On the main street by the Lu family’s front gate in the north of the city, the usually bustling thoroughfare was now eerily quiet. Even the stray cats and dogs had disappeared.
Still, the street was not entirely empty. More than a dozen Lu family guards and servants stood by the front gate. Some held clubs, others carried knives, and all stared fixedly at the middle of the road.
A donkey-drawn flatbed cart stood in the center of the street. A fine red coffin lay across it, making for a scene beyond eerie.
No one was holding the donkey’s reins, yet it seemed rooted to the spot, not moving at all or even making a sound. If it weren’t for the occasional “machine guns rattling in front, cannon fire roaring behind,” you might really think it was a stuffed animal, a fake!
Of course, the donkey hadn’t hauled the red coffin here all by itself. Not far from it stood someone who looked like a young man.
Traditional martial arts films are still very entertaining.