A blood-soaked letter exposes the true face of the demonic priest of the Divine Empyrean Sect!
Four fugitives bring the mighty nobles of Bianjing crashing down!
At the bottom of Qingfeng Valley in the first month of the year, Song Qing finds a “living corpse” covered in wounds and stripped of every memory. The grotesque old scar on his left arm is tied to the mystery of how the valley hunter’s father met his grisly end, and it is the only clue to a string of cases in Anhe County involving severed arms and headless bodies. Who is he?
Yun Zhou, an amnesiac constable from Anhe County; Song Qing, an accounts clerk at a rice shop; Shen Mingyuan, a newly successful examinee; and Su Jinshu, the spirited daughter of a military family, also known as A Yue. Four young people from wildly different backgrounds, each with a troubled fate, are bound together by the bloody case in Qingfeng Valley!
We see:
Lin Lingsu, leader of the Divine Empyrean Sect, dons a priest’s robes and uses talisman water to deceive the masses. He brews wine with moldy rice, secretly consorts with the Scarlet Serpent, and feeds off the people’s wealth!
Yan Song, the empire’s chancellor, wields power over the entire court. He colludes with demonic priests, smuggles salt and iron, eliminates loyal officials, and treats human lives as worthless as weeds!
We take up arms:
Yun Zhou: An amnesiac veteran with an instinct for killing. From a waiter at Fengle Tower to a new recruit in the army, he is the blade of vengeance that will tear through the darkness!
Song Qing: A huntress from the wilderness, skilled in medicine, with hidden depths beneath her mild manner as a rice-shop clerk. She staunches wounds with herbs and strikes at the heart with her ledgers. She is the team’s most steadfast bond!
Shen Mingyuan: A newly successful examinee with a scholar’s pride, unafraid of the powerful. He is the righteous spirit that will shine a light on the rotten imperial court!
A Yue (Su Jinshu): A jewel of a military family who despises her gilded cage. She is the team’s sharpest eyes and ears, and the spark that will ignite the flames of rebellion!
From the depths of Qingfeng Valley to the golden halls of Bianliang, from the bustle of Fengle to the demonic lair of the Divine Empyrean Sect!
We four fear neither flashing blades nor treacherous plots!
Blood for blood, tooth for tooth!
