I looked out the window and saw that the person arriving was Wang Jun.
Why had he come?
Wang Jun was accompanied by his grave robbers.
Wang Jun had a pair of beady, triangular eyes, and his left arm was bandaged and hung around his neck.
The grave robbers beside him also had grim expressions, as if everyone owed them money.
"Kid, I've had a hard time finding you," Wang Jun said with a fake smile.
I frowned. What did he want with me? I wasn't familiar with them. Besides, I wasn't hiding.
"What do we want? Your life."
As soon as he spoke, one of the grave robbers beside Wang Jun sneered, drew a dagger from his waist, and charged.
After dodging the grave robber's attack, I looked at Wang Jun with displeasure, "What is this about?"
"What is it about? I've been hurt so badly, we have to collect some interest, don't we?" Wang Jun glanced at his arm hanging around his neck.
"You're injured, and it's none of my business. Don't think I'm easy to bully."
In the past ten years, I hadn't just learned to calculate Yin trigrams; dealing with ghosts also required a good physique. As my trigram skills improved, my physical combat abilities also advanced rapidly under my master's strict training. I wouldn't dare call myself a master, but I was more than capable of handling these grave robbers.
"It's us who are easy to bully, otherwise you wouldn't dare to trick us."
"Let's go!"
I threw a punch and retracted my leg, quickly subduing all of Wang Jun's men. Just as I was about to deal with Wang Jun, I saw he had something in his hand.
"Kid, try moving again?" Wang Jun's sinister voice reached my ears.
I looked closely and realized it was a sawed-off double-barreled shotgun.
This kind of weapon was usually used for hunting wild boars. It had immense stopping power at close range and could shoot up to about thirty meters. Wang Jun and I were only three to five meters apart. A shot to the body would surely turn me into a sieve.
I immediately backed down. A wise man knows when to retreat.
"Wang Jun, killing people is illegal. You'll lose your head."
"Heh heh... we deal in business where we risk our heads."
After a pause, Wang Jun continued, "It's just that I didn't expect you to trick us."
"You say I tricked you? What do you mean? We have no past grievances, no recent enmity..."
Before I could finish speaking, Wang Jun kicked me.
I instinctively wanted to resist, but Wang Jun pressed the gun firmly against my temple, leaving me unable to move.
"You dare to talk about it? Didn't you say that corpse was fine?"
So, it was indeed Sui Wan'er's corpse that had caused the problem.
But it shouldn't have been! Sui Wan'er had been injured by Zhang Dabiao and me. It would take at least ten days to half a month for her to recover.
Moreover, Sui Wan'er had agreed to "sell" the corpse herself.
My mind raced, trying to figure out how to deal with the current situation. Although my master had rehearsed many scenarios with me, he had never demonstrated this particular predicament.
"The corpse was fine, otherwise why would I have let you sell her? That would be like destroying my own livelihood?" I thought for a moment and said calmly.
I was gambling, betting that they didn't know there was something wrong with Sui Wan'er's corpse.
A Feng Shui master might have been able to detect something wrong with the corpse, but how could a grave robber, who only knew how to dig holes and steal graves, possibly know?
"You dare to lie to me?"
Wang Jun's expression turned cold, and he pressed the gun against my temple again.
My heart sank. Had I gambled wrongly?
Just then, I noticed Wang Jun's eyes flicker.
This scoundrel, he was trying to bluff me.
My heart, which had been in my throat, finally settled. Although I was still a little nervous, I didn't show it on my face.
"Believe it or not."
"You really didn't lie to me?"
"No."
I had guessed correctly. Wang Jun lowered the shotgun, though his expression was still filled with suspicion.
"Fine. Since you say the corpse is fine, then you'll come with us and clarify things with that woman."
As soon as Wang Jun finished speaking, two of the grave robbers took out ropes from their waists, clearly intending to tie me up.
"What are you doing?"
"Afraid you'll run," Wang Jun said, shaking the shotgun in his hand and signaling his subordinates to proceed.
I had no choice but to let them tie me up.
At the same time, I was thinking of a counter-strategy.
It was obvious that the woman Wang Jun was referring to was Fang Huixin.
He had sold the corpse to Fang Huixin, and last night her daughter had come back to life. She was bound to be suspicious.
The target of this suspicion would either be me or Wang Jun.
Now, it seemed clear that Wang Jun had become her suspect.
I learned from Zhang Dabiao that Fang Huixin was no ordinary woman.
For her to be so successful in the business of ancient artifacts and old corpses as a woman, she must have had capable people behind her.
Perhaps noticing my unusual quietness, Wang Jun looked back at me. "Kid, don't try any tricks, or don't blame me for turning hostile." He then shook the shotgun in his hand.
...
As we left the courtyard, there were pedestrians on the road. However, upon seeing me tied up, they merely glanced at me before continuing with their own business.
It was as if I were invisible, and the words of calling for help, which I had prepared to utter, were swallowed back down.
My heart sank. It truly felt like calling out to heaven and earth, but no one answered.
Was I, a dignified Yin trigram master, going to perish here?
Wang Jun and his group remained silent all the way.
After several twists and turns, Wang Jun led me to a mansion.
Upon entering, I saw Fang Huixin sitting in the hall, leisurely sipping tea.
"Boss Fang, you say there was a problem with the ancient corpse you purchased. Now I've brought the master who examined the corpse. Let's clarify any issues face-to-face. If the corpse is fine, you owe me an explanation." Su Dan Novel Network
Facing Fang Huixin, Wang Jun's tone was harsh, but he dared not overstep.
Fang Huixin looked up at me and frowned, "You say this young man examined the ancient corpse?"
"That's right," Wang Jun said, looking at me with suspicion. "Do you know each other?"
"No," Fang Huixin replied. "You found such a young man to examine the ancient corpse, no wonder something went wrong."
Fang Huixin's words made me uncomfortable.
I had seen her just last night. While we couldn't say we knew each other, we had at least met.
Besides, what did my age have to do with examining corpses?
Despite my annoyance, I decided to wait and see.
Wang Jun let out a cold laugh.
"It was fine when I sold it, and it was fine when you bought it. Now that your daughter has a problem, why aren't you blaming the master who examined the Yin marriage?"
Hearing this, a flock of crows swarmed in my mind. Damn it, was he trying to ensure I died?