Yun Mansion, the ancestral hall's red candles burned brightly, incense lingered around the beams, and three sacrificial offerings were placed in front of the ancestral tablets.
The elders of the clan held peach wood symbols and stood beside the offering table, singing loudly, their voices shaking the rafters: "Ancestral lineage, bless our sons! Wield your swords to go to war, sweep away demons, inherit ancestral virtue, and guard the homeland! Achieve glory, return home in honor!"
As the singing voice faded, the elder raised an arm: "Bow!"
Amidst the swirling smoke in the ancestral hall, the direct descendants of the Yun Family first kneeled, touching their foreheads to the ground, performing the grand ceremony of three kowtows and nine bows. Behind them, clan members of all ages bent down, chanting unanimously as one: "We pray for ancestral protection, for our sons, to return triumphantly and safely!"
This chorus echoed in the ancestral hall.
At this time, it was Noon.
