short series

Urbanite Finds the Eight-Trigram Furnace

share time: 2026-02-08 06:00:50

Lin Xiaoman, a 996 office worker, stumbles upon a cracked bronze Eight-Trigram Furnace in an old alley after an all-nighter. When she wipes the dust, Tai Shang Lao Jun—an exiled Heavenly deity—pops out! The furnace forges "Urban Troubles Pills" to solve problems like rent overdue or workplace bullying, but each pill costs her "happiness points." After using it to fix her messes, Xiaoman realizes she can no longer laugh. Then the old man reveals the truth: the furnace isn’t a magic fix—it’s to remind her that real happiness comes from the little things she’d ignored: the stray cat rubbing her leg, the warm soy milk from the alley auntie—no spells needed.

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