The Old Corpse: Strange Happenings in the Mountains

Name: The Old Corpse: Strange Happenings in the Mountains
Author: The Internet Cafe Attendant Adds Instant Noodles

老尸：山中诡事

by The Internet Cafe Attendant Adds Instant Noodles (网管加泡面)

Status: Completed
Length: 225k Words
Genre: Mystery
Subgenre: Mystery & Supernatural
Updated: 1y ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

A thousand skeletons pillow the moonlit stele, their shadows sealed.

Autumn tombs wear rosy clouds, blood soaking the steps.

The boiling cauldron cooks souls, a thousand years of grievance.

A grand feast for ghosts, with every skeleton withered.

In the utter silence, corpse oil lights the candle.

In a place shrouded from the world, a rotting hand pushes open the door.

A lingering soul adorns the dressing table, a spider transformed into a hairpin.

A name sinks beneath the mirror, maggots become a hair ornament.

My name is Zhang Yuan. I was born in 1992, though I don't know the exact month or day. I've never asked my parents, either. The birth date on my ID was registered by my uncle, who was drunk at the time...

My family lives in the countryside. Before I turned fifteen, my biggest dream was to go out and see the world...

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