The rain falls in Suzhou, and the light in Brocade Square dims along with the sea ban. The tapestry at Liu Yan's fingertips once amazed the whole city. The carmine red of the phoenix's tail feathers and the hematoxylin blue of the peacock's feathers in "Hundred Birds" are all brought to life by dyes from South Asia. But now, overseas dyes have been cut off, and it is difficult to weave bright colors with high-quality silk. Zhao Yuanwai's words, "This is not a magpie, it is a crow." Not only did it destroy the brocade shop's sign, but it also hurt Liu Yan's pride as a top weaver.
She did not believe in evil and decided to re-weave "Hundred Birds" with local dyes, even if the shop owner lamented that "it would not last long", she would still protect the soul of this craft. Just when the shuttle was struggling to land, a foreign man with dark skin and sharp eyes came to him and asked for the red and blue colors on the "Hundred Birds". He also accurately explained the mystery of the weaving method of "opening the warp and breaking the weft".
Did he come to ask for a piece of tapestry, or did he come for the dyes from the sea ban? Liu Yan didn't know, she only knew that this sudden request, like the surging undercurrent of the sea, was dragging the brocade shop, which was on the verge of sinking, and her unyielding craftsmanship into an unknown storm that spanned mountains and seas - without the exotic beauty from overseas, could she use the needle as a boat to "weave" a way out of the predicament?
