Chapter 229: Holy Statue in the Coffin
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âJi Ruo, who is this?â
Liang Shixian asked hesitantly.
Gu Shaoxuanâs dressing was really tooâŠWho would carry a coffin to school early in the morning!
Although this school was a little shabbyâŠ
Liang Shixian looked at the low fence around the school and the half-open classroom. He thought for a moment and asked in a low voice, âJiruo, is this a special custom here?â
Ji Ruo was a little confused,âWhat kind of custom requires a coffin?
âFor example, mourning and whatnotâŠâ
Even with Ji Ruoâs brain, he couldnât react in time.
You call this keeping filial piety when you carry the corpses of your ancestors with you? This was too filial!
Ji Ruo looked at Liang Shixian in a daze.â
Liang Shixian scratched his head. After he finished speaking, he also felt that something was wrong.
If it was really a local custom, these children shouldnât be so afraid.
The conversation between the two was not loud, but Gu Shaoxuan was not an ordinary person. He heard everything they said.
He smiled and said, âThis friend is actually right. Iâm indeed in mourningâŠâ By the way, do you need to handle the funeral service? It was best to handle this kind of thing while he was alive. After all, no one knew who would come first tomorrow or an accident, right?
If they made an appointment in advance, they wouldnât be buried in a foreign land.
Let me tell you, on the border of Great Xia, my familyâs funeral business is definitely the best. No funeral shop can compare to my family!
To be honest, Ji Ruo and I are sworn brothers. If you are Ji Ruoâs friends, then you are my friends. If you book now, I can give you a 40% discount and an extra coffinâŠBy the way, friend, do you prefer burial or cremation?â
The so-called âno other shop can compare to itâ probably meant that there was only one shop on the entire borderâŠHe had never heard of a funeral service at the border!
Liang Shixian stayed up all night to do the lesson, so he was not in a good state of mind. When he heard this, he subconsciously replied,â If I could choose, Iâd still like to be sanctified, thank youâŠâ
âHey! Whatâs so good about sanctification? Itâs a tradition of our Great Xia since ancient times. Sanctification is really againstâŠâ
Before Gu Shaoxuan could finish, he was interrupted by Ji Ruo. The young man said angrily, âTo be honest, I didnât agree to become sworn brothers with you yesterday!â
Ji Ruo pulled Gu Shaoxuan aside and asked in a low voice,âWhat are you doing here?â
Although she wasnât very familiar with Gu Shaoxuan, based on Ji Ruoâs current understanding of him, this funeral stall owner named Gu Shaoxuan might have some problems with his brain.
Gu Shaoxuan could not help but complain, âWhat do you mean by joining in the fun? I really want to help you teach your child!
Ji Ruo said patiently,â You see, we donât lack teachers anymore. We have a substitute teacher in charge of all subjectsâŠâ
âNonsense, you clearly have a class that no one is teaching.â
âWhat class?â
â The ancient funeral culture of Great Xia!â
Ji Ruoâs face darkened. This was a lesson you taught yourself!
âDo you think itâs appropriate for you to tell the children this?â Ji Ruo asked tactfully.â
âWhatâs inappropriate about it? Isnât this knowledge?â âBut this knowledge is not suitable to be taught in classâŠâ
This time, it was Gu Shaoxuanâs turn to interrupt.
He looked at Ji Ruo and asked seriously,ââls there a difference in the value of knowledge? What knowledge was not knowledge?
These things were indeed passed down from the ancestors, right? He couldnât just cut off the inheritance just because everyone wanted to sanctify it, right?â
Ji Ruo was surprised. He did not expect Gu Shaoxuan to say such a thing.
Was there no distinction between noble and humble knowledge?
Ji Ruo was deep in thought.
Because of her rigid impression of Gu Shaoxuan, Ji Ruo had a preconceived notion that Gu Shaoxuan was not a decent person, butâŠ
Gu Shaoxuan looked at Ji Ruo and said sincerely, âYou saw it too. What was the first reaction of those children when they saw me? It was fear.
People should be in awe of death and the dead, but they should not be afraid of the dead.
Was this right? I feel that something is wrong. I want to do something. Please, let me be a teacher.â
Ji Ruo pondered for a moment. âAnswer me a question first.â
âPlease speak.â
âIs this coffin youâre carrying used to store things, orâŠâ
âAh, this.â âDidnât I tell you? Iâm in mourning.â Gu Shaoxuan smiled.â
He took down the coffin behind him and carefully opened the lid in front of Ji
Ruo.
A golden light entered his eyes.
âThis isâŠâ
âAs you can see, itâs a statue.â Gu Shaoxuan shrugged.â
âThe Holy ImageâŠâ
Ji Ruoâs mouth was wide open in surprise.
The statue in the coffin was shriveled and twisted. It didnât have the majesty of the other statues at all, and it was only one-third the size of a normal statue.
His expression was extremely ferocious, and there seemed to be some lingering fear.
It was as if something terrifying had happened to him before he died.
âThis is my brother.â Gu Shaoxuan looked at the statue in the coffin and his tone suddenly became unusually gentle.â Heâs obviously not brave, but he insisted on learning from others. Back thenâŠâ
Gu Shaoxuanâs eyes revealed a look of reminiscence, but he did not continue. Instead, he smiled and shook his head.âForget it, itâs an old story. I wonât say it. â
âWhy do you keep bringing him along?â Ji Ruo asked.â
Gu Shaoxuan was silent for a moment before saying, âBefore he died, he told me to live well. Our Great Xia is so beautiful, but he didnât have the time to see it. He said it was a pity that he wanted me to live and take a good look for himâŠâ How can I see so much scenery alone? So she brought him along. If she wanted to see, she could go and see it herself, even though he could no longer
see it now.â
Ji Ruo looked down at the withered golden statue in the coffin and suddenly said,ââHave you prepared your lessons?â
âHmm?â
Ji Ruo looked at Gu Shaoxuan and said seriously, âHow are you going to teach without preparing anything? We didnât prepare any textbooks on this.â Gu Shaoxuan was stunned for a moment before he was overjoyed.âYou agree?â
âWhat are you saying? Iâm just a substitute teacher. Whatâs the use of me agreeing or not? Iâm not the principal.â Ji Ruo rolled her eyes.â If you want to go to class, then go ahead. But Iâll tell you in advance that youâre not allowed to tell horror stories to the children in class!â They were still young, and it was easy to scare them with horror stories.â
âHaha, donât worry!â Gu Shaoxuan carried the coffin back and said,ââl knew you would agree to it because we are the same.â
Ji Ruo was confused,âls the âIâ the same as you?â Where did you find out?â
â Oh?â Gu Shaoxuan smiled mysteriously and said,â You also believe that the world after death exists, right?â The dead souls enter the Yellow Springs, cross the Bridge of Helplessness, drink Meng POâs soup, and reincarnateâŠâ âIsnât that feudal superstition?â Ji Ruo frowned.â
Gu Shaoxuan winked at Ji Ruo.âSuperstitious? Who knows, just take it as superstition, haha.â
Then, Gu Shaoxuan turned around and waved his hand.âThen Iâll go prepare for my lessons. See you later.â
Ji Ruo was stunned for a long time, then suddenly grumbled,âWhy does everyone like to play riddles with me now?â
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