Beneath the dazzling neon lights of Linjiang City, a modern metropolis riding an economic boom, a tangled web of power lurks underground. Lin Yan, an orphan burdened by the secret behind his family’s destruction, has struggled to survive on the streets. He is unexpectedly swept into a violent power struggle in the underworld. He seems mild-mannered, but an unruly edge glints in his eyes as he carves out a way to survive with astonishing resilience amid blades and bloodshed.
Su Qingye was born into a prominent family but has a rebellious streak. She meets Lin Yan by chance during a chaotic street brawl. She carries the idealism of an intellectual, but as she grows closer to Lin Yan, she glimpses the rules of survival beyond the bounds of law and order. She also gradually uncovers her family’s secret ties to the underworld.
As Lin Yan’s path of revenge intertwines with Su Qingye’s family predicament, and the rules of the legitimate world collide with the underworld’s iron laws, they struggle against each other in the shadows of Linjiang City. Each becomes the other’s weakness, yet also the armor that lets them press forward. This is no simple tale of gangland vendettas, but a struggle swept up in the tides of an era. Some lose themselves in power, while others hold fast in desperate circumstances. And Lin Yan and Su Qingye will ultimately forge a one-of-a-kind urban legend of their own in the crucible of blood and fire.
