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Some people (and some beings that are not human) mentioned in this story:
- Yin Xinghan (尹星寒) – ghost/spirit; famous merchant in the Market
- Lin Chufeng (林楚风) – snake daemon; famous merchant in the Market
- Ran Qianqiu (冉千秋) – human; a little less famous merchant in the Market but still pretty famous
- Zui Wangsheng (罪惘生) – spider daemon; owner of Thousand Lights and head of the spider daemon family
- Shen Wuyun (沈无韵) – deity; on operation: working to destroy the Market
- Mo Qingyu (墨青玉) – deity; on operation: undercover in Thousand Lights
- He Xuanyi (贺玄一) – deity; on operation: technical personnel/backup for Shen Wuyun
- Qin Buyao (秦步瑶) – ?
- Shiying (弑影) – ?
- Chen Wanqing (陈晚晴) – mortal; insanely skilled doctor and friend/emergency contact of the three merchants
Some places mentioned in this story:
- Heaven – where deities live
- Mortal World – where humans and (sometimes) ghost/spirits and daemons live
- Underworld – where all of the non-human/deities live
- The Market – an annual black market that occurs on the fifteenth of July
- Thousand Lights – casino in the Market run by Zui Wangsheng
A small note:
- All of the times (dates, hours, etc.) mentioned in the story are not standard Roman calendar/times. They are from traditional Chinese calendars and day hours.