While sorting through a damaged bronze mirror, antique restorer Gu Mu lets a drop of blood fall from his fingertip onto its surface. A thousand-faced fox spirit's eyes suddenly open. From then on, he can see through lies and anticipate attempts on his life, but this also draws the bloodthirsty pursuit of the reclusive Gu family. The family wields bloodlines as weapons; the elders hide murderous intent behind benevolent smiles, his childhood friend offers help while concealing soul-stealing incense, and even the beggar on the street seems to share a deep connection with the mirror spirit. With a fox's cunning, Gu Mu navigates a maze of lies: pretending to drink poison, turning the mirror formation against his enemies, and deciphering a spell in a frozen pool. When the fox-bone formation at the altar is activated, he tears apart the century-old lie that “the master of the mirror must bear its curse,” breaking the seal with his sincerity. On the night the mirror spirit weeps blood and fades away, the shadowy glow of a replica mirror appears at an underground auction, while the brand of the antique shop owner and a map to a fox tomb quietly come to light. Beneath the morning sun, he hangs the warm jade pendant back in its place. The television in the cafe reports that the “Webweavers” have been brought down. In the window's reflection, fox eyes glimmer faintly: a new mystery is already whispering on the wind.
