When the Qing troops invaded the city, Lu Zhaoci's engraving studio "Wenxinzhai" was burned down. He only rescued eleven engravings of his masterpiece "Lone Wild Goose" and went into exile. In a small town in the south of the Yangtze River, this noble artist was forced to let go of his dignity and make a living by carving letters for merchants with his superb craftsmanship. At this time, he was targeted by the mysterious couple Qin San and Su Niangzi, who had mysterious backgrounds, and was coerced by them to forge an official seal of "Governor Liangjiang" that was authentic enough against his will.
This counterfeit seal immediately triggered the shocking case of 100,000 taels of military pay being robbed, and Lu Zhaoci was deeply in fear of being silenced. However, Qin San revealed that the stolen salary was just a cover, and informed Lu Zhaoci that the remaining hundreds of "Lone Goose Picture" engravings stolen by the Qing army were falling into the hands of Tu Lai, the Manchu leader. When Lu Zhaoci learned that his art treasures would be chopped into sawdust by Tu Lai to make sachets for his concubine, his fear was replaced by overwhelming hatred and he was determined to take revenge.
In order to regain his hard-earned work, Lu Zhaoci changed from a passive victim to a thoughtful avenger. He took the initiative to accept Qin San's plan, threw himself into the trap as the "first craftsman in Jiangnan", and entered the heavily guarded general's mansion. Using the repaired screen as a cover, he calmly reconnoitred the entire defense layout of the private warehouse "Tingxue Zhai" where the carvings were stored, and finally sent a signal to the outside world through a bamboo seal code to start the operation. A shocking plan centered on art, dignity and revenge was about to begin.
