After death, souls have three possible destinations: rest, reincarnation, or remaining in the mortal world. Souls that linger are called "ghosts," usually unable to move on because of powerful emotions such as obsession, grievance, or fear. Ghosts take many forms: ordinary ghosts have faint, wispy bodies, vengeful ghosts are wreathed in black qi, and wronged spirits retain the appearance they had at the moment of death. The worlds of yin and yang are like overlapping mirrors. Mediums can see ghosts with the naked eye, but ghosts are not necessarily able to sense mediums.
Thirty-seven lives were taken in a single night.
The official conclusion was "bandit retaliation," but the Shen family had no dealings with bandits.
Shen's father was a famous "yin-yang master" of his time, and had "read people's fortunes" for many prominent figures. Whom might he have offended?
A month before the massacre, Shen's father suddenly sent his youngest son back to their hometown to "recuperate." Did he sense what was coming?
The Qinglian Society studied yin-yang arts to the point of madness. Rumor had it they were searching for some kind of "immortality technique."
One of the key objects they needed was the Shen family's ancestral "Yin-Yang Judge's Token."
Shen's father had once been a member of the Qinglian Society, but later defected, taking a crucial item with him.
The bronze ring in Shen Ye Han's possession may be what they truly want.
