with nowhere to turn for help, they used the old method, brought with them from their homeland, of "worshipping the God of Pestilence in order to ward off disease." By seeking to win the disease-bringing demons 'favor with sacrifices instead of trying to destroy them, they hoped for "peaceful coexistence" with them.
無助之下，也就使用家鄉「拜瘟神、免瘟疫」的老方法，以祭祀討好來替代消滅，以求與瘟鬼「和平共處」。