(Even gods can buy on credit, but if they can't pay it back, they have to leave their name behind.)
The gods have returned, and the uncanny runs rampant.
Yet beside the Ninth Ruined City stands a teahouse that only lights its lamps at night.
The teahouse owner, Chen Zhibai, has three rules: no killing inside, pay your bill after drinking tea, and leave your name if you buy on credit.
On a stormy night, an old man with no shadow comes to the teahouse, orders a soul-restoring tea, and leaves half a City God coin.
“In three days, the City God will die. Shopkeeper, come collect the body.”
