In the smell of rotten paper during the red leaf season in Qingzhu Town, the mother of Lin Yan, the young owner of the paper shop, was dragged into the woods by a "strange thing" embedded with black crystals. The ancestral cinnabar pen heated up and automatically drew the "Zhen" talisman. Only then did he realize that he was a "keeper of tricks" and could see the core of objects and read trick patterns.
In order to find his mother, he took his pen with him on the road. He met Su Qinghan, the descendant of the Su family who guarded the mausoleum. They broke into the red leaf haunted house and got a glimpse of the clues of Kunlun's mysterious mausoleum. He was tested by Ye Huowu, a mystery hunter, and unexpectedly unlocked the cinnabar pen's ability to "empower paper figures with spirits".
Gathering everyone along the way: Zhao Jiuzhen, the key to divination, Yue Lingxi, the soul-traveler, retired ghost hunter Chen Granny, and also met the unpredictable Mo Chenyuan and the charming Liu Qingyan.
Finally arriving at the core of the treacherous realm, it was discovered that the "Deceit Master" was the transformation of the first generation of treacherous guardians. In the decisive battle, Chen Apo, Mo Chenyuan, and Liu Qingyan died one after another. Lin Yan inherited the power of the guardians of the past dynasties and sealed the master of the conspiracy with a cinnabar pen.
The strange fog has not cleared, and my mother is still trapped in the depths. Lin Yan tightened his grip on his pen and said to his companions: "It's time to visit the next strange place."
This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.