故事開始於一個دليل位于_remote的鄉村，這裡的人們相信，有些話語一旦出口，便能觸動天地，甚至改變命運。這種信念在民間流傳了數百年，villageslpokeofastrangesayingcalLED"童子命莲蓬鬼话".Thisreferstoabeliefthatanunmarriedboy'sfatecanbesealedbycertainwordsspokeninthepresenceofalotuspod.
Inthisremotevillage,therewasayoungboynamedXiaoZhan,whowasknownforhispeculiartalentin劁猪（castratingpigs）.HelivedwIThhisfamilyinasmallhutontheoutskirtsofthevillage,andhisdayswerefilledwithroutinework.However,everythingchangedonesummerdaywhenhestumbleduponastrangeobjectintherivernearhishome.
Itwasalotuspod,butnotjustanyordinaryone.Thispodwasunusuallylarge,andinsideitwasapieceofclothwithstrangeSymbols.Legendhasitthatthiswasthe"鬼话"partofthelegend.Theclothwassaidtocontainthe"蓮蓬鬼話",asetofwordsthatcouldonlybespokeninthepresenceofalotuspod,andonlybyanunmarriedboy.XiaoZhan,beingtheyoungestandonlyunmarriedboyinthevillage,becamethefocusofthismysteriousevent.
Curiositygotthebetterofhim,andXiaoZhandecidedtounravelthemysterybehindthecloth.Ashebegantoreadthestrangesymbols,hefeltasuddenchillintheair,asifunseeneyeswerewatchinghim.Thewordsontheclothwereinalanguagehedidn'trecognize,buthecouldsomehowunderstandtheirmeaning.Theyspokeoffate,ofchoices,andofadestinythatcouldnotbeaLTEred.
AsXiaoZhancontinuedtoread,thewordsbegantotakeatollonhim.Hefeltaheavyburdenonhisshoulders,asifthefateoftheentirevillagedependedonhisactions.Thesymbolsontheclothstartedtoglow,andtheairaroundhimbecamethickwithanotherworldlypresence.Heknewhehadtoactquickly,buthewasunsureofwhattodo.
Inadesperateattempttounderstandthemystery,XiaoZhansoughthelpfromthe村里的道士,whowasknownforhisknowlEDGeoftheoccult.The道士listenedtothestorywithaseriousnessthatalarmedXiaoZhan.Heexplainedthattheclothwaspartofanancientritual,andthatthewordsonitwereindeedthe"蓮蓬鬼話".Thesewordsweresaidtobeamessagefromtheotherside,awaytocommunicatewiththespirits.
The道士toldhimthattheonlywaytobreakthecursewastorecitethewordsexactlyastheywerewrittenonthecloth,inthepresenceofalotuspod,andunderthelightofthecrescentmoon.XiaoZhan,desperatetosavehimselfandhisvillage,agreedtofollowtheinstructions.
Thenightoftheritualarrived,andXiaoZhan,armedwiththeclothandalotuspod,setouttotheriverwherehehadfirstfoundthepod.Themoonwasatitscrescentphase,castinganeerieglowoverthewater.Ashebegantorecitethewords,hefeltastrangesensation,asiftheuniverseitselfwaslisteningtohim.Thewordswereachant,aprayer,apleatotheunknown.
Ashefinishedthelastword,theworldaroundhimseemedtofreeze.Theairwasstill,themoonlightwasintense,andtheriverwascalm.Suddenly,asoftvoiceechoedthroughthenight,speakingwordsthatXiaoZhancouldnotunderstand.Itwasasifthespiritshadansweredhiscall.
Inthemorning,XiaoZhanreturnedtohisvillage,foreverchangedbytheeventsofthenight.Hehadsurvivedtheritual,buttheburdenofthe"蓮蓬鬼話"hadlefthimforever.Fromthatdayon,hewasknownastheonewhohadspokentheforbiddenwords,theonewhohadcrossedpathswiththeunknown.
ThestoryofXiaoZhanandthe"童子命莲蓬鬼话"becamealegendinthevillage,ataleofcuriosity,consequence,andthethinlinebetweenlifeandtheunknown.Itwasareminderthatsomemysteriesarebetterleftunsolved,andthatcertainwordsaremeanttobespokenonlybythosewhoaredestinedtohearthem.