The Bride Beneath the Locust Tree: The young lady of Heming Manor is about to be married, but ghosts haunt the place every night. With no other choice, her father summons a Taoist priest to drive them out. The ghosts remain, but the young lady is the first to leave. While investigating the case, the head of the Heavenly Inquest Office discovers that the Taoist priest and his sister are more than they seem.
The Six Corpses in the Abandoned Temple: An abandoned temple, six corpses, and not one of them can be identified. The investigation unexpectedly uncovers the tangled loves and hatreds that bound the six dead together.
The Dismemberment at Yihong House: Why was the star courtesan of Yihong House dismembered? Her head was left in the most conspicuous place, yet no one noticed it.
