Volume 1 Chapter 73 Taoist Talisman
Lion Head was standing next to her. He was so frightened that he stood there in a daze. His lips trembled and he couldn't utter a word for a long time.
Not to mention him, even I was frightened by this. I have never seen a swallow like this before, and I don't know what happened just now.
"Ah!" The charming woman screamed, "Beibei, Beibei, what's wrong with you?"
This woman's screaming is so awful it gives me a headache.
There was a "crack" sound, and Heimao crushed a tea bowl in his hand into pieces. He strode forward, pushed the woman away, grabbed the pretty boy by the hair, and dragged him out like a dead dog.
"Who told you to bring the Taoist priest in?" Boss Ma stared at the lion head with his one eye, his face as dark as if ink was dripping out. "Do you really think our rules are just for show?"
Lionhead's forehead was covered with sweat, his body was shaking, and he said in a trembling voice: "I... I really don't know, I really don't know..."
The muscular man walked forward without saying a word, grabbed the couple by the neck, one in each hand, strode out, threw them out, and yelled at the lion head: "Get out of here!"
I was startled by his roar. On weekdays, among all the people in the funeral home, the muscular man was the kindest, always with a simple smile on his face, giving people a very reassuring feeling, but at this moment his face was as cold as ice, his eyes were fierce, just like an angry beast.
Lionhead could hardly speak clearly, and he pulled the iron box containing the boy and stumbled out of the door. But in the blink of an eye, only a few people from the funeral home were left in the room. Heimao's shouting and cursing could be vaguely heard outside, and Lionhead and others were driven out like animals.
I saw Yan Zi still standing there, her chest heaving, one hand holding half a broken piece of porcelain bottle, her palm cut by the fragment, blood flowing down. I immediately pulled Yan Zi's arm, carefully took the broken piece of porcelain bottle from her hand, took out some hemostatic gauze from the bag, and treated her wound.
I could even feel Yan Zi's body trembling constantly, and it was obvious that she had not yet calmed down. I stole a glance at Boss Ma, and saw that the old man had a gloomy face, as dark as the clouds in the sky, and his gray-white blind eye seemed to reveal a strange red color. He was holding the wooden sign dropped by the pretty boy in his hand, sneering non-stop.
As I bandaged Yan Zi's wound, I was thinking to myself, this is a bit strange. I just heard the muscular man yell, and it seems that I recognized that the pretty boy is a Taoist priest. Of course, I have seen Taoist priests before. I ran into one in southern Xinjiang before. The one with a very stinky face and a big nose was wearing a Taoist robe and a Taoist scarf, so it was easy to recognize him.
But this pretty boy was wearing casual clothes, and he looked no different from those arrogant young men in society. How did the muscular man know that he was a Taoist priest? Even if he was a Taoist priest, why did everyone react so violently? Especially Yan Zi, who usually looked delicate and gentle, but unexpectedly, she picked up a porcelain bottle and blew someone's head off when they disagreed.
I was thinking deeply when I heard a "crack". I turned around and saw that the wooden sign in Boss Ma's hand was broken into two pieces. He said, "Xiao Qi, send your fourth sister back to rest." His voice was very gloomy.
I said "Oh" and nodded in response, then I pulled Yan Zi's hand and said softly, "Sister Yan Zi, let's go back to sleep." At this time, I also realized that something was wrong with Yan Zi, and this matter seemed to be related to Yan Zi.
Yan Zi stood there blankly, as if she didn't hear me at all. I noticed that her hands were shaking badly, so I squeezed them hard.
After a long time, Yan Zi seemed to wake up, looked at me, turned around and walked out, looking lost. I held her hand tightly and followed her.
Along the way, Yan Zi seemed to have lost her soul. Her big watery eyes were confused and lifeless. When we got to the door of the woodshed, I said, "Sister Yan Zi, don't be angry. If I meet a Taoist priest in the future, I will beat him up!"
Yan Zi didn't respond. After a long while, she smiled at me and said, "You go back soon. I'll go in and sleep for a while." Then she pushed the door open and went in, then turned around and closed the door again. I waited outside the door for a while, and when I saw no more sounds from inside, I turned around and left.
Since Yan Zi recognized that the pretty boy was a Taoist priest, she became a different person. Boss Ma and the others also reacted strongly. In addition to not accepting business during the day, it turns out that the funeral home also has a rule that Taoist priests are not allowed to visit. What secrets are hidden here?
After leaving the storage room, I went back to the living room. Before I even reached the door, I heard Heimao's sharp and piercing voice coming from inside: "Damn it, if it were the past, I would have killed these sons of bitches a long time ago!"
Boss Ma said in a deep voice, “Old Third, stop talking nonsense!”
Heimao cursed unwillingly: "Fuck his grandma!"
After a while, the muscular man's voice was heard again: "Is Lao Wu okay?"
My heart skipped a beat when I heard this, thinking that this matter was indeed related to Yan Zi. After waiting for a while, I heard Boss Ma sigh and say, "You know Lao Wu's temper, and none of us can interfere."
There was a loud bang, someone slammed the table hard, and Heimao yelled irritably, "Fuck it! If I had the ability, the first thing I would do would be to kill all the big shots in the world!"
Boss Ma sneered, "If we had this ability, why would we hide in this dark place like turtles?" Although he was laughing, his voice was full of sorrow and helplessness.
I was a little confused, it seemed that the boss and his friends had encountered some terrible things before, and finally they were forced to hide in this funeral home. Moreover, it was very likely that this matter was related to the Taoist priest.
Just as I was thinking, a gust of cold wind blew up from the ground, causing a tin can under my feet to roll, making a "gulp" sound. I was startled, and then I heard the voice of Boss Ma from inside: "Is Xiaoqi back?"
I answered and immediately walked into the house. As soon as I entered the door, I saw the three people inside, except for Skinny Bamboo.
Boss Ma asked me how Old Five was doing, and I said Sister Yanzi closed the door and went to rest after she went back. Boss Ma nodded and said, "Xiao Qi, there is one more rule in our funeral home that I haven't told you yet."
I nodded and said, "Does that mean we will never allow Taoist priests to come to our house?"
Ma Laodao said: "That's right!" and handed me the two broken wooden signs on the table.
I held it in my hand and looked at it several times. I felt that the wooden sign was very heavy to the touch, red-black in color, and polished very smoothly. The sign gave off a faint fragrance, and I didn't know what wood it was made of.
Ma Lao Da Dao: “Do you recognize it?”
I shook my head and said I had never seen anything like it.
Ma Laodao said: "This thing is called the Taoist talisman, it is a token of the Taoist disciples."
It suddenly dawned on me that this wooden sign was actually an object representing the identity of a Taoist disciple. No wonder Yan Zi and the others knew that the pretty boy was a Taoist priest when they saw him take out this thing.
I was actually very curious and wanted to ask them what grudge they had against the Taoist priest, but in the end I didn't dare to ask. This matter must be hiding a big secret that is not easy to hear.
"From now on, anyone who dares to bring a Taoist priest in will be kicked out!" I immediately expressed my opinion.
Boss Ma nodded and said, "You should go back and have a rest too. Take that thing out and throw it away." The thing he was talking about was the talisman in my hand.
I nodded in response and said hello to the muscular man and the black-haired man. Before leaving, Boss Ma said, "Please take good care of your sister Yan Zi."
After coming out of the living room, I first found a trash can to throw away the talisman, and then went to the storage room. I wandered outside the door for a while, and heard no movement inside, but I thought Yan Zi would not really fall asleep now, so I asked outside: "Sister Yan Zi, I plan to buy some vegetables to cook at noon, what do you like to eat?"
After a long while, Yan Zi responded from inside: "Red-braised pork."
I was delighted to hear that. He was able to speak, which meant that nothing was wrong. I said, "Red-braised pork is my specialty."
Yan Zi said, "Do more."
I agreed, took some money from my bag, and climbed over the wall.
The inside and outside of the funeral home are two completely different worlds. As soon as I came out, I felt the heat all over my body. The sun above my head was scorching, so hot that I was sweating all over in a short while. When I passed a small forest of low trees, I heard someone calling me from behind.
When I looked back, I saw a fat figure running towards me, with his round belly shaking.
