In Yingtian Mansion, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, strange cases occurred frequently, and theories of ghosts and gods were rampant. A mysterious case in a secret room involving a "water ghost seeking his life" made Shen Guan, a small clerk in the Ministry of Punishments who lived by copying books, get involved in this strange whirlpool. He doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, only people's hearts. Relying on insights and meticulous observations that transcend the times, Shen Guan clears away layers of fog and digs out the buried humanity and truth in seemingly impossible mysteries.
