It was ten thirty at night.
Old Taoist sat serenely in the mourning hall with his eyes closed. Although Qin Manjiang knew that this Taoist knew no magic, only some general methods passed down from ancient times for dealing with Ghost Stories and Vengeful Ghosts, he had to admit that Old Taoist gave him a great sense of security.
He, Mei Sijun, and Qiao Ziruo kept watch beside the skeletal remains wrapped in red silk. The other two seemed unafraid, but he found it deeply unnerving.
He had no idea how Old Taoist had arranged it, but the entire mourning hall had an exceptionally sinister, eerie atmosphere.
A white funeral wreath stood on either side of the entrance, with a collection of bizarre paper figures placed around them, all brightly colored and wearing smiles.
As far as Qin Manjiang was concerned, paper figures should never have existed. When he had seen them in [Yellow Springs Opera], his fear response had not been this intense, but he had still found them creepy.
These things were practically made to trigger the "Uncanny Valley" effect.
Qin Manjiang glanced behind Old Taoist. Beside the incense burner, Old Taoist had lit an ever-burning lamp. It was really just a black dish filled with lamp oil, with a vinegar-soaked wick set in the center.
According to Old Taoist, humans generally could not detect the appearance of a Vengeful Ghost capable of turning invisible.
Either they had to discover the rules governing its invisibility,
or they could light an ever-burning lamp like this one. The yin energy and baleful energy surrounding a Vengeful Ghost could extinguish it very easily.
As long as they made sure nobody nearby blew out the lamp, they would know a ghost had arrived the moment it went out.
This method had also