The Legend of Situ Shankong.

Summary

In a haunting narrative, the protagonist discovers a woman's skeleton in a well and performs a ritualistic ceremony to help her spirit find peace. Using divination with rice grains and a wooden figurine, he communicates with her ghost and helps her transcend her past resentment. By skillfully manipulating the emotions of the educated youth with passionate revolutionary rhetoric, he convinces them to retrieve and properly bury the bones. The story explores themes of karma, spiritual resolution, and the complex dynamics between life, death, and justice.

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