Xie Jinglan, Daxia’s founding female general and underworld judge, watches her seventh-generation granddaughter Xie Changqing killed by an imposter girl. She strikes a one-month deal with Yama to possess Changqing’s body and return to the mortal realm.She shields her granddaughter’s soul trapped in a dog and teams up with Crown Prince Lu Ren, disguised as a weak scholar. She cleans up the Xie household, exposes the fake daughter, and punishes her spoiled brother and biased parents.Together they uncover the second prince’s treason with foreign allies and calm court unrest. When her time is up, Xie Jinglan heads back to the underworld. Lu Ren reveals his identity and woos her with the whole empire as a betrothal gift.
