The Night Watchman of Wucheng

A night watchman, also known as a watchman, was a traditional occupation. Whenever the sun set and the moon rose, watchmen would appear to announce the time and patrol the streets at night.

But among these watchmen were a few extraordinary people whose lives were unlike anyone else's. They could travel between the worlds of yin and yang, connecting the courts of the living above with the underworld below. They cleared the names of the living and resolved the grievances of the dead. With drums for swords and clappers for blades, they drove away evil and filth, keeping the peace for all.

Today, we're going to tell you the stories of these extraordinary people...