After tidying himself up, Xu Feng asked his master to take the bundle wrapped in yellow cloth back with him.
Shen Jicheng had also been summoned by someone from the authorities.
Xu Feng had taken off Knife, but not the Robe of a Hundred Virtues. The robe had an evil nature, and with Xu Feng away, no one else could easily keep it in check. So he used incense offerings to stitch its aura shut before heading to the City God Temple.
First, he offered incense. There was time for everything else afterward.
The City God's favor toward him rose by one again.
Meanwhile...
His master waited outside the city with Da Wa.
When Xu Feng returned, his master looked him over first. Seeing no dejection or worry on his face, he asked, "What happened? Was there trouble?"
Xu Feng said, "I found it when I least expected to."
He told his master, "Master, our chance has come. The Temple Priest sought me out, but it was really the yamen that wanted me.
"There are two matters in all.
"First, the County Magistrate wants to reorganize the Charity Nunnery's work.
"That means the Charity Nunnery needs someone to oversee it."
His master looked at him. Xu Feng nodded slowly. "That's right. It will be me. It can only be me.
"I'm the only one suited to the position the County Magistrate wants filled.
"Who else could it be?
"Once I take it on, I'll gather the remains and bones. At the very least, I'll keep the area settled until the County Magistrate is transferred away.
"There must be no trouble."
As they spoke, master and disciple both remembered the corpse they had seen in the Charity Nunnery's flimsy coffin on their way down the mountain.
To be honest, there was