Fan Ziqi

The Paonted Skin: New Legend of Liao Zhai

In the near future, the Earth’s resources are gradually getting scarce. In order to continue the hope of survival for generations of children and grandchildren, top scientists from various countries have brought several species of animals and plants to Mars for research, hoping to improve the Martian environment through advanced science and technology to make it suitable for human habitation.

In order to benefit the people, the wealthy Shen Fu of the Ming Dynasty paid for the construction of the city wall. Unexpectedly, during the construction process, the river demon rampantly destroyed the city wall under construction, and the people were panicked for a while. To appease the people, the emperor ordered Shen Fu to offer the heirloom pot of treasures to suppress the evil spirits, and was given a three-day deadline to order Shen Fu and Li Han Yang, the left minister of the Ministry of Works, to repair the city wall. The river demon is still going around, and Shen Fu investigates with his companions to discover that there is something else going on. What is the secret behind it? While fighting the monster, how can Shen Fu solve the case within the three-day deadline?

Yin Shiniang finally gives birth after an unusual pregnancy lasting three years and eight months. Suddenly, Shi Ji the snake spirit appears, declaring that she has come for revenge for the harm she once suffered at the hand of Yin's husband, Li Jing. Mother and son are rescued by the powerful deity Taiyi Zhenren, who promises to teach the son, Nezha, the path of immortality once he comes of age. Eighteen years later, Nezha sets off to take up his discipleship, but things do not go as planned. Nezha slays a flood dragon to rescue a young woman, Ling Zhu, once again incurring the wrath of Shi Ji, who vows to kill Nezha and avenge the dragon. In the ensuing chaos, Nezha takes his own life rather than risking harm to innocent civilians in Chen Tang Pass. Taiyi Zhenren arrives and tells Lingzhu that there is a way to bring Nezha back-but it involves paying the ultimate price.

Zhang Zhe, a genius student, and Zhang Nan, a handsome swimmer, couldn't understand each other. They did not expect to meet each other at the same university. Zhe is a mathematical genius, but has a social phobia; Nan is an athlete, but he hates being used as a racing machine by his father. The two men help each other by the means of mutual encouragement. Nan helps Zhe overcome his social fears while Zhe helps Nan find the real meaning of being an athlete. Prequel to "The Ambiguous Focus".