But he still didn't speak immediately, so he acted in a difficult way. The longer he hesitated, the more face he lost by betraying Xue Bai.

At this moment, footsteps sounded from behind Xue Bai.

At this moment, the sound of soft footsteps sounded behind Xue Bai. He turned around and saw Li Tengkong walking over, with a blank look in his eyes.

He quickly stopped her and said softly: "You go up there and wait for me."

Li Tengkong has always been a very spiritual woman, but today she seemed a little dull. She did not answer Xue Bai, but stared blankly at the stone coffin in the crypt.

Xue Bai noticed something was wrong with her, took her hand, and wanted to take her out first.

Li Tengkong did not leave, but broke away from Xue Bai and wanted to move forward. Xue Bai blocked her again, hugged her, blocked her sight with his chest, and whispered: "Wait for me outside, I will take care of it...

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Chen Xilie turned around and looked up at the firelight on the stone wall, not looking at the little couple hugging each other.

After a while, Xue Bai said: "Prime Minister Zuo?"

Chen Xilie felt that he was a little annoyed. After thinking for a while, he shouted loudly: "It's boring here, everyone, please go out. Xue Sheren, since the saint ordered you to inquire about this case, you will bring out the purple gold court clothes."

"Listen to the left prime minister's arrangements."

Chen Xilie then walked out of the crypt with his hands behind his back. All the officials picked up the burial objects and followed him out, including the old officials holding the Night Pearl and the Elephant Hut.

Among them, many people looked back at Xue Bai and felt that this young man treated others with great care. He was actually the only person in the entire court who was willing to stand up for Li Linfu, not to mention that he was not from Li Linfu's family.

Even those who harbor resentment against Li Linfu have seen the tragic situation after Li Linfu's death today and have no resentment towards Xue Bai for taking action at this time.

Finally, these people moved out all the burial objects, leaving the crypt empty.

Xue Bai always held Li Tengkong in his arms, and his eyes fell on the entrance of the crypt. He saw the Diao brothers walking down, and Diao Geng was still carrying a baggage.

"Mr. Lang," Diao Bing said, "They said they had to strip Li Linfu of his official robe and bury him somewhere else in a small coffin."

"I understand." Xue Bai said, "You guys take the coffin down and leave the baggage."

"Here."

Xue Bai patted Li Tengkong's back gently and said, "Be obedient. You go out and wait for me first. I will take care of it."

Li Tengkong shook his head.

Xue Bai had no choice but to kiss her forehead and said, "You can trust me. Your brother is here and he will watch."

Li Tengkong looked at Li Xiu and saw that this brother was already slumped there like mud.

She still shook her head and whispered: "I can't let you clean up my grandpa's bones. My daughter has to do it."

"I can clean it up for you."

Xue Bai said, fearing that she would ask "Who are you to me again?", so he held her hand and placed it on his heart, letting her feel his heartbeat and his feelings for her.

"Although I failed to become Li Linfu's son-in-law, but..."

Li Tengkong covered Xue Bai's mouth. She looked up into his eyes for a long time and said, "Don't say anything."

Then, he removed his hand, stood up on tiptoes, and kissed Xue Bai on the lips.

Xue Bai was stunned.

Li Tengkong then left his arms and walked towards the coffin.

Xue Bai turned around and looked at her back. He felt distressed but did not step forward to stop her. He watched her walk to the coffin and leaned over to look at Li Linfu's half-rotted body.

In the crypt, there was a putrid stench that was overwhelming and suffocating.

Only a touch of warmth on the lips made people feel that things were not that bad.

Xue Bai reacted, took out two pieces of handkerchief, stepped forward, tied one on Li Tengkong's mouth and nose, and tied it on himself, then picked up the bundle from the ground, opened it, and found a purple gold court dress inside.

He looked around and saw a puddle of vomit in front of Li Xiu, so he went over and put the lining of the court clothes on the vomit to wipe it off.

During the process, Li Xiu always lay there, his eyes blank, as if he was dead.

Xue Bai walked to the coffin, looked at Li Linfu's body, and then looked at the dirty and smelly court clothes in his hands. He spread it on the ground, took out a leather bag from his arms, and carefully poured some black blood on it.

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This was brought by Du Wulang. It is said that it is sheep blood that has been produced in his kitchen for many days.

After doing this, the Diao brothers had already moved the thin coffin in.

Li Tengkong looked back, tied up his wide sleeves, and prepared to move Li Linfu's body.

But no one knows which parts of the body will flow out when touched.

"Juro?"

Xue Bai turned to Li Xiu and asked.

Li Xiu's soul was lost and he was speechless for a long time.

Under this situation, such a reaction is normal. Although Xue Bai felt that Li Xiu was not strong enough, he could understand it and signaled the Diao brothers to take action.

The Diao brothers tied their handkerchiefs and stepped forward, one raising his head and the other raising his feet, intending to move Li Linfu's body.

As soon as his head was lifted, the neck was almost broken, with only a little adhesion left. Diao Bing did not dare to lift it anymore. Looking at Diao Geng, he saw two boots in his hand, but the two legs on the boots were soft.

It's weak and breaks when you pull it.

Li Tengkong closed his eyes and swayed. She opened her eyes again, stretched out her hand, and tried to lift Li Linfu's shoulders.

This time, Xue Bai did not stop her, and went over to pick up the body's torso with both hands.

He couldn't tell what it felt like on his hands.

It's like holding up a golden treasure that is about to rot.

It's both disgusting and heavy.

It just so happened that he carried his feelings for Li Tengkong.

Out of this feeling, he is willing to support this rotten corpse, this rotten dynasty.

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Li Xiu couldn't see anything in front of him.

His mind kept flashing back to everything he had experienced in his life, including being pampered, well-dressed and well-fed, having sex with dogs and horses, singing and dancing, being extravagant and lustful. However, there was nothing that was truly worth remembering before he died, something that could sustain him...

.

A life of accomplishing nothing is just an inconspicuous footnote under my grandfather's extreme power and tragic funeral. It neither stopped him from persecuting Zhongliang, nor stopped him from being persecuted by others. He is nothing more than a waste.

What's more pitiable than a waste is that he is a sober waste. Therefore, he suffers much more than his idiot brothers who are drunk and dreaming.

Li Xiu smiled bitterly to himself, no longer feeling nostalgic for this terrible life.

There is no need to go to Zhenzhou anymore. Let's die here today and be buried with my grandfather. Like the emperor of Shengming who uses people to face the front and does not use people to face the back, he made his only and last protest.

But in fact, no one cared about this protest at all, waste is waste... and the despair deepened.

Suddenly, Li Xiu came back to his senses and saw that those people were already moving his grandfather's body.

The last bit of dignity was stripped off.

However, when he took a closer look, he found that what was being moved was not a piece of flesh and blood. Li Linfu was still wrapped in purple and gold court clothes.

Clothes are important, even more so at this moment.

Li Xiu finally regained consciousness and recognized that the people moving the bodies were actually Xue Bai and Li Tengkong.

He managed to hold on to the ground, stood up with difficulty, and stepped towards them.

He saw something falling from Li Linfu's robe below his waist. He quickly walked over and held it with both hands.

I can't tell you what it feels like when I get it.

Li Xiu wanted to cry, but he finally accomplished something in the most painful moment.

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There was a soft sound, and the wooden board covered the thin coffin.

"Give me."

Xue Bai took the hammer from Diao Bing, knocked it hard several times, and nailed Li Linfu's coffin.

After putting down the hammer, he turned around and saw that Li Tengkong's face was pale and his body was swaying, as if he was about to faint. He quickly hugged her again and stretched out his hand to see that her forehead was hot.

"Are you sick?"

Li Tengkong didn't answer, but he buried his head in Xue Bai's arms with nostalgia, and whispered: "You fell into Chen Xilie's hands..."

"It doesn't matter." Xue Bai said, "Let's take care of your grandfather's funeral first."

"Um."

Li Tengkong responded feebly, and wanted to remind Xue Bai a few words, but he felt his throat was so tight that he couldn't breathe, and even the scene in front of him began to blur.

The next moment, her body became light and her whole figure seemed to be floating. However, she was picked up by Xue Bai.

He is very strong, his arms are steady, and his chest is broad. If pain is like a stormy sea, his arms are like a harbor.
To be continued...