Welcome to Langling Town (now Zhumadian, Henan) during the Republic of China.
Here, ghosts and gods do not follow principles, only rules.
Close the history books and forget about those heroes and great deeds. Walking into this forgotten town of the Republic of China, you will find that the real history is written in those rural legends that dare not be recorded.
Open this book of anecdotes and listen to Zhao Shide, a teacher in the town, use his simplest and coldest tone to tell you about the real horrors that happened in ordinary alleys:
You will know why a well will flow out blood; why a rifle frozen in the hands of a dead person will find a living person to pay for his life; why an unintentional joke will "feed" an invisible monster to life; and why a rash promise will become a flesh-and-blood contract that must be repaid with the soul.
This is not only a collection of stories, but also a collection of survival taboos from the troubled times of the Republic of China.
It will tell you why some words cannot be said; why some things cannot be touched; and why some debts must be repaid with life.
In Langling, the scariest thing is never the ghost.
It's a rule.
Reader comments
Recommended, I like the writing style, it is relatively simple, and this unit drama mode is not tiring to watch.
It is indeed different from other supernatural stories, with humanistic thinking
Okay, different ghost stories
Have a strong sense of atmosphere
It's quite a humane ghost story, but each one is a little short.
The story of a ghost giving birth to a child is wonderful [like]
Recommended, I like the writing style, it is relatively simple, and this unit drama mode is not tiring to watch. It is indeed different from other supernatural stories, with humanistic thinking
Okay, different ghost stories Have a strong sense of atmosphere
It's quite a humane ghost story, but each one is a little short. The story of a ghost giving birth to a child is wonderful [like]
Very interesting, fluent language, simple style