Village Chief Zhou replied, "It's not much different from other places."
"First, you must not speak loudly or shout. Once inside the mountain, do not call wild beasts by their names directly. When you've hunted game, do not say it's dead; say it's asleep…"
"Second, do not speak of dreams or sleep in the morning, do not speak of killing in the afternoon, and do not speak of ghosts or spirits in the evening. After taking down something, first offer respects to the Mountain God…"
"Third, do not run around randomly, stray from the Hunting Path, and be careful not to get lost or step into traps set by hunters before…"
While Village Chief Zhou was explaining, the village hunters were conducting a mountain-entering ceremony nearby, molding soil into an altar, burning paper money and incense, and they killed a chicken to sprinkle its blood at the cave entrance.
Not only that, they also tore off a red cloth from their bodies and tied it to an old tree nearby.
