I Can Recognize Everything, But the Information is Wrong
Chapter 339 303: Laid to Rest

The merchant ancestor attempted to rise from within the coffin, but his movements were extremely slow, possibly because of the copper bell held by the Shi family's fourth eldest.

Seizing the opportunity presented by the copper bell's suppression, just as the merchant ancestor began to rise, the Shi family's eldest directly pointed the red pen, tainted with Nascent Soul's blood, onto the ancestor's forehead.

"Fall down!"

The red pen of the Shi family's eldest pressed down directly, causing the merchant ancestor to lie flat. Meanwhile, the fourth of the Shi family was already shaking the copper bell above the merchant ancestor's head.

Soon enough, the corpse finally unwillingly closed its eyes.

"Damn it, what was supposed to be foolproof got almost ruined by that reckless fool."

After saying this, the eldest of the Shi family looked at the corpse of the shop assistant and said, "Drag this unlucky fellow away, unless ordered by me, don't let anyone in freely."

Over there, Elder Shang arranged for those shop assistants to stay outside, starting to help Shi family's fifth distribute invitations.

Meanwhile, the eldest of the Shi family used Nascent Soul blood to draw and write on the merchant ancestor's face. In the end, he dipped his hand in the blood, and took out the wine jar sealing the merchant ancestor's lingering spirit, placing it on the magic altar.

"Third brother, summoning the soul is up to you!"

The eldest of the Shi family didn't close the red coffin, saying this out loud.

The third of the Shi family said, "Folding paper takes me some effort, but it's just right now as night falls, we can lure the merchant ancestor."

After he finished, he took out paper, glue, and bamboo strips from the storage bag.

Everyone watched his hands fly up and down, quickly creating paper figures from bamboo strips and white paper.

Then he took out a pen to draw blush and human features on the blank paper figures, leaving six paper figures and one paper sedan chair in the spirit hall.

Four of these six paper figures were bearers, the other two were male and female child guides with lanterns.

At this moment, the third of the Shi family pinched a piece of corpse oil from the merchant ancestor's body, applying it separately on the six paper figures.

Only their eyes remained unpainted, but the third of the Shi family was in no rush.

He spoke to Tian Lin and several others, "Now, we all wear mourning clothes and hide ourselves, inviting only the merchant ancestor's evil spirit into the urn."

Mei Xiangu couldn't help but say on the side, "Is it really that simple? Would the merchant ancestor really take the bait?"

The eldest of the Shi family said, "Evil spirits have no wisdom; killing and eating are done through instincts. Now, with the merchant ancestor's lingering spirit here, his corpse is here, if not here, where else would he go?"

Upon finishing this, he closed the coffin lid, and asked Clan Leader Shang, "How are the preparations outside?"

At this moment, the fifth of the Shi family came in, saying to the eldest of the Shi family, "The invitations and all arrangements are done, the banquet is also prepared. What's the plan now?"

The eldest of the Shi family checked the time, and asked his fourth brother, "There's roughly one hour left, hang all the wind chimes. Once the moon rises, we should hide."

The fourth of the Shi family said, "Rest assured, brother, leave it to me." After saying this, he told Clan Leader Shang, "My copper bell isn't cheap, if it breaks, you must compensate me."

Regardless of whether Clan Leader Shang agreed, the fourth of the Shi family left the room, hanging wind chimes from the main door and each room.

Once he finished everything, the hall outside was already filled with about twenty tables.

On the tables were corpse rice and incense candles.

Tian Lin noticed that the so-called corpse rice was actually dried grubs, only these grubs were large, not knowing what could have cultivated them.

At this time, the sky was dim, following the instructions of the eldest of the Shi family, everyone wore mourning clothes and avoided.

Over in the spirit hall, the third of the Shi family painted eyes for the few paper figures; Tian Lin and others observed through the window that two small paper guides holding lanterns led four bearers carrying a sedan chair leaving Merchant Mansion through the back courtyard.

Night fell, moonlight penetrated the clouds to illuminate the old merchant's residence.

The empty entrance of the merchant ancestor's abode creaked open.

The dried corpses seemed to come alive, holding invitations and entering the courtyard.

They were silent, as if rehearsed, each finding their seat marked with their name.

At this moment, the incense sticks were still burning; the white candlelight projected a red glow, making the faces of the dried corpses turn slightly red.

The group sat there silently, until an hour passed, and the door was again pushed open.

Tian Lin and the others saw that the two child guides who originally left from the back door returned. Behind them, the four paper bearers moved arduously, as if a heavy object weighed down the sedan chair.

Tian Lin and others knew that the merchant ancestor was truly found and invited back by these paper figures.

They watched as the paper figures carried the sedan chair into the spirit hall; soon enough, the sound of wind chimes echoed inside.

Tian Lin and others, following the eldest of the Shi family's previous instructions, exited the house upon hearing the wind chime and ran towards the spirit hall.

At this moment, the merchant ancestor was covered in wind chimes, the countless chimes jangled merrily.

Not just the evil spirit, even Tian Lin and the others felt a nameless irritability upon hearing this sound.

The group observed as the paper sedan and paper figures turned into flames, also noticing that the bowl of Nascent Soul blood not used during the day had vanished.

In front of the burnt-out candle appeared a red portrait of the merchant ancestor.

"Painting to trap the soul?"

Tian Lin recalled the time at Immortal Sinking Pond, had once seen the surname Zhou, who reached the Golden Core Realm, use this divine skill.

This divine skill could trap a person's soul or evil spirits on paper, making it become a painting.

Apparently, most of the merchant ancestor's lingering soul was trapped within the painting.

At this time, the eldest of the Shi family stepped forward, rolled up the painting, and then approached the red coffin and opened the lid.

They saw him suddenly spit out water from his mouth, directly washing and smudging the painted character on the portrait.

White paper turned white once again, and the red figure twisted into a drop of blood.

Tian Lin and others watched as the drop of blood trapped the merchant ancestor's lingering spirit struggling to escape.

The eldest of the Shi family slapped the blood into the merchant ancestor's corpse, and instantly, the corpse opened its eyes.

But before the corpse could rise, the eldest of the Shi family closed the coffin lid, saying, "Cry!"

Except for Mei Xiangu, everyone in the spirit hall, including Tian Lin and others, cried in unison.

The Shi family's brothers were most adept; their cry, in league with the wind chimes, acted almost like a lullaby, calming the corpse inside the red coffin.

The paper sedan burned out, revealing the merchant's corpse. But at this time, none cared for the merchant junior's corpse; following the eldest of the Shi family's order, "Now lift the coffin, let's bury this ghost thing early and be done with it."

The red coffin was immensely heavy; even those at the Foundation Establishment level found it difficult to lift.

Tian Lin and Ju Yunhai joined hands to carry the coffin, guided by the Shi family's second eldest, toward the back mountain already prepared.

After the coffin was buried, the second of the Shi family took a giant stone to chisel the tombstone.

He smugly said, "This stone monument is both a curse and a seal; once I inscribe his birth date and name, he'll never come out again."

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