After Chen Mo, a graduate student in folklore, inherited his grandfather's belongings, his peaceful life was completely shattered. When a female college student lost her memory during the "Mirror Fairy Game", the mandarin duck mirror at the scene actually matched the soul-capturing device recorded in her grandfather's manuscript. He was forced to step into the shadow world and encountered:
The Peony Pavilion, where famous actors from the Republic of China were heard in the middle of the night in an abandoned theater
The non-existent 13th floor of the office building traps overtime workers
Takeout orders come from the underworld, and meal boxes contain offerings
Chen Mo discovered that urban weird stories are the modern echoes of ancient taboos. With the help of criminal police consultant Lin Xiaoyue and hacker A Fei, he was involved in a secret war that lasted for hundreds of years - the "Night Watch" who records balance and the "Mirror Breaker" who attempts to control supernatural powers.
And the "shadow" that escaped from the Yuanyang mirror is lurking in the darkness. The tear mole in the corner of its eye is exactly the same as the ghost on the stage seventy-nine years ago. When the "Mirror Breaker" launches the centenary ceremony "Hundred Nights Sacrifice", Chen Mo must solve the mystery of the seven-star mirror array left by his grandfather within seven days, save hundreds of resentful bones, and make a choice between complete sealing and dangerous balance.
There is a secret that wakes up every night, and he becomes the one who records the truth.
This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.