Liu Bufan didn't care about the eerie nature of the town in the slightest. He was traveling with his wife; whether the place was haunted or not was none of his concern. Let the town be as creepy as it liked.
After another day spent wandering around, eating, and sightseeing, another midnight parade took place, with all the town residents marching like a procession of a hundred ghosts. This time, however, the crowd clearly included many outsiders—both ordinary people and a few novices from the Taoist sects.
Standing by the window and watching the procession on the street, Liu Bufan spoke to the old man gathered around the stove:
"Old mister, you don't seem surprised by this at all."
Chapter 382