Li Changsheng takes Da Huang down the mountain and picks up his first job in Huang Dog Town: three townspeople have died under bizarre circumstances in a row, and the whole town is gripped by fear. He discovers that a century-old vengeful ghost is responsible and uses his wits to subdue it, making a name for himself in a single battle.
From then on, he travels north and south, meeting Bai Jinshu, a fox spirit who runs an inn in an ancient town; Shen Nian'an, a doctoral researcher studying folklore at a university; and A Ying, a mute little girl whose origins are a mystery. Wherever he goes, he encounters a strange case, from a haunted village to an ancient tomb where a demon king is about to emerge.
As his fame grows, Li Changsheng discovers that these supernatural incidents are not isolated. An unseen hand is behind them. The great demons sealed away for a hundred years are being deliberately released one by one, all for the sake of an ancient demon-suppressing artifact. Da Huang's origins seem closely connected to this artifact.
The ultimate truth points to a thousand-year-old betrayal within the Daoist sects. Li Changsheng must face not only demons, but also the darkness in people's hearts.
