Finally, there is a novel with some black humor called "Tree Hole". It tells the story of a big tree in a mountain village with a tree hole in it. According to local legend, this tree hole can lead to the underworld.

Because there is such a legend, many local people are reluctant to get close to this tree. And on windy and rainy days, you can hear wailing sounds coming from the tree hole from a long distance, which is intermittent and very scary.

There was a young man in the village who was very courageous but did not believe these rumors. When it was another stormy day and there was another wailing sound from the tree hole, he ran to check it out.

He found that the wind was just blowing into the tree hole, causing an echo. He got into the tree hole again, ready to see what was going on, but he was stuck and couldn't get out.

He screamed all night but no one came to answer him. The next day he fainted and no longer had the strength to shout.

He stayed in the tree hole for several days and was discovered when he was about to die.

When he was rescued, the whole village came to watch. Some people laughed at him, saying that he was so stupid that he could fall into a tree hole.

For a time, the young man became a joke in the village, and everyone liked to talk about him after dinner.

Later, the young man couldn't bear it anymore and said that he didn't fall in by himself, but that he heard a special call from the tree hole at home that night. He followed the call and was hit by the tree before he could react.

The hole sucked it in.

As soon as these words came out, the rumors about the tree hole were confirmed, and the version was even upgraded.

Not only can tree holes lead to hell, but they can also eat people.

The young man who originally didn't believe these rumors started talking about it to everyone, making the tree hole seem like a miraculous thing.

Later, the young man found that everyone believed this and asked him what the underworld was like, so he made up some nonsense. He said that he had met the Lord of Hell, who showed him the book of life and death, and found that he was not alive until his death.

That's why I let him back.

I heard a young man say that he had read the life and death book, and many people came to him to ask what was written in the life and death book.

Gradually, the young man became the fortune teller in the village, specializing in predicting life and death for people.

In addition to these few stories, Yu Dong also has several other short and medium stories in various genres. It is expected that by the end of the year, he will publish at least six short and medium stories.

In addition to novels, I will also leave out essays. The second part of "Essays on the Cucumber Garden" will be released soon, as well as my own travel notes in Lanshi.

There are too many things in his mind now, some of which are his own, and some of which belong to others. But no matter whose it is, as long as he is willing, it will ultimately be his.

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On the last day of September, Tan Kai received the manuscript for "The Martian."

The moment he got the manuscript, Tan Kai was a little excited. The novel about Mars that people had been paying attention to for several months was now in his hands.

Since Mars became popular, magazines have received a large number of Mars-themed novels. Because they are all follow-up works, and Yu Dong's works have not been published, they have no chance to copy them, so the manuscripts they receive are basically not good.

And because the time is short, they are basically short and medium stories. There are also a few full-length stories, but the longer they get, the worse they get.

From these manuscripts, we can also see everyone’s predictions about the direction of Dongxinshu.

Of the ten submissions, at least six were about how humans immigrated to Mars, or what happened after humans immigrated to Mars. The remaining few were mostly about the discovery of aliens on Mars.

So, did they guess it right?

Tan Kai smiled, now, the answer is in his hands.

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Chapter completed!