It was nearly five in the afternoon when the female corpse was finally hauled ashore.
Because of the strength the corpse had displayed in the water earlier, neither Sun Run nor Luo Sheng tried to retrieve her directly. Instead, they had Ren Chuan and Yin Yu use two wooden poles and hooks to lift the corpse out of the water from a safe distance.
Once the corpse was on shore, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Luo Sheng, who had already released the Blood Gate's power, smiled.
"Nice work!"
With that, Luo Sheng turned and walked toward the Village Chief.
"Village Chief, is there somewhere in the village we can bury her? We need to lay this corpse to rest to settle the matter."
After a moment's thought, the Village Chief said, "Chen Ergou can be buried in the Chen Family Ancestral Graveyard, but as for Lin Xiurou, find somewhere up in the mountains to bury her."
The Village Chief picked out a few able-bodied villagers to stay and help, then leisurely left with several Clan Elders.
Some of the villagers watching also went home to cook, leaving only those who enjoyed a spectacle.
Luo Sheng glanced at the Village Chief's retreating figure but said nothing more.
Such disregard for the lives of people from other families was common in ancient times, all the more so when a miscarriage of justice was involved.
Get the Village Chief and Clan Elders to admit they were wrong?
Impossible. Even though Chen Ergou had indeed been killed, and the corpse's resentment had indeed been resolved, the Chen Family's Clan Elders could never be wrong.
That was the rule!
Turning around, Luo Sheng told the able-bodied villagers to go back and prepare what they needed to transport the corpses and dig the graves. Then