I, Pei Xie, just want to grill fish, but you people keep forcing me to work overtime! With a snap of my fingers, evil spirits burst out of the water, and a ghost on the rafters instantly claims a life. When my men tear open the iron gates of the Chancellor's residence with their bare hands, the old crook finally realizes that I'm not grilling fish. I'm grilling the hearts and fates of everyone in Chang'an!
Three men and two women, every one of them a legendary fool!
Pei Xie is a prince who just wants to lie flat. He sells grilled fish at the ferry crossing using his family's traditional recipe, and all he wants from life is to eat his fill and wait to die.
Yanzhi is a noblewoman of the former dynasty, burdened by a blood feud. Reduced to begging in her quest for revenge, she turns all of Chang'an into a chessboard while starving.
Their companions include a violent swordswoman who draws her blade at the slightest provocation, a talkative monk who devotes himself to Buddha yet can't stop thinking about Dongpo pork, and an unlucky food delivery guy who's always at the scene and always scared out of his wits.
When a lazy prince meets a heroine obsessed with her career, you'd think it would be a slapstick comedy of everyday life. But one fire burns down the Lingyan Pavilion and accidentally sets off a rebellion brewing in the depths of Chang'an!
The chancellor is a chess piece, and the court is the board. They think they're the ones moving the pieces, never realizing that the real players are one man grilling fish and another... being a key.
When the “grill master” who commands visitors from hell meets the “vengeful woman” who carries a map of the palace's secret passages, can this most unreliable pair of fugitives in history carve out a path to survival amid a storm of political intrigue?
Don't ask. The whole cast is unhinged, the brains are switched on, the twists keep coming, and the action will make your scalp tingle!
