Born with Yin and Yang

[My name is Gu Zhixing. Ever since I was born, I've been different from everyone else, because I can always see things other people can't.]

Gu Zhixing was born in his family's rural hometown. His grandfather told him that he happened to be born during a solar eclipse. It was also the Ghost Festival, when the gates of the underworld swung wide open and yin energy was at its strongest. That was the day he came into this world.

They say Gu Zhixing didn't cry when he was born. No matter how hard they hit him, he wouldn't cry. He didn't say a word until he was four. The village doctor said he was mute. So when he spoke for the first time, he gave his whole family a fright. And not only...