"Grandma, has the Long Family’s ancestral tomb been tampered with?"
Old Madam Long was puzzled, "Tampered with? Do you mean reburied?"
"Right, including any grave opening after the burial?"
"Of course not, that would be a grave disrespect, it’s not permissible."
Long Yubei seemed to vaguely guess what Gu Lili was up to.
"Grandma..." Gu Lili spoke, "You mentioned earlier that the two swords can recognize their owner. We don’t know how they do that, but I’m thinking, could the ancestor who passed on these swords have left that information in the coffin?" Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on NovelHub(.)net
Old Madam Long thought it made sense, "But there is a belief that ancestral tombs should not be disturbed, as it could destroy the feng shui."
"Yes," Mr. Long agreed, "they should not be disturbed. This is a tradition that has been passed down for many years, we cannot break it."
"On the contrary, I believe that traditions are rigid, but people are flexible; we can establish new traditions. Grandpa, Grandma, we really need not worry about the feng shui. I am the Long Family’s feng shui, and moreover, once the mortal body dies and is buried, it eventually becomes nothing but a pile of bones. It is the soul that is essential, what use are the bones without the soul?"
Old Madam Long laughed, "Of course, Grandma understands. Beibei, if you and Lili really want to see if there’s any other information about the two swords, then Grandpa and Grandma support you. After all, the recognition of the sword’s owner is a serious matter, and if it can be found, it would be wonderful. Our family’s ancestral tomb truly has no record of being disturbed. Your Grandpa and I do have concerns, but the words you just spoke have been taken to heart by Grandma. That is, our Beibei is the Long Family’s feng shui, what’s there to fear!"
Long Yubei and Gu Lili exchanged glances, understanding each other’s intentions without more words.
"Then, Grandma, tonight I shall secretly open the graves one by one in search."
Traditionally, children of a certain age are not allowed to visit ancestral tombs to offer worship, let alone just a month-old baby, who absolutely must not linger in front of the graveyard, lest they attract something unclean.
But what does Long Yubei do? He is the underworld’s Seventh Prince, what unclean things would dare to harm his children under his watch?
So, when heading to the ancestral tombs, the two children were also brought along.
Each ancestral tomb has a headstone, engraved with the life deeds of the Long Family’s ancestors. Long Yubei started with the tomb furthest back in time.
The progenitor of the Long Family.
To increase efficiency, Long Yubei arranged for three hundred people, fifty groups, each group to open a tomb. Leave the coffins unaltered for Long Yubei and Gu Lili to inspect each one before resealing.
Old Madam Long was awake, and so was Mr. Long, the two elderly pushing the baby stroller and waiting with walking sticks.
Long Yubei, wearing a mask and gloves, stepped into the coffins, while Gu Lili squatted by to provide light.
The two began with the first coffin, and after an hour of continuous searching, having inspected nearly twenty coffins, they found nothing.
But both of them had come with the attitude that it would be great if they found something, but no matter if they didn’t, so there was no rush or impatience.
When nearly three hours had passed, Long Yubei finally made a discovery in the coffin of Long Liuzhi, the 48th generation successor of the Long Family.
The body of Long Liuzhi was very well preserved, even the hair and beard were still clearly visible, a rare occurrence compared to what they had seen in the other coffins.
"Qing Li, are the bodies in the other coffins intact?"
Tang Qingli looked at several coffins one by one, "No, these are not intact."