I turned my head, only to discover it was Yu Xiaoxue. Not only had she not dared to burn incense, she had even grabbed hold of me.
"Brother Tian... the incense... there isn't enough incense left. What should we do?" Yu Xiaoxue looked at me mournfully, pointing at the empty incense boxes piled all over the floor and the few sticks remaining in the last bundle.
Yin ghosts were wandering spirits and wild ghosts who, for various reasons, had not been taken away by the underworld's ghost officers after death. Their absorption of yang energy and incense was just like people eating meals—perfectly natural.
Usually, wandering spirits and wild ghosts were satisfied with absorbing a little yang energy and incense from the mortal realm. But the more greedy ones, or those burdened by heavier resentment, not only absorbed yang energy and incense from the mortal world but also the yang energy in people's bodies. Someone like me, born with heavy yin and little yang, was especially attractive to yin ghosts.
Once I failed to keep the yin spirits outside fed, they would immediately latch onto me.
That was why they had known I had arrived as soon as I entered Little Yi Village. The Ghost-Passing Talisman had some effect, but once the incense finished burning...
At the thought, I panicked.
"I'll go look in Granny's bedroom and see if there are any extra incense sticks or candles." I comforted her as I spoke.
"I... I already went. All the incense and candles outside were taken from there. Who's brought incense over these past two days?" Yu Xiaoxue told me in a trembling voice.
Incense was one of Granny's everyday supplies. There had always been a full crate in her bedroom, but Yu Xiaoxue had been alone for two days. With