The Strange Tales of Yishan

Name: The Strange Tales of Yishan
Author: Jun Nanchao

沂山诡异录

by Jun Nanchao (峻难超)

Status: Completed
Length: 134k Words
Genre: Mystery
Subgenre: Mystery & Supernatural
Updated: 11mo ago
Source: Fanqie

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[Supernatural horror] [Romance] [Dark humor] [Thrilling and stirring] [A short, intense read]:

My name is Chen Mo. Twenty years ago, my childhood friend Li Dong nearly drowned in a rainstorm. After being rescued, his personality changed drastically, and his whole family moved away, leaving behind only a mysterious stone.

Twenty years later, my father falls gravely ill, and I return to my hometown of Yishan. An anonymous package arrives soon after, containing that very stone. My father identifies it in terror as “the water ghost’s mark,” while the village elders whisper about the curse of the “river-bound spirit.”

To save my father, I return to the deadly river, only to discover that Li Dong’s accident was merely the tip of the iceberg. To unravel the mystery, I have no choice but to accept my identity as a “bloodline mountain guardian” and join forces with the other guardians, traveling between the worlds of the living and the dead.

Deep in the mist-shrouded mountains of Yishan, a thousand-year calamity threatening bloodlines and survival is unfolding, along with a spine-chilling story of fear, legacy, and redemption…

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