short series

The Secret Pact Under the Moonlight

share time: 2026-01-24 02:31:23

Lin Xiaoman, her eyes red from crying over her grandma's surgery fees, was stopped by Gu Shen—a man in a black suit—in an old alley late at night. He offered to cover all medical expenses on one condition: "Sit with me under the moonlight at midnight every night for an hour." Xiaoman kept her promise, only to find Gu Shen's oddities: he always stared at the hollow of the old banyan tree, could bring withered jasmine back to life, and even had faint moonlight glowing from his fingertips. Just as Xiaoman fell for his tenderness, she overheard Gu Shen whispering to the tree hollow: "Three more days, her spirit will stabilize the barrier..." It turns out Gu Shen is the guardian of the old alley's barrier, and the "pact" is to use her innate "moonlight spirit" to save the barrier. But he himself has long exhausted his lifespan from guarding it...

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