Bone Ashes and the Soul-Binding Lure

Xiao Zhuo, an aide in the Shuntian Prefecture, comes from a fallen aristocratic family and bears the shadow of an old family case. With keen insight, he solves a series of strange cases, from the ghost market’s hallucinogenic incense to the grievances of the White Bone Shrine, uncovering a palace conspiracy and power struggle dating back ten years. In the end, he reveals the truth and clears his family’s name, yet chooses to continue investigating cases.