Records of Strange Cases in Jinghua

At the capital, in the Sheng Dynasty, near the end of the You hour.

The sky was pitch-black, as though someone had splashed it with thick ink. For the capital's high and mighty, the night was just getting started, with music rising from strings and flutes. But for the “Ghost Market” at the southern end of the city, this was the moment it truly woke.

A body with a bizarre manner of death is discovered in the capital's Ghost Market, with unusual copper coins scattered nearby. On the surface, it looks like a robbery gone wrong. Using his battlefield observation skills, Ling Buyu spots subtle differences in how the coins were cast, uncovering a case of illegal coin minting. Along the way, he meets Lao Qi, a seasoned but frustrated coroner, and Xiao Lingque, a quirky street performer.