'The tomb-guarding beast' is a kind of beast figure commonly seen on ancient tombs, with the faces of beasts and antlers; their purpose as a funeral object is for guarding the tombs of emperors and ministers in case their souls are disturbed. Qin Beiyang, a young and talented craftsman of royal tombs was born accidentally in the underground tomb palaces of the Tang Dynasty, at a time of bloody feuds. After the collapse of the Qing Dynasty, Qin had to conceal his identity. Born in a chaotic time, Qing was involved in the grand era of tremendous twists of fate; he befriended a tomb-guarding beast, traveled from the capital to the city of monsters, then traveled from the royal tomb to the isolated island, Beiyang even managed to slay a dragon. In the end, it was an ultimate confrontation between the tomb-guarding beast and the grave robbers, a battle with the evil forces of the world. And the mystery surrounding the Boxer Indemnity treasure will finally be solved!