A green snake, a rabbit monkey, a mountain sparrow, and a red-crowned turtle with their mouths and feet restrained were each shoved into a cage woven from willow branches and inscribed with talismans. These cages were then hung at the top of four wooden pillars, each placed towards the cardinal directions.
Red, slender silk threads, twisted into intricate patterns, tied these small creatures tightly; the threads protruded from the cages, linking them together. Several yellow talisman papers were affixed to these threads with tree resin, gently swaying in the breeze.
In the space between the four pillars, the wizards could faintly see a rainbow light streaming down from these talisman papers, landing on the thin threads before disappearing entirely.
Amber held in her hands a thick law book, she circled the four pillars while chanting, her mouth barely moving.