In the state of Dongyu, the new emperor ascended the throne in the first year of Tianyou, with the realm in ruins and everything awaiting restoration. In the twentieth year of Shuncheng, a sudden plague struck. The dead, infected by the earth’s energy, came back to life, and incidents of people eating one another broke out across the country. Rumors spread, and the realm gradually stabilized after the new emperor took the throne. But the dragon vein had been destroyed, the supernatural began to reawaken, and ghosts and monsters started appearing in the mortal world. Strange incidents became frequent across the land, with demons and spirits emerging one after another...
Ghosts and monsters appeared one by one through the Nine Calamities Pawnshop. They came out after dark and vanished at the first crow of the cock.
The new emperor established the Demon-Suppression Guard to handle special cases, conduct inspections and arrests, gather intelligence, subdue demons and monsters, and recruit capable people.
By a twist of fate, Shen Tangning and Yu Jingxian meet. Together, they enter the fray and uncover the truth.
