I have indeed thought about entering the bamboo grove again to try the depth, but Mr. Gong's "catching turtle in a jar" discouraged me from doing so.
The group went down the mountain again, back to the car by the mountain, and then drove into the city.
During this period, Mr. Gong was always hanging by the window frame, looking out the window, muttering something continuously, and it was obvious that he was in a depressed mood.
However, I can't come up with a good solution either. What I can do seems to be to infiltrate the home of Ding RuiPo and use brute force to suppress ten skills?
But such a method is unlikely to work when dealing with a master of yin and yang.
"Big guy, tell your master and the people from Liang's family not to go to Yundu County." Suddenly, Mr. Gong said: "By the way, stop the car outside the county and send over a set of funeral clothes for the embalmer."
"Father, do something old again," Mr. Gong turned his head and looked at me, his eyes darting.
I narrowed my eyes and nodded.
Mr. Gong's response this time is to use the other person's method against them. On the surface, it seems that this operation has been abandoned after Fei and others leave.
Maybe it will eliminate Ding RuiPo's caution?
After all, at this point, there aren't many people who have seen me. The man at the beginning may not know who I am. They would only think that someone went to explore the bamboo grove and wanted to enter Ding family's ancestral grave.
The subsequent process doesn't need to be mentioned in detail.
At a remote location on the national highway outside the county, where the street lights were hidden and not illuminated, I received the items. After getting off the car, I went to a concealed place to apply makeup to myself.
Fei Fang was meticulous even to the point of bringing along a full set of clothing for me to change into.
I put Lao Gong's night pot into my backpack and hung it on my back.
From my appearance, outsiders won't be able to see any traces of a Daoist, but instead, they will feel a cold and eerie aura.
Lao Gong then told me that he would not guide my actions for the time being, and that I should approach Ding RuiPo's residence on my own using my own methods.
After all, the other person might be secretly calculating. If he hasn't done so, he may easily be led by others. I am not a master, and I don't have the usual thinking patterns of a master. Instead, I may cause Ding RuiPo to make mistakes.
However, I feel that the wisdom and bravado between masters and their opponents are too profound and complex.
No wonder that there are so few renowned masters out there; they probably all try to hide themselves to avoid being targeted by enemies, fellow practitioners, and those with malicious intent.
I first went to a random guesthouse to rest. When I woke up the next day, I received a text message from Xu Jian asking me to contact them if necessary, and at the end of the message was an address - it was Ding RuiPo's house!
After applying some makeup to conceal my appearance, I left the guesthouse and headed directly to the address.
Upon arriving at the location, I saw that it was a grand courtyard!
There were many expensive cars parked outside the courtyard, and red lanterns hanging above the entrance, with clarinets playing loudly and mournful cries echoing continuously.
At first glance, anyone could tell that a funeral had taken place here!
To think that someone in the Ding family would die at such a critical time?
Who died?
More and more cars were parked outside the Ding family's courtyard, and people of noble bearing and wearing expensive clothing entered the yard.
The smell of incense and candles drifted outwards, and from time to time, someone would take out a large roll of firecrackers, which exploded with a loud bang.
Is this just a coincidence, or is it a calculated move by the Ding family?
Ding RuiPo has figured it out that our objective is not her ancestral grave but her herself?
Therefore, did she make up a piece of news about someone's death?
If so, today's death must be Ding RuiPo?
Feigning death? Avoiding disaster?
Some people outside the grand mansion were looking on and idly watching the commotion, so I found a sanitation worker and approached to inquire about the situation.
Indeed, the news of death was Ding RuiPo's.
The old sanitation worker looked very sorry and said: "Dingxiang is a god of fortune-telling. She was a big-hearted person. But her health has not been good for the past few years. In the past, we all thought that she was a person of ability and could change her feng shui to prolong her life by two more years. However, yesterday night, she died suddenly by the roadside. The people who found her body were also from our sanitation department."
"The people from the Ding family said that it was because the old lady insisted on going out for a walk at night and wouldn't let anyone accompany her, and then an incident occurred."
"Over the years, she has done a lot of things in our county, and the officials and the wealthy people all believed her. She has also helped many people and provided financial support. Now that she has passed away, there are many people coming to offer flowers and condolences, and her departure can be said to be peaceful."
"Many people still came to find her for divination, but some of them were not satisfied with the result and then died. Those people stayed at the Ding family's house and did not leave, hoping that the rest of the Ding family could have a try."
These words made me feel a bit suspicious in my heart.
Ding RuiPo, has she been unwell over the past few years?
Is this death really a coincidence? Not a calculated move?
Since Lao Gong allowed me to approach and investigate in my own way, I went straight towards the Ding family's residence.
Indeed, the door of the Ding family was open, and in the hall, there was a black coffin, flower wreaths and banners, as well as a large portrait.
Not only that, but there was also a stretcher on top of the coffin, and on the stretcher, there was a body!
In front of the mortuary hall, there were many people crying and some standing silently weeping. When people came with flower baskets and condolences, those standing would go forward to shake hands in silence.
After I approached, I slightly lowered my head and feigned a solemn expression.
During this time, I watched the body for several minutes.
The corpse was very old and wrinkled, with almost no hair left, and many of her teeth had fallen out. She had a closed mouth, and her lips were turned in, as if I could see the marks on her gums.
And she was very ugly. Elderly people are indeed prone to unattractive appearance, but her twisted and misshapen death face proved that her appearance in life was quite unsightly, and her youth was even worse to look at...
I've dealt with corpses too many times in my youth. I can be sure that this is definitely a dead body, it can't be a fake death!
This means that Ding RuiPo has died.
Yesterday night, the people who came to the bamboo grove were not targeting us, but preparing for Ding RuiPo's burial. They first came to see the cemetery to make early preparations?
Lao Gong feels at a loss, thinking that Ding RuiPo is responding to everything with invariable tactics, but in reality, is it true that Ding RuiPo hasn't done anything at all!?
Many people have entered the courtyard, looking extremely depressed, and came to offer incense and pay their respects.
I retreated to the other side of the crowd that wasn't walking.
These people were whispering to each other, discussing in low voices that since the heir of Dingxiang the fortune-teller has not made any statement, everyone should wait a bit longer.
I unconsciously looked around to the right and left, trying to find some clues or connections.
If Ding RuiPo's death was so coincidental, then I would be able to find the old Qin's body without any obstacles.
At this moment, another group of people entered the courtyard, and they were quite a sight.
They all wore Tang clothes without exception and looked very sad. When they got closer, they bowed three times.
The man in the front sighed deeply and said, "My Yu Tai Dao Field was about to invite Dingxiang the fortune-teller to our door for a visit, we had important matters to discuss, but we didn't expect that she would pass away so unexpectedly. Our master is currently arranging his affairs quickly. Once everything is settled, he will come to Yunduo County tonight to keep vigil for the deceased fortune-teller."
