Before the sha is expelled, a table for offerings is placed in the performance marquee on which are hung the puppets of three gods who can ward off evils, the "virtuous water god" who can suppress fires, and perhaps the demon-catching Chung Kuei.
出煞前，在戲棚上擺置供桌，桌上掛有傀儡戲神三位王爺、壓火災的水德星君，或捉妖的鍾馗戲偶。