**Mysterious Legacy**: After the death of his grandmother, Zhou Mo returned to his hometown of Qingxi Town after ten years of absence. He inherited an old house and a strange mask legacy. This mask seemed to be related to the "curse" that his grandmother vaguely mentioned before her death.
- **Weird Reunion**: While sorting out the relics in the old house, Zhou Mo met his childhood playmate Lin Yutong. She is now a graduate student in folklore and showed unusual interest in the folklore collected by Zhou Mo's grandmother and the strange mask.
- **Mask Phenomenon**: When Zhou Mo touched the mask, the surrounding air suddenly became cold, the lights flickered, and the mask seemed to "come alive" briefly, showing a strange smile, and Lin Yutong seemed to have seen this scene.
- **Late Night Vision**: That night, Zhou Mo dreamed that he was wearing a mask to participate in an ancient ritual. When he woke up, he found that the mask appeared strangely on the bedside, and outside the window stood a figure exactly like the priest in the dream.
- **Truth Exploration**: Zhou Mo and Lin Yutong decided to cooperate to investigate the origin of the mask, and found that it was related to an ancient folklore - about the "Nuo God Mask" that can fulfill wishes but requires a price.
This writing part mainly tells the story of Zhou Mo returning to his hometown to inherit the mysterious mask left by his grandmother, the supernatural phenomena that happened when he first came into contact with the mask, and the beginning of his reunion with Lin Yutong and their decision to jointly investigate the secret behind the mask.
