Merchant of Hardships Across the Heavens

"So you're the Xenomorph, huh? Be a good little monster and pull out a tooth. Someone needs it as an ingredient for a pill."

"So you're Sadako, huh? Come quietly. Someone's short on help and wants to hire you as a long-term laborer."

"So you're Granny, huh? Hand Xiaodie over to me. If you dare say no, my family could use a potted plant. And if you try calling for backup, there's still room in our backyard for a rockery. Don't believe me? Try it."

What? You want to know who these people are?

I bet you know them all. The one refining pills is Laozi; the one decorating mounts is Yuanshi; the one buying whetstones is Tongtian; the one who needs human skeletons is Nuwa; and the one hiring female ghosts as laborers is Houtu. I've also got a few more buddies. Want me to introduce them too?

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.