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Original Title	雷峯塔物語
Author	田中 貢太郎
Genre	Popular Fiction
Author Type	Male Author
Summary	In ancient Hangzhou, young Xu Xuan, an orphan toiling in a pharmacy, lives a life of quiet routine. But on a rainy Qingming Festival, a chance encounter on West Lake shatters his mundane existence. The ethereal beauty Bai Niangzi enters his life, bringing with her a whirlwind of intoxicating romance and inexplicable fortune. Yet, this dreamlike happiness quickly sours. Accused of theft, exiled from his home, and plagued by supernatural occurrences, Xu Xuan finds himself entangled in a web of deceit and danger. Is Bai Niangzi merely a wronged woman, or is she the source of his misfortunes, a sinister entity veiled in captivating beauty? As the line between love and terror blurs, Xu Xuan must confront the chilling truth before he loses not only his freedom but his very soul. Can he escape the clutches of a love that threatens to consume him entirely?