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Living Funeral
"Damn it," I cursed. "You guys can fight all you want, but why shove the Spirit Tablet into my hands? I'm completely bewildered. I was just about to throw the Spirit Tablet away."
But Zhang Xun said to me, "You can't throw it away."
I asked, "What should I do then? I can't just hold onto it forever." Zhang Xun replied, "Look for an opportunity to return the Spirit Tablet to him."
Damn it, the one who gave me the Spirit Tablet is also a jerk. When he handed it to me, he casually said something like, "Help me take this." What did he think it was? Just a simple favor? Damn it, this is a Spirit Tablet!
I felt a bit uneasy and asked Zhang Xun, "Can we turn back now?"
Zhang Xun said, "No."
After Zhang Xun's words, I felt even more uncertain. If we couldn't turn back, how was I supposed to return the Spirit Tablet? I was anxious! Holding onto this 'yin object' felt like holding a hot potato.
I asked Zhang Xun again, "What should we do? If we can't turn back, how can I give the Spirit Tablet back to him?"
Zhang Xun told me, "Just be patient and wait a little longer."
Gao Ling chimed in, "These people really won't stop fighting!"
From their fragmented conversations, it was clear they were fighting over something related to the deceased.
Time passed second by second, and the commotion behind us grew louder.
Then a clear horn sounded, startling my heart with its resonance. But that sound gradually faded into the distance until it disappeared into the night.
Coffin Street had returned to its eerie silence, and I was drenched in cold sweat, cursing inwardly. Damn it, what kind of bizarre trouble had I stumbled into?
I took a deep breath, and just as I was about to speak, Zhang Xun said, "You can turn around now."
The three of us almost turned our heads simultaneously, only to find that there was not a single person left on Coffin Street. The key point was that there was nothing remaining on the street, as if it had been thoroughly cleaned.
"What the hell is going on? Am I seeing things?" Gao Ling exclaimed.
My thoughts grew heavier; this was genuinely terrifying. There had been such a commotion just moments ago—there must have been at least dozens of people fighting.
But now, where had everyone gone? Not even a ghostly shadow in sight. Even if they all retreated, it wouldn't have happened this quickly.
Coffin Street was truly eerie!
I glanced at Zhang Xun, whose expression also looked grim. However, when I looked down at my hand, I realized that the Spirit Tablet I held was real.
Damn it! Everything else felt like a dream, but this Spirit Tablet was undeniably real.
I was at a loss for words. Had that bastard really shoved a Spirit Tablet into my hands? I lifted the Spirit Tablet to take a closer look, but when I saw the words inscribed on it, I was left dumbfounded.
It bore an inconsequential name, but more importantly, the dates caught my attention: born in 1911 and died in 1949.
This...
This is truly eerie! It shouldn't be that someone who died in 1949 is now being buried in 2016.
I stared at the Spirit Tablet, and the more I looked, the more terrified I became. So, I called out to Zhang Xun and Gao Ling.
I said, "Doesn't this Spirit Tablet seem a bit off?"
"What's wrong?" Gao Ling came closer. I took out the Spirit Tablet for Gao Ling to see. After a few glances, Gao Ling couldn't figure anything out either. So, she asked me, "Isn't this just an ordinary Spirit Tablet? Where's the problem?"
I pointed out to Gao Ling, "Look at the dates of birth and death."
Gao Ling quickly followed my suggestion and checked the dates. However, after reading them, her expression changed. She said, "It can't be this eerie, right?"
"A Spirit Tablet from 1949? This can't be a joke! Someone who died in 1949 isn't being buried now, is he?" Gao Ling's emotions became increasingly agitated.
At that moment, Zhang Xun leaned in after hearing Gao Ling's words. After taking a look at the Spirit Tablet, Gao Ling's face changed immediately as she exclaimed, "Damn it, this is a Yin Tablet! Who's trying to harm us?"
"What’s a Yin Tablet?" I asked.
Zhang Xun replied, "It's a tablet for the dead." As soon as Zhang Xun said this, my heart sank. Instinctively, I dropped the Yin Tablet onto the ground.
At that moment, I heard mocking laughter behind me. I turned around to find the brat who had thrown stones at me earlier, laughing heartily.
I asked, "Brat, what are you laughing at?"
The brat replied, "Are you stupid? You dared to take the Life and Death Tablet; you're doomed!"
I sensed that Brat seemed to know something, so I asked, "What do you know?"
Brat replied, "Even if I know something, I won't tell you."
"Why not?"
Brat said defiantly, "Just because I don't want to tell you."
I was about to say more when Gao Ling interrupted me, saying, "Friend, if you won't tell him, how about telling Uncle? Uncle is a good person!"
Brat shot back, "You’re all in cahoots; there isn’t a good person among you."
Zhang Xun quickly stepped forward, ready to grab Brat directly. However, Brat was quite alert; as soon as Zhang Xun approached, he took off running. Zhang Xun chased after him, and I followed suit.
Gao Ling naturally didn’t want to stay behind either; by now it was already past nine in the evening.
After a short chase, we lost sight of Brat.
Gao Ling caught up with me and asked, "What happened? Did you catch him?"
I replied that both Zhang Xun and Brat had vanished.
Since we were unfamiliar with the area, we were worried about losing contact with Zhang Xun. So, Gao Ling and I decided to wait at the original spot for him.
However, when I arrived back at the spot, I found that Brat was holding my discarded Spirit Tablet.
I shouted in a panic, "What are you doing?"
The brat replied, "I'm just taking this."
"Brat, do you want to get beaten up?" Gao Ling yelled. After Gao Ling shouted, the brat showed no fear at all.
Something was off; this brat didn't seem like a child! This guy acted with such cunning, clearly playing a trick on us!
Just now, my Spirit Tablet was the Life and Death Tablet. He lured us away and then circled back to claim the Spirit Tablet for himself.
I thought for a moment and became increasingly convinced that this was exactly what was happening. So, while Gao Ling was talking to the brat, I started moving toward him.
But suddenly, the kid flashed me a sinister grin and said, "Your time is up." Then the brat took off running.
I cursed under my breath and chased after him. Was I really going to let this brat outsmart me?
Damn it, but strangely enough, after circling around Dragon Family Town a few times, the brat vanished.
I was so furious I could hardly contain myself; I had been played by a brat. Damn it, just wait until I catch him—I would make sure to deal with him.
I searched around but found no trace of the brat at all.
Where the hell did he go? I took a few steps forward but still couldn't find him. Just then, someone suddenly grabbed my shoulder.
I jumped in surprise and quickly turned around, ready to strike.
"It’s me," he said.
I focused my gaze and realized it was Zhang Xun standing behind me. At that moment, I felt a sense of unease, so as soon as Zhang Xun appeared, I said, "Something's wrong. That brat took the Spirit Tablet."
Zhang Xun, however, seemed calm, as if my words hadn’t affected him at all.
I continued, "The Spirit Tablet is missing. What if something goes wrong? Shouldn’t we split up and look for people?"
Zhang Xun remained silent, and I began to feel that something was off about him.
I called out his name, and he turned his gaze toward me. Suddenly, he said, "Don’t look for it anymore; it can’t be found."
I asked, "If it can’t be found, what should we do?"
Zhang Xun replied, "It’s not that we shouldn’t look; it’s that it simply can’t be found. That child isn’t alive."
I exclaimed, "Not alive? Is it a ghost? Yes, it must be a ghost! Otherwise, how could it have disappeared so quickly just now?"
I was still worried about the whereabouts of the Spirit Tablet and recalled the brat's sinister grin as he told me that my time was up. That image lingered in my mind.
At that moment, Zhang Xun suddenly said to me, "Chen Fei, it seems we’ve encountered a Ghost Trap this time."
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