bookbashuk Chapter 321 Changfeng Building 2
Chapter 321 Changfeng Building 2
In response to my question, Wang Fuli swallowed hard and nodded.
"Do you know what those temples enshrine?" I asked.
"have no idea!"
Wang Fuli shook her head and said, "I dare not watch, nor do I want to watch, and my father-in-law and the others won't let me watch either!"
Fatty Lin and I exchanged a glance, both seeing the seriousness in each other's eyes. This eighth underground level was no ordinary place; perhaps it was the core of the Li family.
"Sister Fuli, please continue!"
I calmed myself down and said to Wang Fuli.
"After I went downstairs, I wanted to call my husband, but as soon as I got there, it was as if something was choking me, and I couldn't say a word. I just walked in shakily!"
Recalling that day, Wang Fuli still couldn't hide the fear in her eyes and instinctively grabbed Lin Pangzi's hand.
Fatty Lin didn't say anything, but simply held Wang Fuli's hand tightly and slowly pulled her into his arms.
Leaning against Fatty Lin, Wang Fuli calmed down a bit and continued, "There were no lights inside, only candlelight at the very back. My husband was sitting with his back to me in front of the candlelight, with three incense sticks lit in front of him. Behind the three incense sticks was a rectangular recess!"
"When I walked over, I didn't try to hide my footsteps, but he seemed not to hear me."
"When I got behind him, I could see clearly that there was a coffin in the recess, and inside the coffin was a corpse cast in gold!"
As she spoke, Wang Fuli fell into her memories again, her eyes lost focus, and her voice became somewhat unsteady.
"I peeked inside and realized that the golden corpse looked familiar. After a closer look, I recognized it as Ning Dieyi!"
"A golden corpse?"
Hearing this, I interrupted Wang Fuli and asked, "Is it made entirely of gold?"
"no!"
Wang Fuli shook her head, her eyes focusing, and said, "The limbs, head, and most of the torso are solid, while the upper body is made of mesh. Through the gaps in the mesh, you can see an urn containing ashes!"
"Is the torso hollow?" I asked.
"Yes!" Wang Fuli nodded.
"So, the ashes inside are Brother Ning's?" I asked.
"Yes!" Wang Fuli nodded.
"Sister Fuli, how do you know the ashes are Brother Ning's? Just because the face cast in gold is Brother Ning's?" Fatty Lin asked.
"That's not how it works!"
Wang Fuli looked up at Fatty Lin and said, "I was so engrossed in watching him that when I came to my senses I realized I'd been spotted. He was looking back at me, and he looked really scary. He asked me, 'Why did you come down here?'"
"I told him I missed him, and he stared at me without blinking for a full half minute. I was so scared I froze and didn't dare to move!"
At this point, Wang Fuli pressed her head against Lin Pangzi's chest, her voice beginning to tremble.
You could tell she was terrified.
"It's alright, it's alright!"
While comforting her, Fatty Lin made a hand gesture and touched Wang Fuli's forehead.
After about three seconds, Wang Fuli regained her composure and said, "Half a minute later, he looked at me and suddenly smiled, saying, 'Since we're already here, let's take a look together!'"
"After saying that, he took my hand, pulled me down to sit, pointed to the corpse in the coffin, and asked me if I knew who this was?"
"When I said I didn't know, he stopped talking and just stared at me with his head turned to the side!"
Imagine this scene for a moment, put yourself in the character's shoes.
In the dim candlelight, her man stared at her with a strange look in his eyes, his face dark and menacing, like a ferocious beast ready to devour its prey.
Let alone women, even men would feel uneasy being stared at like that.
"I was terrified when he suddenly laughed and said the corpse was Ning Dieyi's!"
"Sister Fuli, did you ask your husband why he used gold to make Ning Ge's body?" Fatty Lin asked.
I'd like to know the answer to that question too.
In addition, I also noticed that when Wang Fuli mentioned her husband, she mostly referred to him as "he" rather than "husband".
What does this tell us?
This shows that she already has a traumatic memory of Li Da.
"I didn't even have to ask him; he asked the question himself!" Wang Fuli said.
"You asked it yourself?" I was a little surprised.
"Um!"
Wang Fuli nodded and said, "He was staring at that golden corpse and asked me if I wanted to know why Ning Dieyi's corpse was made of gold!"
"I had absolutely no idea how to answer; my mind went completely blank!"
Before I could even speak, he gave me the answer himself: "Ning Dieyi's destiny is special; she can bring prosperity to the Li family!"
"A special destiny? Bringing good fortune to the Li family?"
Fatty Lin's expression shifted, and he exchanged a glance with me. In that one glance, I was certain that we were thinking of the same thing: the Moonlit Pavilion.
In a sense, the way they treated Ning Ge and the way they treated his wife were exactly the same.
"Yes, that's what he told me!" Wang Fuli was still a little panicked, and her hand subconsciously grabbed Lin Pangzi's arm and squeezed it tightly.
"Don't be afraid!"
Seeing this, Fatty Lin offered another round of comforting words.
"I thought of my mother-in-law. There are many rumors about her, and I know they're all true. Because of this, my brother-in-law has argued with my father-in-law a lot!"
"It wasn't just my father-in-law; my brother-in-law and his uncles also caused quite a bit of trouble!"
"This matter is a semi-public secret within the Li family; everyone knows it, everyone is aware of it!"
Hearing this, I finally understood what Wang Fuli was afraid of: she was afraid of ending up like her mother-in-law.
I thought about it for a moment, then decided to just ask directly: "So, you're afraid your husband will treat you like that too?"
As for what she said about Li Er and his uncle having a fight, I didn't ask.
It's obvious that Li Er's mother met such an end because his uncles were accomplices.
Why doesn't the brother help his sister, but instead helps an outsider harm her? The reason is simple: they weren't born to the same mother.
Also, Li Gua gave more.
Li Er has already written about many things in his book.
"Yes, I'm scared!"
Wang Fuli admitted it without any hesitation.
This is the main reason why she trembled several times and couldn't continue speaking when she talked about this experience.
She feared that she would end up like her mother-in-law, hanging herself without a clear reason, and being buried in the same building without a clear reason, unable to find peace for decades.
This situation is so despairing that just thinking about it fills one with hopelessness.
Let alone her, even I would be scared!
The Li family, father and son, are inhuman.
These two are ruthless, and they're absolutely capable of doing something like this.
"Xiao Lin, Thirteen, if anything happens to me one day, you must save me. I don't ask for anything else, I just want my soul to be scattered!" Wang Fuli pleaded as she looked at us.