Everyone in Zhaojing is on the death register, and their names will only be recorded after death. However, when the official who was reviewing the case, Pei Wenzhu, was sealing up the old documents, he saw his name - his death date was seven days later. The corpse announced on the first page knocks on the door of Siji Temple on time, and the second page points to the thirteenth drum beat that never existed. In order to survive, he and Shang Youan, a bone-washing woman of unknown origin, tracked down an official document that "predicted" death, only to find that the so-called destiny was just someone using court laws to seal the murder. Seven days later, Pei Wenzhu survived, but his death certificate turned to the next page, which read: Shang Youan, has been dead for twelve years.
