The Eight-Directional Temple Guardians

Since ancient times, folk temples have enshrined all kinds of divine statues, and guarding temples has become a profession. Among those who do this are Daoist sects that wield the secret arts of the Five Elements. There are also mysterious temples of immortals, where the main practice is being possessed by an immortal. The practitioners themselves are worshipped in the temple. Then there are wicked sects from the depths of the mountains, as well as the elusive demon sect, whose members kill people and seize their souls to refine them into “soul pills”! The male lead was born with the ability to see yin and yang. As a child, while lost in a daze, he unexpectedly saw his uncle’s soul, but all he could make out was a “white shirt.” This sudden encounter would prove to be a portent of things to come. After that, he followed his grandfather’s wishes and became a disciple of Mr. Chen, who served at the town’s General’s Temple. Years passed. Then, by chance, a murder case turned up a soul that looked just like his uncle had years ago, wearing a “white garment”… Puzzled by these strange events, he joined Mr. Chen in investigating. Little did he know that this quagmire had begun twenty years earlier, and that his grandfather and Mr. Chen, both ordinary men, were already caught up in it… The male lead, Lin Dong, found himself stepping into this fog-shrouded plot without understanding how! A hidden plot means the enemy lurks in the shadows while I stand in the open. Time and again, I find myself in danger. What is this so-called “white garment”? And what purpose do the “soul pills” serve? The truth can be a deadly weapon, yet the male lead repeatedly risks his life to lift the horrifying veil… (The story is written as an autobiography, with suspense and twists at its heart. Pay attention to the details as you read, because they may be foreshadowing.)