Chapter 715: Warm Home (1)_1
Today was the day of Lady Mei’s funeral. Before daybreak, Mu Zhongqing personally went to Baoguo Temple to welcome Lady Mei’s coffin for burial. By the time he arrived, Huo Yuan was already present. He was standing in the ancestral hall clad in plain clothes, listening to the temple’s masters recite the "Pure Land Rebirth Mantra".
Lady Mei’s tomb was chosen on Zixia Mountain, on the western outskirts of the capital. Huo Yuan had consulted Master Fahua from Baoguo Temple for the selection, which was said to have an excellent Feng Shui that would bless the deceased with a swift entrance to paradise and provide flourishing prosperity and wellness to her descendants.
Following the customs of Great Jin, funerals took place before dawn. After the masters completed reciting the "Pure Land Rebirth Mantra", Huo Yuan commanded sixteen mourning servants to lift Lady Mei’s coffin. With the sound of mournful music all around, they left Baoguo Temple. Mu Zhongqing was leading the procession, holding the banner of the spirit. Behind him were fifty monks, fifty Taoist priests, dozens of mournful musicians and many crying servants sent by Huo Yuan. The massive procession headed straight towards Zixia Mountain.
Upon reaching the capital, Cai Wei dared not let the white tiger appear. After entering the city, she had it return to her Space before entering herself. She had changed into a simple and clean outfit and let the horse out from the Space. Riding the horse, following Brother Ying’s guidance, she headed direct to Zixia Mountain.
On Zixia Mountain, laments echoed everywhere. The monks were performing funeral rites before the burial of Lady Mei: liberating souls from purgatory, passing on the life-illuminating lamp, summoning the Judge of Hell, arresting the city ghosts, inviting the King of Ksitigarbha, opening the golden bridge, and raising the flag. The Taoist priests were submitting applications and petitions to the Three Dynasties and bowing to the Jade Emperor. Several high-ranking monks were offering incense, setting alight the fire mouth, worshipping the water crimes. Twelve young monks were quietly reciting the edict in front of the coffin. Only after the rites, Lady Mei’s coffin was then buried.
Cai Wei arrived after the burial of Lady Mei was completed.
At this moment, the monks and Taoist priests began to retreat, intending to return to the city. Since Cai Wei was pretending to be dead, she could not be seen by people. She only made her appearance after all the monks, Taoist priests, and the musicians had left.
Mu Zhongqing, immersed in sorrow, was suddenly delighted to see his daughter appearing from the sky. His eyes reddened in excitement.
Being separated from his daughter for so long, even though he knew she was not dead, he had never really seen her until now. His daughter was standing alive right in front of him, and his heart that had been suspended all along finally calmed down.