In the last years of Dayin, after the Chimei Rebellion, the old dynasty collapsed and a new dynasty was established. Seven towns were separated and the people were in dire straits.
In troubled times, people's obsessions turn into strange things, possessing objects, words, and emotions, causing harm to the people. Li Xuanbai, a socially fearful young man with supernatural powers, can see the "threads of obsession" in strange objects, and can cut his obsessions with his ancestral scissors and quell chaos. In order to investigate the cause of his father's death, he joined the ranks of the bad guys and teamed up with Pei Zhaoye, a female head catcher who was afraid of ghosts but had a tough mouth to investigate the case.
In the painting-skin case, the face of the deceased was flayed; in the imperial examination case, a scholar died mysteriously; military symbols disappeared, and undercurrents surged in the seven towns... Behind each of the strange cases, a mysterious organization "Primordial Cult" surfaced. They believed in the "Original Lord", collected nine military symbols, and plotted to subvert the world.
The jade pendant on Li Xuanbai's chest seems to hide a deeper secret than the military talisman. Mr. Xu, Pei Du, Xiao Wenzheng... Everyone is not simple. Why does Pei Zhaoye have a conflicting stance? Who was involved in his father's death? Is this troubled world caused by people's hearts, or is there someone secretly controlling everything?
From the ghost market in Chang'an to the storm in the Seven Towns, from the secret fight in the court to the life and death decision, Li Xuanbai and Pei Zhaoye tested each other and supported each other in troubled times. When the truth was peeled back layer by layer, he discovered that he had already been a pawn in the chess game - and the person holding the chess game may have never left.
The style of the late Tang and early Song Dynasty is an imaginary history, with suspenseful detective stories intertwined with the strange and strange. A legend about obsession and letting go, trust and betrayal in troubled times is waiting for you to join.
Intent: In troubled times, obsession is both the source of trouble and the power of salvation. Only by letting go of obsession and choosing life can we truly calm the troubled times and realize self-salvation.
