In the capital, ghosts and demons roam.
A newly appointed high minister dies a “mirror-image” death in his own home. A million in military pay vanishes into thin air under heavy guard. The northern frontier's mighty fortress is awash with blood overnight... One shocking supernatural case after another points to an unseen hand.
A deadly web is being spun in the heart of the empire, and the one pulling the strings is none other than the fated enemy Detective Di Renjie least wants to believe in: his former senior fellow disciple.
As the domain of the “Shadow Dynasty” slowly unfolds, Di Renjie is horrified to discover that his enemy seeks neither imperial power nor wealth. Behind this grand gamble with the fate of the realm at stake lies a true objective: the legendary imperial dragon vein, said to have the power to overturn heaven and earth!
