Have the Calamity-Causing Evil Spirits Been Caught Yet?

A horrifying murder case has come to light at Chang'an's finest embroidery workshop.

An embroiderer worked herself to death late at night. The yellow peonies she stitched with her own hands were embroidered on a backing made from her own skin.

Qin Ye had planned to keep his ability to control beasts with his thoughts a secret and live a quiet, comfortable life as a hunter.

But then two wind-beasts crashed into his mother's grave.

The coffin he had buried with his own hands held no remains, only a brocade pouch.

Even stranger, everyone in the village tells a different story about his mother. Their accounts describe completely different people.

The fog surrounding his origins suddenly exploded, shattering his peaceful life.

First, he must find an answer: Who is he, really?

Li Haoqing, the aloof Commissioner of the Exorcism Bureau, has carried an unrelenting obsession for years: to expose the traitors within the bureau and rescue his elder brother, who was sacrificed to the nation-protecting formation and remains trapped in the darkness.

When he happened upon Qin Ye, who possessed the extraordinary ability to control beasts, he immediately recruited him.

But what he got was a ruffian from the countryside:

mooching food and drink while chasing leads, beating up spoiled brats to catch suspects.

And yet this very youth unexpectedly uncovered a lead to a traitor who had vanished twenty years earlier.

He would stir up Chang'an's court and the world of the mystic arts, unleashing a storm of epic proportions.

Beneath the splendor of brocade and prosperity, mysterious undercurrents surge without end.

Evil spirits strike one after another; old cases are entangled with new mysteries, and conspiracies unfold in layer upon layer.

The Exorcism Bureau's team travels across mountains and rivers, probing heaven and earth to hunt demons and track down killers.

Qin Ye's daily soul-check-in question: Has the demon behind the incident been caught yet?

[Ancient Tang Supernatural | Episodic Strange Cases | Ensemble Cast | Central Mystery]

[Reader Advisory]

The Exorcism Bureau is an original creation, an agency dedicated to cases involving demons and evil spirits, as well as murders by ghosts.

The five-person team consists of an aloof commissioner, a rebellious streetwise youth with supernatural abilities, an earnest and straightforward young Taoist, a beautiful and wealthy female sorcerer, and a female doctor with miraculous skills across the three realms.

Romantic relationships: As required by the cases, emotional entanglements between victims and perpetrators may appear, such as motives for committing crimes. Some supporting characters have relationships with one another, and some have unrequited feelings for the protagonist.

The main plot focuses on solving cases and follows the growth of the group, but murder cases inevitably involve love and hatred. Please take note if this is a concern.

Theme: No matter how tangled the schemes, stay true to the righteous path and never let illusions obscure your heart.