Summary
After rejecting his roommate Ye Lin’s confession, Jiang Qi’an begins seeing blood-red tentacles no one else can perceive. They haunt his dreams, torment him in class, and seem disturbingly connected to Ye Lin’s obsessive gaze. When a blind Taoist gives him a talisman, Qi’an finally sees what his roommate truly is—and learns that no record of Ye Lin exists. The trail leads back to his remote hometown, a ruined temple, and a bargain his grandfather made during a deadly plague. Bound to an ancient god by a life-saving contract, Qi’an must face the fate promised for him before he could speak.