Corpse Recovery Diver
Chapter 379 - 67_5

Chapter 379: Chapter 67_5

The tea here was clearly different from other places, it was brewed on the spot. It was not specific which tea leaves were used, but the flavor was rich. On the horizontal sail, the left side read "Enchanting Tea," and the right side read "Mengpo Soup."

Tan Wenbin bought three cups. The three of them sat on small stools, sipping slowly. The taste was okay, very strong but not bitter.

The temple fair was mostly attended by locals, but there were quite a few tourists attracted by the Ghost Festival, and even some foreigners could be seen.

"Xiao Yuan, is the Yama Hall really up there?" Run Sheng asked, pointing at the buildings above.

"It’s Emperor Fengdu, who manages the Netherworld and is the ancestral spirit of all souls in the world."

"Sounds impressive." Tan Wenbin took a sip of tea, "Is he a local?"

"It’s said that Emperor Fengdu is actually Yin Changsheng, who was the brother of Yin Lihua, the Eastern Han empress. He wasn’t interested in wealth and luxury and was focused on cultivation. Eventually, he gained insight and ascended to the skies in broad daylight in Fengdu."

"The empress’s brother?" Tan Wenbin smacked his lips, "Doesn’t enjoy wealth and glory? What’s the point of cultivation?"

"Everyone has different pursuits. Didn’t you just refuse Brother Liang’s investment to open a Wanzhou grilled fish branch the day before yesterday?"

"Turns out I’m also able to emerge pure from the mud."

Run Sheng asked, "Xiao Yuan, why is there a small water jar in front of each shop here?"

Li Zhiyuan said, "It should be some kind of custom."

After finishing the tea, the three continued to walk up. Next, Li Zhiyuan planned to find a local white service shop to ask about the local Corpse Recovery Divers. If their surname was Yin, he would give the family some money to resolve the karma from the underground palace.

After passing the "Fengdu Ghost City" archway, they saw a stone tablet behind it, inscribed with a message:

"If a child does not walk at night, how could he know there are night walkers above?"

This quote came from Ge Hong during the Jin Dynasty’s "Inner Chapters," reporting Yin Changsheng’s words. It roughly means that after becoming an immortal, he realized how many other immortals there were in the world, just like how if you don’t walk at night, you won’t know their similar travelers at night.

For Li Zhiyuan now, these words had another layer of meaning. Before coming into contact with Corpse Recovery Divers, he didn’t know there were such things as Corpses in the world. After learning about them, he discovered that there were indeed many, and quite a few peers.

Looking deeper from the stone tablet, there was a shop directly facing it, with a sign that read: "Yin Lord Coffin Shop."

Two signs hung vertically at the door of the shop, reading "Riches Through Coffin" and "Fortune Arrives."

"Yin Lord" was a respectful address of Yin Changsheng, so the owner might not necessarily have the surname Yin, but since it was a coffin shop, it should have some connection with Corpse Recovery Divers.

For example, his own Grandmaster once had a good relationship with the upstream and downstream industries of the white service chain until he turned against them when he started his own business.

Entering the shop, it was relatively quiet inside. In the depths, a red and a black coffin were placed, and on the counter were various small coffins, like miniature models.

They were also painted with different styles of patterns, like Ultraman, Astro Boy, and Transformers.

Tan Wenbin picked up a coffin, opened and closed it, and praised, "Truly ingenious. The owner has a good business mind, but the wrong path makes any effort meaningless."

Due to the temple fair, other shops were bustling with customers, but this one remained deserted. Whether locals or tourists, it seemed not many wanted to buy a coffin or a small coffin toy while visiting the fair.

Tan Wenbin opened and closed it several times more, laughing as he asked, "Xiao Yuan, why don’t we buy two and use them as pencil boxes back home?"

"Hello, if you like some, buying two together can be cheaper."

The curtain of the inner room was lifted, and a girl about the same age as Tan Wenbin came out carrying a bowl. Her skin was slightly dark, but her height was considered tall among locals, and she exuded a lively energy.

"Here, these two, I’ll take them."

"Got it."

Tan Wenbin knew Li Zhiyuan wanted to ask about something, so he bought something first.

Run Sheng asked, "Should we buy one for Zhou Yunyun too?"

Tan Wenbin wasn’t annoyed but rather intrigued, "Hey, you know, it’s kind of romantic."

The girl boss laughed and said, "If you want, there’s a couple’s set."

"Bring one set."

"Okay, I’ll get it for you." The girl took out two small coffins, one black and one red, which were beautifully crafted with grooves and clasps. The two coffins could be joined together.

Tan Wenbin laughed, "This is really fun."

The girl boss replied, "Right? If I were a girl and received this from a boy I liked, I’d be thrilled."

Li Zhiyuan asked in confusion, "Aren’t you a girl?"

"Ah, I am." The girl boss laughed, "I misspoke, misspoke."

Seeing Tan Wenbin actually paid and wrapped up the four small coffins, out of camaraderie, Li Zhiyuan still asked, "Brother Binbin, are you really going to give this to Class Leader Zhou?"

"I just think it’s really fun." Tan Wenbin rolled his eyes, "Really give it? I’m not that dumb."

The girl boss was dissatisfied, "Why not really give it? It just shows that the girl doesn’t understand the meaning, this is the romance in our traditional culture."

Tan Wenbin nodded, "Although I still wouldn’t give it, I think what you said is right."

"From your accent, are you tourists from out of town? Where are you from?"

Tan Wenbin said, "Nantong."

The girl boss asked curiously, "Where’s Nantong? Is it in Anhui or Jiangxi?"

Tan Wenbin replied, "Jiangsu."

"Oh, I know Jiangsu, Jinling, Suzhou, Yangzhou, Huai’an, Xuzhou—all very famous. Nantong...it’s famous too."

Tan Wenbin deliberately teased, "For example?"