Reborn as Murong Fu: This time I am the protagonist

It was already afternoon when Murong Fu and others arrived under the leadership of Ba Tianshi.

The deceased's name was Zhao Laosi. He was in his thirties and a native of Bashu. He traveled around various places and did business in tea and spices.

It was a small storefront, nothing special. At this time, the counter and other items had been removed, and the entire room was converted into a mourning hall, with the body parked in the center of the hall.

Because the deceased was a foreigner and had no relatives in Suzhou, only his wife and a thirteen- or fourteen-year-old son were with him. Except for some familiar neighbors, no one else came to express condolences, so the entire mourning hall seemed very deserted. There was only a woman kneeling in front of the mourning hall with a half-year-old child, which added to the sad feeling.

The door was open, and Ba Tianshi lightly knocked on the door to indicate that someone was visiting. The people in the room immediately stood up and looked at the door. The woman adjusted her clothes, wiped her tears, and greeted the five people. She was a blessing. The child followed behind to greet everyone.

Batianshi said: "This is Mr. Li, my young boss. I have some business dealings with Boss Zhao on weekdays. I heard that Boss Zhao passed away unfortunately, so I brought several familiar monks here to express my condolences."

As agreed in advance, Murong Fu pretended to be a businessman, and Ba Tianshi pretended to be Murong Fu's servant. In order to avoid trouble, the two of them also disguised themselves slightly to make themselves look more suitable for their identities. The three emperors of Baoding did not make any changes and still appeared as original monks.

The woman saw that although the so-called master and servant of Mr. Li were dressed in ordinary clothes, they had an indescribable magnanimity in their movements. The three monks behind them were all about fifty or sixty years old, and they were all reciting Buddhist scriptures. , with a compassionate face, he looked like an eminent monk at a glance.

Although I had never seen many people before, seeing how they looked like this, I immediately believed Ba Tianshi's words and quickly invited everyone into the house.

Several people worshiped one by one in front of the mourning hall of the deceased, and three eminent monks of this generation read scriptures in front of the mourning hall.

Zhao Laosi usually managed a small business and barely supported his family. His sudden death put the whole family into financial difficulties. Therefore, the entire funeral was very simple and there were no monks or Taoists to perform rituals for the deceased. Therefore, Murong Fu led three eminent monks. Paying homage to the dead can be considered a good deed.

After some conversation, Murong Fu asked: "I was greatly surprised when I heard the news about Brother Zhao's death. I usually interact with Brother Zhao, but I have never heard about Brother Zhao's illness. I wonder why Brother Zhao died?"

The woman cried and said: "Thank you for your concern, Mr. Fourth. Alas, he is not ill or ill on weekdays. He seems to be a good person. Who knows, if he suddenly leaves us two, what will happen in the future?" Live!"

Before she finished speaking, the woman was already bursting into tears.

Murong Fu and Duan Zhengming exchanged glances, and both saw a hint of affirmation in the other's eyes, convinced that the woman was not lying.

"I wonder if Brother Zhao did anything different from usual behavior before he passed away? For example, did he have a quarrel with someone or something like that?" Murong Fu asked.

The woman sobbed: "The head of the house is usually an honest person, and he treats people well. He has never been embarrassed by anyone in more than ten years, so how can he start a fight with others? He just opens the shop and does business as usual. Business is not good during this time, the head of the house." He is always worried about this, and always sighs behind our backs. He is always like this. He doesn't say anything to anyone, and just carries it silently. Maybe he is sick from overwork and anxious, but that's what happened now went."

After saying that, he burst into tears.

Murong Fu frowned. Obviously, what the woman said was not what he wanted to know. He didn't know how to continue to lead the topic in the direction he wanted. He just heard the child say: "Mom, have you forgotten? The day before yesterday A great monk came to our shop and said he wanted to buy something. He gave me a deposit of ten taels of silver, but he made my father very happy. He said that God has opened his eyes and taken care of our Zhao family. The smile on his face in the past two days There are more.”

Hearing the word "monk", Murong Fu's expression suddenly froze. He exchanged a look with Duan Zhengming and continued to ask: "What kind of great monk, what does he look like, and how old is he?"

The child told Murong Fu one by one, but his appearance was not similar to any of the three Jiumozhi. Just when he was a little disappointed, the child added: "So these two days, dad has been asking for help everywhere. A lot of pepper, Sichuan peppercorns and other things were imported from elsewhere, just to get what the monk wanted."

Hearing the child's addition, Murong Fu's heart moved and he immediately had an idea.

It turned out to be the case.

Foodies of later generations only know that things like Sichuan peppercorns and pepper are used as hot pot base ingredients, but few people know that these things also have antiseptic functions. In that era when there were no refrigerators and other refrigeration equipment, these things served as hot pot base ingredients. function as a preservative.

It was a long journey from Suzhou to Tubo, and it was not easy to bring Tianmani's body back intact. This was the only way to preserve the body from decay. It is said that a hundred years ago, a monarch of Liao died unexpectedly in Han. Enjoying this kind of treatment, he became the only mummified emperor in Chinese history who was the same as the Egyptian Pharaoh.

Murong Fu's eyes flashed with excitement, Jiumozhi, Jiumozhi, did he finally show his weakness here?

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Murong Fu said to the woman: "Brother Zhao and I have been dealing with each other for many years. Brother Zhao unfortunately passed away. I am extremely sad. I want to pay my last respects to Brother Zhao's body. Is this rude? "

The woman said: "Since you are your late husband's best friend, this is reasonable. Please do as you please."

After saying that, he covered his face and cried.

Murong Fu led San Ben to the door where the body was kept. San Ben recited a rebirth mantra in his mouth to pray for the deceased. Murong Fu pretended to be grieved and came to the deceased, leaning down to observe carefully.

The deceased's expression was peaceful, there was not much pain on his face, and there were no injuries on his body. It did not look like he died of homicide, and there were no signs of poisoning. However, when Murong Fu clasped the deceased's wrist and injected a little internal force, he found that the deceased was inside the body. Several meridians were severely damaged, especially those near the heart meridians.

"No phase tribulation finger!" This term flashed in Murong Fu's mind.

To put it simply, this martial art is to kill people invisibly. With Jiumozhi's finger power, if he wants to use the Wuxiangjie finger to kill an ordinary person who doesn't know martial arts at all, he will naturally be unaware of it. The most important thing is , besides him, who else with the ability to do anything would take action against an ordinary person at this time!

Murong Fu stood up and asked the child, "Has your father told you where the great monk lives?"

The child thought for a while and said, "No, my father has always just told me to study hard and become successful in the future. He also told me not to be a businessman like him and look at other people's faces. So my father never told me about business matters."

Hearing this, Murong Fu had a look of disappointment on his face, but then, the child's words made him very happy: "But my father told me yesterday that he had something to do at the Chenghuang Temple in Xicheng, and asked my mother and I not to wait. After he had dinner, the day after he came back, my dad, he

At this point, the child paused, with a look of shock in his eyes: "Could it be that my father was actually killed by someone? Yes, I said that my father was usually in good health, why did he suddenly leave? , someone must have harmed my father, it must be! I want to avenge my father, mother, I want to avenge my father!"

As he said that, the child rolled up his sleeves and prepared to go out, but was stopped by the woman's kind words.

By now, it has become clear that one of the three Jiumozhi must have ordered a large amount of spices for embalming in order to preserve Tianmani's body. After learning that the owner of the shop was from Bashu, he hatched a poisonous plan and wanted to use it. Tianmani's body was secretly exchanged with the shopkeeper, and he unknowingly brought the body to Shu, and then put it into hiding from Shu. Therefore, he used the Wuxiang Jie Finger to injure the shopkeeper's leg without his knowledge. The meridians did not take effect until the shopkeeper returned home. This kind of technique, let alone a woman's trick, even if it was an ordinary work, no one would be able to see it, and it would only be regarded as a sudden heart attack and death.

Murong Fu sneered in his heart.

After understanding the whole story, Murong Fu and others stood up to say goodbye. Before leaving, he left two hundred taels of silver to the woman and child for funeral and future living expenses. After all, in a sense, the death of the shop owner was , more or less something to do with me. I really couldn't bear to see the orphans and widowed mothers become poor and helpless in the future, so I could only give some money to express my gratitude.

At first, the woman refused to ask for anything. She only said that her late husband had always used his skills to support the family when he was still alive and would never accept favors for no reason. She could not lose her late husband's reputation. When Murong Fu explained, this was a message sent by the shop owner during his lifetime. A sum of money deposited with her should naturally be transferred to his wife and children now that the other party passed away, so the woman accepted it.

Afterwards, Murong Fu and his entourage left with a bit of guilt amid the mother-in-law's numerous thanks.