Master Sun had been waiting at the Jiang Family home for half a day when, at 10 a.m., the family patriarch's spirit-raising funeral procession began.
It was said that this time was calculated by a great master as an auspicious moment at Jiang Yongnian's request.
Commencing the procession at this hour, with burial at 10:10, was said to be the best for the future generations of the Jiang Family.
Jiang Yongnian was a devout believer, hence the spirit-raising did not begin until almost noon.
Master Sun found it odd.
In their local custom, burials were always done early in the morning, with the best timing being before the sky even brightened.
Who ever heard of waiting until nearly noon?
However, since it was the master who had spoken, and it was another family's domestic affair, Master Sun did not feel it was his place to comment; he followed the guests and joined in escorting the coffin out of the Jiang residence.
But then...
