The Shadow Puppets in the Old Street Can Kill People

Name: The Shadow Puppets in the Old Street Can Kill People
Author: Salted Avocado

by Salted Avocado

ongoing Suspense Occult Mystery Male Lead

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16Kwords3chapters

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Ch. 3 — 济世堂

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About This Novel

In order to search for clues about the lost "Resurrection Nuo Opera", the folklore suspense writer Chen Chen entered an isolated Ming and Qing Dynasty old street in the southwest mountainous area. That night, the stone archway at the entrance to the old street closed silently behind him, the cell phone signal dropped to zero, and all modern equipment failed. A yellowed "Old Street Rules" fell in front of him. The first article read: "At night, don't look at the window of the shadow puppet troupe. If you do, find the troupe leader before Yin Shi and pierce your shadow with a silver needle. Otherwise, the shadow will walk home on its own and live for you." Chen Chen discovered that this old street has its own rules. The taboos of the old trade, the obsession of the craftsmen, and the rural legends passed down by word of mouth all "come alive" here, becoming iron laws that must be obeyed, and those who violate them will be killed. The rule of the drug store is "You can only boil medicine three times, and you will regret it if you boil it four times." - The fourth time you boil medicine, what comes out of the medicine jar is not medicine, but the most regretful memory in your life. It will come to you in a ready-made form. The rule of the well is "Don't draw alone in the morning and dusk, and you must sing in harmony when drawing water." When drawing water, someone must sing the ancient water chant, otherwise the reflection in the well will stretch out its hand and pull you in. The paper men in the paper shop will carry a sedan chair to "get married" in the middle of the night. The shopkeeper of Mihang only accepts "memories" or "emotions" as money. When the barber burden passes by, he must sit down and "shave", leaving a strand of hair... If you want to survive, you cannot rely on force, but only on knowledge. Relying on a deep understanding of folk rules, a secret insight into the craftsmanship, and a vast sea of folklore, we can find the origin story behind each "living rule" - the forgotten tragedy.