In the capital, ghosts are rampant.
The new important minister died in a "mirror image" at home, millions of military pay evaporated out of thin air under heavy protection, and the passes of the northern border turned into rivers of blood overnight... A series of shocking cases all pointed to an invisible giant hand.
This is a death net woven in the heart of the empire, and the chess player is actually the fateful enemy that detective Di Renjie least wants to believe - his former senior brother.
As the territory of the "Shadow Dynasty" slowly unfolded, Di Renjie discovered to his horror that what the enemy wanted was not imperial power and wealth. Behind this huge gamble with the world at stake, the real target is directed at the legendary dragon vein that can overturn the world... The Empire!
