After night fell, Chen Miao and the other two were summoned.
Each of them carried a large case on his back, with his travel bundle strapped behind it.
With a little shelter mounted above the case to keep out the wind and rain, they would have looked like scholars traveling to sit the imperial examinations.
The three exchanged glances, but none of them spoke.
Come to think of it, Chen Miao still did not know what Paper Offerings Zhu Sheng and Xu Jin had received.
Presumably, Kong Xunzhen had tailored theirs to their individual circumstances as well.
After they waited for ten minutes or so, Shopkeeper Li came over.
"Come with me."
With that, Shopkeeper Li led the three through the main hall and out of the Paper Effigy Shop.
As soon as they stepped outside, they saw four sedan chairs lined up out front.
The sedan chairs were familiar to them. Several were still on display in the main hall.
When wealthy families held funerals for their ancestors, they would usually burn a sedan chair like this, along with several bearers, so their ancestors would not have to toil in the world below. But why were four of them sitting outside the entrance now?
After probing them with his senses, Chen Miao already had a guess.
Kong Xunzhen came out before the three had to wait long.
"Get in."
With that, Kong Xunzhen stepped forward, lifted the entrance curtain of the first sedan chair, and climbed inside to sit down.
While Xu Jin and Zhu Sheng exchanged uncertain looks, Chen Miao had already started walking.
Seeing Chen Miao head toward the sedan chair behind Kong Xunzhen's, Xu Jin threw all other considerations aside, overtook him in two or three strides, and climbed into the second chair. Chen Miao turned,