Noon.
It was the most intense time of the sunlight when Wang Zhong suddenly took out a 10-centimeter-long red peach wood sword from around his neck. Grasping the handle, he adopted a bow stance and, with a "ha-ha," started jabbing with it.
Sitting in front of the computer, Jiang Yuan, who had been touching a skull, stopped and looked at Wang Zhong with bewilderment.
"Captain Wu taught me this. He said it's best to drive away the evil spirits after touching a corpse and going back to the office and all. It's also to intimidate the surrounding ghosts and monsters, making sure they know we're not to be messed with. The effect of wielding a peach wood sword is best at the time of day when the yang energy is at its peak. I checked the sun's azimuth and elevation angles," Wang Zhong explained earnestly, without stopping his sword movements.