The Song Empire was at peace, and Emperor Taizu had passed away. On his deathbed, he left an edict passing the throne to his younger brother, Taizong Zhao Guangyi. After Taizong took the throne, the people were divided and the realm fell into turmoil. Yet before Taizu died, he and Taizong were linked by a famous mystery known as “the sound of an axe and shadows by candlelight,” which has fueled endless speculation... As turmoil sweeps through the court and the martial world, people of ambition begin to emerge...
Jiang Yisheng is a highly skilled physician, ranked third among the four greatest masters of the martial world, yet he harbors a secret no one knows...
Xiao Yingzhao, a junior minister at the Court of Judicial Review, meets Jiang Yisheng while investigating a case. As turmoil stirs across the martial world, let’s see how we meet each move with a counter.
