I Am Your Natural Enemy

The materials in the cabinet, the ones on top that look like snake skin, are indeed the inner layer of a snake demon’s belly skin. Last time, I had the chance to acquire some materials with great difficulty. Some of the snake oil has been used, but the piece of snake skin, tempered by heavenly thunder, has been kept untouched.

Besides the snake skin, there are also pieces of pig skin. This pig skin is not ordinary, but specifically used in burn wards and is quite expensive.

These are the materials Big Sister Ye uses for restoration work. Since the revival of spiritual energy, it has been beneficial for Big Sister Ye, providing more materials with greater potential.

As for usage, she has no reservations because materials are meant to be used. Besides, when used for work, the expenses are covered by the organization.

The Virtue City Funeral House doesn’t have many expenses. The biggest spending in recent years was on the construction of the enhanced luxury furnace, but that cost wasn’t borne by the Virtue City Funeral House. Even the expenses for each firing are covered by the Scorching Sun Department.

The funeral home doesn’t lack the funds for Big Sister Ye’s expenses.

Most importantly, with an increasing number of ghosts, Big Sister Ye’s work in restoring clients’ bodies to dignity is a way to dissipate grievances and prevent potential problems.

Indeed, many ghosts, upon seeing their bodies restored to their original state with a peaceful appearance as if sleeping, let go of their grievances in their hearts.

For clients who died tragically, the funeral home has funds to cover their burial even if the family doesn’t say anything or lacks the means.

Part of the funeral home’s daily expenses goes to this.

The people of Divine Land still care about the final journey, whether it’s grand or simple, it always involves this process.

Sometimes, for clients without relatives, there are people designated to act as family and friends to send off the deceased, all according to standard procedures.

The case today is the same. For a client who died violently and tragically, if not restored or handled, there’s a high chance of lingering grievances taking root and eventually causing a series of incidents.

And if the client turns into a ghost, they will likely be shattered by the Scorching Sun Department.

So, why not avoid it if possible from the start?

Big Sister Ye, holding the materials, returned to the workroom, diligently repairing the client. She propped up bones, added a false nose bridge, cleaned up, and covered the body with substitute skin, then prepared a wig destined to stay in the Taoist temple for at least half a year to ensure there are no problems.

After completing the facial restoration, she measured the client’s body, gently shook a joint, and a cracking sound echoed, with a wisp of breath escaping from the client’s throat, vanishing into the air.

The client’s stiff and tense muscles and joints relaxed entirely under Big Sister Ye’s operations.

The client, just restored and not yet made up, looked slightly grim, with visible stitching marks where skin was pieced together, almost not resembling human skin.

Big Sister Ye stepped out of the operating room, asking the apprentice whether this client would go to the Cremation Department today or tomorrow, requesting an accurate time.

Upon confirming that the cremation was to be done today, she returned to the operating room to start applying makeup to the client.

With makeup, clothing changes, and final adjustments, the initially terrifying client began to resemble the photo more closely.

After an hour, Big Sister Ye scrutinized her work, comparing the result to the photo. Except for the open eyes versus closed eyes, they looked remarkably alike.

The likeness lying here, seemingly in peaceful slumber, contrasted with the lifeless figure in the photo, which now appeared a bit more lively.

Having completed a rather challenging task, Big Sister Ye inspected everything thoroughly before leaving to wash up and rest contentedly.

Time passed, and the client was wheeled away. Family members arrived for a final viewing, and upon seeing the restored client looking identical to the photograph, they wept and expressed endless gratitude.

In the mortuary department, the ghost who initially entrusted Wen Yan with a message secretly peeked from behind a cabinet, looking towards the operating room.

A breeze drifted by, carrying back the photo that had been taken away.

The photo landed on the operating table, and a shadow began to emanate from it, slowly forming into a ghostly figure on the table, just like the recently restored client.

However, the figure quickly dissolved into a breeze, which spiraled the photo away through a crack in the door and vanished.

All this was witnessed by the ghost hiding in the adjacent observation room.

The ghost from the car accident waited quietly, and sensing the yang energy outside diminishing and the yin energy growing, he slipped quietly along the wall and sneaked out.

Still uneasy, he wanted to go home and see.

Stepping outside, he saw a misty road and vaguely heard his family’s sobs and spotted a flickering light. Following the guidance, he walked through the fog back home.

He found the guiding light in front of his memorial portrait; it was the Everbright Lamp, with his wife watching over him. The fire in the basin hadn’t extinguished.

Invisible to anyone, he stood by, watching all night, his face filled with sorrow.