During the Yong'an period of Daqi, spooky events occurred frequently in the old theater of Xichuan Town, and a single actor hid all the troubles in the mountains and rivers. Qing Leng Wuzuo Wen Yanci is good at investigating mysterious cases and is proficient in the art of defeating wins. She is caught in the prejudice and rumors of the world; Shen Yu, the Zhenxuan Secretary, endures and walks alone and is deeply wronged. He is her only salvation and support in a desperate situation.
A ghost show on the stage revealed Xuanzun's puppet-making conspiracy that had been dormant for several years. The hypocritical county magistrate Gu Yanze uses his power to stage a killing spree, while the actor Su Lianyue is obsessed with ups and downs, swinging between good and evil, and sacrifices the happiness and longevity of the people in an attempt to awaken the ancient puppet master and reshape the order of the world.
From attracting souls on the stage, to paper figurines in the countryside to rescuing souls, to shadow puppets swallowing souls in the old city, layers of evil formations arise one after another, causing innocent people to lose their lives and souls. Wen Yanci and Shen Yu worked side by side to break the situation, dismantle the evil formation, discern people's hearts, clean up the stigma, and go retrograde to maintain good deeds amidst the officialdom, the alienation of villains and the suspicion of the whole city.
The chess game is dangerous every step of the way, and the bond is deep and affectionate year after year. The tension between good and evil, sweetness and cruelty intertwined. Although the drama is over, the undercurrent in the world has not been extinguished. The two used their mortal bodies to fight against the monstrous conspiracy, staying together in the darkness, and protecting the purity of the world with their humble original intentions.
Purpose: Solve the mystery based on clues