The bright moon was high in the sky. The cold moonlight shone into Qiantang County, making it seem so quiet.
After Xu Xian threw the Taotie Token at the corner of the street, he went straight to Xu Jiarong's residence. He saw a white cloth hanging outside. It was obviously a funeral.
Xu Xian felt ashamed and confused. Why was his body still at home after he left for a month?
Without any hesitation, Xu Xian barged into the courtyard. His brother-in-law, Li Gongfu, was a yamen constable, and Xu Jiarong was a good fighter. The courtyard was not small.
When he entered the yard, the big black dog that was guarding the door barked wildly. It seemed that he could see Xu Xian's soul, which gave Xu Xian a fright.
"Damn it, if you scream again, I'll eat you!”
Xu Xian glared at the usually lazy black dog with a fierce look. The black dog seemed to have recognized Xu Xian and went back to its kennel obediently.
Xu Xian couldn't help but laugh when he thought about how he had been threatened by Meng Qi for the past month and how he was scaring the silly dog today. He was becoming more and more like Meng Qi.
Ignoring the big black dog, Xu Xian walked toward the inner hall. His body was like the wind, and the big black dog shrank back.
"As expected, it's here!"
Xu Xian looked at the red coffin in the hall and felt a wave of fear in his heart. If he ran out of the coffin like this, wouldn't it be too scary?
"Gongfu, did you hear Xu Xian's voice just now? Could it be that Xu Xian is back?"
Xu Jiarong looked at her husband nervously. She had vaguely heard her brother's voice just now, but she didn't know if she was hallucinating.
Li Gongfu looked around in confusion. Today was the seventh day of Xu Xian's death. According to the old man, the souls of the dead would return to bid farewell on the seventh day.
A gust of cold wind swept across the hall. Even though Li Gongfu was experienced and knowledgeable, he could not help but tighten his clothes. He hugged Xu Jiaorong and said,"It doesn't matter. Even if Xu Xian comes back, he won't hurt us.”
The two of them knelt in the hall and kept burning the ghost paper. After a while, Xu Jiaorong started crying again. Li Gongfu sighed and comforted his wife with heartache.
Xu Xian heard it clearly from the side, and his face was full of doubt. Could it be that only seven days had passed in the world of the living when one month had passed in the Underworld? No wonder his body had not been buried yet.
Today happened to be his seventh day. If he had come a step later, he would have been buried in the soil tomorrow. Xu Xian frowned. This was too much of a coincidence.
Xu Xian couldn't help but suspect that he had been deceived from the beginning. He shook his head. Anyway, he was back. No matter what Ah Xiang's purpose was, she had no intention of harming him.
"Sister, it's Xu Xian. Can you hear me?”
Xu Xian summoned his scholarly aura and called out a few times tentatively, afraid that he would scare Xu Jiarong and the other woman.
This time, before Xu Jiarong could react, Li Gongfu, who was full of vigor and blood, was eager to protect his wife. He quickly pulled her behind him and said in a clear voice,"Which demon is causing trouble here? Quickly show yourself!”
Li Gongfu's blood-red aura caused Xu Xian to feel dizzy. He quickly took a few steps back and was slightly shocked. It seemed that his cheap brother-in-law was also a ruthless character.
Xu Xian didn't dare to approach him again. He was secretly anxious. This guy was simply not helping. If he jumped out of the coffin later, would he cut him with a knife?
"Brother-in-law, I'm Xu Xian. I was the one who gave you the jade hairpin back then. It's the one on my sister's head.”Xu Xian could only speak based on his original memory.
Li Gongfu and Xu Xiansong both heard a familiar voice and looked at each other, their faces slightly red. In order to marry Xu Jiaorong, Li Gongfu had privately asked Xu Xiansong to give him a lot of things.
"Xu Xian, is it really you? Do you have any unfulfilled wishes?”Xu Jiarong was so excited that tears streamed down her face and she was incoherent.
On the other hand, Li Gongfu was rather nervous and said softly,""Xu Xian, since you have already left the human world, don't linger in the mortal world. Don't pester your bitter sister anymore. If there are any unfinished matters, I will help you settle them.”
Xu Xian looked at the nervous duo and was speechless. He decided to play with them and said in a low voice,""Tsk tsk, little brother's life is bitter. Little brother can't bear to part with big sister. This time, I came back to bring brother-in-law and sister to hell!”
Coincidentally, a cold wind blew in all directions outside, causing Li Gongfu's scalp to go numb and their bodies to be covered in cold sweat.
"Alright, I won't tease you anymore. I went to Hell King's place and Hell King said that I was the savior, so he let me back!”
Xu Xian saw that the two of them were frightened and simply spouted nonsense.
The two of them were confused and did not understand what Xu Xian meant.
"Anyway, I didn't die. I'm going back to my body now. Don't be scared later!”
After Xu Xian explained, he flew into the red coffin and drilled into his body. His swaying soul finally calmed down.
"Dong dong dong!"
The two of them looked at the coffin in horror. They could hear the constant knocking from inside.
"Hey, Brother-in-law, come and help. I'm suffocating!”
As soon as Xu Xian returned to his body, he looked like he was about to collapse. He could only ask for help from the people outside.
Li Gongfu and his wife looked at each other. After confirming that it was Xu Xian's voice, they quickly ran over." Xu Xian, wait a moment. Brother-in-law is coming to save you!"”
Xu Jiarong quickly ran over as well. The two of them pushed and shoved before the heavy coffin was pushed open. Xu Xian was relieved of a burden and climbed up.
Xu Xian suddenly sat up and panted heavily. He looked at the two people who were already stunned and said with a pale face,"Good evening!"
Xu Jiarong was not in the mood to joke. She pounced over and hugged Xu Xian, crying. She pinched and touched him, as if she was afraid that he was not her brother.
Even though Xu Xian had lived two lives, he was still moved by this kind sister. He smiled and said,"" Do you have food to eat? Are you starving?"
"Okay, okay. I'll go get you something to eat now.”
Xu Jiarong was covered in tears and snot. She wished she could cry like Meng Jiangnu, making Xu Xian's heart ache.
An hour later…
Xu Xian burped and looked at the big bun in front of him with satisfaction. Fortunately, he was still rational. Otherwise, he would have been stuffed to death.
During the meal, Xu Xian made up a lot of stories. After he finally convinced the two of them that he was safe, Xu Xian's lips were almost worn out.
After repeatedly swearing that he would pay attention to his safety in the future, his sister beamed with joy. Even Li Gongfu happily drank two cups. Xu Xian rubbed his little belly and thought to himself that it was better to be a human.
Legend had it that once, Bian Que passed by the Guo Kingdom on his way to practice medicine. He found white lanterns hanging in front of every house on the road, and white silk was wrapped around the branches. It seemed that the whole country was in mourning. He did not know which noble had died. Bianque asked someone. It turned out that the Crown Prince of the Guo Kingdom had passed away. Bianque asked about the Crown Prince's illness. After pondering for a while, he came to the conclusion that the Crown Prince was still alive.
Bian Que entered the palace of Guo Kingdom with the excuse of treating his illness. He told the Marquis of Guo that the Crown Prince was not dead yet. Everyone felt that Bianque was trying to deceive the public with his words. The Crown Prince clearly had no signs of life, how could he still be alive? But Bianque insisted on treating the Crown Prince.
The marquis of the Guo Kingdom agreed to Bianque's request. Bian Que used acupuncture to apply needles to several major acupoints and prescribed a prescription to feed the Crown Prince. After drinking the medicine, the Crown Prince actually " came back to life ". The entire Guo Kingdom was shocked and praised Bian Que's medical skills.
Bianque said that the Crown Prince was not dead. He was only in a state of suspended animation due to his illness. At this time, he could still be treated. Otherwise, when the patient really died, there would be no way to save him.
Therefore, from then on, in order to prevent people from faking their deaths, the corpses would usually be left in the mourning hall for seven days to prevent the occurrence of faking their deaths. Therefore, the custom of "the first seven days" came into being.
Xu Xian's " resurrection from the dead " had amused the two of them. If it weren't for the curfew at night, they would have been beating gongs and drums. After all, such resurrection from the dead was a common occurrence in ancient times where medical care was backward.
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