There’s no case that can’t be solved in either realm of life or death. I’ll face the courts above and the King of Hell below, speaking for the dead and seeking justice for the living. If the law can’t put you away, I happen to know a little magic.
Others operate in both the criminal and legitimate worlds. He operates in both the worlds of the living and the dead…
If he wins: Justice first, reason above all.
If he loses: “Heaven above, judge the loyal and the treacherous. Either open the court, or open the altar.”
In the courtroom, power and money cloud the truth. The likes of Zhao Tianhu run rampant with their wickedness, leaving justice beyond the reach of the law.
Liu Mang, an heir to the Five Arts, uses physiognomy to read hearts, divination to predict outcomes, and feng shui to shape the board. He walks between the worlds of yin and yang, discerning right from wrong, using the arts to aid the law without favoritism or recklessness.
He sets up a Yin-Yang Hall outside the courthouse. When he loses in court, he opens an altar instead. He exposes perjury, tracks down criminal networks, follows the money, and exorcises evil. He never backs down in the face of the powerful, and he always gets to the bottom of the unseen.
From intractable street-level problems to the hidden kingpins behind them, from fighting alone to building a band of allies, he withstands the backlash with an unyielding spirit and upholds his master’s teaching: “Let the arts be a tool, and the heart be true.” In the mire of the times, he smashes through layer after layer of darkness.
When there is no way into the law, let yin and yang be the measure. When people’s hearts are clouded, let justice be the blade.
In the end, the law is inescapable and justice will prevail. All those who harbor filth and corruption will face the court of the living and cannot escape judgment from the worlds of yin and yang.
