On the border of Beiliang, a mysterious case involving military resources put Li Che, a scribe from a poor family, in a desperate situation. After escaping from death, he entered the imperial capital carrying a mysterious token and became an inconspicuous chess piece in the Imperial Academy. However, the waters in Luojing are deep, and black money transported by water, secret treasures from the previous dynasty, and murderous intentions in the palace come one after another. He is forced to play step by step in the game between Shuofeng Camp, Jingping Division, and the mysterious organization "Tianji Pavilion".
From the sound of the abacus in the Shihe County Government Office to the bloody moonlit night in the Ziwei Palace, from the soaring flames in the Howling Wolf Valley to the stars hanging upside down in the Xingshu Secret Realm. Li Che never thought that his humble chess piece would quietly stir up the world's situation in the treacherous situation. When the shocking conspiracy to steal the country's destiny surfaced, he took up the sharp blade that reversed the star map and faced the ancient black hands that manipulated destiny as a mortal.
This is a crisis situation in which the country is at stake, and it is also a battle for the underprivileged to break free from their shackles. When the chess pieces fell, the star map that had been dusty for hundreds of years suddenly lit up - it turned out that the real game of chess had just begun.
