Upon his third ascension to Heaven, Crown Prince Xie Lian is tasked with investigating the missing brides of Yu Jun Mountain.

Xie Lian discovers the Ming Guang temple, which supposedly doesn't exist, and finds the 17 brides. When the ghost groom arrives, he's able to change his appearance and hide among the brides.

The truth about the ghost groom isn't as simple as anyone thought, and Xie Lian's past comes back to haunt him.

Xie Lian settles into the mortal world and does some very ungodly things, but an incident with Xuan Ji leads to the appearance of a formidable Ghost King.

Xie Lian makes his shrine more livable with some help from a youth named San Lang; Xie Lian learns more information about Hua Cheng.

Xie Lian and San Lang meet an old man who escaped from a place called Crescent Pass; Nan Feng and Fu Yao arrive to accompany Xie Lian to Crescent Pass, but are distrustful of San Lang.