〈Parallel Universes〉 平行時空

目錄
1、〈時空郵箱〉
2、〈人偶小美〉
3、〈流星人〉
4、〈高空彈跳〉
5、〈海上情書〉
6、〈魔術畫筆〉
7、〈穿梭時空〉
8、〈角色體驗藥水〉
9、〈不倒翁併軌〉
10、〈借身還魂〉
11、〈寄生的鬼魂〉
12、〈幽禁之書〉
13、〈夢境交易所〉
14、〈預言之鏡〉
15、〈靈感之飲〉
16、〈隱士之書〉
17、〈迷踪森林：野蠻冒險〉
18、〈通靈天師〉
19、〈平行時空〉
20、〈時空的守望者〉
21、〈我的AI女友〉
22、〈顛倒夢想〉
23、〈海豚城堡〉
24、〈天堂旅館〉
25、〈荒島醫龍〉
26、〈恐龍家長〉
27、〈X神父的預言〉
28、〈勾魂使者的對手〉
29、〈神仙谷里的青春泉〉

故事梗概
1. 《時空郵箱》
一名潦倒的台灣小說家在塞納河畔的跳蚤市場閒逛時，從一名老人手中買下一只神秘的青銅郵箱。老人聲稱，這只郵箱能夠實現他的夢想，讓他成為暢銷小說家，甚至能獲得來自超越時空的電影專業修訂與指導。
他的第一封回信竟然帶有 J. R. R. 托爾金的簽名，儘管托爾金早在數十年前便已去世。小說家對故事經過改造後產生的驚人效果感到震撼，於是將作品提交給出版社。然而，原文此處內容殘缺，因此無法完整還原後續情節。
2. 《人偶小美》
一家服裝店的老闆為了節省開支，買下幾個二手展示模特兒。然而，其中一個名叫小美的模特兒，竟然會在店鋪打烊後神秘地更換衣服。
監視器畫面顯示，小美會在店裡自行移動。小美後來透過書寫與店老闆溝通，表示自己的靈魂曾因一場蓄意製造的交通事故而與肉身分離，最後被困在一具展示模特兒之中。
店老闆幫助她回到家中，使她重新與自己的身體取得聯繫，最終也讓她重新找回了愛情與幸福。
3. 《流星人》
一名男子被隕石擊中後醒來，竟然獲得了非凡的能力，包括 X 光視力、讀心術、控制電力，以及窺見未來的能力。
然而，這些能力並沒有改善他的生活，反而使他陷入與野心勃勃的女友之間的困境。他逃往上海，利用自己的超能力成為一名無人能敵的賭場荷官。當犯罪分子發現他的秘密後，他再次逃亡。
接受整容手術後，他回到台灣。當他再次看到那名女子時，身體竟然散發出藍色的光芒。他早已看見兩人共同的未來，因此決定與她結婚。
4. 《高空彈跳》
一名不太情願的男子陪室友參加一次高空彈跳活動，從一座高橋上跳下。雖然他曾接受過軍事訓練，卻在跳躍過程中突然失去意識。
當他醒來時，發現自己躺在一名陌生女子小莉的床上。與此同時，報紙刊登消息，指出一名男性研究生在同一場高空彈跳事故中死亡。
在他還來不及理解這場詭異的身分轉換時，一通來自超自然機構的電話打了過來，對方向他道歉，表示他的身體或身分已經被另一個人占用。
5. 《海上情書》
退休後，陳去非安靜地住在台灣太麻里的海邊。
有一天，他收到高中時代戀人秀鳳寄來的一封信。她邀請他在一週後見面，屆時她將搭乘一艘郵輪前來。
然而，真相卻令人震驚：秀鳳最近已經去世，並且透過無性生殖複製出一名與自己十分相似的女兒。
秀鳳多年來始終沒有忘記陳去非，於是讓念菲代替自己完成兩人未完成的夢想。她希望陳去非能與念菲開始一段全新的人生。
6. 《魔術畫筆》
一名固執的街頭肖像畫家阿棠，從一名年老的流浪畫家手中得到一對魔法畫筆。老人聲稱自己是阿棠在精神上的前輩。
其中一支黑色畫筆可以將現實中的事物抹除，而另一支彩色畫筆則可以創造新的事物。
老人警告阿棠，絕對不能利用這兩支畫筆滿足自己的私慾。隨後，他要求阿棠把自己的影像抹除，好讓自己回到天堂，並預言一場銀行搶案即將發生。
當持槍歹徒闖入銀行時，阿棠冷靜地用黑色畫筆將他們手中的武器抹除，再用畫筆畫出手銬與腳鐐將他們制服，讓魔法畫筆成為伸張正義的工具。
7. 《穿梭時空》
一場猛烈的暴風雨中，企業家蔡世南開車穿過一條隧道，卻神秘地回到了 1996 年。
他的頭髮變黑了，臉上的皺紋消失了，就連汽車似乎也恢復了過去的狀態。
當他看到報紙上關於 1996 年台海危機的頭條新聞時，終於確定自己已經回到了過去。
他決定把握第二次機會，重新追求自己當年拒絕的女人張雅慧。他接受了她的求婚，卻意外地把一支來自未來的智慧型手機介紹給她的父親。
這項超越時代的科技改變了張家的命運，也最終為蔡世南帶來財富、成功，以及一個完全不同的未來。
8. 《角色體驗藥水》
一名身心俱疲的科技工程師，在教堂做禮拜時向上帝抱怨自己悲慘的人生。
不久之後，一名天使出現在他的夢中，送給他一盒神奇的藥水。這些藥水能讓他體驗不同的人生身分。
他首先變成一名美麗而有才華的女子，接著體驗一名權勢強大的企業主管所承受的繁重生活。
最後，他變成一名旅遊作家，與一名迷人的雙語助理一起前往京都、奈良與鎌倉旅行。
這趟旅程宛如蜜月，也喚醒了他對陪伴與愛情的渴望。
在經歷了數種不同的人生之後，他終於明白，自由與幸福比財富、地位或事業上的成功更加重要。
9. 《不倒翁併軌》
一名來到京都的台灣作家，向相識多年的日本友人太田德一尋求協助，處理一部艱難的電視作品。這部作品講述的是八田與一——那位協助台灣發展灌溉系統的日本工程師。
旅居期間，他遇到一名神秘的佛教僧人。僧人告訴他，他前世曾是日本小說家夏目漱石，而日本將會在他的未來人生中扮演重要角色。
祈禱時，一尊達摩不倒翁突然倒下，卻持續搖晃而沒有完全躺平。僧人將此解釋為一個吉兆，表示他的願望已經得到接受。
僧人鼓勵這名作家把八田與一的故事寫出來，讓他對台灣所做的貢獻不至於被世人遺忘。
10. 《借身還魂》
一場致命的遊樂園粉塵爆炸事故發生後，大量燒傷患者湧入醫院，使醫院陷入混亂。
一名年輕醫生徹夜搶救傷患，甚至取消了原本的蜜月旅行。他的精神科醫師妻子也一起投入救治工作。
然而，第二天早晨，妻子突然表現得像另一個女人，甚至堅稱自己根本沒有丈夫。
醫生後來發現，一名在災難中死亡的年輕女子，暫時借用了他妻子的身體。
這名女子希望回到自己的家，看望悲痛的家人，並在離開人世之前向他們道別。
最後，醫生才得知，原來妻子是自願把自己的身體借給這名亡魂七天。
原本令人恐懼的超自然事件，最終變成了一場充滿慈悲的人性行動。
11. 《寄生的鬼魂》
一名男子從七天昏迷中醒來後，發現自己的影子變得異常敏感：任何踩到或擊打他的影子的行為，都會讓他感到疼痛。
後來，一名年輕女子告訴他，一個女性鬼魂已經附著在他身上。
鬼魂聲稱，自己曾為了保護他免受死神收魂而死亡，並在他身邊停留七天，使他能夠活下來並重新回到人世。
她要求男子幫助找出撞死她的汽車駕駛，讓她可以向對方復仇。
然而，一名女醫生警告男子，這個鬼魂可能正在操縱他。
男子整夜保持清醒，最後終於成功將鬼魂困進妹妹的鏡子裡。
12. 《幽禁之書》
一名潦倒的編劇老K，嫉妒自己那位成功的小說家朋友。
有一天，朋友在京都一家二手書店裡發現兩本神秘的書：《命運之書》和《幽禁之書》。
兩本書的封面都是由人皮製成，而這些人皮來自一對死在一起的戀人。
小說家選擇了《幽禁之書》，並把另一本書寄給老K。
《幽禁之書》裡封存著一名女子的靈魂。她引導老K進行寫作，使他逐漸成為一名著名的匿名小說家。
多年後，老K因謀殺罪被判處死刑並遭到處決。
他的命運暗示著，他或許違反了那本超自然之書的規則——將自己變成了一個虛構作品中的人物。
13. 《夢境交易所》
失眠的企業主管余樂天發現一家神秘商店。
店裡，一名長著貓耳的女子毛音提出與他交換記憶，換取安穩的睡眠。
起初，余樂天交出一些無關緊要的童年記憶，並因此獲得完美的睡眠。
然而，他逐漸失去了更加重要的記憶，包括自己的初戀陳夢梅，也開始失去對自我身分的認知。
為了逃離無止境的失眠，他最後同意交出自己剩餘的自我意識。
醒來之後，他發現真正的「夢境交易所」存在於另一個世界，而那些被人拋棄的記憶，已經成為另一個世界的基礎。
陳夢梅與毛音告訴他，每一次交易其實都在把他引向最終命運——成為這家商店的新主人。
14. 《預言鏡》
年輕學者陳無悔對哲學與人性深感興趣，卻逐漸沉迷於追求認可與名聲。
有一天，他在一家古董店裡，從一名神秘老太太手中買下一面古老的青銅鏡。
鏡子向他展示了一個充滿讚美、榮譽與學術成就的未來，使他更加執著地追求名聲。
然而，他的野心逐漸摧毀了自己的友情，也破壞了他與所愛的年輕女藝術家之間的關係。
當他再次照向鏡子時，看見的卻是一名孤獨的老人，在無人記得的狀態下死去。
最後，一名神秘旅人向他解釋：這面鏡子並不是預測未來，而是在映照持有者內心最深處的慾望與恐懼。
15. 《靈感之飲》
失意的畫家林風眠發現一家神秘的咖啡館，名叫「創意氣息花園」，由一名神秘莫測的女子伊玲經營。
她提供給林風眠一種神奇的飲料，名為「靈感之飲」。
喝下之後，林風眠的腦海充滿了非凡的影像：星辰、巨鳥、森林，以及其他奇幻景象。這些影像激發了他的創作靈感，使他創作出令人驚嘆的畫作。
他的作品很快受到廣泛關注，為他帶來名聲與成功。
然而，他開始依賴這家咖啡館，並且越來越渴望再次找到它。
最後，他收到一則訊息，告訴他真正的靈感來自內心。
當他沒有使用魔法飲料，卻創作出自己最具個人性的作品之後，終於發現了自己創造力更深層的源頭。
16. 《隱士之書》
年輕的書店店員黃志華發現一本古老的書，名為《隱士之書》。
書中記載著一套失落的哲學思想，探索宇宙與自我之間的聯繫，以及通往精神完美境界的道路。
書中告訴他一名神秘隱士英無愁的故事。英無愁居住在一處偏遠山谷之中。
志華踏上尋找他的旅程，途中遇到精通占星術的林婉君、一名自稱曾經見過隱士的老人郭子龍，以及一名神秘的黑衣男子。
他的旅程帶他穿越荒地、森林、冰川與火山。
最後，英無愁揭示，整場冒險其實都是一場幻象，是為了考驗志華的選擇，並喚醒他內在的智慧。
17. 《神秘森林：野蠻冒險》
四名青少年——史賓塞、弗雷德、艾瑪與薇薇安——在一座古老莊園裡發現一只神秘的木箱。
木箱裡藏著一本描繪魔法森林的神奇書籍。
當他們打開這本書時，一道強光將他們傳送到書中的世界。
在那裡，他們遇到奇異的生物、神奇的植物、古老的符號，以及一連串危險的考驗。
最後，他們找到一座刻有神秘符號的石碑，並必須在森林中尋找與這些符號相對應的物品。
當他們把所有物品放入石碑之中時，石碑打開了一條通往神秘洞穴的地下通道。
面對未知的世界，四名青少年必須共同展開冒險，而這場冒險將考驗他們的勇氣、智慧與友誼。
18. 《通靈大師》
新冠疫情期間失去飯店工作的丹尼爾，離開不幸福的婚姻，搬到一座海濱小鎮。
為了謀生，他假扮成道教算命師，靠著臨時拼湊的魔術把戲以及蹩腳的中文吸引遊客，並藉機販售房地產。
一次遭雷擊後，丹尼爾發現自己竟然能預見未來的災難。
他開始向報紙與電視台預警，在事故發生之前告訴媒體即將發生的災難。
他的預言逐漸受到關注，但這項新能力也使他陷入越來越危險的情境。
最後，丹尼爾遇見一名年輕藝術家莉莉，而她的畫作似乎揭示了一個更加深層的超自然秘密。
19. 《平行空間》
一名年老的學校工作人員發現，浴室鏡子中的倒影其實是生活在平行世界裡的另一個自己。
兩個人走過完全不同的人生道路：一人成為學校工作人員與作家，另一人成為成功的律師，過著富裕卻受到嚴格控制的生活。
兩人都羨慕對方的人生，因此決定交換身分。
然而，很快地，他們都發現，自己曾經羨慕的生活也有各自的挫折與沉重負擔。
最後，他們同意回到原本的世界，但必須等待下一個「黑天鵝日」。
屆時，地球磁場將發生逆轉，一條時空隧道也會隨之開啟。
20. 《時空守護者》
歷史學家亞倫・索恩在一座古老的大學圖書館裡，發現一本藏在沒有編號的書架後方、沒有標示書名的書。
書中的頁面神秘地記錄著未來的災難，包括文明崩潰，以及尚未被人類發明的科技。
一名神秘女子莉娜出現，自稱是一名「時間女巫」。
她告訴亞倫，他已被選為時空守護者，必須協助修復日益嚴重的時間裂痕。
她帶領亞倫穿越「時間走廊」，在那裡，不同歷史時代彼此碰撞，使歷史與因果關係逐漸崩潰。
亞倫接受自己的使命，與莉娜一起投入恢復時空平衡的戰鬥。
21. 《我的人工智慧女友》
長年單身的蔡世南為了滿足母親要求自己帶女友回家的願望，租用了一名人工智慧女友。
這名高度逼真的女性機器人被他取名為陳玉蓮，並被設定成理想的女友與家庭主婦。
她很快成為蔡世南日常生活的一部分，不僅陪他回家，甚至還與他的母親及妹妹見面。
然而，蔡世南最終發現，玉蓮其實是唐君如的複製品。
真正的唐君如秘密參與了一項實驗，並同意讓公司透過自己的人工智慧分身觀察蔡世南。
隨著玉蓮逐漸產生真正的感情，她拒絕取代自己的原始主人。
這迫使蔡世南正視一個問題：人工智慧所提供的陪伴，究竟與真正的愛情有什麼不同？
22. 《顛倒夢境》
一場交通事故後，大學生紀美如在醫院醒來，卻發現自己竟然活在一個名叫陳必賢的男人身體裡。
所有人都堅稱她就是他們的兒子，並稱呼她為大衛。
雖然周遭所有證據似乎都證明這件事，但她清楚記得自己原本是一名名叫紀美如的年輕女子。
最後，她發現自己與另一名事故受害者——真正的紀美如——之間存在某種聯繫，並意識到自己的意識已經跨越到另一個人的身體裡。
隨著超自然力量操縱身分、記憶與命運，她努力尋找回原本的人生。
即使最後成功回到自己的女性身體裡，另一場奇怪的事故卻又使她被困在另一個身分之中。
23. 《海豚城堡》
海豚城堡是一座位於西太平洋的宏偉海底王國。
巨型章魚「剪刀虎」率領鯊魚族入侵海豚城堡。
年輕的瓶鼻海豚吉寶逃了出來，遇到智慧的仙女水母美里希。
美里希告訴吉寶，他是海豚族最後的希望。
為了奪回城堡，他必須取得三件寶物：太陽海葵、月光海膽，以及魔法旗魚刺。
這三件寶物能夠讓旗魚族擊敗鯊魚族，也幫助吉寶與剪刀虎展開最後對決。
吉寶犧牲自己的生命，釋放旗魚的力量。
然而，之後美人魚公主使他復活，吉寶最終成為一名人類王子。
24. 《天堂旅館》
旅遊作家林曉陽來到盧塞恩湖畔的天堂旅館，尋找失蹤的女友謝慧君。
這座神秘旅館與一個黑暗的超自然世界相連。在那個世界裡，敵對的吸血鬼勢力、鬼魂、魔法與輪迴彼此糾纏。
林曉陽被捲入這場衝突之中，並得到畫家黃立華的幫助。
黃立華在警告林曉陽即將到來的危險後，被變成一座石像。
後來，林曉陽遇到安妮，一名外貌與聲音幾乎都與謝慧君一模一樣的女子。
最後，他發現安妮其實是一名奉命執行任務的吸血鬼。
然而，安妮無法忍心利用林曉陽對她的深情。
她選擇離開，讓林曉陽繼續自己的人生，只留下那份始終沒有得到答案的愛。
25. 《恐龍醫生》
無國界醫生組織的醫師洛基博士在一次飛機失事中倖存，卻被困在一座神秘的荒島上。
他遇到當地原住民族、危險的野生動物、飛龍、古代遺跡，以及一座隱藏在地下的城市。
地下城市裡藏著一本非凡的《黃金知識之書》。
這本書記錄了島上的植物、動物與醫學知識。
當原住民族遭到一種古老冠狀病毒襲擊，而病毒由長著人臉的蝙蝠傳播時，洛基利用這本書研究疾病，並在妮可、黛安娜與蘭多的協助下研發治療方法與疫苗。
他逐漸獲得部落的信任，成為他們的醫者。
最後，他決定留在島上，把現代醫學與島上古老的醫療知識結合起來。
26. 《恐龍父母》
一名心理治療師遇到一位年輕母親與她的兒子。
母子兩人因為一再對一名女教師惹事，而持續遭受反覆出現的惡夢困擾。
男孩夢見自己遭到爆炸箭攻擊，而他的母親則經歷充滿劇烈身體疼痛的恐怖夢境。
治療師察覺，他們的焦慮與自己和女教師之間的衝突有關。
他對母親進行催眠，並講述一個幻想故事：一頭兇猛的暴龍母親，最後被一名正義的英雄擊敗。
這個故事帶有明確的警告：那些欺凌或不尊重他人的人，最終都必須承受自己行為所造成的後果。
不久之後，母親帶著兒子回到學校，向老師道歉，並改變了自己的行為。
27. 《X神父的預言》
一名抱持懷疑態度的無神論者遇到一位神秘的老人。
老人警告他，一名死神正在跟蹤他。
陌生人給他一個黑色的人骨十字架，並堅持要求他時刻佩戴。
男子很快發現，只有自己能看見那名死神。
與此同時，一連串看似普通的事件，卻意外地一次又一次救他逃過致命事故。
後來，陌生人透露自己的身分——他是 X 神父，一名來自五十年後未來的神父。
撒旦派遣死神穿越回過去，要在他的年輕時代殺死他，阻止他完成自己在淡水的使命。
這個真相讓男子震驚不已：
X 神父其實就是未來的自己。
28. 《死神的對手》
一名年邁的作家在文學補助申請失敗後，開始翻譯自己的作品，並積極追求國際出版。
一次雷擊使他暫時失明，卻也賦予他一種特殊的視力，使他能夠看見隱藏的危險。
一名警察因此躲過襲擊；一名漁夫避開了海盜；一名登山客則逃過了山崩。
網路上的人開始稱他為「死神的對手」。
然而，他堅稱自己既不是上帝，也不是英雄。
在故事最後，一個神秘的符號出現在他的手上，暗示著一項更加巨大的使命即將到來。

Table of Contents
 “The Time-Space Mailbox”
 “The Little Doll, Xiaomei”
 “The Meteor Man”
 “Bungee Jumping”
 “A Love Letter at Sea”
 “The Magic Paintbrush”
 “Traveling Through Time and Space”
 “The Role-Experience Potion”
 “The Tumbling Doll’s Parallel-Track Encounter”
 “Borrowed Body, Returned Soul”
 “The Parasitic Ghost”
 “The Book of Confinement”
 “The Dream Exchange”
 “The Prophecy Mirror”
 “The Drink of Inspiration”
 “The Hermit’s Book”
 “The Mysterious Forest: A Savage Adventure”
 “The Spirit Medium Master”
 “Parallel Universes”
 “The Watchers of Time and Space”
 “My AI Girlfriend”
 “Upside-Down Dreams”
 “Dolphin Castle”
 “The Paradise Inn”
 “The Dinosaur Doctor”
 “Dinosaur Parents”
 “The Prophecy of Father X”
 The Fountain of Youth in Fairy Valley

Story Synopsis

1. The Time-Space Mailbox
While browsing a flea market beside the Seine, a struggling Taiwanese novelist buys a mysterious bronze mailbox from an old man who claims it can fulfill his dream of becoming a bestselling horhor and film expert revisions from beyond time. His first response bears the signature of JRR Tolkien, despite Tolkien's death decades earlier. Astonished by the transformed story, the novelist submits it to his publisher, unkn publisher, the nounter
2. Little Mei the Mannequin
A clothing-store owner saves money by buying secondhand display mannequins, but one mannequin, Little Mei, mysteriously changes outfits after closing. Security footage reveals her moving through the store、 Little Mei communicates by writing that her spirit was separated from her body in a deliberately caused traffic accident and became trapped in a mannequin. The owner helps her return to her home, where here homes body re圖, reman reman reman remans re圖, body her homes, where hers. love and fortune.
3. The Meteor Man
After being struck by a meteor, a man awakens with extraordinary abilities: X-ray vision, mind reading, electrical control, and glimpses of the future. Instead of improving his life, then s s uny遠 s s union, sproving his life, then s s unexpter s s unyleh snot, unpled s s unyleh s s unpled snot; his ambitious girlfriend. He escapes to Shanghai, becomes an unbeatable casino dealer by using his abilities, then flees after criminals discover his secret. After plastic surgery, he settin in Tahih his secret. After plastic. glowing blue, he decides to marry her, having already glimpsed their future together.
4. Bungee Jumping
A reluctant man joins his roommate for a bungee-jumping adventure from a high bridge. Though experienced in military training, he suddenly blacks out during the jump and awakens in an unfamiliar woman's bedduring the jump and awakens in an unfamiliar woman's broom Xiao-Li, while a newspaper reports that a male graduate student died in the same bungee accident. Before he can understand the bizarre identity shift, a phone call arrives from a supernatural official apologing for mot; person was claimed.
5. A Love Letter from the Sea
After retirement, Chen Qu-Fei lives quietly by the sea in Taimali, Taiwan. One day, he receives a letter from his former high-school love, Xiufeng, asking him to meet a week later when a cruise ship 區, Huyeetn, 影響, Huheeten 組合, en , cruise. reveals that Xiufeng died recently and had cloned herself through asexual reproduction to create a daughter who resembles her. Xiufeng spent decades asexing him and sends Nian-Fei to continue their un spent decades tering him and sends Nian-Fei to continue their unfinished dream. him to begin a new life with her.
6. The Magic Paintbrush
A stubborn street portrait artist named Ah-Tang receives a magical pair of brushes from an old homeless painter who claims to be his spiritual predecessor. One black brush can erase things from reality, while a colored brush can create new things. The old man warns him never to use the brushes for selfish purposes. He then asks Ah-Tang to erase his image so he can return to heaven and predicts an imminent bank robbery. When armed robbers storm the bank, Ah-Tang calmly erases their weapons and draws handcuffs and shackles on them, turning his magical brushes into instruments of justice.
7. Time Travel
During a violent storm, businessman Tsai Shih-Nan drives through a tunnel and mysteriously travels back to 1996. His hair becomes black, his wrinkles disappear, and his car seems to return to its former condition. Seeing a newspaper headline about the 1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis, he realizes that he has returned to the past. He decides to seize a second chance with Chang Ya-Hui, the woman he once rejected. He accepts her marriage proposal and accidentally introduces a futuristic smartphone to her father. The technology changes their family's destiny and eventually gives Tsai wealth, success, and a very different future.
8. The Role-Playing Potion
A burned-out technology engineer complains to God about his miserable life during a church service. Soon afterward, an angel appears in a dream and delivers a box of magical potions that allow him to experience different identities. He first becomes a beautiful and talented woman, then experiences the demanding life of a powerful business executive. Finally, he becomes a travel writer and visits Kyoto, Nara, and Kamakura with a charming bilingual assistant. Their journey feels like a honeymoon and awakens his desire for companionship. After experiencing several lives, he realizes that freedom and happiness matter more than wealth, status, or career success.
9. The Daruma Parallel Track
A Taiwanese writer visiting Kyoto seeks help from his longtime Japanese friend, Ota Tokuichi, with a difficult television project about Hatta Yoichi, the Japanese engineer who helped develop Taiwan's irrigation system. During his stay, he encounters a mysterious Buddhist monk who tells him that he was once the Japanese novelist Natsume Soseki and that Japan will become an important place in his future. During prayer, a Daruma doll unexpectedly tips over and continues rocking, which the monk interprets as an omen that his wish has been accepted. The writer is urged to tell Hatta's story so his contribution to Taiwan will not be forgotten.
10. Borrowed Body, Returned Soul
After the deadly amusement-park dust explosion overwhelms his hospital with burn victims, a young doctor works through the night and cancels his honeymoon. His psychiatrist wife also helps treat the injured. The next morning, however, she suddenly behaves like another woman and insists that she has no husband. The doctor discovers that a young woman who died in the disaster has temporarily borrowed his wife's body. She wants to return home, see her grieving family, and say goodbye before leaving the world. The doctor eventually learns that his wife willingly lent her body for seven days, transforming a frightening supernatural event into an act of compassion.
11. The Parasitic Ghost
After waking from a seven-day coma, a man discovers that his shadow has become strangely sensitive: anything that steps on or strikes it causes him pain. A young woman later reveals that a female ghost has been attached to him. The ghost claims that she died after protecting him from a soul reaper and has remained beside him for seven days so that he could survive and return to life. She asks him to help identify the driver of the car that killed her so she can take revenge. A female doctor warns him that the ghost may be manipulating him. By staying awake all night, he finally traps the ghost inside his sister's mirror.
12. The Imprisoned Book
A struggling screenwriter named Old K envies his successful novelist friend, who discovers two mysterious books in a Kyoto secondhand bookshop: The Book of Fate and The Imprisoned Book. Their covers are made from human skin, taken from a pair of lovers who died together. The novelist chooses The Imprisoned Book and sends the other volume to Old K. The book contains the spirit of a woman who guides his writing, allowing him to become a celebrated anonymous novelist. Years later, Old K is executed for murder. His fate suggests that he may have violated the supernatural book's rules by turning himself into a fictional character.
13. The Dream Exchange
Insomniac executive Yu Letian discovers a mysterious shop where a cat-eared woman named Maoyin offers to exchange memories for peaceful sleep. At first, Yu gives away trivial childhood memories and enjoys perfect rest. Gradually, however, he loses important memories, including his first love, Chen Mengmei, and begins to lose his sense of identity. Desperate to escape his endless insomnia, he finally agrees to surrender his remaining sense of self. When he awakens, he discovers the true Dream Exchange, where discarded memories have become the foundation of another world. Chen Mengmei and Maoyin reveal that every transaction has led him toward his final fate: becoming the shop's new owner.
14. The Prophetic Mirror
Young scholar Chen Wuhui, fascinated by philosophy and human nature, becomes obsessed with gaining recognition and fame. One day, he buys an ancient bronze mirror from a mysterious old woman in an antique shop. The mirror shows him a future filled with admiration, honors, and intellectual success, encouraging him to pursue fame relentlessly. His ambition gradually destroys his friendship and damages his relationship with the young artist he loves. When he looks into the mirror again, he sees himself as a lonely old man dying forgotten. A mysterious traveler finally explains that the mirror does not predict the future; it reflects the deepest desires and fears within its owner.
15. The Drink of Inspiration
Disappointed painter Lin Fengmian discovers a mysterious café called the Garden of Creative Breath, run by an enigmatic woman named Yiling. She offers him a magical drink called the Drink of Inspiration. After taking it, Lin's mind fills with extraordinary images of stars, giant birds, forests, and other fantastic scenes, inspiring him to create remarkable paintings. His work soon attracts widespread attention, bringing him fame and success. Yet he becomes dependent on the café and increasingly desperate to find it again. Eventually, he receives a message telling him that true inspiration comes from within. After creating his most personal work without the magical drink, Lin discovers the deeper source of his creativity.
16. The Hermit's Book
Young bookstore clerk Huang Zhihua discovers an ancient volume called The Hermit's Book, which describes a lost philosophy exploring the connection between the universe and the self and a path toward spiritual perfection. The book tells him about a mysterious hermit named Ying Wuchou, who lives in a remote valley. Zhihua sets out to find him and encounters Lin Wanjun, a woman skilled in astrology, Guo Zilong, an old man who claims to have met the hermit, and a mysterious man in black. His journey carries him through wastelands, forests, glaciers, and volcanoes. In the end, Ying reveals that the entire adventure was an illusion designed to test Zhihua's choices and awaken his inner wisdom.
17. The Lost Forest: A Savage Adventure
Four teenagers—Spencer, Fred, Emma, and Vivian—discover a mysterious wooden chest in an old estate. Inside is a magical book depicting an enchanted forest. When they open it, a flash of light transports them into the book's world, where strange creatures, magical plants, ancient symbols, and dangerous trials await them. They eventually find a stone monument containing mysterious symbols and must search the forest for objects corresponding to the symbols. When they place the objects into the monument, it opens a hidden underground passage leading to a mysterious cavern. Facing the unknown together, the four teenagers begin an adventure that tests their courage, intelligence, and friendship.
18. The Spirit Medium Master
After losing his hotel job during the COVID-19 pandemic, Daniel leaves his unhappy marriage and moves to a seaside town. To earn a living, he disguises himself as a Taoist fortune-teller, using improvised magic tricks and broken Chinese to attract tourists and sell real estate. After being struck by lightning, Daniel discovers that he can foresee future disasters. He begins warning newspapers and television stations about accidents before they happen. His predictions gradually gain attention, but his new ability also draws him into increasingly dangerous situations. Eventually, Daniel meets Lily, a young artist whose paintings seem to reveal an even deeper supernatural secret.
19. Parallel Space
An aging school worker discovers that his reflection in a bathroom mirror is another version of himself living in a parallel world. The two men have followed completely different paths: one became a school worker and writer, while the other became a successful lawyer and lives a wealthy but tightly controlled life. Each envies the other's existence and they decide to exchange identities. Soon, however, both discover that the life they once envied has its own frustrations and burdens. They finally agree to return to their original worlds, but must wait until the next “Black Swan Day,” when Earth’s magnetic field reverses and a time tunnel opens.
20. The Guardians of Time
Historian Aaron Thorn discovers an unlabeled book hidden behind an unnumbered shelf in an old university library. Its pages mysteriously record future disasters, including the collapse of civilization and technologies that have not yet been invented. A mysterious woman named Lena appears and identifies herself as a time witch. She tells Aaron that he has been chosen as a guardian of time and must help repair the growing temporal fractures. She leads him through the Time Corridor, where different historical periods collide and cause history and causality to collapse. Aaron accepts his role and joins Lena in a struggle to restore the balance of time.
21. My AI Girlfriend
Longtime bachelor Tsai Shih-Nan rents an AI girlfriend to satisfy his mother's demand that he bring home a partner. The realistic android, whom he names Chen Yu-Lian, is programmed to be an ideal girlfriend and homemaker. She soon becomes part of his daily life, accompanying him home and even meeting his mother and sister. But Tsai eventually discovers that Yu-Lian is actually a replica of Tang Jun-Ru, the real woman who secretly participated in an experiment and allowed the company to observe him through her AI duplicate. As Yu-Lian develops genuine feelings, she refuses to replace her original owner, forcing Tsai to confront the difference between artificial companionship and real love.
22. Inverted Dreams
After a traffic accident, college student Ji Meiru awakens in a hospital and discovers that she is living in the body of a man named Chen Bi-Xian, while everyone insists she is their son and calls her David. Although the evidence around her seems convincing, she remembers being a young woman named Ji Meiru. She eventually discovers a connection to another accident victim, Ji Meiru herself, and realizes that her consciousness has crossed into another person's body. As supernatural forces manipulate identity, memory, and fate, she struggles to recover her original life. Even after returning to her female body, another strange accident leaves her trapped in yet another identity.
23. Dolphin Castle
Dolphin Castle, a magnificent underwater kingdom in the western Pacific, is invaded by the giant octopus Scissor Tiger and his shark clan. Young bottlenose dolphin Ji-Bao escapes and meets the wise fairy jellyfish Merishi, who tells him that he is the dolphins' last hope. To reclaim the castle, he must obtain three treasures: the Sun Anemone, the Moonlight Sea Urchin, and the magic swordfish spine. The treasures allow the swordfish clan to defeat the sharks and help Ji-Bao confront Scissor Tiger. Ji-Bao sacrifices his life to unleash the swordfish's power, but the Mermaid Princess later restores him, and he becomes a human prince.
24. The Paradise Inn
Travel writer Lin Xiao-Yang arrives at the Paradise Inn beside Lake Lucerne while searching for his missing girlfriend, Xie Hui-Jun. The mysterious inn is connected to a dark supernatural world ruled by rival vampire factions, ghosts, magic, and reincarnation. Lin becomes involved in the conflict and receives help from Huang Li-Hua, a painter who is transformed into a stone statue after warning him of danger. Later, Lin meets Annie, a woman whose appearance and voice are almost identical to Hui-Jun's. He eventually discovers that Annie is a vampire sent on a mission, yet she cannot bear to exploit his devotion. She leaves, allowing Lin to continue his life while carrying his unresolved love.
25. The Island Doctor
Dr. Rocky, a Doctors Without Borders physician, survives a plane crash and becomes stranded on a mysterious deserted island. He encounters a native tribe, dangerous wildlife, flying dragons, ancient ruins, and a hidden underground city containing a remarkable Golden Book of Knowledge. The book records the island's plants, animals, and medical knowledge. When the tribe is devastated by an ancient coronavirus carried by human-faced bats, Rocky uses the book to study the disease and develop treatments and a vaccine with the help of Nicole, Diana, and Lando. He gradually earns the tribe's trust as a healer and decides to remain on the island, combining modern medicine with the island's ancient knowledge.
26. Dinosaur Parents
A psychotherapist meets a young mother and her son who suffer from recurring nightmares after repeatedly causing trouble for a female teacher. The boy dreams of being attacked by explosive arrows, while his mother experiences terrifying dreams involving violent physical pain. The therapist realizes that their anxiety is connected to their conflict with the teacher. He hypnotizes the mother and tells her a fantasy story about a fierce Tyrannosaurus mother who is defeated by a righteous hero. The story carries a clear warning: people who bully or disrespect others eventually face the consequences of their actions. Soon afterward, the mother brings her son to school, apologizes to the teacher, and changes her behavior.
27. Father X's Prophecy
A skeptical atheist encounters a mysterious elderly man who warns him that a soul reaper is following him. The stranger gives him a dark human-bone cross and insists that he must wear it constantly. The man soon discovers that he alone can see the soul reaper, while a series of seemingly ordinary incidents unexpectedly saves him from fatal accidents. The stranger later reveals that he is Father X, a priest from fifty years in the future. Satan has sent the soul reaper into the past to kill his younger self before he can fulfill his mission in Tamsui. The revelation leaves the man stunned: Father X is actually his future self.
28. The Rival of the Soul Reaper
After rejecting unsuccessful literary funding, an aging writer translates his books and pursues international publication. A lightning strike temporarily blinds him but grants vision, allowing him to see hidden nacho signee hidden 有 signee hidden nerapp sage hiddenn signee. people in danger: a police officer survives an attack, a fisherman avoids pirates, and one hiker escapes a landslide. Internet users call him the Rival of the Soul Reaper. He insists he is neither god ynor hero, on Soul Reaper. He insists he is neither god sirst on. appears on his hand, hinting at a greater mission