The Worry-Free Teahouse 2

Rumors of monsters have been coming out of the Wuyou Teahouse on the banks of the Qutan River in Wuyou City, Zhaoguo. According to local gossip, once night falls, cries of sorrow and hushed whispers drift from the teahouse. As a result, business is dismal and the place barely makes ends meet.

Five hundred years ago, Gao He somehow wound up making a wager with the demon-catching sorcerer Qiu Guan. Ever since, he has had to help Qiu Guan run the Wuyou Teahouse and suppress the monsters in its storeroom. The teahouse draws both people and monsters, each with a painful past etched into their hearts. The monsters in the storeroom once lived wild and unrestrained lives, but after enduring joy and sorrow, love and loss, they eventually found themselves confined to a corner, their long lives reduced to a single page on paper. With a Judge's Brush tucked at his waist, Gao He moves among the entangled grudges and grievances of the teahouse's patrons and monsters. As he helps them find redemption, he also brings to a close a feud that has entangled him for centuries.

This work was published by Anhui Literature and Art Publishing House in 2022.