With the palace examination approaching, there is a rumor that a scholar in Yingtian Academy is being killed by "Yan Luo". After receiving a strange letter from his mentor, Bao Zheng sets out to the academy to find out. However, this academy is not as simple as it seems. The dean is missing, and the scholars are dying one after another. The whole academy is shrouded in a weird atmosphere. In order to find his mentor and stop Yan Luo's killing, Bao Zheng is determined to investigate the matter. As the truth approaches, the clues gradually intertwine, and Bao Zheng discovers that there is a bigger conspiracy hidden in the court...