A moment later, Bo Yi pried the shrine open along the dark mark down its center.
A notebook lay quietly in the hollow compartment beneath it.
The notebook looked very old. Its cover had faded, and its corners were badly worn. Bo Yi carefully took it out. The yellowed pages contained far more useful information than the village chronicle-
"April 4,
Old Li and his wife from the east end of the village slipped and fell to their deaths while carrying a coffin up the mountain. Poor things... We'd originally planned to give their family the... from the coffin they were carrying.
Sigh, now that the couple's gone, all that's left of their family is a daughter who's been away at school all this time..."
"April 6,
Old Li's girl came back. She's been studying away from home since middle school. I heard she even got into a prestigious university! A top student really is different...
But this seems to be her first time coming back since she became an adult. It's time to tell her about what goes on in the village..."
"April 7,
The village discussed it and decided to save the... originally intended for Old Li's family for his daughter."
"April 8,
Talk about biting the hand that feeds you! We took the... to her house out of the goodness of our hearts. We even asked the old granny to bring her tools so she could attach them for her right away. We only wanted to help because we felt sorry for an orphan girl. It's bad enough that she didn't appreciate our kindness, but she actually called us criminals!
What the hell is 'desecration of a corpse'? Never even heard of it! This is clearly a blessing from the Goddess!
I was against Old Li and