The story revolves around a Five Elements curse tied to metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, and a series of bizarre deaths on a school campus. After Li Ye chooses “fire” on QQ, he is burned to death by a strange flame in the restroom. His roommate, Sun Xiaotao, chooses “water” and mysteriously drowns at the swimming pool. Yuan Kun investigates the truth in a bid to win someone’s love, but makes Fan Songlin choose “earth.” Yuan himself is accidentally crushed by a brick and buried in the soil. As the story unfolds, the truth gradually emerges: Jin Xinxin is actually dead, and Fan Songlin uses the Five Elements curse to help her come back to life. In the end, however, Jin Xinxin kills him, claiming that “metal overcomes wood.” By gathering lives connected to all five elements, Jin Xinxin completes the resurrection ritual. The story is chilling and full of twists.
