A vivid scene unfolded slowly in Zhou Xuan's mind...
...A grand temple, with a black and gold plaque hanging from the red wooden gate, inscribed with the words, "City God Temple."
Flanking pillars displayed a pair of couplets, "Virtue brings a guiltless heart," and "Evil steps in my door, courage shivers."
In front of the temple gate lay a spacious plaza,
where an Alien Ghost named "Liao Jin," no bigger than a child, was stripped of its upper garment, and forcibly knelt before the temple gate by eight individuals dressed in black robes and golden masks.
Liao Jin had two spinal bones, and its powers likely resided within them. The eight masked men held in their hands a series of black lines.
The lines pierced through Liao Jin's spine, immobilizing its powers and rendering it motionless.
"Extract the tendon!"
A crimson wooden order was tossed from inside the temple, prompting the eight men to simultaneously tug at the black lines.
