The quiet life of Jian Zheng, a socially anxious lawyer, is turned upside down when a handsome man in ancient robes crashes through her balcony. He claims to be Lord Xie Xiu, a seventh-rank Censor, and not only mistakes her washing machine for a divine beast that controls floods, but also tries to prosecute a delivery driver under the Great Ming Code.
“Miss, before you report me to the authorities, could you explain what ‘Wi-Fi’ is?”
“My lord, use my Civil Code to prop up your instant noodles one more time, and I’ll show you what the Criminal Code can do!”
When a Yin-Yang Fish Talisman that can make people transmigrate through time binds their fates together, they discover:
✓ Xie Xiu’s unfinished corruption case is connected to a modern international antiquities-smuggling ring
✓ The bronze seal passed down in Jian Zheng’s family holds the secret to the other half of the talisman
✓ And on every new and full moon, the Censor’s strength fluctuates like a Wi-Fi signal...
Now this pair from two different eras must:
✓ Investigate local life at the market (Jian Zheng: Help!)
✓ Use the Great Ming Code to shut down a manipulative scumbag (Xie Xiu: How satisfying!)
✓ Stop the Crown Prince’s faction from carrying out a conspiracy spanning a thousand years (Jian Zheng: Wait, you really can go back?)
“Burn this petition, and I will come.” He left her those words before disappearing beneath the Qixi Festival moon.
A year later, just as Jian Zheng wins her case, the courtroom suddenly goes dark. A familiar voice drifts through the moonlight:
“Lawyer Jian, you wrote an excellent verdict.”
