In the 33rd year of the Republic of China, Yong'an Town.
Shen Yun never thought that he would come to this bustling commercial port in this way - to identify the corpse. The dependent sister Shen Zhi committed suicide by drowning herself in the river, leaving only an old pocket watch and a line of words: "If an old friend comes, take this and go to the Huo Mansion."
Huo Mansion is the residence of Huo Xiao, the warlord of Yong'an Town. This twenty-seven-year-old man is a man who speaks volumes and is feared in the local community. Shen Yun entered with the token, but all he got in return was a cold glance from him.
Huo Xiao doesn't like to talk or socialize, and he doesn't like having a woman of unknown origin around him. Shen Yun's gratitude was quickly wiped away. She wisely distanced herself and no longer appeared in front of him. She was as quiet as a forgotten shadow in Huo's house.
But Huo Xiao started to care.
She took her sister's last wish and moved into the mansion of an indifferent warlord. After witnessing the suffering in the world, she moved toward revolution, but she didn't realize that the man who ignored her had already watched her every step.
Su Manqing saw this and felt hatred in her heart.
The niece of a pro-Japanese businessman and an intelligence agent working for the Japanese army had long regarded Huo Xiao as something in his pocket. She was meticulous and charming at every step, except for one thing - Huo Xiao would never look at her twice.
But Shen Yun's eyes were no longer focused on the love between his children.
Refugees on the pier, beggars at the door of restaurants, poor people kneeling down in hospitals asking for medicine... In this rich city, every inch of prosperity is covered with bones. Shen Yun went from shock to heartache, from confusion to anger. She began to understand what her sister was protecting with her life.
