The appearance of Zhu Lei served as a wake-up call for me. Since Fang Erquan was the headmaster's direct disciple, he certainly wouldn't let this matter drop so easily after such a huge incident. I needed to keep a low profile for a while, and those photos would have to be suppressed for a bit longer before leaking them out.
Since the afternoon was uneventful, I arranged for Xue Shisi to live in the same residential compound as me. Closing the shop early in the evening, I ordered a table full of dishes to officially welcome Xue Shisi.
Taking advantage of the lively conversation between Xue Shisi and Chang Xiangyu, Shen Xuanrou filled me in on the recent happenings at the shop. She said my Cheap Senior Brother had woken up twice; each time he found me absent, he asked for a few more sticks of incense and went back to sleep. The Pixiu had visited a few times, saying it would send me a gift after the New Year. People from the funeral parlor that collaborated with the shop had also stopped by a few times, chatting about some bizarre occurrences at the funeral home...
Chapter 133