Iron Deeds, Rivers and Mountains: The Dying Embers of the Southern Ming

The Chongzhen Emperor hanged himself, but the embers on Coal Hill had yet to die out.

Half of an iron tally reveals the secret of the Jianwen Emperor's descendants;

a former dynasty's eunuch and a young peddler girl stumble upon a conspiracy between the Qing court and a rebel general at a ghost market in a mass grave.

Should they uphold the Zhu family's rightful claim, or protect the people's hearts?

Heroes of the martial world, remnants of the Southern Ming, and veterans of Hongwu's armies wager everything on a gamble about family and country as the realm crumbles around them.