The twentieth year of the Republic of China. A water town in Jiangnan, where incense ashes call in debts and an ancient well hides their settlement.
Shen Yan returns from studying abroad and steps into a mist-shrouded old mansion in search of his missing elder brother. There he meets Su Wan, keeper of the incense, and encounters a century-old dry well.
Incense burns on its own, smoke coils around the soul, and the well water turns cold, reflecting the hidden secrets of three generations.
Debts of love, life, and promises bind them. Obsessions become incense, karma becomes a well, and no one can escape.
When the incense burns, the debt comes due. Only when it turns to ash can the debt be fully repaid.
Yet the deepest debts in this world can never be cleared, nor ever truly settled.
Republican-era mystery | Debts and repayment | Incense and well as pact | Reality and illusion intertwined
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