Urban Phantoms: The Immortal-Slaying Bookshop

Online fiction editor Xia Jinlu seems calm, but she is really a cultivator hidden in the city. Her red-pen edits conceal the immortal arts passed down through her family, while in secret she searches for lost ancient texts and heretical forces.

A novel called Squirrel Hitman appears out of nowhere, plunging readers into bizarre hallucinations. Hidden in its words is information from another world capable of altering the mind. Its author, Su Ke, is shrouded in mystery, yet seems to follow her everywhere.

The attentions of her colleagues, coffee from the executives, and pop-up reminders to hurry up with her edits all carry a chill of surveillance. It isn't a book she's pursuing, but a conspiracy spanning three lifetimes. Words are a doorway to another world.