12 parts Ongoing In the Crimson Purgatory of Ultimate Redemption
When critically ill wife Susu's dying wish brings the forbidden novel Beyond the Mortal Realm to the stage, reality and memory entwine beneath the theatrical curtain to form a noose of fate-two unsolved cases spanning over thirty years, a body dismembered on a live broadcast, and an intricately planned ritual of vengeance-all concealed within a diary spattered with blood.
The Mirror of Sin and Punishment
Thirty years ago, newlywed couple Xiao Wen and Weiwei were tortured and murdered by five brutal assailants, leaving behind only a fragment of cranial bone and a half-tooth as evidence. Now, after the perpetrator Xu Jia is released from prison, his own illegitimate daughter, Susu, teams up with the mysterious Ibgeier to orchestrate the "perfect crime." They trap Xu Jia in an asphalt inferno, forcing him to witness his mother Zhao Xiaoyuan being dismembered alive. As Xu Jia ultimately dismembers himself and Zhao Xiaoyuan smiles in the midst of a blood fog before passing away, the act of revenge is completed-with the ultimate cost being Susu's life and the total erasure of Ibgeier's memories.
The Dual Truths Within the Diary
The novel is, in reality, Susu's final testament, penned from her own perspective. She records her pastoral adventures with Ibgeier, the humiliation of Xu Jia's kidney theft, and the process by which she became a pawn in an intricate game of retribution. Meanwhile, the final act on the stage is, in truth, a complex move in the game orchestrated by members of the "Honey Badger Club," including Liang Huan and Poluo-they employ wild horses, incantations, and surgical instruments to consign sin to its true hell.