(Late at night, watery moonlight spills over a winding, rutted mountain road. An old, battered Jeep lurches forward through the bumps like a drunkard. The engine roars through the silent mountain forest, startling a flock of roosting birds.) Li Yang, a young man filled with curiosity and enthusiasm for the occult, sits in the passenger seat, his body rising and falling with the jolts of the vehicle. His eyes shine with excitement over the unknown adventure ahead, though a hint of nervousness shows through. (Li Yang grips the edge of his seat tightly, glancing from time to time out the window at the
