Fang Yun didn't eat and went to the mourning hall.
The people of the Yun family were busy, and so were their relatives and friends. Fang Yun changed into a set of mourning clothes.
The funeral ceremonies of the human race were always changing, and many of the contents of the Zhou rites were changing. As a guest, Fang Yun didn't say much and just stood to the side, watching the details of the funeral and experiencing the different 'rites' of the Bloodlight Ancient Land and the Saint Origin World.
Fang Yun found that the funeral ceremony of the Bloodlight Ancient Land was very simple. Since the day before yesterday when the family head asked him to sleep in Yun Jie's room, Yun Jie's body should be placed in his bedroom according to the Zhou rites, but Yun Jie's body was actually placed in the main hall.
Because Yun Jie was a Jinshi, he was a 'scholar' in the Zhou Dynasty. According to the Zhou rites, the funeral ceremony was very complicated. It included summoning the soul, offering sacrifices, offering condolences, collecting the clothes, inscribing, raising the flag, digging the grave, arranging the clothes, washing the body, putting the clothes back, and so on. This was only the first day, and the funeral would last for three days.
In the Saint Origin World, only the funerals of monarchs, great scholars, and even Half-saint would last for several days. Other funerals were simple. For example, the Mohist School advocated 'traditional funerals', and some people didn't even hold a funeral.
On the first day, the Yun family carried out the summoning of the soul and offering of sacrifices. However, the people here didn't give the clothes to the deceased. They just washed the body and put it in new clothes, placing it in the main hall and ordering people to make a tombstone.
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On the first day, the Yun family sent out invitations, saying that the funeral would be held in two days to bury Yun Jie. Only those who had a good relationship with the Yun family would come.
On the second day, the final preparations were carried out. Today was the third day, and the funeral was officially held.
The Yun family on Changle Street was a famous family in the Gathering Cloud City. When the time came, the entire street was blocked by carriages. Even the city lord sent his eldest son. The whole process was very smooth.
After two hours, the Yun family was almost filled with guests.
In the mourning hall, the family head and the people of the fourth branch were kneeling on the left side, while Fang Yun and the other relatives of the Yun family and Yun Jie's friends were standing on the right side. They didn't kneel, but some of the guests saluted.
Fang Yun didn't have deep feelings for Yun Jie, but he was also a comrade-in-arms who had killed demons and barbarians together. Since he had obtained so much Dragon Grain Rice, attending the funeral as a good friend was the basic etiquette that a scholar should guarantee.
Fang Yun didn't feel like he owed the Yun family anything. He fabricated his identity not to gain benefits that he shouldn't have, but to protect himself. He didn't hurt anyone, so he didn't do evil.
Kong Sheng openly violated the covenant he had been forced to sign. The gods would not listen to this kind of covenant. Scholars disguised themselves in the face of death and did not harm others. This did not violate the basic principles of scholars.
If you don't even understand this principle, you don't deserve to be a scholar.
The entire hall was filled with mournful mourning, and the house was filled with the sound of weeping. The entire Yun family was filled with a gloomy atmosphere.
Close to noon, someone outside suddenly cried out, "What's going on? He even saw Big Brother a few days ago. How could Big Brother leave just like that … "
Fang Yun was stunned. This voice was too familiar. The person who spoke the most about him in Cloud Town was the person who spoke the loudest, Grand Scholar Yun Ao. Yun Jie's cousin.
Then, Yun Ao rushed into the house with his other friends. They walked quickly to Yun Jie's coffin and knelt down to kowtow.
The others didn't touch the ground. However, Yun Ao kowtowed three times in a row, shaking the dust off the beams and stopping the crying in the mourning hall.
Fang Yun looked carefully. The five of them didn't have time to put on their mourning clothes. They looked travel-worn. It seemed like they had rushed back after hearing the news.
When Yun Ao raised his head, there was a clear bruise on his forehead.
Yun Ao cried as he knelt in front of Patriarch Yun He. First, he kowtowed heavily three times, and cried, "Nephew deserves to die ten thousand deaths. I actually didn't make it back in time to see Big Brother for the last time. Uncle, please punish me!"
Yun He's eyes were red. He stood up and helped Yun Ao up. "It's good that you're back. I know you're out of town."
Yun Ao cried, "When I was young, I chatted with Big Brother. We talked about what would happen after he died. Big Brother said that if I, as his younger brother, died in battle, he would acknowledge my father as his father and take care of him. At that time, I also told him that if he died in battle, I would acknowledge Uncle as my father! From today onwards, you're also my father! "
Yun He finally couldn't take it anymore. Tears streamed down his face as he hugged Yun Ao and cried loudly.
Seeing this, many people gently wiped their tears.
If he didn't know what kind of person Yun Ao was, Fang Yun's eyes would definitely turn red as well. Unfortunately, Yun Ao's words in the restaurant were still vivid in his mind. Even if Yun Ao's words today were true, Fang Yun couldn't believe them.
After the mourning, everyone ate their fill in the Yun family and buried Yun Jie together.
After that, the guests left. Only a few people returned to the main hall with the Yun family.
In the main hall, only the Grand Scholars, High Scholars, and a few people with higher seniority sat.
The others stood in the main hall. As for those without a seat, they were far away from the main hall. They didn't even have the right to listen in.
"Close the door."
Yun He sat in the seat of honor. His face was calm. His eyes were slightly swollen, making him look even older.
The two young scholars near the door hurriedly closed the door.
Fang Yun glanced around. Other than himself, everyone here was from the real Yun family of Changle Street. Other than the main family of the fourth branch, the rest were from the side branches.
The head of the family, Yun He, was a Grand Scholar. The son of the third son, Yun Ao, was also a Grand Scholar.
Other than that, there were five High Scholars, twelve Elementary Scholars, and twenty-one High Scholars.
In the Saint Origin World, this family could be considered a prestigious family. Moreover, it was a prestigious family with an extremely high status.
According to a great scholar in the Saint Origin World, the seat of a scholar in the Bloodlight Ancient Land was worthless.
The Bloodlight Ancient Land was very strange. The scholars here only needed to obtain a small amount of the Temple's Talent Qi to advance. However, in reality, the scholars here didn't only need to obtain the Temple's Talent Qi, but also the power of the Bloodlight Ancient Land. With the two powers added together, it was easy for them to advance to a seat of a scholar.
However, the scholars here weren't recognized by the Notre-Dame. The Notre-Dame was the biggest Temple of the human race. It wasn't that the Saints didn't recognize it, but the Notre-Dame and all the other Temples in the Saint Origin World didn't recognize the scholars of the Bloodlight Ancient Land.
As for the reason, no one knew.
Moreover, if the scholars of the Bloodlight Ancient Land left, their strength would drop by half or even a seat of a scholar!
The people of the Bloodlight Ancient Land hated the scholars of the outside world because of the fear of their strength dropping.
Patriarch Yun He's voice sounded.
"Everyone already knows that my son, Yun Jie, was killed by a Demonic Bear. As the patriarch of the Yun family and his father, this grudge must be avenged! Therefore, prepare yourselves tomorrow. The day after tomorrow, the Yun family will go to war with the Demonic Beasts. We won't return to Changle Street until we have killed two thousand Demonic Bears! "
Everyone was stunned. This news was too sudden. If they failed in the war, it was very likely that their entire family would be buried.
Yun Ao immediately shouted, "This nephew swears to follow uncle to avenge cousin and kill all the Demonic Bears!"
Yun Hu's face was gloomy as he stared at the crowd and said, "Yun Jie was the hope of our Yun family. If we don't avenge him after he was killed by a Demonic Bear, how will our Yun family have the face to stand in Juyun City? A thousand ears will be displayed in front of Yun Jie's grave! "
(To be continued …)
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