Tonghuadu - the place where the story takes place, an ancient village in the south of the Yangtze River forgotten by the times. There were once tung trees all over the village entrance, and the ferry crossing had been abandoned for many years, with only a stone bridge remaining leading to the outside world.
Weird things - both supernatural events and secrets passed down from generation to generation. Behind every strange thing, there is a buried truth.
The protagonist Xu Nian's grandmother died suddenly, leaving behind a strange last word: she must stay alone in the old house for seven days and light an ancient lantern before sunset every day. If the lamp goes out, all inheritance is given up.
On the first night of the wake, something strange happened. At twelve o'clock at midnight, the seventh footsteps sounded on the stairs on time, and my grandmother's voice came from outside the door: "Xiao Nian, I'm back, open the door." But there was no shadow at all under the crack of the door.
The wakeman must abide by three taboos in order to survive the seventh night...
Well written and worth reading