An epidemic breaks out in Taojiang Town. The afflicted burn with fever, cough up blood, fall into fits of madness, and mutilate themselves, even biting their companions.
In a single night, the peaceful town becomes a living hell.
Liu Qingyun, a female doctor from a family of physicians, has saved countless lives with her skills. But on the most chaotic night, someone frames her: her medicine furnace is burned, her case records destroyed, and corpses left strewn about. With everyone pointing the finger at her, she becomes the “demon doctor.”
Worse still, the plague is no natural disaster.
Someone is exploiting the outbreak to control the town and manipulate its people, unleashing a blood sacrifice and forcing her to bear the blame and die.
When soldiers in black march into town, the judgment of a figure in a golden crown and silver fan descends. Everyone waits for her to confess.
But Liu Qingyun grips her silver needles and medicine chest, gazing coldly at the crowd.
“Bodies can be healed, hearts can be saved. But I’ll cut open the real culprit behind all this with my own hands.”
The plague is a trap, and the mystery remains unsolved.
Beneath the healing arts lie nothing but corpses and the truth.
