Gu Yunsheng inherited a used bookstore that opened at the end of the misty old street.
Store Rule No. 1: After midnight, only "non-human" customers will be accepted.
He thought it was a quirk of his late grandfather, until one rainy night, the wind chimes rang softly, and a pale and slender hand opened the door.
The visitor was wearing a long black robe, with a cinnabar mole between his eyebrows. He chuckled at him and said, "Excuse me, could you please borrow the fragments of the Classic of Mountains and Seas to take a look."
Gu Yunsheng lowered his head to look for a book. When he looked up again, he saw the flickering candlelight behind the man, reflecting the shadow of nine stretched fox tails.
"Found it?" The guest took the book, and his fingertips accidentally touched the back of his hand, which was cold to the bone.
"I found it..." Gu Yunsheng paused, "But according to our store's rules, borrowing books must be compensated with a 'story'."
The nine-tailed fox raised his eyebrows: "What story do you want to hear?"
"Just tell me," Gu Yunsheng said to him, "Three hundred years ago, what happened to the fox who deceived my heart in my previous life?"
It turns out that in Gu Yunsheng's previous life, he was the last mirage recorder who could "turn the truth into words". He used pen to record the spirits of heaven and earth to maintain the balance between the two worlds.
His most famous record is that he personally imprisoned the notorious nine-tailed sky fox "Yan Ci" in the "Illustrated Book of Mountains and Seas" that he drew with great effort.
Now that reincarnation has reunited, the bookstore has become the only safe haven and information exchange for the spirits.
Yan Ci always sits lazily in the attic of the bookstore, wagging his tail as he watches him take care of everything, and occasionally taunts:
"The iron pen judge back then, now only makes tea for others?"
Until one day, a group of people under the banner of the "Abnormal Biology Administration" broke into the old street and wanted to close down the bookstore and clean up the "unstable factors."
Yan Ci, who had been watching with cold eyes, suddenly smiled softly.
In an instant, the lanterns in the entire old street lit up with blue fox fire one after another, and thousands of pages of books automatically turned into a sharp edge without wind.
He pulled the stunned Gu Yunsheng behind him and faced everyone. His voice was as gentle as a lover's whisper, but it froze the blood of all who came:
"Touch him?"
"Have you ever asked me about the treasure of this 'used bookstore'?"
Later, a post on the top of the Three Realms Forum became popular:
"Report!" The terrible mirage storyteller is back in business again! This time the "clerk" he brought was even more scary!
Reply from the first floor (anonymous, suspected to be a certain dragon): It's not just a clerk... She's actually the boss's wife! Three hundred years ago, it was he who personally stuffed every bookshelf in the Mirage with betrothal gifts! Now it's just a different way to have fun with her!
Gu Yunsheng, who was making tea, said: "..."
Yan Ci, who was lying on the sofa and using his knees as a pillow, narrowed his eyes comfortably: "Bride price? That pile of rags? What I gave is obviously a dowry."
He hooked Gu Yunsheng's fingers and said in a low and gentle voice:
"Boss, look... Am I, the treasure of the store, qualified to have you stay here to 'storytell' with me in every future life?"
Food guide:
1. Calm and calm·Reincarnation Shopkeeper Shou (Gu Yunsheng) x Lazy and powerful·Ancient Demon Attack (Yan Ci), 1v1, HE
2. Urban monsters, unit drama format, micro-group portraits, past and present lives, easy healing
3. A large number of newly compiled elements from the Classic of Mountains and Seas and folklore, combining ancient and modern elements.
Intention: All things have animism, with awe and goodwill in mind. Stories that span time and race ultimately point to the eternal themes of understanding, coexistence and love.