[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-doted-by-the-regent-king":3,"chapter-doted-by-the-regent-king-doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-254":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Doted By The Regent King",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1325295,1760,"Chapter 254 - 254 254 Revisiting the Mortuary","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-254",254,"\u003Cp>254: Chapter 254: Revisiting the Mortuary 254: Chapter 254: Revisiting the Mortuary I was awake the whole night until dawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Liu Jin got up, rubbing his eyes, he was startled to see his young lady sitting on the edge of her bed, seemingly lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re up so early?” Liu Jin climbed out of bed, saying, “Allow this servant to assist you with washing up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu nodded, saying, “Liu Jin, if nothing unexpected happens, we should be able to return today or tomorrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jin was stunned for a moment, his eyes lighting up: “Miss, has the Flower-Picking Thief been captured?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not yet, but it won’t be long now.” Wufu smiled, yawned, and then instructed, “Go fetch some water and call for breakfast.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After briskly washing and eating breakfast, Wufu set out towards the outskirts of the city; since she had already seen that thing at Coffin Guy’s home, she felt no need to wait until evening to act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, investigating was the same during the day or night—it was better to strike quickly and end it swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mortuary outside the city was built on a slope of a small mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the mountains as its backdrop, the Mortuary was surrounded by overgrown weeds, with only one well-trodden path, cleared of grass to its bare soil on either side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the cover of an ancient tree, Wufu, who had disguised herself and was wearing a mask, watched the Mortuary from a distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unclear how long this Mortuary had been standing, with its black tiles and white walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The walls had turned gray and were covered with green moss, appearing extremely dilapidated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the entrance of the Mortuary hung two tattered white lanterns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the door plaque, there was also an Eight Trigram Diagram and several Yellow Talismans affixed, bearing symbols that Wufu did not recognize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But without a doubt, she knew they were talismans intended to expel ghosts and ward off evil spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mortuary was built next to the mountain, and with no human habitation around, the sky was growing dim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the mountain wind blew, the pair of tattered white lanterns swayed, giving off an added sense of mystery and eeriness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu touched her arm, thinking that even during the daytime, if it were night, the place would be the perfect setting for a spooky story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She watched for a while before silently approaching and standing behind a pillar, listening to the sounds inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smoke rose faintly from the west side above the Mortuary; it was early morning, perhaps Coffin Guy was lighting a fire for breakfast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu quickly entered through the wide-open gates of the Mortuary and found herself in a large hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the center stood an earthen Daoist statue, gazing down imperiously, with incense offered on the table before it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below the statue, a row of wooden coffins, while to the west, some bodies laid on wooden tables without coffins, merely wrapped in broken mats or covered with white cloths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next to the tables was a smaller one, neatly arranged with various tools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Wufu leaned in closer, she saw knives, needles and thread, hooks…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were tools used by Coroners for inspecting corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A breeze lifted a corner of the white cloth, and Wufu could see the pallid face of the corpse, which made her throat tighten uncomfortably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The putrid stench invaded her nose, nearly causing Wufu to vomit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She held her breath, pressed her hands together in a praying gesture towards the body, and then pulled back the white cloth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a male corpse; it appeared to have been dissected, with a long, neat suture running from the chest to the abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu’s pupils contracted slightly as she remembered the case file mentioning that each female body had signs of being stitched up with meticulous stitching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pulled the white cloth back over the body, pinched her nose, and moved from the east side to the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the hall, after descending the steps, there was a small wooden cabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chopping sound echoed from the west, presumably the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu sneaked into the little cabin, which was tidily kept, with a wooden plank bed neatly made, and two baskets at the foot of the bed, on top of which lay two grey garments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This room was probably where Coffin Guy resided in the Mortuary.\u003C\u002Fp>",731,"2026-06-05T19:25:17.772Z",1,"novelbin.me","fe8ab3bbebe1e69f95a4cd2b5862df15e104419f8444f0b367a9f90a8bff4819","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-255","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-253",1685,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdoted-by-the-regent-king-cover.jpg"]