SEC Chapter 1040 Luring the common people out
Chapter 1040 Luring the common people out
Jiang Jiyuan pondered to himself, knowing that his sister was quite skilled at these supernatural tricks and had used them more than once.
Jiang Jiyun was intently drawing a map and making multiple copies.
She kept one copy; the rest were given to Jiang Jiyuan.
When Jiang Jiyun noticed the note left by her brother, she immediately took it out and read it.
After reading it, her emotions soared even higher; she had found a spark of inspiration.
Immediately afterwards, she bent down at her desk and wrote down two full pages of detailed instructions: teaching them how to cleverly use various props and techniques to make the whole scene appear more realistic and believable.
Furthermore, Jiang Jiyun specially prepared an advanced 3D projector and an appropriate amount of dry ice and other items.
In addition, she also packaged the music from the MP3 files she had already downloaded and gave them to Jiang Jiyuan.
They were also given some hallucinogenic powder to make the scenes they saw more realistic.
Xiao Wei and the others had just successfully reunited with Jiang Jiyuan, but were soon taken outside the city again and thrown into busy work.
At this moment, Nan was still looking at the clothes that the woman had prepared for him, and couldn't help but ask her in confusion, "Could it be... that I'm supposed to play the role of an enlightened monk who has left home to cultivate?"
He grew up in a temple, so he could at least pretend to be the one presiding over it.
Jiang Jiyun and Jiang Wenming, who were in the city, went out to help spread the word about the Gates of Hell after leaving the space.
"Really? The Gates of Hell are not a place we can see?"
"I've heard it's true. The one guarding the Gate of Hell is a highly virtuous monk. If you don't believe me, go and see for yourself!"
"What if you're lying? My mother died under the bayonets of the Japanese soldiers, do you really think I could see her?"
"As long as she comes out to find you on the Ghost Festival, you will be able to see her enter the gates of hell on the day of the Ghost Festival."
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In a busy area near the house in Chixia, Jiang Wenming and Jiang Jiyun worked together seamlessly, asking and answering questions to fool the people around them who were listening intently.
Most ordinary people in this era were quite superstitious. After hearing what the two men said, some people in the crowd turned around in a panic and ran away.
The owner of a funeral parlor nearby wondered to himself: Today is really strange! Why are so many people buying paper money?
As a result, his shop's inventory was almost completely sold out.
After he understood what had happened, the shop owner's eyes immediately welled up with tears, and he shouted to the people who came in later, "I'm so sorry, everyone! All the paper money in my shop is sold out! I have to keep these few pieces for later to burn for my relatives and friends..."
This county town does not only have one funeral shop.
The owners of the other stores also went through the same emotional journey.
First, she was bewildered and confused, then her eyes reddened and glistened with tears.
As time passed and night fell, many residents of the city, carrying their children, rushed out of the city one after another before the city gates closed, clinging to a sliver of hope.
Meanwhile, Jiang Jiyun and Jiang Wenming, who were hiding near the house in Chixia, continued to keep a close eye on the brightly lit mansion.
They discovered that the servants of the Ikeshita family had also heard the rumors circulating in the city, and they dismissively curled their lip and went back.
While eating, Jiang Jiyun observed that after the nearby residents left, only a few women came out of Chixia's house and mingled with the crowd as they left.
She left her uncle to keep watch while she went back to print out screenshots of those women and give them to her brother. Now that they were out, she couldn't let them see the sun tomorrow.
Jiang Jiyuan and Nan Huan stayed outside the city to oversee the important events of the evening. Xiao Tian and Xiao Wei, after finishing their work, immediately went into the city to support Jiang Jiyun. 3
Several miles outside the city, in the wilderness before the Journey to the West, all was quiet under the cover of night.
However, starting after seven o'clock, the once silent wilderness was gradually broken by voices, as many people who had been eagerly waiting gathered there.
People stood or squatted, whispering and talking amongst themselves from time to time; some people frequently raised their wrists to check their watches, their faces showing a hint of anxiety and impatience.
Clearly, the crowd was already bursting with impatience and began to grumble about the long-awaited ceremony.
One of the guerrillas, who was mingling in the crowd, suddenly shouted loudly after receiving the signal: "Look ahead, what is that?"
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a figure faintly visible in the distance.
There sat a master in a kasaya, gently tapping a wooden fish to produce a clear and melodious sound.
The crowd, who had been somewhat agitated, immediately quieted down upon seeing this, infected by a solemn atmosphere.
Just as all was quiet, an amazing scene unfolded: they saw a pure white point of light slowly emerge in the air above the master's head.
As time passed, the white dot of light became increasingly dazzling and gradually expanded.
In an instant, a deep and dark vortex suddenly formed at its center, like a gateway to another world.
It's truly a death knell! Someone cried out in alarm first.
In an instant, the entire crowd erupted in uproar. Terrified, the people immediately knelt down and quickly lit the paper money they carried with them.
In an instant, flames soared into the sky, thick smoke billowed, and the whole scene became unusually solemn and heavy.
As the bonfire burned brighter and brighter, the people who arrived later hurried forward and carefully placed the paper money they were holding tightly into it.
When they witnessed the flames transform into whirlwinds and soar into the sky, everyone silently murmured the names of their deceased relatives and friends, praying for their peace.
"hiss……"
Why do I feel a little cold?
"Right, you think so too?"
"With the gates of hell wide open, the ghostly aura coming out must be freezing!"
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Amidst the murmurs of a crowd, the sound of a suona (a type of Chinese wind instrument) was heard. Nan Huandu, who was chanting sutras, shuddered. If he hadn't known it was all fake, he would have jumped up right then and there.
This is terrifying! Nan continued reciting the scriptures with his eyes closed.
The local people saw a group of figures dressed in mourning clothes and wearing mourning caps leaping over from a distance, accompanied by eerie suona music. The scene sent chills down everyone's spines.
The guerrillas knew it was fake, but they still had some respect for it, and they kept staring at the female Japanese soldier who was mixed in with the crowd.
Everyone's attention was now focused on the scene over there; the timid ones fainted from fright, and they fired their silver needles at the target.