Outline of the 100,000-word novel "Shuanghuai Suppresses Evil"
core themes
The symbiotic bond between ancient trees and villages, the hidden sins of feudal clans, the supernatural backlash caused by human greed, and the collision of traditional beliefs and modern cognition
Character setting
central figure
Li Jianguo: 45 years old, a villager in Yuecheng Village, with a greedy and impatient personality. He decided to cut down the old locust tree in the north of the village in order to expand his homestead. This was the trigger for all the supernatural incidents. Later, he sought salvation in fear.
Wang Xiulian: 43 years old, Li Jianguo's wife, she is timid and superstitious. She initially opposed cutting down the tree but was unable to win over her husband. She was the first to sense the "grievance" of the old locust tree and became one of the main victims of supernatural phenomena.
Chen Shouyi: 70 years old, the village's "tree keeper", guarding the two locust trees for generations, mastering the secrets of the village and the ancient trees, stubborn and withdrawn, a key figure in uncovering the truth of history, and possessing a simple method of exorcising evil spirits.
Lin Yue: 28 years old, a young researcher from the Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau. He was sent to Yuecheng Village to investigate the "bleeding" incident of an old locust tree. He is a rational materialist. He initially questioned the supernatural claims, but later gradually became involved in the secret history of the village.
Li Gensheng: 68 years old, Li Jianguo's father, taciturn, once the village party secretary, aware of some clan secrets, ambiguous about tree felling, seems to be hiding something.
"Sophora ling": a supernatural being based on an old locust tree. It is not a "ghost" in the traditional sense, but a collection of village resentment, sacrificial energy and ancient tree aura over the past 500 years. It has an indefinite form (black shadow, whisper, illusion), with the purpose of "punishing the destroyers" and "warning the village".
