When the King of Hell grants life only until the fifth watch, the deadliest threat isn't supernatural terror—it's intimate betrayal. In the sixth year of the Tianwu era, a crimson rain falls at the third watch of midnight, fracturing the boundary between worlds. Death itself awakens. Spirits of the deceased return to haunt the living. A headless bride carrying a basket of fruit knocks upon doorsteps in darkness. The legendary Lady Shi, whose wrath sank a treasure chest into oblivion, transforms into a golden lake demoness of terrible power. Yet Li Nan Ke's greatest despair comes from his most trusted bond—his wife's unwavering determination to end his life.