Officials of the Wu Zhou court are being murdered one after another, and the capital, Luoyang, is awash in blood. Zhou Lei transmigrates as Li Yuanfang and helps Di Renjie, newly returned to public life, investigate the case. What appears to be a simple assassination is tied to Turkic masters and a conspiracy at court. Di Renjie pieces together the clues, while Li Yuanfang's modern way of thinking repeatedly proves invaluable. But what awaits them is Liang Wang Wu Sansi's treacherous plot to usurp the throne and Princess Taiping's secret moves in the struggle for succession. A storm that will overturn the realm is already on its way...
