How could these soldiers be threatened like this?
Upon hearing this, they immediately slashed a sword towards the old Taoist, who screamed, "My god!" and hastily squatted down, slipping right under the coffin. This made everyone burst into laughter.
"Leave the old man be! Open the coffin!"
A few soldiers gathered around again.
There was a commotion in the queue. It was so easy to die these days, but people generally believed that the dead should be left in peace. No one would deliberately make things difficult for the dead.
The soldiers here clearly intended to cause trouble, making the people indignant.
These soldiers didn't care about the opinions of the crowd. Looking intimidating, they deterred those who wanted to stand up for justice, making them retreat without saying a word.
Watching the coffin being lifted from the ground and prepared for opening, the suona player slowly came over, stuttering for quite a while.
