In the wake of the Shenlong Coup, the poison left behind by Wu Zhou had yet to be purged, and undercurrents swirled through the imperial court. After an accident, Xiao Bozhao transmigrated and was reborn as Lu Lingfeng’s cousin. Carrying the twin-mace martial arts of Qin Qiong, he joined the secret guards and was tasked with investigating the shadowy dealings among the powerful. At the time, Crown Prince Li Longji had yet to ascend the throne and was secretly gathering strength. As Xiao Bozhao cracked one strange case after another on his missions, he gradually drew closer to the crown prince’s inner circle and became entangled in a vast web linking the imperial court and the martial world.
