Tianqi City in the Zhaoqi Dynasty never lacked prosperity and undercurrents.
Shen Yan, the young minister of Dali Temple, is a knife quenched in the ice. The shadow of his father's unjust death was engraved in his bones and blood, making him the most withdrawn "lone minister" in Apocalypse City. When investigating cases, he was paranoid to the point of madness. He did not believe in people's hearts and only believed in evidence. It wasn't until a serial embroidered girl's murder case happened that he met the man who looked like a mist.
Xie Linzhou, the boss of Linlang Pavilion, is also the head of the "Tingfeng Pavilion" of Jianghu intelligence organization. Hidden under his warm smile is a man of extraordinary skill. He seems to have nothing to do with the disputes in the court, but he knows every secret very well. He approached Shen Yan, initially for clues to an old case, but through repeated confrontations and side by side, he glimpsed the scalding fire under the ice.
The sharp wound on the back of the embroiderer's neck, the broken plum blossom hosta, the cold incense from the cold mountains of Suzhou, the fire that burned everything three years ago... The murder case is like a chain, involving the strife of the family, the palace secrets, and the unjust case of Shen Yan's father and the past that Xie Linzhou does not want to mention.
One is Han Xing who is determined to chase evil in the darkness, and the other is Jin Huo who wanders between light and darkness. They tested each other amid suspicion, protected each other in danger, and went from tit-for-tat to tacit understanding. When the fragments of the truth piece together the cruelest outline - in the blood and fire of that year, there are not only injustices, but also unspoken protection and sacrifice.
"The justice you want, I will wait with you."
"I will accompany you to reveal the past you have hidden."
In this city surging with desire and conspiracy, the coldest star and the strongest fire will eventually illuminate each other, burning away the fog and warming up the long night.
