The ancients said that after hitting rock bottom, things can only get better, and that the darkest hour comes before dawn.
But Qin Yuman felt neither saying had anything to do with her.
At 24, her life had been one setback after another:
Her father was unknown, her mother died young, and she stumbled through life under her aunt's roof.
When she wasn't in class, she was working. She had so few friends she could count them on one hand.
She'd buy instant noodles only to find there was no fork, or choke on a piece of cake. That was just how her life went.
After finally graduating,
"I'm sorry. I've fallen for someone else."
"I'm afraid we've decided to let you go, Miss Qin."
A breakup and a layoff hit Qin Yuman with a one-two punch that left her completely lost.
Then a mysterious phone call turned her life around for good:
"Huh? My grandfather, whom I've met fewer than three times, has died, and he's left me an inheritance specifically for me to claim?!"
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Qin Yuman arrived at the small mountain village where her grandfather once lived.
A sudden knock came at midnight. Someone seemed to sigh right beside her ear, and a faint song drifted in through the window...
After barely making it through the night, she was led behind the house by a squirrel.
She parted the sea of bamboo and discovered a desolate Taoist temple hidden within!
Before she could make sense of things, a mysterious man suddenly appeared and struck her unconscious!
When she woke up, Qin Yuman was told she was at the National Special Cultural Relics Recovery Office.
And, unbelievably, she was the sole inheritor of the Qin family, a clan entrusted with protecting national treasures!
Director Li, who called himself the office's administrator, added with a beaming smile:
"Starting today, you'll carry on your grandfather's legacy and take on the responsibility of protecting treasures and laying spirits to rest."
Uh... what?
Theme: What makes a spirit? Obsession nourishes affection, sinking into the bones and blood, crossing past and present.
