The former dynasty’s great general Chen Lu spent his life taking countless lives. Only on the brink of death did he finally see the error of his ways, but by then he had already committed monstrous sins. The King of Hell sentenced him to reincarnate as a “village guardian.” With an incomplete soul, he would be foolish and mad, yet still had to defend a region in his broken state and atone for the blood debts of his past life.
In this life, he is Chen Sanbao, the simple-minded son of the Chen family in Chenjia Village. Innocent and naive, he endures the villagers’ scorn, yet always steps forward when they are in danger. When sinister black fog engulfs the village and no one can cure the spreading plague, only this foolish boy can see the foul things invisible to ordinary people, and absorb evil energy into his own body.
“One who lacks a soul can see ghosts and gods; one who lacks a spirit can take calamity into himself.”
As strange incidents occur one after another, Sanbao’s memories of his past life slowly awaken. He must struggle between foolishness and clarity, and choose between sacrificing himself and saving the village. Yet the deepest darkness is inextricably bound to the unfinished karmic debts of his past life…
