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The Wake: She Reveals Her Serpent Tail
After Chen An's father dies suddenly, his young stepmother, Bai Zhiyue, is immediately targeted by the village bachelors who spread rumors and mock her due to strange physical symptoms. Though Chen An harbors forbidden feelings for his stepmother and tries to protect her, his cousin Lin Qing—a feng shui master—returns unexpectedly and declares that Bai Zhiyue is a venomous serpent demon from the southern borderlands seeking revenge. Lin Qing points out Bai’s odd behaviors—her fear of realgar (a traditional Chinese insecticide), wrapping her legs in silk at night, and secretly keeping dead frogs—and claims the sudden red snake-like markings appearing on Chen An’s skin are signs of poisoning by a curse. Through persistent manipulation and a trick involving a "gossip mirror" that supposedly reveals true forms, Lin Qing drives Chen An to the brink of madness, making him doubt whether the woman he loves is truly human. To eliminate Bai Zhiyue completely, Lin Qing colludes with Wang Laizi, a lecherous villager, and Zhao, another bachelor, lying about a giant golden snake lurking in the mountains. In reality, she sets a trap to lure Chen An away under the pretense of catching the snake, allowing the thugs to break into the house, abduct Bai Zhiyue, and ruin her reputation—intending to force the supposed "demon" to reveal itself. Chen An eventually awakens to the truth and rushes back home, only to find the two ruffians either dead or insane in the wild "snake den," with clear tracks of a massive python nearby. Seizing the moment, Lin Qing incites the villagers, falsely accusing Bai Zhiyue of murder, then attacks her with a knife and sets fire to the house, attempting to burn her alive. In a desperate climax, a huge white python suddenly emerges to shield Bai Zhiyue. She commands the beast to retreat from devouring Lin Qing and reveals the truth: she is not a demon but a descendant of the Nanshan Snake Clan, and the giant python named "Dabai" is her spiritual companion and beloved pet. Her frail health, habit of wrapping her legs at night, and feeding dead frogs to the snake stem from ancient customs and severe contagious eczema. What Chen An experienced as a curse was merely a skin infection. Lin Qing’s entire mad scheme stems from her long-standing secret love for Chen An and jealousy over Bai Zhiyue winning his affection. In the end, Lin Qing is arrested and driven to madness. Chen An, filled with remorse, reconciles with Bai Zhiyue, and their family welcomes Dabai—the great protective serpent—as a new member.
House of Horrors
College students Yuan Zhu and Hua Zi help their senior Mo Han move into a new place, hoping to win her favor. But during a break that night, a phone call drags them into a nightmare. A delivery man reportedly died in a car accident — yet somehow, he “delivers” a book called Five Arts of Evil Summoning to their door. Then the calls start. A voice threatens them: complete all the rituals within one hour, or all three will die. Drugged with hallucinogens slipped into their drinks, they are forced to perform eerie rituals: blowing out candles, placing shoes at the foot of the bed, calling their names before a mirror, and playing the Four Corners Game. As the rituals unfold, terrifying hallucinations consume them one by one. Yuan Zhu sees his older brother — who drowned saving him. Hua Zi encounters the violent man he once tried to poison. Mo Han comes face to face with another version of herself — one filled with resentment. These visions expose their deepest guilt and darkest fears. As the crisis escalates, the clues all point to one person: Mo Han's adoptive father, who died ten years ago. He abused her for years. Hua Zi once tried to poison him. Yuan Zhu's brother was distracted while witnessing the abuse and failed to save her. And Mo Han herself chose to do nothing when her adoptive father had a heart attack. Today is the anniversary of his death. The countdown hits zero. The door rattles as if something is about to break through. Then — the truth takes a sharp turn. Mo Han suddenly calms down. She reveals everything was a setup. She used hallucinogens in their drinks and a game framework designed by Hua Zi to fabricate the entire paranormal ordeal. Her plan was to use the two young men as “substitutes” on the night of her adoptive father's death anniversary — to ward off the vengeful spirit she imagined was coming for her. Sunlight streams into the room. The drugs wear off, and the lies collapse with them. Mo Han breaks down, trapped in the terror of her own making. Yuan Zhu and Hua Zi walk away — carrying the guilt they've finally faced, and the painful lesson of what happens when you let fear control you.
Tales of the Fox Spirit
During the Republic of China era, a hunter named Sun from Hu Village made a living by killing foxes and selling their fur. He died a brutal death in the mountains — his body covered in scratches and bite marks. After seeing her husband's corpse, his wife lost her mind. She screamed that the fox spirit would bring retribution on anyone who offended it, then fled into the mountains and took shelter at the Fox Spirit Temple. The villagers believed it was the fox spirit's revenge, and from then on, they stayed far away from white foxes and the temple. The protagonist Zhang Huaiyuan lost his parents at a young age and lived with his uncle Zhang Ercheng and his aunt. His uncle treated him like a son, but his aunt was greedy and resentful about having to support him. Years ago, Zhang Huaiyuan and his uncle were saved from a wolf pack by a white fox. Grateful, they swore never to hunt foxes again. But then Shopkeeper Liu from the city fur shop came along. He wanted pure white fox fur to make coats. He tempted Zhang Ercheng with an offer of three thousand silver dollars to capture the spiritual white fox living near the Fox Spirit Temple. Blinded by greed, the aunt forced her husband and nephew to go into the mountains. Despite his fear, Zhang Ercheng had no choice but to obey. They set traps and accidentally caught a young white fox. Soon after, strange things started happening at the Zhang home. Their livestock were killed overnight. The white fox appeared in their dreams. A mysterious woman in white knocked at their door in the middle of the night, demanding the cub back. Then, the worst came — hundreds of foxes surrounded their house, scratching at the doors and walls. Terrified, Zhang Ercheng and Zhang Huaiyuan decided to return the cub to the temple to end the nightmare.
My Savage Neighbor
Su Xin moves to a city apartment and meets an odd neighbor, Aunt Wang, who always covers herself head to toe. She tries to be friendly, yet Aunt Wang turns her away harshly. Confused, Su Xin overhears neighbors gossiping about a savage lurking nearby that preys on humans, and she grows extremely anxious. Right then, Aunt Wang knocks at her door. Su Xin tries to tactfully deal with her, but Aunt Wang persists and threatens her to move out of the apartment. In the middle of the night, Su Xin hears someone unlocking her door. Peering through the peephole, she sees Aunt Wang standing outside, filling her with greater terror. She tells security guard Li about everything. Li asks Su Xin to work with him to handle Aunt Wang. Su Xin hesitates, unsure whether Aunt Wang is truly the savage. Li then shows Su Xin Aunt Wang’s real appearance — a hairy, monstrous face. Convinced, Su Xin agrees to help trap Aunt Wang inside her house. Just as Su Xin feels relieved, Li reveals his vicious true colors. He confesses Aunt Wang was actually trying to protect Su Xin and had been wrongly misunderstood. Li took a fancy to Su Xin and harbored evil intentions. He chanced upon the key to Su Xin’s home, and Aunt Wang witnessed this. Before Li can harm Su Xin, the police arrive and arrest him. In truth, Su Xin had figured out Aunt Wang was harmless. She suffers from a rare condition, which sparked all the malicious rumors. Su Xin accepts Aunt Wang’s kindness and lets everyone see the kind heart beneath her strange appearance.
The Poor Man’s Apartment
The Poor Man’s Apartment follows Qin Yue and Bai Hao, a young couple struggling financially. They buy Apartment 407, a rumored haunted house, for an unbelievably low price of 100,000. Weird incidents start the very night they move in: endless stairs that trap them in loops, a mysterious woman sitting silently on the sofa late at night, and terrifying visions of burial robes. Everything seems to confirm the curse of the haunted unit — the previous tenant died tragically, and every resident never survives longer than seven days. Fueled by the seemingly kind reminders and hidden manipulation of their neighbor Chen Jia, the terrified couple tries all kinds of ghost-repelling methods with little success. As the seventh-day death deadline looms, they resolve to fight back and set a trap for the “evil spirit”. During the thrilling confrontation, they accidentally uncover the truth: the so-called female and male ghosts are nothing but people in disguise. The mastermind behind all of this is Chen Jia, the neighbor who kept offering hints and pretending to be helpful. Chen Jia is a relative of the deceased former tenant (or the victim herself using another identity). Taking advantage of the haunted house rumors, she orchestrates all the paranormal pranks and plots to eliminate residents. Her goal is to scare or kill every new occupant, drive property prices down continuously, and seize the apartment at an extremely low cost. After seeing through her scheme, Qin Yue and Bai Hao turn her trap against her. They expose Chen Jia’s murderous crimes and lure the police to arrest her. Just when the couple thinks the nightmare is over, the apartment door slams shut for no reason. A cold chill lingers, hinting that genuine secrets of this apartment remain undiscovered. Blending suspense and dark humor, the story explores how extreme desire distorts human nature, as well as the wisdom and courage ordinary people can muster in desperate situations.
The Ghost Order
At two o’clock in the early morning, delivery man Chen Dong receives a forced system order: deliver stir-fried rice noodles to Room 404 in an abandoned building. The building is gloomy and dim, with flickering corridor lights. Terrified, he finishes the delivery. A pale, icy hand stretches out from the room to take the food. After he leaves, he finds the payment has turned into joss paper, and the ordering number is no longer in service. The restaurant owner tells him this customer has paid with ghost money for three straight days, and orders Chen Dong to get the money back. When Chen Dong returns, he sees all previous deliveries piled untouched outside Room 404. A neighbor informs him that no one has lived in 404 for a long time. Chen Dong tries to flee, only to be trapped in a loop, repeatedly walking back to the door of Room 404. He accidentally watches a news report and learns a whole family was murdered in Room 404. The description of the victim matches the person who took his food, filling him with sheer horror. He tries to avoid the place, but his mother falls seriously ill and requires expensive surgery. Driven by desperation, he accepts high pay from his boss and heads to 404 again. Horrifying incidents follow: lost phone signal, broken flashlight, and a strange eye staring back at him through the peephole. Any money he marks still turns into joss paper. Desperate to raise funds, Chen Dong starts investigating. When he questions the neighbor, he spots a mole on the person’s hand matching the deceased victim, and the neighbor hints the customer is not human. Soon after, a shadow figure wielding a hammer chases him. While hiding, Chen Dong finds a note. It reveals the man of Room 404 was addicted to video games. His parents were robbed and killed, and he starved to death eventually. Shortly afterwards, Chen Dong is knocked unconscious and tied up inside Room 404. The neighbor reveals himself as the one placing the orders and prepares to kill him. Just then, the restaurant owner arrives with tableware. Chen Dong breaks free and flees with the boss, only to find the building gates locked. They hide in the neighbor’s house and piece together the truth: the “ghost food orders” are an elaborate hoax. Someone fakes supernatural phenomena to drive residents away and cover up crimes, and there are two culprits in total. A fight breaks out with the criminals. At the critical moment, police arrive and solve the case. Chen Dong receives a cash reward of ten thousand yuan, enough to cover his mother’s medical fees. But as night falls, the delivery system pushes another forced order to Room 404. The eerie occurrences are far from over.
The Billionaire’s Five-Year Hiding Game
Qin Mu is the hidden heir of the Qin Family and the world’s richest man. To fulfill his grandfather’s promise to repay an old kindness, he conceals his wealth and lives as an ordinary office worker. For five years, he devotes himself to his girlfriend, internet celebrity Liu Ruyan, obeying every wish of hers, waiting for the unlocking of a 50-billion fund account of his clan. Yet merely 30 hours before the fund becomes accessible, Liu Ruyan chooses a wealthy overseas returnee Liu Yuyan for money. They are caught checking into a hotel. When Qin Mu comes to the police station to bail them out, Liu Ruyan shifts the blame onto him, while Liu Yuyan mocks him relentlessly. His five years of wholehearted devotion are trampled without mercy. Once the fund is unlocked, Qin Mu’s heart turns cold completely. He resumes his identity as the richest man. His steward Afu presents him with an elite black card, and Qin Mu embarks on a powerful counterattack. At the office, he slams the keyboard to humiliate colleagues who bullied him and announces his resignation publicly, cutting ties with Liu Ruyan. Later, Qin Mu runs into Lin Youwei, his university classmate who has secretly loved him for years. To celebrate her birthday, he spends tens of billions to buy a planet and names it “Youwei Star”. He exposes all lies during a livestream, stunning the whole audience. Liu Yuyan, Liu Ruyan and others repeatedly provoke and insult Qin Mu, only to be crushed by his overwhelming wealth and power. He defeats them in a multi-million live gift PK, displays tens of billions of cash in public, acquires Liu Ruyan’s company, and punishes the arrogant rich heir Li Hao. After learning Qin Mu’s real identity, Liu Ruyan is filled with regret. She tries to seduce him late at night to reconcile, yet Qin Mu coldly exposes her money-worshipping nature and drives her away for good.
Where’s My Baby
Six years ago, Jiang Wanyi, a top elite operative of the Dark Pavilion, crossed paths with Shen Nanfeng, the powerful head of a prominent imperial capital clan, during a mission. After their encounter, Jiang Wanyi left without a word. She soon discovered she was pregnant and gave birth to their daughter Tangtang alone. Tangtang suffers from a rare cold poison since childhood, which can only be cured by the Shen Family’s ancestral blood jade. To save her daughter’s life, Jiang Wanyi chooses to retire. She heads to the imperial capital with Tangtang to find the child’s birth father and obtain the antidote. Shortly after arriving in the capital, Jiang Wanyi runs into Shen Nanfeng at a restaurant. At that moment, Shen Nanfeng is being provoked by rivals. Tangtang steps forward to help, displaying extraordinary capabilities and claims kinship with him on the spot. Shen Nanfeng grows curious about this mysterious mother and daughter. Later, Jiang Wanyi attends Shen’s mother’s birthday banquet with Tangtang. Wen Xueqian, a woman close to Shen Nanfeng, publicly humiliates her over her gift. Remaining calm and dignified, Jiang Wanyi walks onto the stage with her daughter to acknowledge their blood tie. Her powerful words shock everyone, kicking off the saga of recognizing family within the wealthy clan. Desperate to secure her position, Wen Xueqian secretly tampers with the paternity test, fabricates lies to drive them apart, and repeatedly schemes against Jiang Wanyi and Tangtang. She even attempts to harm them. Thanks to her wit and remarkable skills, Tangtang defuses dangers time and again — blocking vehicles to protect her mother, fighting back at school, and rescuing her father from a fire. Steady and composed, Jiang Wanyi shields her daughter while uncovering the truth and exposing Wen Xueqian’s plots and falsehoods. As misunderstandings pile up and secrets gradually surface, Shen Nanfeng notices inconsistencies between Wen Xueqian’s account and his memories of what happened six years ago, and begins to doubt her. After countless crises and trials, he is moved by Jiang Wanyi’s resilience and Tangtang’s innocence. He firmly stands by the mother and daughter.
Unappreciated Worth
Tang Yanrong takes a bite of the cake hand-made by her husband’s children, which is marked “For Mom”. Unexpectedly, her son furiously smashes the cake on her, shouting that she does not deserve it. It turns out the “mom” they talk about is her husband’s mistress. Completely disappointed with her husband and the children, Tang Yanrong decides to charge them every time they ask her for favors. Unaware that the house belongs to Tang Yanrong, the children yell at her arrogantly. Tang Yanrong plans to give her son a special gift on his 18th birthday banquet — severing ties with them and kicking them out of the house. Terrified of being homeless, her husband forges a property certificate, claiming the house belongs to his mistress. Once the lie is exposed, he flies into a rage and demands Tang Yanrong hand over the house to the other woman. Tang Yanrong lures them to the real estate center. Together with her adopted son, she tricks her husband and the children into signing a contract with sky-high liquidated damages. That is not all. Tang Yanrong also seeks to recover all the money her husband spent on his mistress over the years. The mistress throws constant tantrums and ends up having a miscarriage. At the hospital, she denies her pregnancy, spreads rumors that a famous doctor took bribes and colluded with Tang Yanrong to frame her. After her lies are exposed, she is detained by the police. The husband and children try to reconcile with Tang Yanrong in bad faith. They arrange an expensive dinner but expect Tang Yanrong to foot the bill. Tang Yanrong leaves halfway. Her second adopted son makes the husband and children stay to wash dishes to pay off the debt.
My Wife Refuses to Listen and Insists on Raising a Giant Python
Chen Nan has a prophetic dream where a giant python attacks the entire village. He jolts awake from the nightmare. Right at that moment, his wife Li Mei brings a small white snake home. Chen Nan instantly recognizes it as the juvenile serpent he saw in his dream. He begs his wife not to keep it, yet she ignores all warnings. She even feeds it dried meat. Before Chen Nan can stop her, the white snake swallows the snack and begins shedding its skin to evolve. Strange, eerie occurrences soon follow. Li Mei thinks Chen Nan is overreacting. She has no idea the snake has already started its transformation after eating the meat she gave it. Chen Nan forces the snake out of their house, but his wife blames him for doing so. For everyone’s safety, Chen Nan sets out to track down the white snake. To his horror, the little serpent has rapidly evolved into a massive python. To stop the disaster the python will bring, Chen Nan gathers the villagers. They plan to hunt and kill the beast before its evolution finishes. Armed with weapons, Chen Nan and the villagers venture into the dangerous jungle to search for the giant python. Li Mei follows them into the woods. The group faces countless dangers. When Chen Nan prepares to strike the python, Li Mei desperately stops him, begging him not to hurt the serpent. Chen Nan and the villagers cannot understand why she defends the creature so fiercely. As they investigate further, they follow the python into an ancient cave. Discovering ancient ruins inside, Chen Nan realizes the truth is far more complicated than anyone imagined. He finds the python deep within the cave. By now, its evolution is complete, and its enormous body fills everyone with terror. Li Mei tries to stop Chen Nan once more. After analyzing the cave relics and the python’s movements, Chen Nan finally uncovers the long-buried truth.
Seven Years Wasted, I Married the Empress
Lin Shu, the eldest young master of the Lin Clan in Shangjing and sole heir to Hengyuan Group, concealed his wealthy family background and turned down the chance to study abroad to protect Su Wan and Xu Yun, his close friends from university. He co-founded a business with the two in Jiangcheng. Drawing on his personal connections, he secretly backed their company. He even secured a multi-billion-yuan partnership with Hengyuan Group, quietly sustaining their shared seven-year dream. Su Wan and Xu Yun had long been in love with Lin Shu and agreed to compete for his heart fairly. The three once shared an unbreakable bond built on mutual trust. Yet He Jing, an apprentice Lin Shu had painstakingly mentored, was scheming and malicious. He coveted Lin Shu’s career, his achievements, as well as the affection of Su Wan and Xu Yun. On their way to sign the contract with Hengyuan Group, He Jing suddenly grabbed the steering wheel and unbuckled Lin Shu’s seatbelt, deliberately causing a car crash. He left the severely injured, unconscious Lin Shu in the wreckage and went alone to sign the deal under Lin Shu’s identity, winning the trust of Su Wan and Xu Yun. Blinded by He Jing’s false facade, the two women failed to rush to Lin Shu’s rescue. Instead, they hailed He Jing as a hero and lavished care on him.
Win Cultivation by Wooing Goddesses, Who Can Resist It?
This is a fast-paced, exhilarating cultivation fantasy story set in Starfall Continent, a world where the strong prey on the weak and cultivators reign supreme. It follows Jiang Ce, a transmigrator, who embarks on an incredible rise with the help of a bizarre "Woo Goddess" system. Once a despised, talentless outer-sect disciple, he gets revenge on his enemies, boosts his power rapidly, and finally wins the heart of his beloved beauty in this hilarious underdog tale. A modern man, Jiang Ce suddenly transmigrates and takes over the body of an outer-sect disciple of the Blazing Fire Sect. He possesses the rare five-spirit root, deemed the worst possible aptitude. After three years of cultivation, he still cannot break through the Second Layer of Qi Refining. His lover Lin Yuerong constantly drains all his resources to fuel her own practice. Later, she attaches herself to Jiang Xiao, a core disciple. She ruthlessly abandons the original host and teams up with Jiang Xiao to seize his vital True Essence Pill. Deprived of the pill, the original host suffers a demonic deviation and dies. As Jiang Ce absorbs the memories and sighs that "bootlickers never end well", he accidentally activates the "Woo Goddesses and Send Gifts" System. The rule is simple: every time he pursues a goddess with an attractiveness score above 8 points, he earns incredible rewards, including cultivation pills, treasures and secret techniques. The higher the goddess’s charm, the better the rewards. The sect is about to expel all outer disciples who fail to reach the Seventh Layer of Qi Refining within ten years. When Lin Yuerong and Jiang Xiao come to mock him, Jiang Ce ignores them. He walks straight up to Bai Zhi, the gentle senior sister admired by the entire sect, and publicly confesses his love to her. The whole crowd is stunned, and Jiang Ce triggers generous system rewards of massive cultivation pills.