Starting from the ultimate, the keeper behind the Nine Gates

In mid-June, Shacheng has entered the rainy season.

The continuous drizzle wetted the bluestone slabs, which made the sultry weather a little cooler, but also made the old street with few people seem more quiet.

But the lack of people can’t be entirely blamed on the bad weather.

The main reason is that almost all of this street is for funeral businesses, with black and white signboards and paper-cut figures placed at the door everywhere.

So even on weekdays, no one is willing to take the initiative to set foot here.

The reason why the old street became a funeral street also has its origins.

Because here is the only and oldest charity village in Shacheng!

The so-called Yi Zhuang is actually equivalent to the morgue in ancient times.

It is specially used to park and accommodate people who have died in a foreign land and have nowhere to return.

It is said that this charity village has a history of hundreds of years and has been passed down from generation to generation.

Due to its special nature and private ownership, this village has not been protected.

Perhaps because it has not been repaired for a long time, the appearance of this village is more dilapidated than the surrounding buildings.

But the two white lanterns on the door seem to have been newly replaced, and the new appearance is somewhat incompatible with the overall appearance of Yizhuang.

The big black word "Dian" on it makes people feel nervous.

What also seemed to have been newly replaced were the two wooden signs next to the door, with several large characters written on them.

In the old alleys of Shacheng, a centuries-old righteous village, the corpses are collected and the souls are extradited!

The vigorous and powerful fonts convey a chilling feeling.

The simple and heavy wooden door is in decay, and the paint on the surface is stained with traces of erosion by time.

It's just that unlike the two doors that were closed in the past, the door of Yizhuang is open at this time.

Looking inside, you can see the clean courtyard and the spacious main hall, as well as the young man lying on the rocking chair in the main hall.

The other party closed his eyes tightly and flapped the palm fan in his hand from time to time.

Listening to the sound of rain falling along the eaves, it looks so happy! !

But only if you ignore the black coffins neatly opened behind him!

The dark coffin lid was filled with white paper money.

The contrast between black and white is particularly dazzling, making the cozy scene instantly weird.

As the owner of this ancient righteous village, Jiang Xing was thinking about the next step with his brows furrowed.

In fact, he has never stayed in Shacheng since he can remember it. Although he knows that this is his hometown, that's all.

The reason why I came back here started a few days ago.

The old man, his grandfather, told him about Yizhuang before leaving.

When talking about those days in the past, the old man's expression was obviously a bit complicated, with pride, regret, and loneliness...

But it was more of a narration and had no intention of asking him to inherit.

There was just one thing that Jiang Xing never said. In fact, he already knew about the existence of Yizhuang.

About ten years ago, he was accidentally bound to a system called Yizhuang Shouzhuangren.

According to the introduction of the system, he was bound because he was the descendant of the villager.

But for some unknown reason, the system has not been turned on after being bound.

The only system panel that can be displayed only has some simple information introduction.

After repeated research and confirmation that there was no way to unlock it, he didn't take it to heart.

However, at the moment when the old man passed away, the system, which had been silent for many years, suddenly sent a mission asking him to inherit Yizhuang.

As for the reason, Jiang Xing can probably guess some of it, but his identity has changed from heir to keeper of the village.

He had no objections to inheriting Yizhuang.

Furthermore, both the existence of the system and the old man's previous experiences interested him very much.

All kinds of reasons combined, he appeared here.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xing slowly opened his eyes and glanced around, then sighed helplessly.

Although he doesn't have any long-term plans for Yizhuang, there is currently a trouble that needs to be solved.

That's about the restoration work here!

In fact, before Jiang Xing came here, he had thought that this place would definitely become dilapidated after being abandoned for decades, so he was mentally prepared.

However, the reality was worse than he expected!

Presumably this Yizhuang was not well managed when it was still in the hands of the old man.

As a result, there are not so many places that need to be repaired now...

The expenses over the past few days alone were almost draining his family fortune.

But this project is less than half progressed, let alone restoring Yizhuang to what it looked like in its heyday.

This old man is really good at cheating his grandson!

Just as Jiang Xing was complaining crazily, the rapid ringing of his cell phone suddenly broke his thoughts.

Jiang Xing glanced at the caller ID and pressed answer.

The moment the connection was connected, an excited voice came from the other side, "Fourth, I heard you came to Shacheng? Why didn't you tell me, my hometown is Shacheng!"

"It's been a while since I came back to worship my ancestors. I don't know why I got here much earlier this year."

"Third uncle didn't tell me why, but I just took this opportunity to show you around. Don't look at me..."

The other person kept talking non-stop and felt like he wouldn't be able to stop for a while.

Jiang Xing simply put the phone aside and calmly took a sip of the tea at his hand.

The caller was his college roommate Wu Tianzhen, the fifth oldest child in the dormitory.

But in fact, there are only four people in their dormitory, and Wu Tianzhen should be the second oldest according to age.

However, he was very resistant to this ambiguous ranking, saying that he would rather be the non-existent fifth child than the second child!

"Hey hey—!"

Wu Tianzhen talked for a long time and his mouth was dry, but he didn't hear any reaction from the other party. His expression changed a few degrees.

He said angrily: "Fourth, did you hear what I said?"

Seeing that he was getting angry, Jiang Xing said casually, "Yeah."

Wu Tianzhen...

He seriously suspected that Jiang Xing was perfunctory with him. After all, this kid was not an ordinary scheming, wily and bad guy.

But he still chose to continue: "Where do you live now? How about you come to my place and just move in with your bags? That would be fun!"

As a good roommate who once lived in the same house, Wu Tianzhen naturally knew about the death of Grandpa Jiang Xing.

Thinking that the other person was the fourth's only relative, he couldn't help but feel a little distressed.

After all, he was half Shacheng, so he just took this opportunity to take Jiang Xing to relax.

Although he didn't say it explicitly, Jiang Xing also knew the concern contained in Wu Tianzhen's words, and his narrow red phoenix eyes couldn't help but reveal a slight smile.

He then picked up his cell phone and whispered: "Didn't I say that? My hometown is also in Shacheng."

"Laojie Yizhuang, you'd better come to me."

It just so happens that he has so much work here that he can't finish it. Isn't this labor force delivered to his door for free?

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