Volume 1: Die with Unclosed Eyes 56. Coffin-breaking Ceremony

The series of changes happened too suddenly. I didn't react until Lin Sannu fell to the ground. But I heard what my uncle said. I quickly stepped forward and helped Lin Sannu up. I felt that she was weak all over. In just a short moment, her whole body was soaked in cold sweat.

I don’t know if the sudden changes in her body are related to the “evil spirit”.

Although Lin Lin and his mother had a disagreement and were having a very unhappy argument, Lin Sannu was his biological mother after all. He kept quiet and followed us into the mourning shed with his cane . He whispered, "Mom, don't be angry. I won't argue with you about this matter."

Uncle San asked me to pour a cup of hot water for Lin Sannu. After she took a few sips to calm herself down, she said, "Mom doesn't blame you. Go home first. I'll come back after I've dealt with things here."

Lin Lin was very obedient this time and left submissively. Lin Sannu said to her uncle, "Is that all?"

Uncle San said, "This is the only solution, but it will be hard for you."

Lin Sannu sighed and said, "It doesn't matter to me, as long as the three children are safe and sound. Thank you for your cooperation."

When I heard the tone of their conversation, a thought occurred to me: Could it be that Lin Sannu's kicking of the coffin was not a sudden outburst, but was arranged by Uncle San?

All I heard was my uncle saying, "Your husband's soul is unstable. He just wants his two children outside to get some living expenses. After all, the children are innocent. Isn't it okay to give them a little?"

"No way. Forget about it. I'd rather die with him than these two bastards won't get a penny of benefit." Lin Sannu's originally depressed spirit suddenly lifted up again.

It seems that there is no middle ground for Lin Sannu in this matter, so she is ready to go all the way.

I couldn't help but find it strange. Logically, Niu Lin had lived with his wife for decades, so he wouldn't have known her personality. Why didn't he keep some of his savings for his mistress? A coal boss worth hundreds of millions of yuan like him, keeping a million or eight hundred thousand yuan on himself without Lin Sannu knowing about it, would have been more than enough to cover the living expenses of his mistress and her daughter.

Uncle San nodded and said, "I'm just offering a suggestion. It's up to you whether you listen to it or not."

Lin Sannu sighed and said, "I know you mean well, but I've had a boyish temper since I was a child. I'd rather break than bend. Niu Lin knows me well, so he tried his best to hide this from me my entire life. I didn't notice a single flaw, but if I knew about this, he wouldn't be able to gain any benefit from me anymore."

"I'll do my best to keep you safe." said Uncle San.

After resting for a while, Lin Sannu silently stood up and walked out of the mourning shed. She took out a trolley case from the trunk of the car, dragged it in front of her uncle and said, "There are 280,000 yuan in it. I'm very tired and won't come here anymore. Please take care of everything." After that, she turned and left.

As I watched Lin Sannu drive away, I was about to ask the question in my heart, but Uncle San said, "Chu Sen, it's your turn now."

"Ah?" Chu Sen opened his mouth wide and couldn't close it.

"What's wrong? Have you forgotten what we agreed on before?"

"But his body ..."

"Niu Lin's body is in the grave and it will definitely not turn into a corpse. Are you afraid?"

"How is that possible? I thought the coffin had to be opened again."

"What was performed before was a ritual called breaking the coffin. Now that the ritual is complete, all we have to do is seal the five orifices of the deceased ."

"I, I..." I clearly saw Chu Sen's Adam's apple moving up and down. He must have been extremely scared .

You brag about your courage every day. I secretly feel a little gloating.

"Forget it, I'll go." Luo Tianbao stood up.

Chu Sen was a man who could not be provoked. If something embarrassing happened to him in front of everyone, he would definitely save face even if it meant his death. So, he stood up without hesitation and said, "Of course I'll do it. It was agreed upon long ago."

After saying that, he turned around and was about to go out, but his uncle stopped him and said, "You didn't bring the flashlight." Then he gave him a fluorescent stick.

This thing emits a cold green light, and the scene when it shines on a dead person 's face is so beautiful that it's unimaginable. I was also catching chickens for Chu Sen. If it happened to someone with a less courageous heart, they might be scared to death.

Chu Sen took a deep breath, took the glow stick, and turned to leave. His expression and movements were quite tragic. His uncle lit a kerosene lamp and hung it above the mourning tent.

"Uncle San, is it also a ritual for Miss Lin San to kick the coffin back with her feet?" I couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Yes, this is a ritual specially performed for Miss Lin San according to her request."

"Did we pull the coffin out of the grave just to let her kick it back?" I became more and more confused.

"That's right. This is the coffin-breaking ritual, and it's an unsolvable method. If she hadn't done it, the three children might have continued to suffer bad luck. But she broke the coffin and insulted Niu Lin's body. From then on, she was the only one who would suffer. To put it bluntly, breaking the coffin is an extreme means of insulting the deceased's body, inviting evil spirits to take over. Sacrificing one person in exchange for the safety of the whole family."

"Alas, even though he married such a strong-willed wife, Niu Lin still dared to do such immoral things outside. He is really brave." I sighed.

"Can you imagine? Niu Lin even took a part-time job outside to earn money to support his mistress. He really fell in love with the mistress."

I was also drunk and said, "Can't he keep some private money?"

"He really doesn't have that solution. I heard from Miss Lin San that when Niu Lin was young, he once asked a master to tell his fortune. The fortune teller said that he was born with a strange nature and was difficult to be possessed by spirits. He had a red gold destiny. Do you understand what red gold destiny means?"

I shook my head.

"It means he has a special ability to acquire wealth, but he must never carry a penny on him, otherwise he will be in immediate danger. So Niu Lin's life's work is to find minerals. But once he finds the location of the coal mine, all business operations after digging, mining, and selling are controlled by Lin Sannv. As for the money earned, she is kept in safekeeping. Niu Lin tells his wife what he needs, and Lin Sannv buys it for him."

"I see. This red gold life is truly tragic. It's like someone dying of thirst in the sea."

"This metaphor is quite appropriate. That's roughly what I mean." Before he finished speaking, a scream was heard from the grave ditch.

Without time to think, we all rushed out of the mourning shed and ran to the grave. We were shocked to see that Niu Lin, who was lying in the coffin, had actually sat up. He stared at Chu Sen with his eyes wide open. It was extremely terrifying under the green fluorescent light .

Chu Sen curled up at the side of the tomb, holding his head with his hands and shivering. His uncle sighed and said, "Oh, I was too hasty." Then he went down the ladder into the tomb.

He did not have any physical contact with Chu Sen, but covered Niu Lin who was sitting up with a black cloth. Then he coughed twice. After waiting for a while when Chu Sen did not speak, he continued to cough twice, and coughed repeatedly for more than ten times. Chu Sen's shaking body finally calmed down, and he slowly raised his head.

His face was clearly filled with fear , and he felt like crying but had no tears.

"Don't be afraid, we are all here." Uncle San said calmly.

Chu Sen tilted his head slightly, glanced at Niu Lin, who was covered in a black cloth behind his uncle, and suddenly burst into tears, " He's resurrected ! I saw him resurrect with my own eyes."

Uncle San said, "Don't be afraid. He's not pretending to be dead. He just has a severe hunchback and something is pushing him up."

I immediately thought of the black-shelled turtle. Could there really be a turtle in the coffin?

It has been at least a year since Niu Lin died. How could this turtle not starve to death in the coffin without eating or drinking?

"You lied to me, he is just faking his death, he is just faking his death." Chu Sen was so scared that he was out of his mind and cried.

"Haha, I really didn't lie to you. Look at what I have in my hand."

Chu Sen subconsciously raised his head to look at his raised hand. Uncle San stretched out his other hand and pinched his philtrum hard. Chu Sen jumped up with a cry of "Ouch!" in pain.

"You're scared and confused, kid." said Uncle San.

Although the person's face was full of green light, I could still see red on Chu Sen's face. How could he not be ashamed after regaining his consciousness?

"Boss, I thought you were scared silly, but now it seems you are still very strong." I said with a smile.

Uncle San said, "Don't just stare at him laughing. If you were him, you'd be terrified. Now you understand how difficult Uncle Qi's job is. This kind of thing is perfectly normal for him."