In the heart of bustling Kyoto stands a mysterious, ancient inn.
Zhong Kui left behind a wisp of divine consciousness to guard its entrance, while a thousand-year-old fox demon works as its errand-runner.
The King of Hell cannot control its cycle of reincarnation, and when the Buddha debated the Dharma with its owner, he was left speechless...
No one knows how long the inn has been open. A few elderly people have vaguely said that it was already there when they were children.
The inn's young proprietor has deep-set eyes and spends every day lying in front of the entrance, basking in the sun.
His eyes seem able to see through people's hearts, yet no one knows where he came from!
Those who know his identity call him only “the Forbidden One”...
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.
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