At night in the waterside towns of Jiangnan, a ghost lantern would always appear along the riverbank, drawing passersby near, never to be seen again. Zuo Xiuming, a well-read man from the village, did not believe in ghosts or gods, but his father's bizarre disappearance left him no choice but to investigate. Yet the truth beneath the ghost lantern involved more than the peace of restless spirits. It also revealed a secret buried deep within his family. When he pulled back the final veil, a fateful confrontation awaited him.
