No zombies, no stockpiling, no supernatural abilities. This catastrophe shackles everyone's eyes with three rules: tell the truth and you die, refuse to betray and you die, turn a blind eye to someone in danger and you die.
Lin Ye is the unluckiest person in the world. He's bound to three mutually exclusive traits that clash to the death: [Ultimate Liar] Every word he says must be a lie. [Absolute Betrayer] Trust always comes at a price. [Born Savior] He must save anyone in danger.
When a billboard comes crashing down toward Xiao Yu, a deaf and mute girl, he can't shout, "Run!" All he can do is roar, "Don't move!" When the girl offers him a lollipop as a sign of trust, he has to snatch it away to save her life.
He uses lies to draw raiders away, betrayal to turn thugs against each other, and the most vicious words in the world to do the kindest things.
Then he meets Su Qingyuan.
Her traits are a perfect mirror of his: she can only tell the truth, must judge the wicked, and will always stay true to her convictions. The instant they face off with knives in hand, each sees the chains in the other's eyes. It turns out they're two sides of the same tragedy, and each other's only salvation.
When a coward becomes a hero by kneeling, an imitator proves his true self through death, and a deaf and mute girl tears open a loophole in the rules with sign language, Lin Ye finally understands:
Truth isn't always kind, and lies aren't always evil. What defines you has never been the words on your chains. Only you can define yourself.
