The ghost soldiers of western Hunan, the iron chains binding a dragon in Poyang Lake, the marriage-to-a-tree curse of Lingnan, the Buddha statue that spontaneously combusted in Quanzhou... In the 1980s, strange events are happening one after another. Procurement officer Gu Yuan bears the spirit of a Chang god and is forced into a series of paranormal incidents. He soon discovers that he is the perfect specimen for the government's secret organization, the Folk Research Society. His struggle to save himself becomes a classified route leading straight to a shocking conspiracy. As an ancient seal in the capital begins to loosen, is he the last locksmith, or the key to opening Pandora's box?
It's frustrating enough to watch