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Summary

The chapter describes officials from the Ministry of Rites who are shocked by the events in Jinli County. They recall a similar incident in the past under the previous ruler, Zheng Qiao, who executed the perpetrators in a gruesome manner. The officials discuss the differences between the previous and current rulers, noting that the current ruler is more ruthless and unforgiving. The chapter then introduces a character named Shen Tang, who has come to the county to buy grain for her family's business. She is told by a local that there have been strange occurrences, with thousands of "yin ghosts" emerging from the graveyard and trying to steal grain from the county's depot. The locals claim to have seen these ghosts and heard their eerie cries.

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