In front of the opera stage, nine small oil lamps were arranged.
The surroundings were swayed by the wind and rain, and although the lamps were not blown out, they flickered unsteadily, casting an exceptionally dim light.
In the backstage area hung a red beard.
This object represented the Judge, possessing the power to quell disasters and ward off evil within the opera performance.
Wang Daoxuan had taken a piece of spirit wood leftover from the last Artifact Refining and had a carpenter craft it into spiritual tablets, inscribing the names Bai Qi, Wang Jian, Lian Po, Li Mu, and Sun Wu in sequence upon them.
The members of the opera troupe stood by, their eyes filled with excitement.
They of course knew the dangers of performing a Ghost Play, and this time was even more special. Aside from the generous reward of five thousand taels of silver, it was these five plaques that had convinced them to agree.
