The Cantonese opera singing that sounds late at night in Liwan Square, the strange lights flashing in unfinished buildings in Shenzhen, the red bride appearing on Haizhu Bridge on a rainy night - behind these urban legends, there is an unknown truth.
Qian Long, a graduate student in the Department of History, is the 38th generation successor of Tianshi Mansion. He thought his mission was to interpret ancient books until he was recruited into a mysterious organization called the "Poll Bureau". Here, supernatural beings are not ghost stories, but "special events" that require investigation.
His partner is Mao Xiaojun, a Maoshan veteran who is burdened with a psychological shadow, and his consultant is Ma Xiaoyan, a descendant of the exorcist dragon clan. Their principles are simple: kill the evil spirits who cause harm; save the innocent souls; and hand over criminal cases to the police.
But as the investigation deepened, they discovered that these supernatural events scattered across Guangdong were being connected by an invisible hand to form the ancient "Seven Stars Leading Evil Formation". But what the formation's eyes were pointing to was actually the ancient ferocious beast that devoured the entire city's dreams - the "Dream-Eating Tapir".
When the secret of immortality of the director of the polling bureau is revealed, and when the trusted guide shows another face, Qianlong must make a choice: follow the ancestral precepts to protect the world, or break the rules and uncover the "confidential file that must never be opened"
