Synopsis：The imperial examination is imminent, yet rumors spread within 应天书院 that a scholar has been "claimed by 阎罗". After receiving a strange letter from his mentor, 包拯 sets off for the academy to investigate. The academy, however, is far from what it appears. The dean has gone missing, and students are dying one after another, casting an eerie pall over the entire establishment. Determined to find his mentor and stop 阎罗's killing spree, 包拯 resolves to uncover the truth. As the clues converge and the mystery deepens, he realizes that an even greater conspiracy lurks within the imperial court...