In a cold corner of a neon-lit city, Meow Haven shines a warm light for stray cats. One rainy night, its kindhearted owner, Wu Huansheng, rescues a gravely injured white cat with shattered memories and gives it a name full of hope: Qixi. A gentle “Welcome to Meow Haven” begins an extraordinary bond.
Qixi’s true identity is astonishing: it is Feifei, a divine beast from The Classic of Mountains and Seas. Its remaining power of “sorrow for the departed” and its lost mission act like a magnet, drawing in the “mythical beings” that wander in the city’s shadows: a house spirit cat haunted by unrelenting resentment, a cat general who has guarded the land for a thousand years, a wayward fortune cat spirit, an eight-tailed cat trapped by a nine-tail curse, and a mystical black cat feared for its powers of spirit communication... Wu Huansheng unexpectedly awakens the ability to “share the senses of spirit cats,” allowing her to hear their hidden sorrow and obsessions.
Guided by the mysterious and powerful Qixi, they stand together and heal one tragic tale after another, spanning a thousand years, with understanding and kindness. Little by little, they turn Meow Haven into a fantastical home that welcomes lost spirits and heals the wounds of myth. But when an ancient mission from the Shan Hai Realm and merciless pursuers arrive, Qixi must set out on the road home. The parting will be long, but the light at Meow Haven will never go out. It will wait for the promise that will cross every storm: “Welcome back to Meow Haven, Qixi.” This is an eternal harbor for the lost, and the beginning and destination of every warm connection.
