Soul echo

Chapter 592 Open the coffin
"Hello, Master Sun!"

"Master Zhao!"

The two carriages met on the road. After the coachmen informed each other, the people in the carriage came out and greeted each other with a smile.

Sun Zhaomo straightened his belt, glanced at the end of the street, looked away again, and asked Governor Zhao with a smile: "Master Governor, are you going to Xu's house?"

"Oh? Master Sun too?" Governor Zhao pushed his glasses.

"...I said hello, I can't go if I don't go."

The words of this 'Master Sun' were vague, but Governor Zhao also knew what he wanted to say, so he sighed.

The Xu family is a rich family in Anyang, monopolizing the textile industry in Anyang and Zhangde Prefecture. It may be an exaggeration to say that the silk and cloth produced in the entire Zhangde Prefecture are related to the Xu family, but it is an exaggeration to say that the fabrics produced and sold in the city of Anyang are all It is definitely not a lie that it is related to the Xu family.

"After all, Mrs. Xu passed away..."

The old man of the Xu family fought together with Taizu. Although he was just an ordinary bodyguard, he was seriously injured and returned home after Taizu proclaimed himself emperor, but he could have some relationship with the royal family, otherwise If not, it is impossible to monopolize the textile industry in Zhangde Prefecture.

Recently, His Majesty is cracking down on the collusion between officials and businessmen. Therefore, high officials such as magistrates and judges dare not have too much contact with the Xu family, and they are not even allowed to go to the funeral of Mrs. Xu.

They didn't want to go at first, but their superiors ordered them to go.

Both of them were dissatisfied with this. Fortunately, the Xu family is the richest man in Zhangde Mansion, so it would be nice to have a good relationship.

After chatting for a while, the two looked at the sky, sighed at the same time, and turned to get in the car.

The two carriages moved again, leading them all the way to another street, and came to the door of a mansion with a banner hanging from the soul.

Just as they got out of the car, they heard the sound of suona.

It's not just which song they play, they are not very familiar with these things.

Asking the coachman to bring down the gifts in the carriage, the two of them adjusted their attire a little bit, then walked into the mansion.

A servant in mourning clothes stood by the door, and when he saw someone coming in, he hurriedly bowed, then brought two white cloth strips from the side, and tied them around their arms.

The weather was fine and sunny today, but after entering the mansion, the two of them felt the wind blowing, and they shivered immediately.

Glancing at each other, the two lowered their heads and quickened their pace. The driver of the two of them put the gift at the door and returned to the carriage without following them in.

Walking through the front yard, the two came to the hall where the corpses were kept.

Outside the hall, the big men who had just played the suona had stopped to rest and sat aside. A monk sat cross-legged in the courtyard, knocking on the wooden fish and chanting scriptures in a low voice.

The two white flags in front of the hall door fluttered slowly, making their hairs stand on end.

Taking a breath, the two stepped over the threshold and entered the hall.

The hall was filled with smoke and fragrance, and there were intermittent sobs and endless sobs.

Seeing the two people coming in and sitting on both sides of the coffin, the Xu family, dressed in sackcloth and filial piety, changed into a kneeling position and bowed their heads.

The two hurriedly worshiped, and then burned three sticks of incense.

After doing these things, the coldness surrounding them suddenly disappeared.

Standing up, the two looked at each other and exchanged glances, both aware of the strangeness of this matter.

After a few words with the head of the Xu family who pretended to be a filial son, the two left the Xu family.

After Governor Zhao got into his carriage, he didn't close the door, but said to Sun Zhaomo, "Master Sun, can you get in the carriage and tell me?"

This Zhaomo thought for a moment, then nodded, "Okay."

Zhao Mo got into the governor's carriage, asked his driver to follow the carriage, and then closed the door to block out all the sound.

"Master Zhao, what do you want to say?" Sun Zhaomo looked at the thin man sitting opposite him expressionlessly.

Governor Zhao pushed his glasses, "Master Xu's family... that coffin is really big!"

This sentence passed through Sun Zhaomo's mind several times, and he was startled, "Are you suspecting that Mrs. Xu was killed by Xu Lin?!"

Governor Zhao shook his head, "I didn't say that, it's just that Xu Lin's attitude towards Mrs. Xu has been not very good, there were many disputes, and I have done some research on Buddhist scriptures. If I heard correctly just now, the monk sang It should be the "Avatamsaka Sutra", this Buddhist scripture is usually only used when there is a grievance that needs to be resolved."

"Hiss!" Sun Zhaomo's eyes widened and he gasped.

This is not a trivial matter. Although the current dynasty did not rule the world with filial piety, such things as sons and fathers would still arouse the disgust of many people. Some radical literati might come to Xu's house to insult, or even break into Xu's house directly. The Xu family, stabbed to death the head of the Xu family, Xu Lin.

"Brother Zhao, don't talk nonsense about this matter!" Sun Zhaomo panicked, "Once this matter is revealed, the Xu family and Xu Lin will be in trouble, and the textile industry in the entire Zhangde Prefecture will be affected. Influence, that's not something you and I can take care of."

Governor Zhao squeezed out a smile on his face, "I'm not stupid enough to do it... huh? That's—"

His face changed, he stood up suddenly, and moved to the window.

However, although the speed of the carriage was not fast, it was not too slow. Before he had time to confirm, the figure he saw just now left the window of sight.

"Stop! Stop!" Governor Zhao shouted.

After several calls from him to stop, the carriage gradually slowed down and stopped.

Before the carriage stabilized, Governor Zhao opened the door and looked in the direction of the car.

The speed of that person's walking was really fast, he only had time to take a look at the back of that person, and that person disappeared at the corner of the street.

"Brother Zhao, what happened?"

Sun Zhaomo also looked over, but saw nothing.

"God catcher..."

Governor Zhao gritted his teeth and said in a low voice, "If I'm not mistaken, that's 'God Catch'."

Sun Zhaomo was also taken aback for a moment, and murmured: "The four great catchers in the world, the one who is now in Anyang should be the 'Eagle' who is the best at tracking, if he goes to Xu's house..."

"Then he must be able to see Mrs. Xu..." Governor Zhao frowned, and squeezed out the half-sentence between his teeth.

Before he finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Sun Zhaomo, "Master Sun, what should I do?"

Sun Zhaomo's face was gloomy and uncertain. As the manager of Zhaomo Division, he had received many benefits from the Xu family.

He didn't know if the Xu family would collapse, whether this matter would be revealed.

If it is revealed, with the strength of today's holy master to crack down on the collusion between officials and businessmen, let alone an official hat, he might not even be able to keep his head.

"...Let's go to Xu's house!"

Sun Zhaomo raised his head and looked at the street in the distance, "We must stop that god catcher from finding out about that matter!"

The two carriages turned their heads and drove towards Xu's house again.

After all, a carriage is faster than a person's footsteps, not to mention that the streets in this urban area are mostly quiet, with few pedestrians coming and going.

"God catcher! God catcher!"

Sun Zhaomo ran out of the car with an agility that didn't fit his body shape. His anxiety made Governor Zhao look at his back and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

The god catcher looked back and saw that it was Sun Zhaomo, so he squeezed out a smile, "Yo? Isn't this Mr. Sun? Why are you here?"

Sun Zhaomo stopped in his tracks, glanced at the gold medal of 'Walking the World' hanging on Shenzhu's waist, took a few breaths, and smiled on his face, "Isn't this a coincidence? You are also going to... The Xu family?"

"Oh?" The god catcher looked at him with interest, and then glanced at Governor Zhao behind him.

"Didn't the two adults just leave from Xu's house? Why did you come back again? Did you forget something?"

Sun Zhaomo and Governor Zhao's heart skipped a beat. They almost forgot that the person standing in front of them is one of the only eight strong men in the world who hold the gold medal of 'Walking the World'.

"I didn't forget, I didn't forget, it's just that when I went there just now, I forgot to toast Mrs. Xu, he was so cute and drank!" Sun Zhaomo laughed.

"Huh..."

There was a smile on the corner of his mouth, and his chin was raised, "Let's go, let's go to Xu's house to toast the old man—my master and old man Xu are colleagues, as disciples, we should toast the old man Xu, right? ?”

His playful eyes pierced Sun Zhaomo's face, almost breaking out in a cold sweat.

"Come on, my lords."

(End of this chapter)