西域大漠，四大高手押送贡品“麒麟玉珠”回京，在麒麟古镇被杀，朝廷寻找多年的“麒麟玉珠”被劫下落不明，四具尸体不翼而飞，民间传言是狐妖所为，一时间西域境内人心惶惶，流言四起。 新科状元桑子明奉命回到边塞古城麒麟镇寻找麒麟玉珠的下落，同时追查近日杀害小王爷的凶手戏子莲香。桑子明在麒麟镇苦读之时，与莲香相恋，莲香给他半块龙凤玉佩作为婚约见证，桑子明誓言得取功名之后定娶莲香过门，只是没想到莲香此时竟已成为一名杀人凶手。 途中偶然间，桑子明在麒麟镇外杀手围困中救下了莲香。但她却失忆许多，凶案当日，只记得看见一个青衣戏子杀死了小王爷，而她因为出现在凶案现场被误会为凶手。如今陷入通缉，吃尽苦头。与莲香的再次相遇让桑子明高兴不起来，因为桑子明偶然发现这个莲香虽然长得和莲香一模一样，但是很多生活习惯与莲香不符，让桑子明产生疑虑…… 除了追查杀害小王爷的凶手，寻找麒麟玉珠的艰巨任务毫无头绪，他只能先前往四大高手死亡的命案现场进行调查。民间传说案发地点是妖狐老巢，桑子明决定只身前往，他自信能找到突破，揭开这座普通的西域小镇潜伏的所有秘密……

Adapted from Pu Songling's "Strange Stories from a Lonely Studio: Lotus Fragrant". Sang Ziming returns to his hometown Qilin. He wants to find his lover Lianxiang, to consummate his marriage and on a secret mission to find the "Qilin Jade Pearl" and investigate whether the disappearance is related to a rumoured fox demon. However, after meeting Lianxiang, Sang Ziming discovers that she is a different person from her old self and is always accompanied by a white-haired fox demon when searching for the truth