do we do next? You'll have to give us a plan."
Xu Feng asked about their arrangement with Mr. Li.
The master said Mr. Li had called them here to break open the ground and dig out the Funerary Coffin beneath it.
They were to begin at midnight.
Xu Feng said, "Masters, as you can see, Grandpa Li is busy. If there's anything important you need the client to provide, don't think I'm overstepping. If you believe I can help,
"I'll do what I can. Is there anything you need prepared in advance? I'll get it for the three of you!
"But if it concerns anything crucial, I'm afraid I can't make that decision."
The three hastened to assure him they would not ask that of him. Still, preparations had to be made, and not just for their sake.
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