In the autumn of the Wushen year, continuous rain trapped Lin Qi and his entourage as escorts. In order to avoid the danger of traveling at night, they were forced to live in the Tingling Yard of Tingfengyi - where the coffin of Qinglian, the daughter of the postman Lao Zhou, was stored.
In the middle of the night, the coffin moved strangely. Qinglian, wearing an indigo shroud, broke out of the coffin and took away the lives of three companions in strange ways. Lin Qi managed to escape, but was targeted by the resentful corpse. He ran wildly on a rainy night and was surrounded by dangers. He encountered a Taoist priest in a ruined temple but failed to rescue him. He was hunted again in a mass grave. Fortunately, he was temporarily out of danger with the help of a salesman.
The salesman was actually a corpse exorcist, and he revealed the source of Qinglian's resentment: she did not die from an illness, but was forced to become a concubine by Mr. Zhang of the state capital, and she could not bear the humiliation and committed suicide. Lao Zhou concealed the truth because he was greedy for the betrothal gift, which caused his daughter's soul to be bound by resentment and turned into a corpse demanding her life.
The two explored Fengyi at night and found the truth and the remaining soul of Qinglian in the cellar. The salesman explained the pros and cons and the cause and effect, which finally made Qinglian let go of her obsession and her soul returned to nothingness. Mr. Zhang and Lao Zhou could not escape the law and received the punishment they deserved.
This rainy night horror is the revenge of the wronged soul and the battle between good and evil in human nature. In the end, after the dust has settled, only the endless lamentation about cause and effect and peace are left.
Concept: The concept of "Sophora Coffin" is to use a Chinese-style thriller to reveal the greed in human nature, the crushing of the weak by the powerful, and the inevitable reincarnation of cause and effect.
Lao Zhou forced his daughter to death for the betrothal gift, and Mr. Zhang used his power to rob the daughter of the people. These evil thoughts and atrocities in reality gave birth to Qinglian's overwhelming resentment, turning her into a corpse demanding her life. The revenge of the resentful corpse is not only the resistance of the wronged soul, but also an accusation against the injustice of the world - when the laws of the world are difficult to punish evil, there will be liquidation from the netherworld.
In the end, Qinglian gives up her obsession and the evildoers are punished. In addition to the horror, it also conveys the simple belief that "good and evil will eventually be rewarded": even if temporary power and greed can conceal the truth, they cannot escape the torture of conscience and the judgment of fate. The story wraps up thoughts on human nature and justice in a shell of horror, allowing readers to feel more compassion for the weak and hope for justice while being frightened.