"Has the Commander been up to anything lately?" Uncle Nine wanted to determine how the Commander had contracted the corpse poison by observing his actions.
"I eat as soon as I get up in the morning, then lie down in the living room for a while. I eat lunch in the dining room, take a nap in the afternoon, eat again in the dining room after my nap, lie down in bed and sleep again, then eat again after my nap..."
"Sigh~, actually my life is very hard... Stop!" The general said while eating, fully demonstrating his "hard" life.
"Master, I think we shouldn't save him. Let him suffer to death." Lin Yu glanced at the smug Marshal Lung and cursed the damned "capitalist" inwardly.
"He can be left unsaved, but the zombies cannot be left unpunished." Qiu Sheng, having failed to snatch the last piece of sashimi, could only pick up a mouthful of seaweed and say calmly.
"By the way, Commander, have there been any weddings or funerals in the village recently?" Uncle Nine Jiu knew that asking him would be pointless, so he could only inquire about recent deaths in order to find clues.
"Oh, my sow died, my boar is widowed, and six months ago, my dad died."
Where should he be buried?
The general talked for a long time, and finally gave a useful clue, but Uncle Nine quickly interrupted him.
"Ancestral hall."
Take me to see it.
Upon hearing this, the commander-in-chief said, "That's such a troublesome matter, we'll talk about it later, we're still eating: 'Finish eating first, then we'll look at it. Stop!'"
Lin Yu looked and, sure enough, a large piece of wasabi was placed in front of his master, just like in the original story.
Seeing that his master was about to pick up the chopsticks to rub it, Lin Yu quickly grabbed his master's arm.
"Hmm?" Uncle Nine frowned, looking at Lin Yu with confusion.
Lin Yu leaned closer to Uncle Nine and whispered, "Master, this is wasabi, it's very strong."
Having understood the situation, Uncle Nine raised an eyebrow as he watched Wen Cai Qiu Sheng each take half of the green thing.
The two of them couldn't wait to stuff it into their mouths, and the next moment, their eyes rolled back at the same time as a spicy sensation shot from their nasal cavities straight to their brains.
They both felt a spicy sensation rush from their nasal cavity to their foreheads.
In an instant, tears and snot streamed down her face.
"What's wrong with you?" Uncle Nine asked, feigning ignorance.
"No... it's nothing, Master. It's so delicious, it's making me cry." Qiu Sheng said, sniffling.
Wen Cai nodded repeatedly, but his tongue was already too numb to speak, and he could only gasp for breath.
Lin Yu chuckled to himself as he watched, quietly handing over two glasses of warm water. "Rinse your mouth quickly, don't push yourself."
Seeing their disheveled appearance, Uncle Nine couldn't help but smile slightly, but he pretended to be serious and said, "Eat more if you like it, don't waste it."
Upon hearing this, Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng waved their hands repeatedly, their panicked expressions prompting Lin Yu to burst out laughing.
Just then, "Sister Lian," whom Uncle Nine had been longing for, walked in through the back gate.
Hearing the noise, Uncle Nine didn't even bother with his two apprentices and quickly got up to go to greet them.
"Ninth Brother, it's been a long time," Mi Qilian, looking at Uncle Nine with nostalgia.
"Hello, Sister Lian." Uncle Nine, who wasn't tormented by wasabi, didn't shed tears like in the original story, but seeing Mi Qilian still stirred up a ripple in his heart.
The two looked at each other, and it was as if they saw the spirited, bright-eyed, and beautiful young man and woman from years ago.
"Sister Lian, congratulations on becoming a mother!"
Uncle Nine was the first to come to his senses. He glanced at Mi Qilian's big belly and sincerely congratulated her.
Congratulations from Uncle Nine, Mi Qilian glanced down at her belly, her eyes filled with tenderness and affection. It seemed that although she might still hold a place for Uncle Nine in her heart, she had long since buried that feeling deep inside and faced her current life with equanimity.
She quickly composed herself and remembered the real purpose of her trip. "By the way, Dalong has contracted a strange illness. I don't know why, but no matter what we do, we can't cure it."
Uncle Nine glanced back at the Marshal with displeasure. "It's alright, I'll go to the ancestral hall and see what's going on."
With Uncle Nine's assurance, Mi Qilian felt relieved.
"Young Madam, let me help you back to your room to rest." A maid quickly stepped forward to assist her. After all, her due date was approaching, and it was best to be cautious.
Uncle Nine glanced at the maid who had spoken and recognized her as the woman who had come to adopt the spirit infant that day.
Uncle Nine instantly realized that the infant spirit was meant to protect Sister Lian.
Soon the mealtime ended, Marshal Lung led his group to the ancestral hall.
"This village is located on a hillside, facing the sea to the east, and backed by high mountains..."
This type of feng shui layout is called "the Immortals Splashing Water".
"So most of the people who live here are very wealthy."
Uncle Nine's habit of judging feng shui resurfaced; as they walked along, he could tell that the feng shui here was excellent.
"Wow, I wish I had told my mom to move here too!" Qiu Sheng immediately wanted to tell his mom to move as soon as he heard that living here could make him rich.
"Senior brother, you need to understand that it's not that everyone who lives here is rich, but rather that everyone who is rich lives here," Lin Yu teased him.
"What does that mean?" Wen Cai's little brain hadn't yet processed the meaning of Lin Yu's words.
"It means that even if you live here your whole life, you'll never have any money." Uncle Nine was Wen Cai why Wen Cai was so stupid, and directly stated it to him.
After the farce, Uncle Nine continued telling the story of "The Immortals Splashing Water".
"The Immortals Splashing Water has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantages bring blessings and prosperity, while the disadvantages are harmful to the health of humans and animals because..."
Lin Yu couldn't help but think of Marshal Lung had just said about his old sow dying.
Could they have been poisoned?
Lin Yu shook his head. What did his old sow have to do with him? He should focus on observing and learning more. According to Lin Yu's observation, the climate here was indeed an excellent place to raise corpses.
This place is always damp, and the miasma cannot evaporate. If a corpse is buried here, it will not decompose and will turn into a zombie.
No wonder he hadn't seen a single grave mound along the way; all the corpses in this village were placed in the ancestral hall. Lin Yu thought to himself.
Soon, the group arrived at the ancestral hall.
"If the coffin touches the ground, it brings bad luck to the whole family. Even if it's not buried, if the coffin absorbs the earth's energy, misfortune will befall the household."
Master's words confirmed Lin Yu's guess.
Master's words confirmed Lin Yu's guess. Along the way, no household in the town had a traditional burial, which perfectly matched the requirements of the "Immortals Splashing Water" pattern, which required the coffin to be suspended in the air to isolate it from the earth's energy.
They pushed open the door and went inside.
All the coffins were suspended in mid-air, with copper basins filled with water used to isolate them from the earth's energy.
No wonder they're rich and powerful; they can find feng shui masters to arrange the layout for them.
Looking at the copper basins, Lin Yu could only sigh that Marshal Lung had indeed found a powerful feng shui master.
Some half-baked people might overlook the detail of the copper basin.
"General, your layout is truly impressive." Uncle Nine looked around and found no flaws, also praising the feng shui master's skill.