A Tomb Raider Came to Our Village

For generations, the Li family has served as tomb guardians, with the grandfather as its clan chief. My parents were at odds, and after my grandfather performed a “spring-palace exorcism ritual,” I was born. Three bands of tomb raiders came to the village under different guises to rob a general’s tomb. They found a widow, a prostitute, a bachelor, and a carpenter, one after another. Under the relentless assault of treasure, sorcery, and ghosts, human nature was laid bare. When the grand drama ended and weeds swallowed the sunset, I was merely a spectator…