The Seventh Soul-Binding Nail

When a hard-nosed detective who believes in nothing supernatural meets a Taoist priest who sees ghosts everywhere.

A string of deaths caused by terrifying nightmares has left science powerless.

Lu Que is forced to accept Lin Yao, the “folk customs consultant” assigned by his superiors: a young Taoist priest who is afraid of the dark and needs a night-light, yet can use his own blood to draw talismans that pin down evil spirits.

One is devoted to evidence and logic; the other sees yin energy and souls.

As they go from mutual disdain to entrusting each other with their lives, they discover that the soul-binding nails behind every case all point to an ancient cult trying to open the Gate Between Yin and Yang.

But there is an even deeper secret:

The scar on Lu Zheng’s arm burns whenever an evil spirit draws near,

and Lin Qingyu’s peachwood sword reacts only to his blood.

“What if I told you we fought side by side a hundred years ago? Would you believe me?”

“What if I told you that this time, I want to choose you, not all humanity? Would you leave?”

Criminal investigation files × Taoist occult arts: the ultimate clash between reason and spirituality.

A sealed karmic bond from a past life, and a reckoning with a cult spanning a hundred years.