A Person Wanders in Spirits Performing Spirit Mediumship, Causing the Loss of Zeng and Sun Generals

In Dragon Country, Min Land, during the Winter Solstice season, the longest night of the year, a dark-skinned, lean man named Lin Pingchuan paces anxiously outside a mud-brick house near the Lingsheng Village dock. His wife, Chen Yan, is in labor, attended by his mother, Lin Mu, a renowned midwife. After a difficult birth, a baby boy is delivered, but his appearance shocks everyone: his eyes are wide open, one cloudy like a corpse, the other with a faint dark gold pupil, and his skin is purplish-blue. Lin Mu slaps sense into her panicking son, cuts the umbilical cord, and pats the baby to cry, which restores his skin color but leaves his eyes strange. Suddenly, the tungsten lamp flickers and breaks, plunging the house into darkness. The baby continues to cry, his right eye glowing faintly gold. Outside, the banyan tree leaves rustle violently, and local dogs howl and whimper. Lin Pingchuan replaces the bulb, but it breaks immediately. When he tries to light a match, it extinguishes repeatedly. Lin Mu asks the time; it is just past midnight on Winter Solstice. She then asks Chen Yan about her last menstrual period, which was on Qingming Festival. Realizing the child was conceived on Qingming, born on Winter Solstice, and born before nine months, Lin Mu declares that this is a bad omen and that something is trying to claim the child's life.The next day, after listening to Lin Pingchuan's account, his elder brother Lin Pingshan is astonished. The family discusses the events, with sister-in-law Zhang Mingyue confirming the terror. Lin Mu, holding the baby, decides to visit Third Aunt Mo, who runs a business dealing with the deceased and sacrifices. At Third Aunt Mo's home, Lin Mu explains the situation: the child was conceived on Qingming, born on Winter Solstice, and born early. Third Aunt Mo examines the baby, noting his eyes and the circumstances, and declares that this child is naturally a Yin Yang Fate, Spirit Body. This refers to the baby's innate connection to both worlds, making him susceptible to supernatural forces. Third Aunt Mo explains that she has seen such cases before and that the child must overcome a deadly tribulation.Lin Mu recalls a Daoist priest who predicted that her family would have a grandson facing a deadly tribulation, likely dying young or being taken by spirits, but if he overcame it, the family would prosper for three generations. Determined to protect her grandson, Lin Mu returns home. As night falls, the supernatural events intensify. The house becomes cold, the wind howls, and eerie sounds are heard. Lin Mu takes proactive measures. She goes to the side room where offerings are kept, including an incense burner and an ancestral tablet for the Lin family. She takes twelve sandalwood incense sticks, lights them, and prays to the ancestors for protection. The incense burns violently, filling the room with smoke that rushes into the small house. The broken tungsten lamp suddenly lights up again. The smoke carries a faint fragrance, enveloping the entire house.Despite the apparent success, the conflict is not over. The story sets up a continuous struggle between the family and the supernatural forces targeting the child. Lin Mu's determination and the ancestors' intervention provide temporary relief, but the ultimate conflict remains. The child is marked for a destiny that goes beyond ordinary life, with potential for either great prosperity or doom. The family must navigate this dangerous path, relying on their traditions, faith, and resilience. The narrative focuses on the family's emotional turmoil and their fight to save the child from the unseen forces that seek to take him. The baby's unique nature as a Spirit Body makes him a target, and the family's primary goal is to overcome this tribulation, ensuring his survival and eventual rise to prosperity. The story concludes with the immediate crisis averted but the underlying threat persistent, emphasizing the ongoing battle against fate and the supernatural.