The Mountain God’s Daughter, Half-Dragon and Half-Jiao

[Traditional supernatural fiction, tomb raiding, encounters with ghosts, demons, and spirits, strong female lead, no romance, Republican era, historical period, fantasy, mild horror, light ensemble cast] In the final years of the feudal era, the country is beset by internal strife and foreign threats. Chaos spreads, the dragon's energy wanes, and demons, ghosts, monsters, and other creatures take advantage of the turmoil to enter the mortal world and wreak havoc. Daughter of a mountain god, with a serpent's tail and vertical pupils, she is a being born at the moment the dynasty falls. In this chaotic age, destined to be overrun by demons and monsters, she is chosen as an anomaly to travel the land as a living text of the mysterious arts. Carrying the legacy of the mystic sect, she wanders from place to place. She has stayed in places with shining glazed tiles and slept in bridge underpasses and water towers. She's been adrift, fled famine, seen ghosts, caught demons, dispelled evil, warded off malign spirits, and raided tombs. Hidden among the crowds, this anomaly blends in with humanity. She's been a young maid and a young lady, eaten offerings and served as a sacrifice. When the guns of war begin to roar, you, me, and it all stand at the forefront, defending cities and taking up arms. How many will travel together, and how many will still be there when we return? (Story background: from the final years of the feudal era to the Republican era, through the wartime years and the early days of the founding of Huaguo, and then into the modern age. The story follows supernatural events that befall the protagonist's group along the way.) A flood dragon transforming into a true dragon, the secrets of the Feng residence, terror at sea, toads paying homage to a king, an ancient village in the wilderness, a fox's den... This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental.