He inherited his position from generation to generation, yet was no prince or noble. He came from an illustrious family, yet was no member of the elite. As a jailer in the Six Fan Gate, all he wanted was to faithfully pass down the iron rice bowl inherited from his ancestors. But then a charlatan tricked him out of that little corner of the world. When he left, a fearsome figure emerged to shake the land.
Yang Ling was known as Yang the Beheader, and Yang Fan as the Plague Doctor. But he had many more nicknames: the Mad County Clerk, the Donkey Magistrate, the Night Emperor... Each nickname stood for one of his legends.
