Master, the metaphysics expert running a stall on the pedestrian bridge is the madam!

Yan Qiao is the sole successor of the Longyu Temple, raised by Taoist Yuzhen after being abandoned by her wealthy biological family at a young age. Upon her master’s death, he entrusts her with a final mission: return to her family, find a person with a special fate, and help him overcome his tribulation to complete her own karmic merits. Yan Qiao descends the mountain and reunites with the Yan family, a prominent business clan in Jiang City. Her demeanor is cold and rational, treating spiritual matters with the pragmatism of a merchant. She immediately begins selling talismans and pills, her first customers being her brother Yan Hao and his friend Liang Song, who suffer from unexplained bad luck.

Yan Qiao’s first major task involves her neighbor, Li Xiao, the powerful and feared head of the Li family in the capital. She observes that he is bathed in purple aura, indicating an emperor’s fate, but is shrouded in dark energy and a curse that threatens his life within the month. She sells him a Life Extension Pill and talismans, establishing a transactional relationship. Simultaneously, she investigates a resentful spirit attack on Liang Song, tracing it back to his stepmother, Ruan Ling, who hired a rogue Taoist priest to harm him. Yan Qiao exposes the conspiracy, leading to Ruan Ling’s arrest and the death of the priest through karmic backlash.

The narrative expands as Yan Qiao addresses a series of supernatural crises affecting the Yan family and their associates. Shen Zhiyin, the fiancée of Yan Qiao’s eldest brother Yan Jue, becomes possessed by a vengeful spirit linked to an antique painting brought back from a folk festival. Yan Qiao dispels the entity and cures Shen Zhiyin, revealing that the spirit was attracted to Li Xiao’s own dark aura. This incident deepens Li Xiao’s reliance on Yan Qiao, and he begins to accompany her during her investigations. Yan Qiao also treats Mu Yunzhe, a Beijing businessman targeted by a Peach Blossom Curse orchestrated by his acquaintance Sun Meiyi. After Sun Meiyi dies from the curse’s backlash, Yan Qiao helps Mu Yunzhe break the spell, further solidifying her reputation among the elite.

Yan Qiao’s activities draw the attention of a hidden network of corrupt Taoist priests who operate out of an abandoned temple. These practitioners use dark arts to manipulate fate and harm their targets. As Yan Qiao dismantles their operations, she discovers that her own uncle, Su Sheng, is connected to this group. Su Sheng, who rose to wealth through mysterious means, is using dark rituals to benefit his family. His daughter, Su Xiaofei, had previously attempted to curse Mu Yunzhe, linking her to the broader conspiracy.

The story culminates with Yan Qiao attending her uncle’s fiftieth birthday banquet, where she confronts the extent of his involvement with the rogue Taoists. Li Xiao accompanies her, providing protection and support as she navigates the dangerous social and supernatural landscape. Yan Qiao remains focused on her mission to clear Li Xiao’s curse and accumulate merit, treating each supernatural encounter as a business transaction that contributes to her ultimate goal. The narrative establishes a world where spiritual power intersects with modern wealth and family dynamics, with Yan Qiao positioned as a formidable force capable of challenging both human and supernatural adversaries.