abstract:Startling by Each Step, also known as Bubu Jingxin (), is the debut novel of Chinese writer Tong Hua. Originally published serially online in 2005 on Jinjiang Original Network (晉江原創網), it was later published by Ocean Press (海洋出版社), National Press (民族出版社), Huashan Arts Press (花山文藝出版社), Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House (湖南文藝出版社), and Yeren Culture Publishing (野人文化出版社).