Male protagonist: Shen Jue (also known as Huaijin)
Identity: The prince of Zhenguo, deputy envoy of the Privy Council, known as the "lone wolf in the court".
Abilities: Decisive in killing, good at layout, cold as jade on the outside, with a prairie fire deep inside.
Symbol: He holds a string of red sandalwood beads all the year round, but no one knows whether it is to pay homage to his deceased mother or to appease the sin of murder.
Heroine: Xie Zhiwei (alias Mingli)
Identity: Daughter of the Prime Minister, editor of the Royal Bookstore, secretly in charge of the Jiangnan Information Network.
Ability: Unparalleled intelligence and scheming, good at using yin and conspiracy, using gentleness and virtuousness as armor, and doing thunderous things.
Secret: Hidden in the secret compartment of the study is a border map that is accurate to the mineral veins.
