Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sound of rhythmic drumming filled the air.
A team of priests, donning ghost masks and performing the sacrificial dance, approached.
Some portrayed Zhong Kui, some the Black and White Impermanence, others dressed up as King Wu of Zhou and Duke of Shao, dancing as they proceeded.
With bubbling excitement, Zhang Min suggested to his younger martial sister, "Yingbao, let's go get ourselves some masks."
Yingbao pulled out two ghost masks from her bag, put one on and handed the other to her second elder martial brother.
Zhang Min accepted the mask and put it straight on, grinning at Yingbao, "I'll go join them for a dance."
"Go ahead," Yingbao replied. "I'll be following behind you."
"Just be careful not to get lost," Zhang Min said as he ran into the crowd and started dancing.
