Suppressing Poison [Tales of the Strange]

Legend has it that Liu Ziji of Nanyang heard tales of the people of Wuling and went in search of the Peach Blossom Spring. He searched all his life, but never found it before he died of illness. Once, someone came across an original copy of The Peach Blossom Spring. They discovered a line of invisible writing in the painting: “Liu Ziji of Nanyang was a noble man. When he heard of it, he gladly set out to find the place. Before long, he arrived, only to find the land strewn with the starving dead and corpses lying for a hundred miles. Horrified, he fell ill and died. After that, no one ever went looking again.” When Liu Ziji recounted what he had seen in the Peach Blossom Spring, he deliberately left out the ending, all to protect the only survivor among the mountains of corpses and rivers of blood... A bone incense stick that can burn corpses, a bronze box inscribed with the names of the dead, and two people searching for their mothers. Their paths cross, and together they embark on a journey to solve the mystery. ○ The female lead is incredibly capable: she can fight and strategize. ○ The plot-to-romance ratio is roughly seven to three, with a rivals-to-lovers couple. ○ This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real events is impossible. Theme: Tempered through countless trials, never forgetting the original aspiration.