Zhu Yuan, an immortal matchmaker in charge of marriage ties among the Three Realms, is banished to the mortal world for misjudging a fated relationship. She bears a special mission through her tribulations: to manage the Ledger of Karmic Matches and take in all sorts of oddballs whose own misdeeds have left them lonely, using marriage as a blade to punish them for their past wrongs.
Her Matchmaker's Pavilion is no place of kindness. Everyone who enters has gotten what they deserve. A “modern emperor” who enforces a thousand family rules and looks down on others is paired by Zhu Yuan with a silver-tongued fox spirit. The stricter “demon rules” turn the tables on him, making him taste what it is like to be controlled. A foul-smelling woman who is habitually filthy and cares nothing for other people's feelings is matched with a dung beetle spirit that feeds on “stench,” which clings to her until she wishes she were dead. A secretive man who lies to his partner out of insecurity and hurts them with the silent treatment is met by a flower spirit who can manipulate emotions, condemning him to live in a painful cycle of betrayal.
Every lie and every betrayal is clearly recorded in the marriage ledger. As their sins pile up, they are trapped in karmic relationships for life, with no happy ending. Zhu Yuan watches coldly from a god's perspective, pairing evildoers in matches that seem “made in heaven” so they can suffer the consequences of their own actions.
This is no matchmaking office for happy unions. It's a tribunal for karmic matches, where every wrong you commit will earn you a personally tailored “perfect” match.
