Qin unified the six kingdoms, marking the beginning of a united Huaxia. Within the empire, remnants of the old kingdoms’ nobility stirred in the shadows; beyond its borders, foreign tribes threatened the frontier. The First Emperor, Ying Zheng, stationed the empire’s most elite force, the Longying Legion, along the Great Wall to repel the invaders. It was led by Meng Long, the prophesied son of the Meng family, whose existence was unknown to the world. In the later years of his reign, the First Emperor became obsessed with seeking immortality and pursuing the Way, while the remaining nobles of the six kingdoms began to gather strength. To keep the court stable, the First Emperor established the Shadow Bureau, which Li Si built from the ground up before handing it over to his adopted son, Li Tianchun. After the First Emperor’s death, the Qin Empire stood on the brink of disaster. How would the Longxiao Legion, guarding the frontier, and the Shadow Bureau, lurking in the darkness, stabilize the empire and preserve the fruits of Huaxia’s unification?
