Chen Xiao, a down-and-out apprentice who had just been kicked out of an antique shop, opened his eyes and found that he could see through the past and present lives of cultural relics! The broken porcelain shards were stained with blood on his fingertips, reflecting the bloody memory of the Hongwu battlefield; the golden light of the dusty Buddha statue showed its astonishing future value - these "eyes that break the illusion" were the foundation of his destiny-defying change, and also a curse that shocked every step of the way.
In order to find the only clue left by his missing father - 108 pieces of mysterious Hongwu underglaze red, he had to struggle to survive in the intrigues of Jiangcheng Antique Street. The thrill of gambling on stones, the mystery of the underground palace, the cross-border treasure hunt... From the street stalls in the alleys to the international auction houses, the ambiguous game of the cool female shopkeeper Shen Baiglai, the gags of the intelligence dealer Jin Yaping, are all accompanied by the deadly calculations of Zhao Jiulong, a philanthropist in the past and a mafia behind the scenes.
As each piece of national treasure reveals the dust-laden truth, can Chen Xiao use his eyes to see through illusions to piece together his father's whereabouts amidst the many killings and stir up the entire antique world?
