Qin Nian only wanted to learn the guqin, but ended up accidentally joining a strange sect.
The sect was based in an old mansion tucked deep inside the bustling city.
A talisman was pasted on the gate, with crooked writing that read: "Followers of the Brightness Church and dogs are not allowed inside."
Every day, Master tended to strange medicinal herbs in the courtyard;
Senior Brother tossed coins onto the incense burner morning, noon, and night to tell fortunes;
Second Senior Sister wielded her red-tasseled spear with great force;
Even the birds in the courtyard knew more things to say than he had ever heard before.
Qin Nian had thought he was just an ordinary junior apprentice.
Who knew that after he accidentally stumbled into the Temple of the God of Light and suffered nightmares for three nights in a row:
Master frantically pulled up all the plants in the courtyard and boiled them into medicine for him;
Second Senior Sister charged out with her spear held upside down, then returned in a fury and tossed down a pair of enormous wings covered in pure white feathers;
Blushing, Senior Brother handed him the incense burner he never let out of his sight and told him to burn a stick of incense before bed.
"Use it discreetly. Don't take pictures and show off. Otherwise, Master and the others will know I gave it to you."
Only later did Qin Nian learn that Senior Brother was an incense burner spirit.
Theme: Do good deeds without worrying about what the future holds.
