

Deep in debt, former mortician Ryan takes a high-paying night watch job at the cursed Number Nine Museum, bound by a life-threatening magical contract. He discovers supernatural relics with spirits inside and awakens ancient mending power from his past trade. Following strange museum rules, he calms and repairs broken artifacts, gaining loyal spirit allies like guardian beast Arus, jade hairpin spirit Eleni and eight-armed Asura. When the occult Black Snake Syndicate invades to seize the museum’s core energy, Ryan teams up with the Spiritual Suppressing Bureau to defeat the evil forces. Finally he uncovers his millennial spirit-warden heritage and becomes the eternal guardian of the museum.

The night before his wedding, while decorating the venue, Scott Brawley receives a fire alarm call from their new house. Rushing over, he discovers his fiancee Alison Ritchie in bed with her stepbrother. Alison shamelessly claims it's just "sibling affection" that won't affect tomorrow's wedding. Reflecting on the past,Scott realizes how many times Alison has hurt him for her stepbrother's sake. He always thought marriage would fix things, but seeing the ambiguous kiss marks on Alison's body,Scott finally wakes up. He agrees to his grandfather's arrangement. Tomorrow, he'll marry the arranged bride instead.