Above the Great Dao Novel

Chen Shi's grandfather harbors peculiar habits, conducting daily rituals where he burns incense and makes offerings before his own spirit tablet, consuming candles in a perplexing routine. The villagers regard him with considerable fear and apprehension. Young Chen Shi shares this same dread of his grandfather. However, a critical realization eventually emerges: the fear felt by the villagers and by Chen Shi himself is not actually directed toward the grandfather. Instead, it is Chen Shi who is the true object of their fear. Even the grandfather himself fears Chen Shi. Chen Shi's name carries profound meaning. The Chen character represents honesty, while Shi embodies sincerity. Yet beneath this virtuous name lies something far more unsettling—a truth that transforms him from an ordinary boy into a source of fear for those around him, including his own family.