Phantom Herbs & Hidden Curses

A darkly spellbinding tale of ghosts, herbs, and revenge. Would you dare take a job... in a pharmacy that serves the dead? Freshly heartbroken, broke, and desperate, Ye Cheng stumbles upon a crumbling midnight apothecary in the old town of Shaobei. Its shelves are lined with strange herbs, the contract is written in red ink, and the rules are clear: Don’t speak unless spoken to. Don’t ask who—or what—the customer is. And never, ever open the thirteenth drawer. But curiosity is a dangerous thing—especially when the pharmacy’s clientele begins to resemble the drowned victims of a nearby river tragedy. And among them is someone Ye thought he’d buried long ago: his dead college roommate, Zhang Kun… now back for vengeance. As reality unravels and the veil between life and death grows thin, Ye is forced to master the art of ghost-healing, soul-trapping herbs, and ancient Miao magic. With the help of a fierce girl named Xu Nuo, who claims to be his “senior disciple,” Ye must face the terrifying truth: some contracts are inked in blood—and some pharmacies don’t sell medicine, but secrets.