During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, Lu Chen, a member of the Jinyiwei family, was ordered to investigate the "Demon Concubine Case" that shocked the government and the public. Whenever he is about to touch the truth, his superiors order the investigation to be terminated. Lu Chen did not believe in evil and secretly sneaked into the palace, only to find that the so-called demon concubine was none other than his biological mother who had been missing for fifteen years. When the intrigues of the court, the secrets of the palace, and the grievances of the world are intertwined, Lu Chen has to find the truth in this invisible network. At the same time, he also reveals a shocking secret - someone is using ancient forbidden magic to tamper with the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty.
