Happy Traveler Inn

Three hundred and seventy li farther west from Kunlun lies Mount Leyou. The Tao River rises there and flows west into Lake Ji, where white jade is plentiful. In a narrow hutong in Beijing stands an old courtyard inn, with a vermilion gate and blue glazed tiles. The plaque of golden-thread nanmu wood bears the name Leyou Inn. A thousand years ago, humans, demons, and gods fought a great war. From then on, the world was divided in three: the gods dwelled in Kunlun, and the demons hid in darkness. Humans forgot the war. They believed that gods and demons were no more than ancient legends, and continued to multiply across the fertile Central Plains. Humans, demons, and gods would inevitably fall in love. A century of life passes in the blink of an eye. Yet legend has it that the emotionless, desireless proprietress of Leyou Inn offers a matchmaking service. If you wish to be together in your next life, you must come to the inn and seal a pact. Offer up your most precious possession, and swear upon your cultivated demonic power and memories. No matter how many trials and hardships you face, if you can stay together until your hair turns white, every sacrifice will be worthwhile. She had helped so many people, in this life and the last, Yet the proprietress's own love had died out a thousand years ago...