Cinnabar Mark Between the Brows

In the bustling Dew Wine Tavern of Tang Dynasty Chang'an, the enigmatic storyteller Zhang Guo weaves a haunting tale that has captivated the city for generations. Fifty-three years ago, a young Buddhist monk and a mysterious girl named Liu crossed paths at the Ruyi Tower, their fates intertwined by a cinnabar mark and a love that defied the boundaries between the sacred and the profane. As past and present collide, their story reveals the price of forbidden desire in an era where duty and passion wage an eternal war.