Nightfall.
Under the escort of several clan guards, Yun Yunyang traveled by carriage to the gates of the Sun family village.
From a distance, he noticed the somber atmosphere that permeated the entire settlement. Every household had white mourning decorations hanging at their doors.
In the stone plaza, many Sun clan members, dressed in mourning attire, knelt before rows of coffins, their cries of grief echoing across the village.
Nearby, several Taoist priests were performing rituals to guide the spirits of the deceased toward reincarnation, offering them peace and release from suffering.
Chants of the Rebirth Sutra filled the air, mingling with the crackling sound of burning joss paper. Around the plaza were wreaths, elegiac couplets, and paper effigies, completing the scene of mourning.
"Father, someone from the Yun Cang Yun family is here!"
