Content of the novel: World view: In modern ordinary urban society, evil is hidden in the fringe of urban and rural areas, old communities, and old houses in deserted villages. Traditional evil spirits such as ghosts, evil objects, evil spirits, bumpers, infant spirits, and graveyard resentments are real. Ordinary people cannot see or touch them, but they can cause illness, loss of money, and death.
Secrets that are not passed down by orthodox Taoism and Buddhism are not leaked. Ordinary people have no way to encounter evil. They can only rely on online forums, post bars, short videos, and scanned copies of old books to learn folk magic, Maoshan Xiaoshu, basic Taoist mantras, and Yin-Yang house-resolving methods. There is no teacher, no fault, and no teaching. It is all a wild way.
Follow the traditional feudal folk custom - evil spirits belong to yin, and people with weak yang will be invaded
To exorcise evil spirits, rely on traditional magic tools such as incantations, talismans, formulas, seals, grains, peach wood, cinnabar, and mugwort, and rely on oral formulas, mental techniques, and Gang steps to deter evil spirits.
Self-study without a teacher is prone to backlash and evil.
Folk metaphysics forum "Xuanmen Miscellaneous Talk": Anonymous netizens share ancestral charms, mantras, and folk methods for exorcising evil spirits. The true and false are mixed, and there are many errors and omissions.
Self-study without a teacher: without a master to guide the energy and no sect to support, all relying on rote memorization, casting spells all depends on courage, it is easy to get burned
Traditional evil spirits: purely traditional ghosts such as bumpers (possessed by dead souls), house ghosts (yin ghosts from old houses), water ghosts, hanging ghosts, infant spirits, and tomb-head ghosts.
Protagonist
Luo Sheng, 19, is from Tinghu, Yancheng, Jiangsu. She lives in an old urban area. She has had a negative constitution since she was a child and is prone to encountering "dirty things". The elders in the family do not believe in evil spirits. Neighbors, relatives and friends are experiencing evil things one after another (inexplicable fever, gibberish, strange noises in the house, ghosts crying in the middle of the night). It is difficult to find an orthodox teacher and the fees are extremely high. I have no choice but to teach myself how to exorcise evil spirits.