Liehuo Jiao Chou

Xuan Ji expects his new position at an agency for supernatural incidents to offer a reasonably easy life. Instead, a crisis at Chiyuan leads him to Sheng Lingyuan, a formidable being brought back from the distant past through a dangerous ritual.

Investigations uncover parasitic butterflies and deaths concealed beneath the appearance of ordinary life. As Xuan Ji tries to understand the enigmatic newcomer and those responsible for summoning him, uncomfortable truths emerge about the very organization charged with protecting the public.