Borrowed Name Night

Modern southern mountain region, Hexi Town. Twenty years ago, when the reservoir was filled, the old town sank beneath the water. Every "drawdown period"—after the third stretch of continuous rain following Frost's Descent, when the reservoir water level drops—the old town's ancestral hall briefly emerges above the surface. The locals observe three taboos: during the drawdown period, do not call out people's names, do not light everlasting lamps, and do not pick up wooden plaques from the water. — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: Borrowed Name Night — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠