In the second year of Yongning, the new emperor was first established. Chang'an was prosperous on the surface, but in fact there was an undercurrent. Hua Shenyan, a former explorer who was demoted because of her father's injustice, was unexpectedly recalled to serve as a judge in Dali Temple, and re-entered this strange imperial capital.
At the beginning of taking office, bizarre murders occurred one after another, and each case involved the secrets of the court and the shocking conspiracy of the princes competing for the throne. Shen Yan pursues the murderer among the corpses and files, but repeatedly falls into desperate situations.
Su Weiwan, a female doctor with a mysterious identity, sometimes rescues and sometimes becomes suspicious, and the two gradually develop a love amidst suspicion. The road ahead is filled with the fog of truth, and behind him are swords and swords. Shen Yan must not only avenge his grievances, but also work step by step in the chess game of power, protect morality and the people around him, and finally reveal the ultimate truth about the fate of the dynasty in the darkness.
