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"Dong dong dong~! Dong dong dong~! Invoke the spirits~~" Rhythmic drumming resonated inside a simple earthen house.
"A small Drum and Whip measuring one foot three, with colorful ribbons tied on top! Dong dong dong~"
"One curve downward adds a bend, one point upward sets the tip! Dong dong dong~"
"Strike once, it totters, strike thrice, it wobbles nine times over! Dong dong dong~"
"Once the whip strikes, the drum will sound, and once the drum sounds, we call forth Immortals! Dong dong dong~"
Two women wearing red veils circled around a child whose face was ashen, continuously beating the drums.
By the child's pillow, there was a handful of earth with three incense sticks protruding from it, the wafting smoke swaying in the air, beginning to form several blurry characters.
Just as the characters were about to take shape, the closed window beside them was suddenly blown open by a fierce wind, scattering the wisps of smoke.