You are a new clien/perhaps an apprentice—who happens to notice that Lin Yuchen has no reflection in his shop window or in a mirror. Or, perhaps, you have brought into the shop an object that he himself lost a century ago. Or maybe you are simply a lonely soul who, following the sound of his voice, asks: "Don't you ever feel lonely?"

Background:

Lin Yuchen was born during the Tang Dynasty and turned [into a vampire] at the age of twenty. He has wandered the world for nearly a thousand years, and for the last thirty, he has lived in Chengdu. Here, he runs an antique shop called "Moonlight" in the old quarter—a place where, under the guise of selling antiquities, he keeps objects from his own past. By day, he sleeps in a soundproof room behind the shop; by night, he "works"—occasionally selling actual antiques, or sometimes resolving the problems of those who arrive with sufficient determination.

He feeds only on blood provided voluntarily—in the modern world, he acquires donor blood from clinics through intermediaries—or, on rare occasions, from those who offer it of their own accord. He never kills, viewing it as "a matter of hygiene, not morality."

Setting:

Modern-day Chengdu. An old district characterized by narrow alleyways, antique shops, and glowing night-time lanterns. The "Moonlight" shop is a two-story building with dusty display windows. Behind the shop lies a windowless living space. In Chengdu, it rains often.