Chapter 153 Shi Fei Dao Ren

　　Shi Fei Dao Ren didn't live in a Taoist temple, but in a funeral home.

　　Shi Fei Dao Ren's funeral home was located in the autopsy center, and could be considered a department of the autopsy center.

　　Not only did hardly anyone visit it all year round, but Shi Fei Dao Ren was the only person there, inside and out. Moreover, a sentence was written in front of the door: "The dead may enter, the living must not. Disregard this warning at your own risk."

　　Regardless of how high their status was in life, or how deep their family background, all corpses sent to him for processing were only allowed to be delivered to the door.

　　After a period of time, Shi Fei Dao Ren would definitely return a perfectly processed, even lifelike, corpse to you, along with a complete report.

　　Unless permitted by Shi Fei Dao Ren, anyone who dared to enter would surely disappear into that funeral home.

　　Legend has it that such incidents had occurred four times in that funeral home, and family members had even made a scene.

　　In the end, all of them were resolved without a trace.

　　No one knew what methods Shi Fei Dao Ren used to appease those family members, but one thing was certain: those family members never dared to trouble Shi Fei Dao Ren again.

　　Chen Shuyu was only able to find these materials so far.

　　After listening to Wang Xiaohuan, I couldn't help but laugh: "It seems that this Shi Fei Dao Ren is the true successor of the Six Doors. What era is this, and he's still living a life that's half in the martial world, half in the officialdom."

　　"These kinds of people are often not easy to deal with!"

　　Wang Xiaohuan said lazily, "At worst, we'll just beat him up! What else can we do?"

　　"That's true!" I had no intention of negotiating with Shi Fei Dao Ren nicely from the start.

　　Shi Fei Dao Ren, if he wanted money, secret treasures, or conditions for exchange, I could consider them. But wanting a woman to accompany him for a night was out of the question.

　　If the girls from our Liangjie Tang (Two Realms Hall) wanted to marry, I would be happy to see it happen.

　　If someone pursued them openly and honestly, I wouldn't stop them either.

　　But, if anyone dared to plot against them in secret, then don't blame my blade for being merciless.

　　When we arrived at the autopsy center, it was already midnight. In front of the funeral home built in a corner of the autopsy center, two dim red lanterns were lit.

　　The lights were red, but the blood-colored light made the funeral home's entrance appear unusually eerie.

　　I looked up along the funeral home's gate and saw the two words "Shi Fei" written on the horizontal plaque.

　　I laughed: "Look, this Shi Fei Dao Ren has really turned this place into the Six Doors."

　　The meaning of the Six Doors: In the beginning, it referred to the yamen (government office).

　　Because ancient yamens all had three doors, six door panels, that's how the saying "Six Doors" came about.

　　Before my laughter faded, the funeral home's gate opened automatically, and a middle-aged man dressed as a Taoist priest walked out of the door, cupping his fist towards me: "Honored guests have arrived, I have failed to greet you properly, please forgive me!"

　　That was Shi Fei Dao Ren. Chen Shuyu's information had his photo.

　　I returned the greeting with a cupped fist: "Li Po from Liangjie Tang, I apologize for the intrusion, Daoist Priest, please forgive me."

　　"Please come inside, everyone!" Shi Fei Dao Ren made a "please" gesture, inviting us into the funeral home.

　　Only then did I realize that the funeral home's layout was designed according to the yamen: in the middle was the main hall, and the four rooms on both sides were used as offices for the yamen runners, constables, clerks, and advisors.

　　I seemed to understand something.

　　I became a little more curious about this Shi Fei Dao Ren.

　　Shi Fei Dao Ren led us into the main hall. After we sat down as guests and host, he said, "Before you state your intentions, I would like to know why you flattened the Xuanwu lineage?"

　　My expression darkened slightly: "Daoist Priest, this sounds a bit like a trial, doesn't it?"

　　Shi Fei Dao Ren smiled: "If Hall Master thinks so, it's not impossible. The Four Famous Arresters of the Six Doors watch over each other. The Xuanwu lineage has suffered this calamity, and this poor Daoist must ask for a clear explanation."

　　"If the Xuanwu lineage has been wronged, this poor Daoist, though not talented, would like to seek justice for Xuanwu."

　　Afraid that I would immediately attack, Feng Ruoxing quickly held my hand under the table.

　　"Interesting!" I laughed, "Then I'll tell Daoist Priest the whole story."

　　Compared to the intrigues of the martial world, I preferred Shi Fei Dao Ren's straightforward style.

　　If I say I'm going to hit you, I'm going to hit you. Putting things out in the open is always more comfortable than keeping them under the table.

　　I told Shi Fei Dao Ren in detail about my encounter with Jing Henyun, all the way to fighting out of Ningkang Temple, only concealing our true purpose for going to Xianyang River.

　　Shi Fei Dao Ren's brow furrowed more and more tightly. In the end, he sighed and said, "So, the Xuanwu lineage ultimately couldn't avoid vulgarity!"

　　"Let the matter of the Xuanwu lineage be put to rest!"

　　"If this poor Daoist had gone to Ningkang Temple, I would have done the same thing as Hall Master."

　　I couldn't help but look at Shi Fei Dao Ren. The feeling he gave me was too false, yet too real.

　　I couldn't tell that he was lying, but I couldn't understand why he was letting go of the grievances of Ningkang Temple so easily.

　　Feng Ruoxing suddenly said, "Did Daoist Priest come from the lineage of the Arresting God?"

　　Shi Fei Dao Ren cupped his fist: "It's rare that someone in the world still remembers the Arresting God. This poor Daoist comes from the Arresting God's lineage, but I engage in lowly work, and am ashamed of my ancestors."

　　I didn't expect Shi Fei Dao Ren to have such a background.