"The Yin Evil Qi has revealed itself, and unless something unexpected happens, wandering ghosts will surely cause trouble tonight."
"Find some rooster comb blood and sprinkle it around; when the blood stops seeping out, gather the peach wood and burn it. Also, after the wood turns to ash, sprinkle it around the village in a circle and nobody should go out tonight."
"If nothing happens after three days, we'll be safe."
"Let's listen to the Daoist, we must act quickly!"
Upon hearing this, Guan Peide didn't dare delay and immediately led the villagers to catch the roosters from each household and collect dry peach wood sticks.
The people of Chu hold the phoenix in high esteem, believing that the rooster possesses five virtues and is a phoenix in miniature. Thus, every household raises chickens and uses them in many local witchcraft and folklore practices.
