City of Fated Contracts

"Life Pact" gets to the heart of the central premise: a contract that stakes life itself. It encompasses both a loan agreement with the Heavenly Dao Bank and the bond of life between the protagonist and his younger sister, as well as a fateful connection to his parents' secrets, distilling the central conflict of "trading lifespan." "Urban" anchors the story in its setting, highlighting the extraordinary rules and brutal struggles hidden beneath the prosperity of a modern city, and creating a sharp contrast between reality and the supernatural.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.