IntheearlyyearsofTianshengduringtheNorthernSongDynasty,brothersoftheQifamily,atomb-makingclan,triggereda"zombification"phenomenonwhentheydugagravelateatnight.Theelderbrotherdiedonthespot,whiletheyoungerbrotherwentinsane.Rumorsofamurderouscorpsespreadthroughthepopulation,terrifyingthepeopleofGong'anCounty.Theinvestigatingcensoratthetime,BaoZheng,receivedtheshockingnewsofthedeathofhismaster,HuYong.TogetherwithhisbodyguardZhanZhao,theysetoutfortheplacewherehehadlearnedhisart-Gong'anCounty.OnlythendidBaoZhengdiscoverthathismasterwasthesourceofthe"zombification"rumors.Whentheteamenteredthecitytoinvestigate,theycameacrossanumberofcaseswherethevictimswereskinned.Littledidheknow,theinvestigationintohismaster'sdeathwouldlaterleadtothecaseofamissingyounggirl,whichhadbeendroppedandforgottenforyears.