Ling Ye, a low-level time appraiser, was forced to steal the mysterious relic "The Ember of Cronus" in order to save his dying sister Ling Xi.
After succeeding, Ling Ye was chased by Cang Xuan, the supreme leader of the Time Management Bureau, and during his escape, he cooperated and confronted Yin Mei, a femme fatale with impure motives. He gradually discovers that the artifact he obtained has the power to control time, and step by step he uncovers the lies behind the time trading system.
Ling Ye discovers the shocking truth. It turns out that the Time Management Bureau is not just an oppressor, but is using the life time of the entire city to maintain the operation of a huge device to suppress a "space-time distortion" that can destroy the world. And this distortion is the space-time paradox caused by the device itself.
The final battle broke out between Yin Mei's rebel forces, Cang Xuan's guard forces and Ling Ye. Ling Ye faces a dilemma: maintain the order of exploitation, or unleash the chaos that leads to their own destruction.
Ling Ye gave up all options and chose self-sacrifice. He merged himself with the "Ember of Kronos" and transformed into a new "time anchor", absorbing the time and space aberrations, thereby stabilizing time and space and liberating all enslaved people. The world was saved and his sister survived, but he himself became a being beyond time. The ending leaves a suspense, suggesting that his sacrifice may have brought about new unknown variables.
