During the Ming Dynasty, rumors spread everywhere, strange beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas began appearing one after another, and bizarre incidents multiplied.
Zhu Xiaoman, proprietor of the Yunhe Inn, knows the truth.
To get to the bottom of it, she teams up with Su Xiner, a female constable, and her junior fellow disciple Wang Dapang to investigate the cases.
Bifang, Fu Zhu, Guiche... Behind every strange-beast mystery lies the greed of the human heart.
The scattered cases are all connected, and a hidden force is stirring up trouble by exploiting rumors of strange beasts.
Following the clues, the three come face to face with a vast conspiracy lurking beneath the rumors.
The myriad beasts of the mountains and seas may be legends, but the greatest danger in this world is the human heart.
