Power is like quicksand, loyalty is like a broken mirror, and the truth is just a carefully woven illusion.
Xiao Yan, the new top scholar, was talented, humble and devoted to the country. No one knew that he was an orphan of the previous dynasty and had a blood feud. He transformed into a sharp sword, vowing to overthrow the current dynasty and kill his enemy - Qin Lie, the powerful general.
However, the chess game in Imperial Capital was far more sinister and treacherous than he imagined.
* **The Confused Emperor** seems to have already understood his life experience and regards him as a pawn to stir up the court situation and purge the powerful officials.
* **The sanctimonious Prime Minister**, underneath his elegance, hides the face of the culprit who slaughtered the royal family.
* Hyun Gyu, the leader of the mysterious organization "Yinlin"**, raised him and instilled hatred in him, but he harbored crazy ideals of destroying everything and reshaping the new world.
* And behind the domineering and arrogant General Qin Lie, whom he hated so much, he actually carried a mountain of secrets and protections that were connected to his blood.
**Identities are reversing:** Loyal ministers are traitors, traitors are loyal ministers, allies are mortal enemies, and mortal enemies are chess pieces.
**Motives are subverted:** Behind revenge is protection, behind seizing power is destruction, loyalty covers betrayal, and ideals cover madness.
**Events are getting out of control:** Every successful strategy may be the bait of a bigger trap; every victory leads to a deeper abyss.
