Black Myth: Starting from the Destined One
Chapter 209 - 175 The Strange Person Carrying a Coffin!

Chapter 209: Chapter 175 The Strange Person Carrying a Coffin!

What he needed most now was to lay low and survive; only by doing so could he live longer and become stronger. Once no one could threaten him anymore, he would be able to reveal his strength and do as he pleased!

He thought about quickly changing the subject, at a loss for words when suddenly, a dazzling red light appeared on the dark, empty street, looking eerily eye-catching under the dim moonlight.

As the red light grew larger, Li Ping’an looked closely and realized it was actually a person carrying a coffin, swinging a large red lantern, leisurely walking towards them.

"Brother Maha, look, there’s someone carrying a coffin in the middle of the night!"

"Could it be? Someone’s holding a funeral procession this late?"

Mahaparinirvana, the Monk Who Broke Precepts, looked up as mentioned, and sure enough, as the two groups passed each other, he cursed at the coffin-bearer face to face:

"Such a ridiculous thing, carrying out a funeral late at night without avoiding others, damn it’s both frightening and unlucky, ptui!"

Mahaparinirvana spat directly at the feet of the coffin-bearer. If it wasn’t for Li Ping’an on his back, with his temper, he probably would have given the man a good beating.

But when the man passed in front of Li Ping’an, they exchanged glances, except Li Ping’an was still wearing the Hundred Plays Nuo Mask and the man wore a wide-brimmed hat, neither able to see the other’s true face.

"What murky eyes! What a terrifying malevolent aura!"

For some reason, after one glimpse, Li Ping’an dared not make eye contact with the coffin-bearer again. Chang’an City was full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers; who knows if this person was a hidden expert like himself.

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"Brother, what are you talking about?"

Mahaparinirvana continued walking forward, not giving the coffin-bearer a second thought.

But Li Ping’an asked in return:

"Brother Maha, didn’t you notice the coffin he was carrying was covered in strange talismans? Besides, who holds a funeral procession alone at night?"

"Little brother, you don’t understand..."

Mahaparinirvana explained as they walked:

"Nowadays, poor people either starve to death or are too poor to marry a wife, and most of them have no descendants to carry on the family. When parents die, generally it is the lone child who handles the funeral."

"Really?"

Li Ping’an, half believing and half doubting, turned to confirm but as he did, he saw that the coffin-bearer had vanished without a trace, which was extremely eerie!

"Enough, don’t mind others; you have legs, come down and walk, quickly follow me to True Buddha Temple!"

"Alright."

So Li Ping’an and Mahaparinirvana headed towards True Buddha Temple.

In the remaining homes of Fallen Dragon Pit, atop the roof of a deserted house, Xie Wenren, after successfully assassinating Pei Yuanjing, had been shaking and hiding on the roof all this time for fear that Li Ping’an and Mahaparinirvana might return to the scene.

Only when he peeked and saw Li Ping’an and Mahaparinirvana had gone far away did he dare to get up; staring in the direction where Li Ping’an disappeared, he cursed maliciously:

"Although you didn’t come for me, effectively sparing me, I still want to tell Sect Master Zhuge Junchen of the Flame Cloud Sect and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Cen Wenjin that you killed Pei Yuanjing and Cen Fuda, hahaha!"

Xie Wenren laughed triumphantly, ready to leave and report.

Due to the severe injuries inflicted by Li Ping’an before, he struggled to climb down from the roof.

As he was about to descend, he noticed a glamorous and strange red light at the entrance to the residences of Fallen Dragon Pit under the moonlight.

"Huh? Has Li Ping’an come back to catch me?"

Scared, Xie Wenren dared not climb down from the roof, deciding to lay there and watch; he saw the same person that Li Ping’an and Mahaparinirvana had seen earlier, the strange person carrying a coffin and holding a large red lantern late at night.

"Holding a funeral procession late at night, truly damned unlucky! Ptui!"

This was the second time that night the strange person was despised. Still, it seemed he didn’t mind, since Mahaparinirvana had cursed and spat at him to his face earlier and he hadn’t gotten angry.

"What’s with this person?"

No sooner had Xie Wenren spat in disdain, the coffin-bearer suddenly disappeared from his sight, and when he appeared again, he was shockingly next to the Dragon Locking Well.

"Another expert? What is he up to?"

Xie Wenren quickly covered his mouth and kept quiet, watching carefully.

The coffin-bearer lifted the lantern over the Dragon Locking Well, and suddenly, scriptures around the well emitted a burst of golden light. The person seemed afraid of the golden light from the scriptures, immediately shielding himself and taking a step back.

"Is it here?"

The coffin-bearer looked at the Dragon Locking Well doubtfully, as if unsure, then patted the coffin on his back. To Xie Wenren’s greater surprise, the coffin lid opened on its own and out crawled a gigantic turtle, three times the size of the coffin and half the size of a house.

This turtle did not look ordinary. It bore a resemblance to Xuanwu, except that on its back grew mountains and rivers, with the sun and moon shining together, forming its own world, truly incredible!

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"Good Turtle, this place is a bit unusual, I can’t make it out, help me look for it."

The Good Turtle crawled to the edge of the Dragon Locking Well, peeked in, then shook its head at the coffin-bearer.

"Alright then, it’s up to you next, since that person has left nothing but dregs!"

The person carrying the coffin stepped on the back of the Good Turtle, which began to search within the dilapidated residences of Fallen Dragon Pit.