Zhai Nan

Kaidan (Kaidan refers to eerie tales of strange, mysterious, rare, or bewitching ghosts and monsters from Japanese folklore.) feed on cognition, wield information as weapons, and use information as currency, existing between the peculiarities of neither life nor death.
They exist in human rumors and dwell in the shadows of the world.
"Does this mean I will become a Kaidan?"
In ancient times, they were worshipped as deities, empowered by faith.
"Then I am a deity!"
In more recent ancient times, they were regarded as demons and fed on fear.
"I will become the master of Kaidan!"
However, as the tides of time washed over, they gradually vanished, leaving behind only texts considered to be delusions.
"To restore the glory of Kaidan is an undeniable duty of ours."
But you are not yet a Kaidan, hmm, nor a person.
"Well, becoming a Kaidan counts as success."

Master of Kaidan

As the thought arose, it clung to her like a maggot in a bone, impossible to peel away. Feng Xue tried to cast aside the intrusive thoughts, but within the narrow, dim confines of the box, where she couldn't do anything, the more she tried to control her thoughts, the more uncontrollably they spiraled.


Just as in the dead of night when one's mind inevitably wanders, Feng Xue, too, began to feel cornered by the oppressive weight of her own thinking.


Having lost all sense of time, unsure if Chen Xiyao would come back, and overwhelmed by the extreme suffocation of her confinement, even the sound of her own heartbeat began to annoy her. Her consciousness seemed to have detached from her body and yet was imprisoned within the cardboard box.


She wanted to lift the lid of the box and run to a crowded place immediately but was suppressed by the dangers outside. In her mind, different voices even began to emerge.


Chapter 48: Overcoming the Immature Self