Chapter 234 - 134 Past Predestined Relationship
Although they had avenged their mother, the mood of the two brothers in the Mountain Lord Temple did not lighten a bit.
Sun Erzhuang, having endured the fright and torment of the past few days, suddenly erupted with the pressure and grievances in his heart.
The fat man knelt in front of Madame Guan Hua’s coffin, holding the edge of the lid, crying bitterly for a long time.
Guan Dazhuang, witnessing the sorrow, had tears shimmering in his tiger-like eyes.
Xu Qing sighed, holding three sticks of incense, and placed them in front of the coffin.
During the vigils, three sticks of incense must be lit, representing Heaven, Earth, and Man. It is said that as long as the incense burns throughout the night without interruption, the deceased and the living can transcend the barriers between worlds and sense each other’s thoughts.
Additionally, Xu Qing lit a white candle on each side of the coffin, ensuring they burn through day and night, symbolizing the guidance and illumination for the soul of the deceased.
As soon as Xu Qing finished these tasks, Madame Guan Hua’s figure reappeared, though she did not speak, merely glancing at the two brothers and then at the corpse of Guan Xiaohu in the hall.
The old lady’s gaze was eerie as she then mechanically walked out of the Incense Hall.
The rope tied to the hall’s beams seemed to gain sentience, it fell on the ground with a plop, the loop round like a snake’s head, the body like a serpent, and it slithered towards the old lady.
Guan Hua paused, her voice thick like holding a glutinous rice cake; Guan Dazhuang and Sun Erzhuang couldn’t discern her words. But Xu Qing, who understood the language of birds and beasts and the speech of spirits, showed a thoughtful expression.