Novels like The Snake Bride
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Snake Bride, best match first.
- 101 A Thousand-Year Contract: The Underworld King Comes Calling 契约千年：冥王老公找上门 He was born on the day of the Ghost Festival. His parents died when he was young, leaving him to depend on his grandfather. From childhood, Chen Qing'an had a pair of unusual eyes that let him discern yin from yang and see ghosts and monsters. On the day his grandfather died, a red moon hung in the sky. To free themselves from misfortune, the villagers offered him as a sacrifice to the “Ghost King.” But the one they summoned was none other than Jun Xuanxiao, the formidable King of the Underworld 117Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 102 Republic-Era Mountain God: The Nine-Headed Serpent Lord 民国山神：九头蛇君 When I was born, a thousand snakes carried a coffin. Grandpa said the Snake God wanted a bride, and if we refused, both Mom and I would die. When I was five, a high fever left me able to see spirits. I often saw a snake with nine heads. He and I grew up together, and whenever I was in danger, he always came to my rescue. As an adult, I became a spirit medium. The mountain god’s temple was destroyed, my eldest brother was murdered, and my aunt, who had been dead for twenty-eight years, suddenly r 660Reads8.8Score102Shelves
- 103 The Dragon King’s Wife, Life After Life 生生世世龙王妻 A terrible drought struck the village, so the village chief invited an old Taoist priest to perform a rainmaking ritual. The priest brought a marriage contract, and I was chosen to be offered as a sacrifice to the Divine Dragon Lord. On the night of the full moon, the villagers tied me up, stuffed me into a bridal sedan chair, and sent me to the Dragon King Temple behind the village. From then on, I became the wife of an ancient divine dragon. 64Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 104 The Serpent King's Decree 蛇王令 I was born with a black scale on my body. As I grew older, the scale kept spreading. When I was sixteen, I dreamed that the black scales came to life and turned into a black snake that coiled tightly around me… 40Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 105 A Snake Immortal for a Husband, Subduing a Hundred Ghosts 蛇仙为夫，镇百鬼 Our village had an unwritten rule: girls born in the Year of the Snake with a purely yin fate were chosen as brides by the Snake Immortal. On the seventh day of the seventh lunar month in the Year of the Snake, they had to be married off at the Snake Immortal Temple on the back mountain. Otherwise, disaster would befall the entire village. My elder sister was born with the rare Yin Snake fate, unseen in a century. Ever since she was born, Grandma had warned her never to have contact with men. Sh 1.2kReads7.5Score179Shelves
- 106 The Pregnant Snake 孕蛇 Wang Yu only ate a piece of snake meat a coworker offered her... Who could have imagined it would bring about the annihilation of her family? She should hate him, despise him, and blame him! But she’s pregnant with his child. What is she supposed to do? 64Reads—Score—Shelves
- 107 The Serpent Mark Around Me 蛇印缠身 The Su family has an unwritten rule: for generations, they have worshipped the Snake Immortal. I was born with a snake-shaped birthmark, which everyone says was placed there by the Snake Immortal himself. He chose me to serve him. But I refused to believe in fate and fled the village. Still, he found me and came to collect his debt. “Su Li, didn’t your great-aunt tell you?” “Tell me what?” “When you turn eighteen, you’ll be my sacrifice!” I had no way to refuse, so I submitted to him. But this w 250Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 108 Demons Lurk in Qingcheng 青城有妖 On Mount Qingcheng lived a snake demon named Qing Shanjun, known as the Great Immortal Qing. The Great Immortal Qing often lounged in front of a waterfall on Mount Qingcheng, admiring his own beauty and bragging, “I’m such a gorgeous male snake, and I’ve been single for over nine hundred years. I really have kept myself pure!” On his first day down the mountain, the Great Immortal Qing latched onto Su Hexiang, the young woman who had caused him to fail his tribulation. He couldn’t kill her or ea 8Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 109 The Fox Immortal Descends: A Cursed Fox's Fate 狐仙降世：诡命狐缘 On the day she was born, a blind old fortune-teller declared that Bai Xiao was destined to a life of extreme yin: “This girl won’t live past eight. At eighteen, she’ll be beset by a hundred ghosts and meet certain death.” She refused to believe him and stubbornly made it to eighteen. But the year she turned eighteen, she watched with her own eyes as her grandmother climbed out of her coffin, intending to bury her alive and take her along as a funeral offering… “Xiao Xiao, come with Grandma…” As 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 110 The Snake's Wrath: I Invited the Underworld Lord In 蛇缠鬼怒：我把冥君请进门 My name is Xie Tianyi, and I’m the only girl born in several generations of the Xie family. Snakes often show up around our home, and the villagers all call me the Snake Girl. After I was attacked by a swarm of snakes, my parents forbade me from going out. Even after I got into university, they made me take a leave of absence and stay home. That was how I ended up confined to the house. Two years later, when I turned twenty, strange things began happening one after another. My family members kep 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 111 This Ghost Husband Is Pretty Handsome 这个鬼夫有点帅 One day, while catching ghosts, I accidentally got involved with a male ghost. From then on, my days became a scorching, ghostly affair. Pinned against the wall, the ghost's hands wandered all over me. “Darling, I like this.” Pinned to the bed, the ghost gave me a seductive look. “Baby.” What the heck...? Hey, hey, hey, that's enough! Climbing mountains of corpses and wading through seas of blood is one thing, and letting you cop a feel every now and then is bad enough, but now you want to make. 58Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 112 I Am a Young Master of the Tang Dynasty 我乃大唐公子 A remote ancient town seals away a thousand-year-old ghost. When I set foot in this land, the seal breaks, and a tragic love spanning a thousand years begins. “Hello, young master.” “Goodbye, young master.” 164Reads8.2Score104Shelves
- 113 Wicked Husband, Come at Midnight 邪夫，深夜来 My grandpa found me in a graveyard and brought me home. Everyone says I'm bad luck, a jinx who'll bring death to everyone around me. The day I came out of the graveyard, a man whose whole body was ice-cold followed me home... 128Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 114 The Dragon King's Fated Wife 命中注定龙王妻 I’ve suffered from a strange illness since childhood. Dark patches spread across my body, and I grew increasingly frail. We went to the hospital countless times, but no one could cure me. With no other options, my mother turned to superstition and took me to a so-called spirit medium. The medium told her my illness was caused by the “Dragon King’s Curse”! With a basin of chicken’s blood and a stick of incense, the medium sent me to the “Dragon King’s Palace in the Eastern Sea.” She said there mi 84Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 115 The Demon Husband and His Princess Consort 妖夫墨王妻 I began dealing with ghosts and spirits when I was twenty-one. No one knows how my grandfather died. One person after another has tried to harm me. The grudges of the immortals, a rival’s jealousy, and the protection of the one I love: all sorts of baffling events have befallen an ordinary girl like me. Let the ghosts handle matters of the underworld, and the living handle matters of the mortal world. Just remember: Do good, and don’t worry about what lies ahead. 231Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 116 My Lover Is a Snake! 我的恋人是条蛇！ My name is Li Nuo, and I’m a recent intern in the funeral services department. After finally finding a job, I thought I’d get through my internship without a hitch. But things rarely go as expected. On my way home after finishing a normal shift with my coworkers, I saw a huge white snake staring at me with golden-yellow eyes. I fell flat on my rear in fright, and then the snake suddenly spoke: “Lowly human, how dare you disturb my cultivation!” Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap! This snake has bec 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 117 My Husband Is a Snake, and He Wraps Around Me Every Night to Make Snake Babies 夫君是条蛇，每晚缠着我生蛇宝宝 My Husband Is a Snake, and Every Night He Coils Around Me to Make Snake Babies 34Reads—Score—Shelves
- 118 The Bewitching Snake Husband Is So Hard to Handle 妖孽蛇夫太难缠 Of all people, why do I have to bear a snake’s child...? 270Reads8.4Score100Shelves
- 119 The Snake King Has His Eyes on Me 蛇王惹上身 I was pushed off a cliff. The good news was that I didn't fall to my death, and my boyfriend and best friend hadn't killed me. The bad news was that although I was still alive, I had landed in something even more terrifying than death: a nest of snakes... 259Reads8.2Score102Shelves
- 120 Snake Calamity 蛇劫 The day I was born, two snakes, one female and one male, fell in unison from the eaves above our front door. My grandfather, who had spent his whole life catching snakes, actually dropped to his knees before them right then and there. Everyone was terrified by what my grandfather had done. I was three days old, yet I still wouldn’t eat or drink, cry or fuss. I just stared with my wide-open eyes. My family panicked, thinking I was possessed, and went out of their way to invite the village shaman 257Reads8.6Score102Shelves
- 121 The Dragon King’s Most Yin Bride 龙王大人的至阴新娘 I was born with an extremely yin nature, and the village shaman found me in a graveyard. I was frail and sickly from childhood. To keep me safe, my grandmother, the shaman, made a blood pact with a fox spirit, but the pact backfired and left her gravely injured because of me. Just as I was at a loss for what to do, a man who could transform into a Azure Dragon appeared. He claimed we had been bound by fate for a long time, and he protected me from disaster, calling me his “little bride,” yet he 66Reads—Score—Shelves
- 122 My Husband Comes from the Netherworld 我的夫君他来自幽冥 I've been unlucky since I was little, bringing misfortune to husbands and children. My father even offered me up to settle the debt he owed to the underworld. When I came of age, he came to claim what was owed under that old contract. From then on, my mother was left on the brink of death, my father disappeared, and one friend after another met with disaster. Evil spirits and demons surrounded me. The man who haunted me night after night chuckled. “Chan'er, you can't escape me.” A bridal process 445Reads7.2Score100Shelves
- 123 The Peerless Snake Husband’s Darling Is Tormenting Ghosts Again 绝世蛇夫掌心的小娇娇又在虐鬼了 “Be good. I'll come keep you company every night from now on.” When I was eighteen, the man from my dreams suddenly appeared in real life. I knew then that something was terribly wrong. Just before my mother was due to give birth to me, a devastating flood struck. She was submerged in the floodwaters, with no midwife or doctor to help her. The only one by her side was a pitch-black python. After I was born, I dreamed of a mesmerizing man every year on my birthday. On the night I turned eighteen, 20Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 124 Pregnant with Evil, Again and Again 阴孕连连 The consequence of one wild night was that I got pregnant, and I had no idea who the father was. Filled with anxiety, I had no choice but to ask my best friend to come with me to get rid of the baby. But from that day on, strange things kept happening. A little ghost that ate people, a night road I could never escape, a lecherous man who kept appearing in my dreams, and the baby in my belly that I just couldn't get rid of. It all told me one thing: I had… encountered something supernatural… 197Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 125 The Teng Snake Takes a Bride, and a Hundred Ghosts See Her Off 腾蛇娶妻百鬼送行 [Strong Female Lead] [Metaphysics] [Devoted Husband] [Ensemble Cast] [Pure Romance] [Mystery and Comedy] My name is Su Xiaowan. I was born in a small village in the south. I was born on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, the Ghost Festival, commonly known as the “Ghost Day.” Legend has it that on this day, the gates of the underworld swing wide open and ghosts roam everywhere. So after paying respects to their ancestors during the day, everyone stays indoors, afraid of attracting a 1.5kReads8.9Score219Shelves
- 126 On My Wedding Day, the Fox King and Snake Lord Both Forced Me to Marry Them 我出嫁当天，狐王蛇君齐逼嫁 When I was fifteen, I went to the river to bathe and encountered a huge white snake. That very night, I came down with a strange illness. My fever wouldn’t break, I was paralyzed from head to toe, and my belly swelled as if I were ten months pregnant. After three years of paralysis, I became a cripple everyone despised. Just as my parents were worrying every day that I’d never find a husband, a man as beautiful as a celestial being volunteered to marry me. He was willing not only to wed me but a 1.7kReads8.8Score253Shelves
- 127 The Fox Takes a Wife 狐娶妻 A sunshower in the mountains, a fox wedding in the woods. The living must keep away. They say that if someone catches sight of a fox wedding, the marriage is ruined, and the couple may never be able to marry. The witness will be relentlessly hunted down until their family is destroyed. But when Gu Hanshuang encounters one, things don't go as the rumors say. Hu Xueyin, the groom of the fox wedding, sticks by her day after day, backs her into a corner, and softly asks, “Between him and me, who's m 239Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 128 The Snake God's Tail Is So Clingy, the Delicate Little Sweetie Wants to Escape 蛇神尾巴尖太缠人，娇气包她想逃 [Wilderness survival + a god’s doting love + livestream identity reveal + 1v1 + both devoted to each other + sweet from beginning to end, no angst!] [Delicate, soft human girl VS a cold to others but pure-hearted snake god whose old heart has caught fire] S-rank forbidden zone, torrential rain. Chu Ning, universally hailed as the “ultimate pure-and-sultry beauty,” accidentally falls into a snake pit. Tens of millions of viewers in the livestream hold their breath, waiting for the delicate star 2.6kReads8.9Score307Shelves
- 129 The Demon Lord’s Moonlight, Bright Through Every Year 魔尊心上月，岁岁皆昭昭 In ancient times, the gods, demons, and monsters waged war. The Heavenly Emperor wiped out the entire Asura clan, and the clan’s sole surviving heir, Mu Canglan, stormed heaven to take revenge. To end the fighting across the Three Realms, Luo Zhaozhao, the Heavenly Emperor’s adopted daughter, volunteered to marry Mu Canglan. Yet even on their wedding day, she could not stop him from seeking vengeance. Grief-stricken, Luo Zhaozhao sacrificed her glass heart, and she and Mu Canglan fell into the m 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 130 The Underworld King's Little Wife Is Fierce 冥王的小娇妻超凶哒 From the day Chen Anan brought home a homeless boy, her once peaceful life was turned upside down. The boy's alarmingly rapid growth, the eerie knocks on her door at midnight, the inexplicable strange creatures in the hallway, and the soup topped with floating eyeballs that the old lady in the basement brought her... Everyone who bullied her mysteriously got what was coming to them, and more and more people began coveting her. But what gave her the biggest headache was figuring out how to kick o 17Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 131 The Fox Demon's Allure 狐妖魅 Have you ever seen a baby born with a head of white hair? Tao Yuling, a white-haired girl abandoned by her parents, is always dreaming that someone is chasing her. Then one day, her grandmother suddenly dies, leaving behind a mysterious last message: “He’s here!” In the pouring rain, a fox demon approaches slowly. His thin lips part, his alluring eyes cold: “From now on, I can kill you whenever I feel like it!” Years later, Yuling is baffled. “I’ve made you angry so many times. Why haven’t you k 82Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 132 My Fox Is My Husband 我的狐狸是夫君 As a seasoned single woman, I once happened to find a white “cat.” I thought I could finally enjoy a happy life with just the two of us, but someone pointed out that what I’d found was a fox! Ever since the fox showed up, I’ve been dreaming every night, and the same man appears in every dream! Then the fox suddenly transformed into a human, and he looked exactly like the man in my dreams! He was also a dark, scheming man who could drive anyone up the wall! I thought I could get rid of this fox s 7Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 133 The Snake’s Bride 蛇缠女 [Mystery] [Sweet and bittersweet] [Strong heroine] [Supernatural] Ever since I was born, I’ve been cursed as a snake’s daughter and a bringer of misfortune. Eighteen years ago, a great white snake killed my family. Eighteen years later, the snake came to collect its debt and made me its spirit medium to pay it back. From then on, I began encountering all kinds of strange events. Why had the bones in the coffin vanished? And what did the snake totem on the coffin lid mean? When the Seven Fiends A 338Reads8.8Score102Shelves
- 134 The Dragon-Locking Well and the Snake Immortal in the Painting 锁龙井，画蛇仙 My name is Su Luoqing. I was born in the ancient village of Dragon Guardians, where our people have guarded a well for generations. Legend says an evil dragon that has cultivated for thousands of years is sealed beneath it. Every year on the second day of the second lunar month, a special ritual must be performed to appease the dragon. On the second day of the second lunar month, when the dragon raises its head, rain poured for a whole month, nearly submerging Dragon Guardians Village. Then, dur 560Reads8.8Score109Shelves
- 135 Ensnared by a Snake: My Husband Dotes on Me and Won’t Let Go 遇蛇：夫君他又宠又撩 [Romantic suspense + mild supernatural elements + both leads are chaste + sweet romance + mutual devotion + 1v1 + episodic short stories] Synopsis: On the fourteenth day of the seventh month, I was born under an ill omen. My grandmother bared her teeth and glared at me, calling me a curse who had killed one of her loved ones. In her rage, she tried to kill me by smashing me to the ground, but my maternal grandmother, a temple priestess, risked her life to save me. Eighteen years later, my grandm 92Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 136 My Husband Comes Knocking at Midnight 老公夜半来敲门 Out of curiosity, I picked up a banknote in a cemetery where people were paying respects to their ancestors. From then on, strange things began to happen... 53Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 137 The Soft, Delicate Bunny Is Addicted to Being Claimed by the Ruthless Snake Venerable 兔兔身娇体软，反派蛇尊狠缠上瘾 [Soft, sweet, crybaby Jade Rabbit spirit x self-deluded, teddy-bear-like, lecherous Snake Lord~ One-on-one, both pure, super sweet and doting!] [No competing for a man! No catfights! No angst!] [Play the pig to eat the tiger] [A huge size difference between snake and rabbit] [The heroine transmigrates into a book and gets bound to a System! She can change the original story] Ruan Tang transmigrated into the book she wrote, becoming a doomed Jade Rabbit spirit born with a bewitching allure who c 2.2kReads8.6Score294Shelves
- 138 Marry the Phoenix, You! Go Cook Me a Couple of Dishes 嫁凤，你，去给我炒两个菜 [The heroine is clever, neither a saint nor an idiot. The hero isn’t aloof or short-tempered. Lots of jokes, a mutually faithful couple, happy endings for everyone, causes revealed after effects, no substitute trope, a little angst for the hero but none for the heroine, with a touch of past and present lives.] Warnings: The heroine is a strong woman with a feminist outlook, and there are lots of jokes. The romance between the leads has little to do with their past and present lives, but those li 209Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 139 Demons of the Northern Mountain 北山有妖 When I was twenty, someone killed me. My killer dumped my body at Beishan, a thousand miles away… 2kReads7.5Score252Shelves
- 140 Oh No! I Married a Sweet Wife, and Now I Can’t Hide My Serpent Tail 糟糕！娶了娇甜妻后蛇尾藏不住了 Sweet romance, both virgins, obsessive love, metaphysics: “Adorable, sweet little wife × cold, aloof, obsessive snake CEO” Jiang Mitian was thrown out of her home by her scumbag father. Homeless and hunted, she was saved at the brink of death by a handsome stranger. With nowhere else to go, she had to follow him home. Who knew he’d feed her and help her with her card during the day, then rub her legs and cling to her for kisses at night! A clever little woman appeared by the side of the aloof, h 107Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 141 My Fated Snake King Husband Is So Hard to Handle 奇缘蛇王老公太难缠 Lin Qingqing rescued a little black snake. She clearly saw it slither into the bushes, but after evening study hall, there it was on her bed. She put it in her schoolbag, and the next day it was wrapped around her hand. She left it in the bushes behind the school. Thinking the little black snake was so cute, she named him Qiu Han and couldn’t resist giving him a kiss. Who knew that within a day, the black snake would turn into a black python? To be with Lin Qingqing, Qiu Han took human form and 33Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 142 Your Husband, the King of the Underworld, Is Online 您的老公冥王已上线 A User Manual for the King of the Underworld: 1. Feed him. Even if you have to go hungry, never let him go hungry. 2. Flatter him, and stroke him the right way. 3. Soothe him. No matter who's at fault, it's always yours. 4. Let him pinch, knead, and hug you as much as he likes. Don't resist! 5. When he asks if you love him, don't hesitate, don't waver, and don't tell him quietly. Say, “I love you!” In short: After spending three years as a wandering soul, I met a fake reaper. He was imposing, do 166Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 143 The Snake Immortal in Chains 锁蛇仙 When I was five, I accidentally awakened the Snake Immortal that my family had imprisoned for a thousand years. My family said I was cursed, that the Snake Immortal would take revenge on me and bring misfortune to the whole clan. But I had never even seen the Snake Immortal, and I had never brought any disaster upon my family. Before Grandma died, she gave me our family's heirloom bracelet. Strange things began happening soon after: my cousin suddenly went mad, Grandma's body vanished, and a hug 429Reads9.0Score101Shelves
- 144 After Coming of Age, I Became the Snake Lord’s Most Beloved 成年后，我成了蛇君大人的心头肉 People from Northeast China don’t eat wild animals. The big ones are too strong to beat, and the little ones are all spirits! But my great-great-grandfather refused to believe it and caught a giant snake. From then on, strange things kept happening to the Shen family for generations. Then, when I turned eighteen, I learned firsthand what it meant to pay for his actions… 451Reads8.8Score104Shelves
- 145 The Fox King's Wife 狐王妻 ❤️ My name is Lu Qingyang. On the day of Jingzhe, my mother secretly gave birth to me in an abandoned Fox Immortal temple. The villagers bullied me and called me a fox demon that ate people's eyes. They dug out my left eye, then summoned a Taoist priest to call down lightning and kill me. When I grew up, a bizarre blood-red image of a fox worshipping the Big Dipper appeared on my waist. From then on, misfortune followed me everywhere. To find the mysterious man who stole my eye, I met the Fox Ki 65Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 146 Snake Demoness 蛇姬 [Ensemble Cast + Feng Shui + Fortune-Telling + Metaphysics + Strange Folk Tales] Romance: A dignified, devoted, ruthless Snake Lord vs. a pampered, cunning diviner I was born on the night of the Ghost Festival, when the gates of the underworld swing wide open. Everyone in the village said my mother conceived me after being entwined by a snake, so they called me Little Snake. When I was thirteen, I spoke carelessly and offended the “Snake Lord” in a painting. From then on, I was bedridden, and st 1.9kReads9.0Score275Shelves
- 147 A Life-and-Death Pact Between the King of Hell and Me 我和冥王的生死契约 "Half mystery + half comedy + the worlds of yin and yang + a male lead who is a cunning, devoted deity of the underworld + a kind, steadfast, brave mortal heroine + every character is clever" One lottery ticket, one contract, and from that moment on, my three souls and seven spirits belonged to him. I took something that was never mine, so I have to do good deeds, travel between the worlds of yin and yang, give away all my money, risk my life to repay him, and even give myself to him… He laid on 516Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 148 The Ice-Cold Huo Ye Turns into a Snake and Clings to Me Like a Cuddle Bug 冷撩到爆的霍爷变蛇后奶呼呼缠我 [Top-tier star + wealthy family + sweet romance, seductively wicked woman ✖️ cool, gentle snake] Top-tier star Sheng Luo has been married for three years. She quit showbiz and became the target of online mockery, while rumors of her divorce spread every day. Sheng Luo: Thanks for asking. I'm on vacation aboard a luxury yacht. Don't bother me. In their three years of marriage, her cold, wealthy husband Huo Xiu has come home only a handful of times. Sheng Luo: Great! Just give me a card. One night 39Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 149 The Yin Phoenix’s Calamity, the Dragon-Boned Wife 阴凤劫，龙骨妻 ◇Cold Snake God x Girl Forced to Take the Blame◇ My grandfather stole the Snake God’s dragon bones to keep me alive. Eighteen years later, the snake came to my door and demanded repayment, with interest. As a hundred snakes coil around me and red candles blaze, he bends close to my ear, his voice bewitching and cruel: “I’ll make you live in hell, my one and only captive pet. For all eternity, you’ll never be free.” He returned carrying a thousand years of hatred, yet found himself savoring the 21.1kReads8.9Score2kShelves
- 150 I Mistook My Blind Date and Ended Up Marrying a Snake 相亲认错人，我闪婚了一条蛇 Eighteen years ago, the villagers tore down the archway carved with a giant snake for money and burned the coffin beneath it. Afterward, a snake calamity struck the village. My grandfather threw newborn me into the snake-burning pit, saving the whole village from disaster. The summer I turned eighteen, the village party secretary tricked me into coming back. Because another snake calamity had struck the village. The party secretary said that throwing me into the snake-burning pit once more would 162Reads7.0Score—Shelves
