But quickly, she forcefully wiped away her tears. Tossing the waist drum in her hands toward Second God, she pulled out a red bridal veil and covered her head.
"THUMP THUMP THUMP! As the sun sets behind the western mountains and the sky darkens, every household bolts its doors. Of ten homes, nine are locked; only one door remains open. We crack the whip and beat the drum to invite the Immortals..." Following the drumbeats and the chanting of the Soldier-Shifting Decree, Bai Lingmiao, her head covered by the red veil, instantly felt a surge of heat rush into her Heavenly Spirit Cover.
The powerful force scattered Bai Lingmiao's consciousness. Her body felt strangely unfamiliar, and her thoughts began to mix with something else.
As the drums echoed through the forest, a woman's sorrowful and eerie singing drifted from the trees. Broken and intermittent, it attempted to disrupt the rhythm.
