Lin Ye, a deliveryman whose life is on the countdown, was involved in the strange rules and strange stories of an abandoned hospital during a fatal rainy night delivery.
In order to survive, he was forced to awaken the ancestral bronze compass, but he also inherited the family's ancient curse - becoming a new generation of "Night Watcher". Using life as fuel and evil spirits as food, this compass named "Taotie" is both the only way to survive and a reminder of life.
At the same time, Shen Qingli, the cold and powerful commissioner of the Abnormal Affairs Bureau, was ordered to hunt down this "high-risk anomaly", and her frozen talisman vowed to arrest him. And deep in the shadows of the city, the owner of the mysterious pawnshop "Chen Ji" seems to have laid out a century-old chess game. His goal is directly at the awakened bloodline in Lin Ye's body and the greedy compass.
Weird stories about rules continue to breed in the corners of the city, and those who violate them will die. The Bureau of Anomaly Affairs is encircling and suppressing them step by step. The conspiracy behind the scenes is like a cobweb.
Lin Ye drags his lifespan that is constantly decreasing, desperately shuttling through the rainy night and strange gaps. He must learn to harness the power of gluttony, interpret the rules of death, form a rebellious alliance with his former pursuers, and step by step uncover the bloody truth hidden under the name "Night Watch" and the ultimate answer to why he became a prey.
When the rainy night falls and the rules are whispered, will you choose to obey them with your head down, or swallow them with your head up?
