"Paper Wedding Dress 3: Yin-Yang Debt"
Introduction:
In the Bingwu Year of the Horse, before the first lunar month had passed, a rare "late spring cold" in a century brought cold rain and invaded the ancient town of Guining. In order to complete her thesis on "Ghost Marriage in the Year of the Horse," folklore graduate student Qiu Yingying stepped into this village alone, which is rumored to still follow weird marriage customs.
She didn't expect that she would actually see a face of a woman exactly like her own in the old photos of the century-old theater in the town - the bride who was "married" to the River God in a terrifying underworld marriage sixty years ago. What made her even more shuddered was that ever since she stepped into the town, a cold and persistent call had been ringing in her ears: "Ying Niang... Come back..."
Following the clues, Qiu Yingying met Shen Kanqing, a young antique restorer who was also entangled in secrets. He has a cold and distant temperament, but he is well aware of the evil old people in the town. A broken bronze saddle in his hand actually fits perfectly with the dream that entangled Qiu Yingying. Did he approach her out of goodwill to help her, or did he have an ulterior motive?
As the investigation deepens, a conspiracy spanning across Jiazi gradually emerges. It turns out that the unfinished ghost marriage owed a "yin and yang debt" that must be repaid by the descendants of the blood. The ancient curse is like gangrene attached to the bones, tightly binding the fate of the two people. Red clothes at midnight, hollow paper figures, sedan chairs against the current, faceless puppets singing operas... "They" in the town can't wait to complete the ceremony of the year for the "new couple" on the last overcast hour of the first lunar month.
When the ancient bell of the theater rang again, Qiu Yingying was forced to put on a bright red wedding dress. Before she is completely replaced, she must find her name, uncover his hidden past, and face a cruel choice together with Shen Kanqing's companionship and concealment, in the horror of reality and fiction:
Is it following a centuries-old evil ritual, where one person will fall into the netherworld forever in exchange for another person's life?
Or should we join hands to burn out the old custom of cannibalism and gamble on the possibility of sharing the same grave?
The red thread binds the soul, and the yin and yang are reversed. This time, you and I are both in the middle of the game.
Intention: wedding dress