Alternate history + ancient-style mystery and political intrigue + martial arts comeback + sisterly entanglements + two formidable leads
Zhou Xin, Marquis of Zhenbei and a man with the makings of a hidden dragon, is appointed imperial inspector and sent to Ningzhou to investigate the murder of a county magistrate. The deeper he digs, the more tangled the mystery becomes. The mastermind turns out to be…
Ji Wuyue, also known as Xia Cunxi, is a phoenix in hiding, the former dynasty's eldest princess. Patient and calculating, she engages Zhou Xin in a contest of wits and martial prowess in Ningzhou. What troubles her most is that Zhou Xin was the first innocent stirrings of her heart when she was young, and her younger sister, unaware of her own identity, has fallen in love with him.
From Ningzhou to the northern frontier, then to Dengzhou and even across the realm, what stories will unfold between the hidden dragon and the phoenix in hiding?
Stay tuned.
