Su Lai nodded affirmatively: "That's right, if I'm not mistaken, this is indeed a corpse burial pond, and there isn't a single fish in it."
Yu Daohen frowned. If it was a corpse burial pond, there shouldn't be any fish in it. The Yin energy of a corpse burial pond is extremely heavy. Let alone fish, even a person's body would slowly rot if soaked in the water of such a pond for a long time.
"If it weren't for this fish pond being connected to the river with flowing water, it would be incredibly foul-smelling," Su Lai said.
"Master Yu, I suspect this fish pond is used for hiding bodies."
Before Su Lai could finish speaking, Zhu Futing, along with Ma Meiling, walked towards the small wooden house.
"Boss Zhu, you're here so early," Yu Daohen looked at Zhu Futing and the others.
Su Lai understood Yu Daohen's meaning and fell silent.
Zhu Futing walked in carrying some food in a plastic bag: "Masters, you haven't eaten yet, have you? I brought some food. Please make do with it."
"Boss Zhu, you're too kind," Su Lai said with a smile, taking the bag from Zhu Futing.
Yu Daohen glanced at Ma Meiling beside him. Before he could speak, he heard her say, "I'll go out first."
Yu Daohen frowned slightly. It seemed Zhu Futing's ex-wife didn't like them very much.
The few of them sat down. Zhu Futing sighed: "This morning, I finally managed to comfort the two elders and asked them not to come. If they are stimulated again, then I..."
"Master Yu, do you think this is my retribution?" Zhu Futing asked Yu Daohen.
Yu Daohen neither nodded nor shook his head: "In the grand scheme of things, there is a predetermined fate. There is no other way but to face it calmly."
Yu Daohen knew clearly that even those in their line of work couldn't change their own destiny, let alone ordinary people.
"Master Yu, do you know any fortune tellers? I want to have my fortune told," Zhu Futing asked again.
Yu Daohen was a little confused. Zhu Futing sighed and explained: "I thought about it all night yesterday, and I've decided to remarry Ma Meiling. The elders at home are insistent that I remarry Ma Meiling. If I upset them again and cause them any harm, then I will truly be an unfilial descendant."
"As the saying goes, every family has its own difficult scripture to read. You can't have both shark's fin and bear's paw; you must give up one to gain the other."
Yu Daohen shook his head helplessly: "Since Boss Zhu has made his decision, a fortune teller can't help. Fortune tellers can only guide; the real decision rests with oneself. You have to walk your own path; no one can replace you."
Zhu Futing didn't reply but recalled his first meeting with that young girl.
"She is a good girl. I admit I was attracted by her beauty, but I truly cannot bear to let go of this affection."
As he spoke, Zhu Futing's expression became complicated: "Perhaps this is truly my retribution."
Yu Daohen didn't know how to respond. Fate is like that; you can't say who is right or wrong.
"By the way, Boss Zhu, there shouldn't be any fish in this fish pond, right?" Yu Daohen asked, then looked at the expression on Zhu Futing's face.
Zhu Futing didn't hide anything and nodded: "Master Yu is right, there are indeed no fish in this fish pond anymore. That goes back several years."
"Oh, what do you mean?" Yu Daohen became interested. Su Lai, who was beside him, also stopped eating and looked at them curiously.
Zhu Futing thought for a moment and began to speak: "This matter goes back to when Ma Meiling and I first met."
Twelve years ago, the Zhu family's business was not on its current scale; they could at most be considered a comfortably well-off family.
However, after marrying Ma Meiling, the Zhu family's business went smoothly, and they expanded several fish ponds within a year.
The villagers all said that Zhu Futing had married a lucky star. This particular fish pond was built at Ma Meiling's request at the time.
This fish pond was too far from the other fish ponds, making it uneconomical to build a pumping station. It was built at that time just to please Ma Meiling.
Halfway through the excavation, they discovered that this land was connected to an underground river. The water from the great river behind the mountain continuously flowed into the fish pond. When it reached a certain water level, it would automatically stop.
Ma Meiling would release many fish fry into this fish pond every year, but strangely, by the time of harvest, there wasn't a single fish in the pond.
Zhu Futing was also puzzled about what was happening, but the water in this fish pond was connected to the river behind the mountain, and it couldn't be drained completely.
At that time, the Zhu family's business was booming, so Zhu Futing gave up on this fish pond.
What puzzled Zhu Futing was that Ma Meiling, knowing that this fish pond couldn't raise fish, would still release many small fish fry into it every year.
Although Zhu Futing's business was thriving at the time, the money didn't grow on trees.
Anyone would get angry if so much money was wasted every year with no return.
Because of this, Zhu Futing had a big argument with Ma Meiling.
After listening to Zhu Futing's account, Yu Daohen looked at Su Lai beside him. Su Lai also shook his head with a solemn expression.
Zhu Futing stood up and smiled: "I'll go and accompany Ma Meiling now."
With that, Zhu Futing walked out of the small wooden house.