Tian Lin didn't say anything more; he too carried the black coffin, silently telling Zhou Jin the answer with his actions.
A group of three, they quietly left.
As they returned to Huilong Village, Elder Ran made arrangements for someone to watch over the black coffin while he brewed tea for himself.
As soon as he sat down, he explained to Tian Lin and Zhou Jin:
"Such 'Funeral Teams' occur every year within the territory of the Xiangxi Sect. And these funeral teams are 'organized' by the Affiliated Sects under the Xiangxi Sect.
These Affiliated Sects would, after each Clan Leader's death, send their corpses along with their coffins, escorted by the Corpse Slaves they accumulated while alive, as offerings to the Xiangxi Sect.
The funeral team we just saw was from the Wu family of Wuliang Mountain."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Jin looked at Tian Lin and said, "What do you think Elder Gao wants with the Red Coffin?"
