The domineering nature of the Ghost-Summoning Path lay right here: once a ghost general's strength was insufficient compared to that of the caster, and there was no master to help counter-control it, the caster would immediately be controlled by the ghost-summoning technique.
Now that my cultivation was about to enter the Dao, dealing with a few ghost generals would be easy and pleasant.
I released the four female ghosts and gave them another round of instruction. These four white-clad female ghosts all acknowledged that I had become their new master.
"What are your names?" I asked the four female ghosts.
The female ghosts immediately shook their heads in unison.
"You don't have names?" I was rather surprised.
"We don't have names. We forgot them long ago, completely and utterly. We've always just carried the Calamity Coffin around, acting on orders. Only the two sisters who led us had names. They were called Big Flower and Second Flower, but this gluttonous bear ate them." One of the female ghosts spoke.
"That's right. The six of us were carrying the coffin to the nearby Hundred-Yin Cave, but this gluttonous bear appeared halfway there. It wanted to open the coffin and find something to eat, but Big Flower and Second Flower tried to stop it..." another female ghost sobbed.
Hearing the names, I was thoroughly convinced of the former master's aesthetic sense. I said, "How can you go without names? From now on, I'll temporarily call you Spring Flower, Summer Flower, Autumn Flower, and Winter Flower. Follow me and work for me. I won't mistreat you. At the very least, I'll be more generous than your former master, and you'll have much more freedom." I gave it my all.
The female ghosts looked at me suspiciously, but I controlled their actions now. No