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The Troubles of Being Born with Six Fingers and Having to Become a Taoist Priest
My name is Li Youbing. I was born with six fingers, and a fortune-teller said I had the “Heavenly Defect Fate,” doomed to bear one of the fates of widowhood, childlessness, loneliness, or disability. Later, an unreliable old Taoist took me in, and I learned that this lousy fate was actually perfect for practicing Maoshan arts. Other people pay money to study the Dao. My tuition is my life. My master said, “Disciple, our sect has only one copy of The Maoshan Incantations left. Just make do with i
9kReads—Score489Shelves
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Northeastern Folk Tales of the Strange
One story, one rule. Between the villages of Guandong Mountain and the river junctions, spirit medium Fang Dayou, his shaman disciple Liu Zhaodi, and his hotheaded nephew Ermao specialize in dealing with the strange things ordinary people encounter: a protective coin going missing, a weasel coming to demand a title, someone calling your name in the middle of the night... Each story stands alone, and each one teaches a rule. You don’t have to believe, but you do have to obey.
1.6kReads—Score102Shelves
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Notes on Folk Weird Things
Hidden in the countryside are the strangest legends and the most naked human hearts. The half red embroidered shoe under the old locust tree is locked with unsaid grievances and hatred; the strange salesman knocking on the door late at night, the luggage is not filled with groceries, but old things stained with frost; the bronze mirror emerging from the ancient well can reveal ghosts and ghosts, but not the depth of people's hearts... These strange things scattered in the streets and towns may o
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Dear Bosses, Please Start Your Era
"Everyone, please start your era" Welcome to the underworld's arena of power. Open this book and you will see: Some people use their fists to break out the sky and establish their own laws in blood and fire; others use capital and brains to draw new boundaries on the negotiation table. Some people guard the morality of the old era and stand alone in the cracks; others use the coldest technology to weave an invisible network of control. From the life-and-death fights in the streets to the silent
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The Young Man's Sharp Edge in the Past on the River Bank
Three years ago, Li Dachuan broke Sun Yaozu's nose with a punch, shattered his own life, and escaped from He'an Town overnight. Three years later he came back with his old bag. The river bank was still the same, and the people were still the same. Some people want to start over, while others refuse to let go.
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