This work is also known as A Lamp That Burns Forever.
Lu Changming died in a subway fire. When he opened his eyes again, he had become a "wretched boy" in Blackstone City, where no one lived past eighteen. His father was missing, his mother was critically ill, and the dead lamp his grandfather had left behind had no wick, yet it had relit inside his chest. In this world, when a lamp goes out, a person dies. And the White Tower had already sold his life.
To survive, he has no choice but to use fragments of Daoist arts to get involved in one strange case after another: faceless lamp slaves who devour names, paper figures that return home in place of the dead, the deceased carrying lanterns outside the city, and a dark tower that reaps lifespans.
But just as his life-lamp begins to glow, four breathtaking women enter his life.
The cold and beautiful Xie Jingxue is ordered to kill him, but her blade always stops just an inch short. The mischievous Su Ling'er calls him a short-lived ghost, yet sneaks into his bed at night to warm his lamp. Sikong Yue, who can see the future, already knew she would change her fate because of him. The mysterious demoness Fei Ling visits his dreams every night, whispering in his ear, "How long do you want to live?"
One wants to borrow his life, one wants to open his door, and one says she wants to watch him die. The last one... only tightens the red thread when he gets close to another woman.
When twelve ancient towers light up at once, Lu Changming finally discovers that the wickless life-lamp in his chest burns not lamp oil, but his past life, his present life, and the unspoken feelings of four women.
They all say, "Your life is mine."
But do they want his life, or do they want him?
