I could hardly believe my ears.

I've seen countless methods of exorcising ghosts, but I can never connect exorcising ghosts with eating.

I stammered, "Brother Liu... are you serious? You bought these vegetables really for that dirty thing to eat?"

Liu Sandao glanced at me and said irritably.

"Otherwise what? You think exorcising ghosts is just about brandishing a peach wood sword and sprinkling some chicken blood? Some ghosts have obsessions too. Only by satisfying their obsessions can things be easier."

After saying that, he turned around and started picking out other dishes from the stall.

I followed behind him and looked at the vegetables he bought. I noticed that they all seemed to be vegetarian, and I couldn't help but wonder.

"Brother Liu, why did you only buy vegetables and not meat? Even if you're treating something unclean to a meal, you should at least buy some meat as a token, right?"

I couldn't help but ask.

After hearing this, Liu Sandao glanced at me indifferently, his eyes seeming to say that I was ignorant.

He didn't answer immediately, but continued to wander among the stalls, picking out a few more fresh and juicy carrots.

"Don't we have to slaughter pigs and sheep when we offer sacrifices?"

Seeing that he didn't speak, I pressed him further, trying to refute him from the perspective of traditional customs.

Liu Sandao then stopped, turned around, and his expression became serious.

"What do you know! Humans and ghosts are different, and the realms of Yin and Yang are distinct. How can the food given to the living be the same as the food given to ghosts?"

"Although the thing that's bothering you is a ghost, it lingers in the world because its obsession hasn't been quelled. Its spirit is yin, while these vegetarian dishes absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. They are mild in nature and full of yang energy. Using yang to nourish yin can soothe its restless spirit."

"Meat and fish contain a lot of foul air, which can easily intensify his violent temper and make things more difficult."

Liu Sandao spoke eloquently, but his professional and profound words left me only vaguely understanding them.

"But……"

I wanted to ask again, but Liu Sandao waved his hand impatiently.

"Alright, why are you asking so many questions? It's complicated and you can't learn it in a short time. Don't even think about learning it by stealing it. Your physique is different, and you're not suited to this kind of skill."

His words exposed my embarrassment, and I lowered my head slightly.

I really want to learn some skills, because I always need to ask for help whenever I encounter something strange like this.

If I can master some methods myself, I won't have to rely on others all the time.

But judging from Liu Sandao's appearance, he didn't seem to intend to say anything more, so I could only suppress my doubts for the time being and continue pushing the cart, following him around the vegetable market.

Watching him carefully select the vegetarian dishes to appease Su Mingyang.

...

Liu Sandao wandered around until the market closed up shop before heading back with two large woven bags of vegetables.

His rented house was deep in an alley in the old town.

As soon as you enter, the musty smell mixed with the aroma of star anise and cinnamon hits you.

In the single room that cost 300 yuan a month, the wooden bed was right next to the stove made of bricks, and oil stains dripped down the mottled wall. A layer of dark brown oil crust was on the bed sheet.

He tossed the braised meat stall against the wall, the cutting board still stained with blood from cutting meat that afternoon.

I stared at the pot of unwashed brine, my stomach churning, and suddenly felt like all the braised meat I'd ever eaten before was swirling in my throat.

That despicable shady workshop!

Liu Sandao pulled out a chipped earthenware jar from under the bed, filled it with half a bowl of tap water, and then took out a handful of rusty copper coins from his pocket.

"Later, I'll cook you a few dishes. When he comes to see you tonight, you can serve them to him."

As Liu Sandao spoke, he placed the dishes one by one on the greasy cutting board.

Then, he picked up the half bowl of water and began washing the vegetables.

Because there isn't much rice water to begin with, I keep my eyes glued to the vegetables in my hands with each rinse, trying my best not to spill a single drop.

I stood to the side, finally unable to hold back any longer and asked, "Brother Liu, why don't you use regular water?"

Liu Sandao stopped what he was doing: "Rice water is yin in nature and can attract ghosts."

He rinsed the copper coin in the water, and a layer of dark yellow foam immediately floated to the surface: "The copper coin has been handled by thousands of people, so its yang energy is at its peak. Vegetables washed with it can be enjoyed by ghosts without harming their spirits."

As he spoke, he had already chopped three cabbages, his knife skills as swift as someone dissecting a corpse in a funeral home.

When he threw the vegetable leaves into the iron pot, I noticed that he was using a spatula made of peach wood, with crooked symbols engraved on the handle.

"This dish is called Yin-Yang Harmony Soup." He sprinkled some salt into the pot, and a faint sandalwood scent wafted from the rising steam.

Yin-Yang Harmony Soup?

It's just a bowl of boiled cabbage, isn't it?

As if knowing what I was going to ask, Liu Sandao explained, "Cabbage connects heaven and earth and can balance the yin and yang energies."

I stared at the pot of boiled cabbage in clear broth, unable to discern anything special about it.

But he said if it can be balanced, then it should be balanced.

As Liu Sandao spoke, he took out a blue tile bowl from his pocket, the bottom of which was engraved with dense seal characters.

"This is a soul-summoning bowl I made from clay from a hundred different families. I'll use it to hold the food later."

I humbly asked, "Would it be alright to use a regular bowl?"

Liu Sandao hummed in agreement: "That works too, but the effect is naturally not as good as this. It's like comparing a two-yuan pack of Jia Tianxia cigarettes to a one-hundred-yuan pack of He Tianxia cigarettes."

I watched Liu Sandao busily working in front of the greasy stove.

While he was saying this, he cut two more white radishes.

"These are shredded radish for the deceased."

When he poured the shredded radish into the boiling water, countless black dots suddenly appeared on the surface, like countless ants struggling in the boiling soup.

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