Listening to the Rain Tower

At the Xunyang River Ferry in Jiangnan, it rains all year round, with thick fog shrouding the river. Hidden in the mortal world is the Listening to the Rain Tower, a place that belongs neither to the court nor the martial arts world. The tower master, Shen Yanqiu, bears the blood feud of the annihilation of the Shen family. With his extraordinary hearing, he captures the sound traces left by rain and, combined with physical evidence, deduces and solves all old cases that have been tampered with by the powerful or buried in darkness. The tower has three iron rules: no gold or silver, only a piece of regret from the client to neutralize the backlash of his talent; only wrongful cases, not power struggles or personal vendettas; judgments are based solely on justice and truth, regardless of status or sect. The Qingyun Sect and White Crane Villa commit vile deeds under the guise of chivalry, framing disciples and monopolizing martial arts resources. The Shadow Pavilion, hired by the powerful, hunts witnesses and fabricates murders. Duke Lin of the current dynasty weaves a vast web spanning court and countryside, having slaughtered the Shen family on a rainy night seventeen years ago and framed loyal officials. Countless desperate people with grievances brave the wind and rain to seek help at the ferry. The small tower faces sieges from sects, pursuit by the Eastern Depot, and lurking assassins. All the powerful and famous sects want it destroyed. Shen Yanqiu sits alone in the tower amidst the mist and rain, listening to the cries of injustice in the world, and with this solitary tower, he holds onto a belated justice for those who have no one to turn to.