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In Kaili, Guizhou, an ancient ritual connects the living and the departed — the Eastern Halloween, not about fear, but reunion. On a special night each year, people light lanterns, set out meals, and welcome their deceased loved ones home. This AIGC short film invites you into this warm and mysterious festival. Unlike the "trick-or-treat" of Western Halloween, the Eastern Halloween is rooted in reverence and remembrance: death is not an end, but another form of being. Villagers dance in Nuo masks, and in the firelight, ancestral spirits seem to keep their promise to return. Along the rice paddies, river lanterns drift downstream — each one an unfinished story. With AIgenerated surreal imagery, the film blends reality with dreamlike strokes, presenting a visual language that is both ancient and futuristic.