Zhao Huanzhi, a modern cultural relic restorer, was transported back in time to the Xuanhe reign of Emperor Huizong of the Northern Song Dynasty due to an accident, and became a low-level painter at the Hanlin Academy of Painting whose hands were shaking even when mixing colors. He originally wanted to live a low-key life and make a living by relying on the craftsmanship of "restoring the old to look like the old", but he didn't expect that an ancient painting he casually restored actually triggered the remaining "aura" in the painting, making the dead trees in the imperial garden spring into spring overnight.
Since then, Zhao Huanzhi has been involved in an elegant and treacherous undercurrent in the court. The powerful traitor Cai Jing, the famous general Zhong Shidao, and even the Taoist emperor Huizong all appeared in his world one after another. He must use his restoration knowledge and "spiritual vision" ability that transcends the times to explore the secrets behind each masterpiece handed down from generation to generation - from the hidden crisis in "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" to the ultimate formula of Ru kiln's azure glaze, to the "Jingkang Incident" that is about to sweep through Tokyo. Can the brush in his hand paint a glimmer of life in the cracks of history?
