The Guardian Under the Frozen Soil

Deep in the Xing'an Mountains in Northeast China, there is an old saying that has been passed down from generation to generation: "The frozen soil does not bully people, and spiritual creatures guard their own boundaries." No one knows that under this land covered with white snow and nourished by black soil, the spiritual veins of ancient ancestors sleep, and strange spirits that can subvert the world are also sealed. This book centers on the little-known Northeastern folk profession of "spiritual keeper" and tells the story of Li Jingzhe, a down-and-out young man who, after his grandfather mysteriously disappeared, was forced to inherit his family's century-old mission and become a new generation of frozen soil keeper. He encountered all kinds of strange things, folk taboos, and ancient secrets in the forest, snowfields, and black soil deserted villages. It breaks the inherent routine of traditional Northeast stories of "traveling to the Guandong, ginseng essence, and coming out of the horse fairy", and incorporates novel elements such as permafrost archeology, ancient civilization, and folk taboos, and connects the main lines in the form of a unit drama. It has the thrills of a single story and the core suspense throughout the book, taking you into a little-known and mysterious secret land of the Northeast.