Lin'an Strange Stories

In Lin'an in the Southern Song Dynasty, bizarre murders occurred frequently every night. Money vendors hang themselves from beams, house lanterns are stained with blood on rainy nights, and there are rumors that evil spirits appear and seek their lives. Shen Yan, a junior official in the Imperial City, was ordered to investigate the case. Everyone thought that demons were rampant, but he was the only one who firmly believed that all the strange phenomena came from the human heart. A series of mysterious cases are connected layer by layer, and there are undercurrents of corruption in wealthy families, party disputes in the court, and spies in the North. All forces took turns to set up troubles, and murderous intentions were hidden everywhere. Shen Yan traveled among the government, aristocratic families, and the Jianghu, tearing apart layers of disguise and exposing the serial conspiracy shrouding the capital. There are no ghosts or gods seeking life in this world. The most terrifying thing is always the mortals who are obsessed with power. This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.