Strange Tales of the Tang Dynasty

A mage who is both a scientist and a high monk follows the laws of mathematics to exorcise demons and ghosts with hard science. In Chang'an during the prosperous Tang Dynasty, in the Kaiyuan era, the monk Yixing returns to the capital by imperial order. While compiling the calendar, he moonlights as a demon hunter. Yan Queyi, a scholar preparing for the imperial examinations, encounters a series of supernatural events. To dispel the demonic fog and uncover the truth, he seeks help from Master Yixing. Demons and ghosts run rampant in Chang'an. The high monk and the scholar investigate clues and solve puzzles, escaping danger time and again as they unravel one mystery after another. The lazy scholar: What calculations? What deductions? I only know the joy of winning while doing nothing! Theme: Arm yourself with science, and monsters and demons are nothing to fear.