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The tree-lined path bustled with students leaving class. They walked in twos and threes, chattering like sparrows.

Shen Baili and her friends were among them, talking about school, life, and the latest gossip.

It was an ordinary day in their youth, and all the more precious for it.

"Any plans for the National Day holiday?" Bi Yan looked at Shen Baili. "Want to take a trip together?"

Jiang Zhu's eyes lit up. "We could go to Liucheng. It's Zhu Peng's hometown."

Lu Mingqian and Meng Jiu'an said nothing. More than the destination, they cared about who they would travel with.

Shen Baili turned them down. "I have other plans for the holiday. I won't have time to travel."

Bi Yan and Jiang Zhu exchanged disappointed looks. "All right. Next time, then."

Bi Yan asked Meng Jiu'an and Lu Mingqian what they thought, and both declined, just as expected.

After finishing their spicy stir-fry, they drank soda and took a stroll around campus to help digest the meal before returning to their dorms.

A month slipped by, and the eagerly awaited National Day holiday arrived.

Shen Baili packed early that morning and met up with Hong Congshuang. The group flew to Cloud City in the Southwest for filming.

That evening, they received the outline for the final script, titled "The Seventh Pawnshop."

Legend had it that a mysterious pawnshop existed in the Fourth-Dimensional Space. There, a devil made deals with people, granting a wish in exchange for something precious to them.

One day, the devil invited six former customers to the Seventh Inn to hunt for treasure. Whoever found it would not only have a wish granted but also recover what they had once pawned.

The guests accepted. They came from different worlds: a wealthy merchant, a king with immense power,