It rains at night in Bianjing, and there are ghosts and shadows.
Zhao Mingcheng was born with a pair of "clear eyes" that can see ghosts and gods and understand the joys and sorrows, but he just wants to be an ordinary person who writes stories about strange things. Until the aunt who raised him disappeared while trying to suppress evil spirits, he was involved in the world under the shadows and was forced to join the Youming Division, a secret agency that dealt with "unspeakable things".
Here, monsters are as unpredictable as human hearts. Behind every "shadow monster" is a forgotten joy and sorrow in the world, a tearful obsession that has not been heard. Colleagues believe in thunder to clear things up and use force to break tricks. Only Zhao Mingcheng chose to step into the shadows and listen to their stories.
However, as the truth of a series of strange cases emerged, he discovered that his bloodline actually contained ancient secrets that connected the worlds of light and darkness. He is the "gatekeeper" of the contract thousands of years ago and the "key" to the current game of power between all parties. The suspicion and strife of colleagues in the department, and the seduction and hunting of the "Shadow Master" in the dark, followed one after another. What's even more frightening is that he discovered that the iron law followed by Youmingsi for generations may be a mistake that has lasted for thousands of years...
When his loved ones are in danger, his best friends are in trouble, and the order he believes in is reduced to a shackles, he must choose between two paths: should he follow the example of his ancestors and use absolute power to eliminate all shadows? Or fall into darkness and share the sorrow with the shadow? Zhao Mingcheng picked up the pen and held the lamp tightly.
"I choose the third path - to rebalance all the light and shadow in this world."
Purpose: Superficial theme: Exploring strange news, resolving obsessions, and guarding the fireworks in the world.
Deep theme: Real strength is not to destroy the shadow, but to understand and carry it. Acknowledge that both light and darkness are part of human nature and even the world, and seek balance in understanding and empathy rather than simple binary opposition.