[Horror + Terror + Suspense + Mystery + Tests of Human Nature]
When Ren Xiaoyao wakes up, he finds himself in a dilapidated old house covered in faded talismans. His mind holds only scattered fragments and one name etched into his soul. He doesn’t know who he is or why he’s been swept into a series of bizarre folk taboo incidents: a wedding procession wandering the streets at midnight, carrying an empty coffin; an “undead corpse” in an ancient village well that never decomposes; a reflection in the mirror wearing a sinister grin that doesn’t belong to him... To recover his memories and stay alive, he is forced to join a mysterious, marginalized organization: the Folk Taboo Management Bureau. In this department, which operates on the fringes of science and human ethics, he faces not only terrifying legends passed down for thousands of years, but also the twisted desires hidden in the darkest corners of human nature and the cold rules that govern them. A five-million-word saga of the uncanny begins. Ren Xiaoyao will travel to the most secret corners of China, seeking forgotten truths on the brink of life and death. And he himself seems to be the greatest taboo of all.
