A Puppet's Life

Includes cannibalism, symbiosis, nonhuman elements, and mind control and brainwashing. Told from the male protagonist's point of view. After moving house, Yan Li meets a strange girl who becomes his only friend. One day, he receives a gift from her: a human head. Terrified, his parents send him back to his hometown. There, he meets the girl again, and strange things begin to happen. His childhood friend disappears in a downpour. The villagers seem to be hiding something, and he and the girl share a secret they cannot escape. He begins to understand that everything from his past, the existence of this village, and the girl are all intertwined. His own life is too.