The Key of Return

An old shop that ferries the world's obsessions. But who will ferry the ferryman? Deep in the old city, a weathered old shop called "Gui'an Funeral Rites" does only one thing: using the buried obsessions in people's hearts as a guide, it opens a realm of obsession that replicates only true memories. He ferries others' obsessions, yet is trapped in the old pain of his sister's sudden death twenty years ago; the pale brown scar on his left wrist throbs faintly from time to time. Su Qinghe, a funeral planner for the living, comes to the old city, firmly believing this realm is salvation, but after witnessing the crisis of backlash with her own eyes, she wavers: is this saving people, or giving desperate people a short-acting anesthetic? The evening wind has not ceased, the prodigal son is late in filial piety, the mountains and seas are unvisited, the loving mother waits in vain... One story after another hiding self-deception reveals the truth in the realm; some reconcile, while others hurt even more. And the truth of Shen Gui'an's sister's death, Su Qinghe's origins, the secrets hidden by the neighbors, and the cursed fate of the Shen family guarding the key for generations—all peel away layer by layer within this square inch of space. — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: The Key of Return — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠