The martial world was in turmoil when Ye San was inexplicably drawn into the Shadow Organization's plot to restore the former dynasty. Founded by descendants of ministers from the previous empire, the organization had sworn to reclaim its former glory. But the Black Fox assassins pursued him relentlessly, leaving Ye San constantly on the run. Even more astonishing, the imperial court was rocked by upheaval: the emperor rebelled, and his nephew was deposed. And Ye San himself had the mysterious identity of a Hu chieftain's illegitimate son. As the wheels of fate turned mercilessly, could Ye San break free of the many chains binding him, see through the chaos, and write a legend of his own in this troubled age?
