Zhongyuan Nightmare

by Da Feng Gua Guo


Genre: Gen, Suspense
Content Warnings: Discussions of plague, suicide, rabies, death of humans and animals.
Length: 9 chapters, 23k words (translation complete)

This story is the first published extra of Zhang Gong'an, made freely available by the author on JJWXC. This is a standalone story that can be read with no prior knowledge of Zhang Gong'an.

Prior to taking the imperial examinations, Zhang Ping, traveling with his shixiong Wumei, passes by a small village where a case of murder by bloodsucking jiangshi happens to be underway. Zhang Ping and Wumei are inevitably drawn into the investigation.

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Translation by E. Danglars. Please send comments, questions, and corrections to edanglarstranslations@gmail.com or find me on Twitter at edanglars.