13 Mingke Street

Chapter 29 Tell You, Secret

Karen looked at Ron, then at the bronze coin in her hand;So,The old lady spent the whole day looking for money, and it was stolen by you?Last night, she almost lost her life with Puer, and it was all because of your recklessness?But looking at it from a different perspective,If an employee from one's own family business steals from someone else while working, it seems only natural for them to come to the "little boss" of the family enterprise.But,Here's the problem,

Is that old lady really a bewitching demon?If she is, why did she end up lying in the morgue as an unclaimed body?If she isn't, does that mean the old lady's transformation was caused by this copper coin, meaning that this coin can mass produce bewitching demons?But looking at Ron's current "dumb paralysis" state,Karen really can't compare him to the old lady from last night who could use methods and possess bodies;Is it because Ron hasn't had enough contact with this copper coin yet? Or was the old lady not an ordinary person in her lifetime? So the changes that occurred in the two of them after being influenced by this copper coin are very different.Right now, the only thing that can be confirmed is that this copper coin is definitely problematic.Karen remembers something "Pu'er" said, called "sacred artifact", ordinary people need to go through a "purification" process to become servants of the gods, and "purification" requires the aura of the "sacred artifact".So "sacred artifact" is just a term, it doesn't specifically refer to "sacred objects", just like Pu'er said, are bewitching demons and priests essentially the same?"My money... my money... my money..."

Ron's mouth was still drooling and muttering."Ron, what's wrong with you?" Paul seemed to notice that something was off with Ron.Karen raised her hand, intending to return the copper coin to Ron and temporarily restore his normal state.Ron was a servant in the house and wouldn't run away. Besides, they were almost home. As soon as they got home, they would call Dis. It was just to let Ron be happy for a while with the "copper coin" in his pocket.But,When Karen was about to hand over the copper coin,A strong sense of reluctance suddenly surged in his heart,This feeling is hard to describe...It's like finding a penny on the side of the road and giving it to the police uncle is easy;But if you find a gold brick on the side of the road, even if you eventually give it to the police uncle, you must have struggled with it in your heart.

No matter how good a person's character and conduct are, as long as they are human, they will have desires. Karen took a deep breath and made up her mind to return the copper coin to Ron. Ron immediately laughed and returned to his normal self, kissing the coin. But Karen felt a sense of disappointment and emptiness inside. Was this copper coin already affecting her so much in just a short time? Its power is truly astonishing, considering it's just a piece of copper and not worth much. The hearse finally arrived at the doorstep, and the last group of mourners were leaving. "Whose funeral is it?" Karen asked Paul. "It's Mr. Darcy's today," Paul replied.

"Old Daxi?" Karen was stunned and asked, "Who paid for Daxi's funeral?"Daxi had family and friends, but obviously, as a cremator, even if he was paid well, his family would not be willing to hold a funeral for him at the Inmoleis home.Mrs. Xius, who had promised to hold a grand funeral for Daxi, had already fled in fear in the eyes of the police."Mrs. Xius' property has been confiscated, and the crematorium is about to be auctioned off. The remaining assets will be used to compensate the victims first," Paul answered.Uncle Mason, who had just turned off the car, turned back and said, "We are considering whether to take over the Xius crematorium.""What about the price?" Karen asked."That's not clear yet. I'll go have dinner with the officials in charge of the auction in a few days and ask them how much they want for their benefits. Nowadays, who would really go directly to bid?" Paul and Ron helped Karen out of the comfortable coffin and onto the stretcher."Karen?"A familiar voice sounded, it was Piajie.

He is wearing a solemn suit today, obviously here to attend Old Darcy's funeral."After all, Old Darcy once collected Linda's ashes for me, so I came to mourn for him. At the same time, I found out that you were going to be discharged this afternoon, so I waited a little longer." Piajie's smile was still warm, and he spoke gently."One, two, three!"Paul and Ron lifted the stretcher off the hearse.Ron accidentally dropped the copper coin he was holding and it rolled to the ground.For a moment, Ron wanted to let go of the stretcher to grab the coin.Fortunately, Uncle Mason next to him quickly reached out to catch the stretcher. Otherwise, Karen would have done a somersault at the doorstep. If the wound accidentally ruptured again, she would have to be sent to the hospital before even entering the house.Piajie bent down and picked up the copper coin."Mine, mine, mine." Ron kept saying as he walked towards Piajie.

Piaget handed the copper coin to Ron;What made Karen feel strange was that when Piaget handed over the coin, his expression did not change at all, still maintaining a warm smile.But he had only held it for a while, yet there was a clear sense of loss.So,Is it because Piaget is too rich?Is picking up a penny on the side of the road the same as picking up a gold brick for him?"My coin, my coin." Ron held the copper coin in his arms, as if holding a baby.Uncle Mason, with the help of Paul, placed the stretcher on the ground and came over to Ron and kicked him, but he still held onto the coin tightly."Are you crazy, Ron?"Ron was not moved, just smiling foolishly at Mason.

Uncle Mason gritted his teeth, but didn't say anything else. He helped Paul push Karen into the house with a serious expression on his face.Pierre took off his hat and said goodbye to Karen:"I'll come visit you in a few days, rest well.""Okay, Pierre."The stretcher was pushed into the living room, which was convenient if they were going to the basement, they just had to go down the slope.Fortunately, Paul and his team didn't have a relapse of their occupational disease this time. Karen's stretcher was carried to the third floor and into her room.Rent, Mina, and Chris had to go to school today. Since the standards for Old Darcy's funeral were relatively low, they didn't need extra help and didn't have to take a day off.After Karen was settled on the bed, Aunt Mary came in with snacks and water."My dear Karen, you've been through a lot. Rest well at home and let Aunt Mary know if you want anything to eat."

Because of Lady Shius's incident, Aunt Mary feels genuinely guilty towards Karen."Aunt, is Grandpa at home?""Yes, he's in the study." Aunt smiled, knowing that Dis values this grandson a lot. But out of respect for the elder, she couldn't personally welcome him home. "I'll go get Grandpa."Not long after, Dis appeared at the door.Karen didn't waste any time, not even exchanging greetings, and went straight to the point:"Grandpa, Ron has a copper coin that was stolen from an old lady's body in the hospital morgue. The seductive demon last night must be looking for it. I took the coin and can feel it attracting me. The coin is still with Ron now!Hiss...huff..."Karen didn't pause at all and finished explaining the situation directly; he didn't want to waste any time and risk Dis going downstairs to find out that Ron had already gone home, causing more trouble and complications.

Diss didn't waste any time and turned around to leave. After about two minutes, Ron walked into Karen's room and Diss followed, closing the door behind him. "Sir, is there something you need from me?" Ron was still a bit confused, as any work-related discussions should have taken place in the study. "I accidentally made a mistake earlier and I feel very guilty about it. It won't happen again." Ron could only guess that it was about the incident when he dropped the young master and got reported. "Ron, give me that copper coin." "Copper coin?" Ron took out the coin from his pocket, but held onto it tightly. "Give it to me," Diss said. Diss's authority was heavy.

Ron took a deep breath and finally slowly opened his palm.Dis took his hand and took the copper coin.Ron looked at the copper coin that had left his grasp, his gaze gradually becoming dull:"My money... my money... my money..."Muttering to himself, he made a gesture to snatch the copper coin back from Dis.Dis examined the copper coin while using his other hand to grab Ron's neck, exerting force to pinch him. Ron knelt on the ground in pain, under Dis's suppression, he lost the ability to resist and could only start dripping snot, as if he was experiencing withdrawal symptoms."How did it end up here?" Dis said with some confusion.Karen curiously asked, "What is this?""The source of evil of the Lux Church.""The source of evil?"

If money is called the source of evil, it seems not entirely unreasonable, although it may be a bit one-sided.Dis didn't intend to hide anything from Karen. He had already told him in the hospital that when Karen recovered from his injuries, he would tell him everything he wanted to know."The Lux Church has many followers in the Eastern Desert Continent. They advocate enduring suffering in this life to pursue liberation of the soul in the afterlife. They require their followers to maintain simplicity in the face of material conditions and to remain indifferent to material possessions beyond what is necessary for survival."Hearing Dis's introduction, Karen didn't feel surprised or even curious about the teachings of the Lux Church.Except for a few extreme cases, most mainstream churches actually catered to the needs of the ruling class in their early days, emphasizing the patience and obedience of the lower class to eliminate social unrest.The Lux Church was a relatively typical one, taking the opposite path from the Berry Church.Dis lightly rubbed his thumb on the copper coins:"Legend has it that the true god Lux was deeply troubled by his people's greed for wealth, which led to constant wars. So when he died, he had a bronze coffin made with nine jade snakes embedded in it;He also commanded his followers to collect the sources of evil in this world and melt them into 9 coins of sin, which were then sealed in the bronze coffin with his body."As Dis spoke, Karen was also searching his memory, or more accurately, the memories of the previous "Karen".

"What is the treasure of Lux?""Yes." Dis nodded, "Many people imagine the location of Lux's tomb as a hiding place for a mountain of treasure, and this element also appears in many novels and movie plots."In the memory of the previous "Karen", there was a novel about adventurers, telling the story of the protagonist discovering Lux's tomb, finding the treasure, but triggering Lux's curse.Dis sat down by Karen's bed and placed a copper coin in front of her:"Mainly in the story of the Lux Church, the arrangements made by the true god Lux before his death are too much like collecting treasures for his own burial. But in reality, what Lux collected and sealed in the bronze coffin was the greed of humans, which turned into nine coins, not a pile of tangible wealth.But now it seems that the true god Lux's idea was still too idealistic and simple. Even if he really collected and sealed all the greed of his followers in the area, greed will continue to breed and spread quickly.""So this copper coin is the source of Lux's sin, one of the nine?" Karen asked.Dis shook his head, "No, if it was one of the nine, it wouldn't just affect the person holding it. It could appear anywhere and even attract an entire city to go crazy and fight each other for it.This should be the behavior of a high-level priest of the Lux Church who imitated the god Lux and collected greed before his death to prepare for his own burial.The effect is similar, but the impact and influence cannot be compared to the true god Lux's actions."

I guess that the tomb of the priest was robbed, which led to the circulation of this copper coin, and the era is probably untraceable.Of course, for ordinary people, it still has a very strong allure. After all, few ordinary people have a spiritual dam that can resist the impact of huge wealth.Moreover, even if one can initially hold onto oneself, but carrying it for a long time, it is easy to be slowly contaminated, and then influence each other, or even merge with each other.It is a "sacred object", and if it belongs to the order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the Order of the

"My money...my money..."This scene, just thinking about it makes one shudder."Why was that seductive demon last night so powerful?"Ron still looks like a fool, and Karen doesn't think that even if she gives Ron the copper coin for another ten days or half a month, he will have the terrifying ability of the old lady from last night."That was a fortune teller. I found some tattoos on her body while examining her in the morgue. She should be a wandering fortune teller, a Chaser."In the previous "Karen's" memory, there was knowledge about the "Chasers". In Karen's opinion, this group is very similar to the Gypsies. They are a wandering group with three main professions: fortune telling, stealing, and prostitution.There is also a small settlement of Chasers in the city of Luo Jia.In "Karen's" memory, there was also a scene from two years ago. When a Chaser husband rode his motorcycle with his wife and passed by "Karen" who was walking home alone after school, the husband kindly asked "Karen" if she wanted to experience his wife's skills."Karen" was frightened and ran back home, and her autism worsened.

"So, it's not just the priests of the church who have special abilities?" Karen asked."Who told you this?" Dis asked.This has already involved a "system" issue."Alfred told me," Karen replied."The priests of the church are the mainstream," Dis explained, "mainstream, sometimes not even referring to the majority, but because they can stand in the sun without hesitation. In fact, there are many groups or individuals who do not belong to the church but have their own unique inheritance methods, and they can also possess the special abilities you mentioned."After speaking, Dis looked at Ron on the ground:"Order...purge!"Karen, lying on the bed, saw a white light shining at Dis's index finger, and then his fingertip pointed at Ron's forehead.Ron's body began to convulse violently, and at the same time, black mist began to rise from his mouth and nose.Dis said, "Excessive mental dependence also belongs to the destruction of order."

Upon seeing this scene, Karen really wanted to ask Dis if this "magic" could also be used to quit smoking.Ron stopped twitching and started snoring, but Dis slapped his face."Slap! Slap!"Poor Ron, he was painfully awakened."Sir, what is this..." Ron obviously forgot something, or perhaps, the previous him had been so attracted by the copper coin that he was in a daze, like he was dreaming or had been drinking and had gaps in his memory."Go home and sleep, and next time you're at work, no dozing off." "Yes, yes, I'm sorry sir, I won't do it again, I won't do it again." Ron quickly got up and left the room.The job at the Inmoleis family paid well and was easier than working in a factory, he really didn't want to lose it.After Ron left, Dis threw the copper coin into the glass of water that Aunt Mary had poured for Karen earlier, and it made a crisp sound as it entered the water.

"When you were talking about Ron just now, your speed was really fast and urgent." Dis pointed to his ear and then to his head, "If I wasn't still sharp, I might not have understood." Karen smiled and said, "I just think that when there is something urgent and necessary, we should speak as quickly as possible without delay to prevent any accidents. Otherwise, if something unexpected happens, it would feel... silly. Oh no, Grandpa, I'm not talking about you." Dis nodded and pulled out a chair next to the desk, sitting down facing Karen. "Then I won't delay any longer and tell you about your situation now. Which way do you prefer? Should I tell you and you listen, or do you ask and I answer?" "Grandpa, you go first. After you finish, I'll ask." "Okay."

"Your parents, I killed them with my own hands..."