Lin Qiaoer is the most outstanding embroiderer in Linjia Village, especially good at making exquisite embroidered shoes. Her works are always in short supply at the market, bringing a meager but stable income to the family.
An old woman in gorgeous clothes found Qiaoer and ordered a pair of special embroidered shoes with a large sum of money. She requested the use of rare gold and silver threads and specific patterns, and it had to be completed within seven days.
The old woman insisted on measuring Qiaoer's feet herself, using a weird and cold technique. She also took a strand of Qiaoer's hair and a drop of blood and mixed them into the silk thread, claiming that this was an "ancient craft".
After work started, Qiaoer began to have strange dreams. He dreamed that he was wearing a red wedding dress and was forced to get married. At the same time, his body became weaker and weaker, and the completed embroidered shoes unexpectedly appeared with blood-colored patterns.
The old Taoist priest in the village saw through the witchcraft of "ghost marriage". The pair of embroidered shoes were actually a betrothal gift from the underworld, and the old woman wanted to use Qiaoer's life to prolong the life of her son who died young.
