C288 sarcophagus

Although it was not very spacious from a distance, it would not be a problem for pedestrians to walk on or for small cars to drive on.

It was unknown how many lives had been lost in this river. However, it seemed calm now. Otherwise, that young man wouldn't have dared to use such a small boat to carry a person across the river.

Tang Rou and I didn't waste any time and directly went to the town that Daoist Tian Xuan lived in.

The two of us arrived at the edge of the town in the afternoon. We were more or less excited, and we had a lot of questions on our minds that we wanted Daoist Tianxuan to help us answer.

However, just as the two of us were about to enter the formation, we discovered that something wasn't right. There seems to be a group of people slowly walking away, probably to send to their deaths.

Because I could see Bai Fan and those people dressed in mourning, this was not a rare sight in the countryside, so I recognized them at a glance.

However, the strange thing was that when these people were sent to be buried, they chose to do so in the afternoon. Moreover, there weren't any sounds of blowing or beating along the way. Instead, it was completely silent, like a group of mutes.

"Something's not right. I keep feeling that something's wrong."

At this moment, Tang Rou also felt that something wasn't right. The two of us increased our speed and headed straight for the funeral procession.

As we got closer, we realized that these were probably the townspeople. There were a few young men carrying a huge coffin with a big bar, and it seemed to be very heavy, because seven or eight young men were standing on the platform, and each of them had a tired look on their face. Their clothes were drenched in sweat.

There were about 30 people in the group. An old man was walking at the front, throwing paper money to the sides of the road as he walked, but no one spoke or bragged about it during the whole process. It felt like they were performing a silent play.

Tang Rou and I stood in the middle of the road and looked at the funeral procession.

"Why does this coffin look like it was made of stone?"

They were only a few dozen meters away from the funeral procession when Tang Rou suddenly asked with a frown.

I also focused and sure enough, the coffin didn't have the same color and texture as the wood that was painted, but instead had a type of green and white color. In addition, when everyone carried the coffin, they used all their strength and immediately determined that Tang Rou wasn't wrong.

This is really too strange. All of the bizarre things that happened added together made the doubt in my heart deepen.

While I was speaking, the leader of the group had already arrived in front of us. I suddenly felt that this person looked a little familiar, but the other party didn't seem to recognize me.

I saw that the people carrying the coffins on both sides and the people accompanying us had faces full of fear and sorrow. Most of them had their heads lowered, and a few of them would occasionally look up at us with fierce expressions, as if they were blaming me and Tang Rou for blocking their path.

"Isn't this the mayor?"

Tang Rou suddenly ran over and stood beside the old man. I also recognized him. No wonder he looked so familiar. This old man was the town's mayor.

"It's you guys? Have you received the news? "It's a pity you guys came too late."

The mayor recognized Tang Rou, but didn't have any intention of stopping. As he spoke, he continued to throw paper money towards her.

Tang Rou and I were both confused by what the mayor had just said.

"What do you mean? What do you mean we came late?"

I instinctively felt that the person in the coffin must be someone Tang Rou and I knew. Thinking of this, I immediately felt the world spin around me.

"Who's in the coffin?"

Tang Rou pulled at the mayor again, her voice trembling.

"Aren't you here to send Daoist Tianxuan off on his final journey?"

Hearing this, I immediately felt a stifling feeling in my chest. It really was Taoist Tianxuan.

How could I do that? Daoist Tian Xuan's body was extremely sturdy, and he didn't look like someone who had a short lifespan. When we left, his face was completely red, so why was it that in less than a month, this old man had already passed away?

"Tell me again, is Daoist Tianxuan stored in this coffin?"

Tang Rou didn't want to believe it. She immediately turned around and ran towards the huge coffin carried by the youths.

"Stop him!"

A few villagers immediately stopped Tang Rou, but even though these people were tall and strong, they weren't troublesome for Tang Rou. They nimbly passed through their encirclement, and then directly caught the stone coffin.

"Put the coffin down, I want to see."

I can understand Tang Rou's feelings at this moment, but I also don't want to have a conflict with these villagers. Last time, I could feel that Daoist Tianxuan had an extremely high prestige here, and the villagers all respected him a lot. Since the villagers used stone coffins and brought Daoist Tianxuan out of the town, then there must be something fishy about it.

Judging from the mayor's expression, it seemed that he was very afraid that the stone coffin had been disturbed. Even though the people carrying the coffin had been stopped, they still carried the coffin with great difficulty, unwilling to put it down.

"Are you going to make an enemy of our town? I know that you know Daoist Tianxuan. If you want Daoist Tianxuan to die peacefully, then don't disturb our actions. "

The mayor angrily chased after Tang Rou. At this moment, the villagers were about to attack.

When I saw this situation, I hastily jumped over and stood next to Tang Rou. On one hand, I stopped Tang Rou, and on the other hand, I stopped the excited villagers.

It seemed like they were also very angry and didn't want Tang Rou to disturb their funeral team.

"Tang Rou, calm down first and ask clearly. Don't move recklessly."

Tang Rou's eyes were already red. It could be seen that she was burning with anxiety.