Chapter 59: Digging a Grave
In the country of Lune, there is an organization called the "War Cemetery Committee", and many civilian officials who have lost the struggle are marginalized and assigned to this body to "key positions". Its significance is similar to that of the previous dynasty, the chief eunuch of the master of ceremonies was assigned to guard the imperial mausoleum, and the east and the west are the same thing.
Is there a similar institution in Daomen?
Yes, that is the Requiem Division under the name of the ancestral hall.
The place where the dead are managed is always the place where the living are frustrated.
Many Taoist priests were buried in this place after their deaths, and Qi Haoran was no exception.
So Qi Niang's prediction was very accurate, Qi Xuansu went straight to this place after hitting the wall twice.
It was already midnight when Qi Xuansu arrived at the Requiem Division.
"Qi Zhenren! Hey, Chief Qi!" The Taoist priest in charge of the Requiem Division woke up from his sleep, and at this time, he was only wearing a Taoist robe, and chased Qi Xuansu, who was walking alone to the long stone steps, "There is no such rule, at least you have to say hello to the real person in the hall......
Qi Xuansu turned a deaf ear and strode forward.
The Taoist priest in charge could only lead a group of people to follow Qi Xuansu's footsteps: "In any case, you have to say hello to the hall, even if it is a deputy hall master, the real person in charge of the hall is your old boss, can the hall stop you?"
Qi Xuansu stopped abruptly and turned around: "I don't want to make this matter a storm in the city, you should sell me face, just if you haven't seen me, I have my own plans in the future."
"This, this ......" The Taoist priest in charge was a little unsure, and finally refused stubbornly, "It's really against human ethics, I can't afford to bear the guilt, and I hope that Qi Zhenren will forgive me."
Qi Xuansu stopped talking and continued to turn and move forward.
The advantage of the local powerful faction is that they call for wind and rain on their own one-third of an acre, and their power is better than many people at the same level, but it is not so easy to use after leaving their own territory, especially after arriving in Yujing. If Qi Xuansu was the chief deputy hall master, this would never be the case.
The Taoist priests in charge have been assigned to this kind of place, and they don't care about any future, seeing that Qi Xuansu wants to break through, he directly said, "Since Qi Zhenren didn't get permission from the hall, I can't let you go."
Qi Xuansu stopped again and said patiently, "If there is any guilt, it is my responsibility, and it has nothing to do with you."
The presiding Taoist priest still said, "Qi Zhen is in a high position, who dares to ask you about your guilt? Isn't the ultimate responsibility on those of us below?"
Qi Xuansu took a deep breath, only feeling that he was about to be unable to suppress his emotions, but he still squeezed out a little smile: "Since this is the case, then you come here, I will set up a note for you, so it will be fine."
The Taoist priest in charge hesitated a little, but he didn't want to be too serious, so he also showed a smile and walked over: "Qi Zhenren doesn't need to make a note, and he doesn't want to contradict Qi Zhenren below, but Qi Zhenren can go to the hall to say hello, which means that he is sympathetic......
Before he finished speaking, Qi Xuansu had already stretched out his hand to restrain him: "Okay, now that I am a hard break, you have done your best, you can't stop me, there is no responsibility." That's always enough."
After that, Qi Xuansu looked at the others again: "My patience is limited, if any of you want to stop me, don't blame me for not having a sense of proportion!"
This time, Qi Xuansu didn't pay attention to the rules, if in normal times, Qi Xuansu would never act like this, but now Qi Xuansu can't take care of this.
When the others saw this, they dared to stop again, and they all stood still.
Qi Xuansu continued to turn around and move forward, the moonlight was bright, and it was hazy when it spilled into the lush mountains, and the light of some lights was as faint as fireflies between this unobstructed heaven and earth, and everything seemed so unreal.
Qi Xuansu's footsteps did not stop for a moment, and walked straight to the cemetery.
These people looked at Qi Xuansu's distant back, still standing in place, unable to advance or retreat. Although this Chief Qi is quite kind, he didn't let them take responsibility and took the responsibility with all his might, but they can't just go back to sleep with peace of mind, not to mention that their boss is still standing here.
I don't know what means Qi Xuansu used, the Taoist priest in charge just stood still, only his eyes could move, but he couldn't speak, at this time, a pair of eyes
Turning around, others don't have the slightest way.
I don't know how long it took, someone came over again, it was three women: Zhang Yuelu, Xu Jiaorong, and Lei Xiaohuan.
These people don't recognize Xu Jiaorong, after all, Xu Jiaorong has always been in the local provincial government, but they can recognize Zhang Yuelu and Lei Xiaohuan, Zhang Yuelu doesn't need to say, in the end it is the legendary Zhang Yuelu, there are very few people who don't know each other, Lei Xiaohuan was also in Yujing before, the key is that her appearance is too outstanding, as long as she has seen it, she will definitely not forget it.
Zhang Yuelu didn't say a word, and directly unlocked the ban of the Taoist priest in charge.
The Taoist priest in charge also knew the relationship between Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu, and when he saw Zhang Yuelu, it was like seeing his own mother, and he immediately began to complain: "Zhang Cixi, you are finally here, Chief Qi doesn't know what's wrong today, so he was stunned and broke inside, we can't stop it......
Zhang Yuelu raised his hand, interrupted the complaint of the chief Taoist priest, and asked directly, "What about Chief Qi?"
"Go, go to the cemetery." The priest replied.
Zhang Yuelu walked away.
At this time, where did the Taoist priest dare to stop him? And it was obvious that Zhang Cixi was in a hurry to stop Chief Qi.
Xu Jiaorong was careful, deliberately took a step behind, and explained: "Don't reveal the slightest rumor about tonight's matter, otherwise it will ......."
Needless to say, the chief priest had already understood, and hurriedly said, "Nothing happened tonight."
The others chimed in, "yes, nothing happened tonight."
Looking at this posture, Chief Qi didn't know what was wrong, his behavior was abnormal, Zhang Cixi rushed over in a hurry, and brought two helpers, both of whom were chief and second, under normal circumstances, it was a bit like catching a girl. Judging from the reactions of these people, it is more like they are afraid that Chief Qi is looking for some short-sightedness!
It's weird, it's weird.
It's just that this kind of battle also makes it clear that they can't mix it up randomly, and it's better to stay away, otherwise the immortals will fight and mortals will suffer, and if they know things that shouldn't be known, then they will have to see.
After Zhang Yuelu got the notice from Qi Niang, she wanted to rush to the Requiem Division in advance, but she was having a joint meeting, and she couldn't ask for leave, because she needed a reason to ask for leave, and she didn't want to make Qi Xuansu's matter all over the city, and everyone knew about it.
So Zhang Yuelu can only wait patiently for the end of the discussion, this kind of discussion for several days in a row, every day until midnight, and when the discussion is over, Zhang Yuelu is afraid that he will not be able to control the situation alone, and called Xu Jiaorong and Lei Xiaohuan, both of whom are reliable and allies. And to solve this matter, it is impossible to rely on Qi Xuansu alone, but also on friends, sooner or later, I have to say it.
On the way to the Requiem Division, Zhang Yuelu also roughly told what happened, but she hid the passage of the Lingshan Cave that she didn't know very well, only saying that Qi Xuansu was a little abnormal, and suddenly went out of the customs, and then ran to the Requiem Division silently, she was afraid that Qi Xuansu would have an accident.
At this time, Xu Jiaorong and Lei Xiaohuan thought that Qi Xuansu was mentally disturbed due to madness, so they didn't think too much.
Zhang Yuelu knew the location of Qi Haoran's tomb and walked all the way, but he was still a step too late.
When she arrived, she saw a figure in the distance turning something, as if digging the ground.
Zhang Yuelu's heart tightened, slowed down slightly, and walked over.
The figure is Qi Xuansu, and he is indeed digging the ground, strictly speaking, digging graves.
That's why those Taoist priests of the Requiem Division will block them in every possible way, shouting that something is not in line with human etiquette.
This kind of thing does have a very bad impact.
"Abyss." Zhang Yuelu came behind Qi Xuansu and called softly.
Qi Xuansu only made a slight move, and then continued to dig the grave.
After a while, Lei Xiaohuan and Xu Jiaorong also arrived, and when they saw this scene, they were so shocked that they couldn't speak.
Lei Xiaohuan glanced at it and saw the name on the tombstone, and the three words "Qi Haoran" made her heart sink involuntarily.
Master and apprentice are like father and son, Qi Xuansu suddenly came to dig the master's grave, once it spread, its impact is worse than any messing with women.
No wonder Zhang Yuelu said the current Qi Xuan
Su is a mental disorder.
How could a normal person do such a thing?
The two of them glanced at each other, and for a while they didn't know what to do to be the safest, and they both looked at Zhang Yuelu.
Zhang Yuelu hesitated again and again, signaling the two of them not to act rashly for the time being, but still planned to see what Qi Xuansu was going to do.
After a while, Qi Xuansu had already opened the entire tomb, and then he carried out a sarcophagus from it alone.
It was only at this time that Zhang Yuelu said softly, "Tian Yuan, do you want to open the coffin for an autopsy?"
Probably after some digging in the grave, Qi Xuansu's state of mind calmed down a little, and finally responded, "That's right, I want to see what kind of mystery is here."
Zhang Yuelu couldn't help but ask, "What the hell is going on?"
Qi Xuansu fell into silence and replied after a while, "Qingxiao, if you suddenly find that the first half of your life is actually a drama, and someone who attaches great importance to it is actually fake, what would you think?"
Zhang Yuelu was stunned, not knowing how to answer, and then thinking of Qi Niang's words, she already had a bad guess.
Qi Xuansu didn't speak again, but carefully looked at the sarcophagus.
There are four strange iron nails nailed to the four corners of the coffin, which not only seal the coffin, but also isolate the inside and outside, making it impossible to use divine thoughts to probe the situation inside the coffin, and the coffin must be opened.
Zhang Yuelu did not stop Qi Xuansu, and also stopped Xu Jiaorong and Lei Xiaohuan's movements.
Qi Xuansu pulled out the iron nails at the four corners with his bare hands, and then exerted his strength and pushed the lid of the sarcophagus with both hands.
The sarcophagus was also made of unknown materials, and it was very heavy, and with a rumbling sound, the coffin was opened.
The expression on Qi Xuansu's face first gradually solidified, as if he still had a fantasy in his heart, but at this time, even this trace of luck was snuffed out, and then it became like crying and laughing, which was complicated and abnormal.
Zhang Yuelu also stepped forward to take a look.
There was only an empty coffin.