The bad news brought by the young man disrupted the tranquility of Huai Valley Village's night.
Liu Shan excused himself to Wu Chang, ignoring that he was already half-drunk, and staggered with others towards the other end of the village.
Wu Chang naturally wouldn't miss such a sudden event, and followed along with the crowd.
On the way, he pulled aside the villager using a talisman to verify and ward off mountain ghosts, inquiring about the situation.
The man he pulled was named Liu Jinfu, and he briefly explained to Wu Chang.
Ever since the disturbance by evil spirits began, on the eve of the New Year's exorcism ritual, the children and women of the village were arranged to live on the mountain top at the village's edge.
The summit was full of yang energy, making it difficult for the evil spirits to approach. They would bring the children and women back to the village only after the exorcism ended and the evils were suppressed.
