After throwing a stone to test, finding that the talisman papers on the door had no strange effect on her, a living person, Sang Que drew a hatchet and cut open the lock on the door with a single stroke.
With a creak, the two wooden doors were pried open by Sang Que using the hatchet, a strong stench of corpses rushed out, accompanied by the jingling sound of bells.
The interior was very dark, with indistinct corners, many intersecting red strings hung with small golden bells and talisman papers.
The walls, floor, and ceiling were also densely covered with talisman papers and red runes.
In the center of the room was a long wooden table soaked with dark red stains, the only light source being the red candle with wax dripped upon it atop the table.
On the left, there was a rack holding various sizes of drums and lanterns. The drum faces were peculiar, and the lanterns resembled soul lamps but lacked runes.
