On the old Sipou Street, a hidden realm beyond the reach of any map lies secluded from the mortal world. The Yanhuang Teahouse, a paper effigy shop, a flower shop, and the Remnants Bookstore stand side by side, serving as a refuge for souls left over from the Primordial World.
The teahouse's owner, Jiang Yanhuang, has lost his source of power. The ancient painting kept warm inside his sleeve conceals the secrets of creation. The Primordial World and Investiture of the Gods passed down through the ages are both histories rewritten by the victors.
Four female sages once upheld the order of Heaven and Earth: Nuwa created humanity and repaired the sky; Houtu gave her body to create the cycle of reincarnation; Xihe ruled over the sun and moon; and Yaochi controlled the Heavenly Dao's rewards and punishments. They gave everything they had, only to have their achievements diminished, their authority devoured, and their names erased from history.
Amid the chaos of war, countless women became expendable pawns. Yunxiao did not perish along with the Jie Sect, but remained alone among its ruins. The Nine-Tailed Fox was no wicked seductress who brought a kingdom to ruin, but merely a pawn in a sage's hands. Lady Yin shattered the shackles of being known as "Li Jing's wife, Nezha's mother," reclaimed her name, Yin Pozhen, and carried on the ancient title of General Who Guards the East.
Luo Yunyao of the Remnants Bookstore records the truth that was erased, while Li Pinghui of the paper effigy shop takes in wandering, lonely souls.
To resolve Nezha's lingering obsession, Jiang Yanhuang enters the ruins of the Jie Sect, and the curtain on the old era slowly rises. The sages' schemes, the hidden web of reincarnation, and the truth behind the four female sages' disappearance all come to light one by one.
No tangled romance, only kindred spirits walking side by side.
The four shops on old Sipou Street dredge up the ancient history long buried, clear the names of the four female sages, and reclaim the honor and justice stolen from Yunxiao, the Nine-Tailed Fox, Yin Pozhen, and all those who were maligned and sacrificed.
Theme: Uncovering the truth behind ancient tales
