In the dead of night, the moonlight shines on the old town, giving it an eerie and eerie feel. There is a legend in this town about a hungry ghost, and this story has been circulated in the town for a long time, and it has become the talk of people after dinner.
Once upon a time, there was a young man named Ah Quan in this town, who came from a poor family, and in order to live, he worked in the fields during the day and made handicrafts at home at night. Despite the hardships of life, Ah Quan has never given up his yearning for a better life. However, fate was extremely unfair to him. One winter, the town suffered an unprecedented snowfall, food shortages, prices skyrocketed, and many people died of hunger. Ah Quan was no exception, he starved to death in his home on a snowy night.
After Ah Quan's death, his ghost did not leave this world, but incarnated as a hungry ghost, roaming the town every day in search of food. However, all he found were the abandoned scraps of food, which left him in a state of endless despair. His stomach seemed to be a bottomless pit that could never be filled. As a result, his soul became more and more **, and began to attack those innocent beings.
When night falls, Ah Quan's ghost appears in the streets of the town, his eyes glint with hunger, and his mouth lets out a terrible wail. Those who had laughed at him and bullied him had become targets of his attacks. He cut their ** with his sharp nails, sucked their blood, and made them feel the pain of hunger.
The townspeople are terrified, and they begin to look for ways to exorcise the terrible starving ghost. Someone invited a Taoist priest, someone put an incense table in front of the house, and someone painted a charm on the wall. However, no matter how hard they tried, Ah Quan's ghost could not be driven out.
Just when the people of the town are in despair, a mysterious old man appears in the town. He tells the townspeople that only by finding the most precious thing in his life can he unravel his curse. After some hard work, the townspeople finally found a picture scroll left by Ah Quan before his death, which was the beautiful home of his dreams.
With the help of the old man, the townspeople placed the scroll in front of Ah Quan's tomb. The home on the scroll is full of warmth and hope, as if it were paradise. Ah Quan's ghost felt the beauty, and his eyes gradually softened. Eventually, his soul turned into a ray of light and disappeared into the night sky.
Since then, there has been no starving ghost in the town. Ah Quan's story serves as a reminder to cherish life and care for others. And that picture scroll has also become a symbol of the town, implying hope and beauty.