Protagonist: Chen Xuanqing (young Taoist priest, Taoist name "Jingxuzi", lives in "Jingxu Temple", manages "Shou Yiyizhuang")
Taoist Temple (Jingxu Temple): In the main hall, there is a clay statue of the founder of the Three Qing Dynasty (eyeballs inlaid with obsidian), with a long bright lamp (which stays on day and night), a soul-inducing bell (a bell with wormwood hung on its tongue, which can be shaken to control the queue of zombies), a magic weapon library (Bagua bag: talisman paper/cinnabar pen/chicken knife/peach wood sword sample), and a practice altar (lime scattered Bagua array, used for stepping and fighting). Taoist priests "offer incense three times a day" (morning, noon, and Xuhai), and the ashes of the incense are accumulated in glutinous rice bowls on the table.
Yizhuang (Shouyi Yizhuang): a corpse/zombie storage place, three miles away from Guan Guan. It has a morgue (six black-painted coffins, zombies affixed with corpse-calming charms), a simple altar (preparation before exorcising the corpse), a blue lantern hanging on the door (the word "Dian" is blue on a white background), the word "Dian" is written on the wall of the mourning hall, and portraits of the dead are placed with paper figures and horses.
Magical weapons and taboos: peach wood sword (stab zombies in the heart), ink pipe thread (soaked in rooster blood to block zombies, making a crackling sound when touched), Bagua mirror (moonlight reflects on zombies/evil ghosts), dog blood net (destroys zombies and explodes into concentrated water), and summoning flags ( Summon souls and attract ghosts), seal the ghost altar (the Eight Diagrams mirror at the bottom of the altar attracts ghosts, avoid the moonlight); Nuomi kills zombies/ghosts (white smoke emits from wounds and causes pain), zombies lie dormant day and night (see the sunlight turning into thick water), and the corpse-suppressing talisman controls the corpse (tear it up and you will be violent).
Core theme: Use traditional Taoism to exorcise evil spirits and control the house, integrating folklore and monsters. The protagonist goes from "initially mastering the Taoist temple" to "being alone", and his skills are upgraded with actual combat (Taoist proficiency, control of magical weapons, and improvement of spells and handprints). There are no elements of immortality, comedy, or technology.
