A jade dragon pendant locked Puyi's life. From the day he was carried on the dragon throne, the jade pendant stuck to his skin, conveying the warnings of his ancestors. Behind the confusion in Tianjin, the humiliation of Manchukuo, and every temptation of "restoration", there is a bone-burning reminder of the jade pendant. It wasn't until he clutched the jade pendant that held the secret tightly and turned around that he realized that this journey home was never just about "ascending the throne".
