A 24-episode costume suspense mini-series adapted from Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, removing the supernatural setting and unfolding a bizarre human case through human-skin disguise. Wealthy scholar Wang Huaiqing rescues the glamorous Su Meiniang on a rainy night and is captivated by her beauty. His wife Chen Ruoyun senses something unusual and, following the "Liu" character token, uncovers a serial missing persons case involving young maidens. Shen Qingluan, a female constable of the Six Gates, investigates and finds that Su Meiniang is actually Mei Niang, who was abandoned and disfigured by the wealthy landowner Liu, relying on a disguise mask to bide her time for revenge. After several twists of identity, everyone discovers that Mei Niang is merely a chess piece, with another mastermind skin-painter using the chaos to usurp family wealth. The husband and wife join hands with the constable, seeing through layers of false masks and bringing the group of criminals to justice.