The Life-Borrower of Fengdu

Fengdu, Wangjin Town, 1967. Chen Mo has gone to the countryside to document local customs when he encounters an old man with no shadow and receives a Yin Contract that lets him borrow years of life. Borrow ten years of life, and the price is settling the dead person’s lingering obsession. Fail the task, and he must take the dead person’s place in the underworld. When Chen Mo realizes he has little time left, he has no choice but to enter this trade between yin and yang. The ancient town is shrouded in mystery, and one sealed-away story after another comes to light. The Yin Contract incurs a debt, and borrowed life must be repaid. Can he escape a fate that was written long ago?