In the Great Zhou Dynasty, the heir to the throne died suddenly inside his golden coffin, and the palace was gripped by fear.
Some said his fate had been forcibly altered, dimming the Shaowei star and bringing down Heaven's judgment.
Others were certain it was a secret court technique or a witch-clan conspiracy, a deadly plot to seize the throne in defiance of Heaven.
Gu Qinghuan, a young forensic examiner, only wanted to uncover the truth behind the dead. But while examining the Crown Prince's body at night, she accidentally triggered the red birthmark in her palm and awakened an ancient Heavenly Mandate Scroll. From then on, she discovered that every "unnatural death" bore uncanny traces of "fortune" and "altered fate." More terrifying still, the power behind it all might be plotting to slay a god.
Xiao Jingheng, Sword Venerable of the Tianyan Sect, cultivates the Heartless Dao. Cold and unfeeling, he can sever karma with a single sword, yet he unexpectedly finds himself entangled with her forensic skills and the Heavenly Mandate Scroll. Sometimes they work together to solve a case; sometimes they clash head-on. Together, they gradually uncover the startling truth behind this "battle over fate":
Can human will defy Heaven's will, or has Heaven itself already become corrupt?
When the Heavenly Mandate Scroll shines with golden light, Gu Qinghuan finally understands that what she can rewrite may be more than the death of a single heir to the throne. She may be able to change the fate of an entire dynasty, and the lives and deaths of countless people.
And can the Sword Venerable's heartless Dao be broken by her?
The ten-day deadline draws near, and a storm is brewing. The imperial court, immortal sects, witch clans, and the underworld are all stirring in the shadows...
The calamity of defying fate is about to sweep across the Nine Heavens!
It's so pretty, so imaginative