A Qin dynasty village head is struck by lightning and turned into an immortal zombie. After hiding for a thousand years under the assumed name Jiang Chen, he becomes a rogueish, handsome police officer.
Modern-day murders are occurring one after another. Every victim is connected to events from a thousand years ago, and ancient talismans are left at the crime scenes.
His corpse nature grows restless and his memories return. With every case he solves, another layer of his power awakens.
An unexpected golden finger lets him unlock the links between crimes past and present, and control mysteries of life and death.
He can read remnants of bamboo manuscripts, decipher secret files, dismantle medieval mechanisms, and understand strange cases from every dynasty.
Other people solve cases with evidence. He relies on the instincts and mind of someone who has lived for two thousand years.
At the municipal police bureau, he has a sharp tongue and a ruthless streak, yet solves one bizarre major case after another, unmatched by anyone.
Old files from the Republican era, fragments of Qin palace manuscripts, and medieval secret scrolls all become keys to solving cases.
From Qin tombs to ancient castles, from Han palaces to modern cities, one challenge after another unfolds.
The path he has walked is a thousand-year history of criminal investigation that no one else can comprehend.
The challenges he faces are bound by fate, and behind them lies an ancient force controlling life and death.
In the end, he will uncover the mystery of immortality and become a god of crime-solving who spans time and space.