Dream Feeding

Twenty-nine-year-old Lin Yan is mired in life's swamp: his career has failed, he has broken up with Su Wan, whom he loved for five years, and severe insomnia torments him day and night. After his grandmother passes away, a bronze talisman inscribed with "Xuan Mei" falls into his hands. This object can weave utterly perfect illusions—dreams of sudden wealth and smooth success, of a lost love returning, making up for every regret in reality. But a secret yin contract has long since bound his fate. Every night he pillows the talisman and enters the dream, and his soul is slowly gnawed away by dream fiends; yet if he dares to abandon it for a single night, Su Wan—the one he loves most deeply—will suffer backlash from malevolent spirits the next day, with the harm compounding daily. Sinking into the beautiful dream is self-destruction; waking and giving it up means sacrificing his beloved. More terrifying still, this is not a calamity unique to him. A century-old curse passes down through generation after generation; even if he and his beloved both perish, the talisman will still seek out the next prey trapped by obsession. Advance or retreat, both are dead ends—how can Lin Yan break free from this pillow-side gamble with love as the stake? — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: Dream Feeding — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠