Synopsis

Adehaslivedinanincenseburnerforoverathousandyears,herdaysspentsleeping.Longingfortheoutsideworldshehearsaboutfromherfairyfriends,herwishisfinallygrantedwhenamanbringsherhome,releasingherfromtheseal.Ade,tearsstreaming,vowstorepayhersaviortothefullestextent.QinYu,knownasthecoldandruthlessThirdMasterQinofKyoto,findshislifeupendedwhenstrangeoccurrencesplaguehisbedroomafterheplacesanantiqueincenseburnergiventohimasaNewYear'sgiftthere.Chaosensues,withitemsdisplacedandunexplainedpuddlesofwater;heevensensessomethinginhisbedwhilehalf-asleep.Oneafternoon,QinYucomeshomeearlytofindayounggirlcleaningupspilledmilk.Thegirl,herblackhaircascading,herskinporcelain,isstartledbyhisreturnandtriestoflee.UponbeingcaughtandquestionedbyQinYu,shetimidlyspeaksofrepayingherdebt.ToQinYu'samusement,shelistsherbelongings:pearls,antiques,evenhersavings.NoneoftheseinterestQinYu,whoinsteadsweepsherintohisarmsandsuggestsamorepersonalwayofrepayingthedebt.Terrified,thegirl'sbeautifulfishtailisrevealed.