Fifteen years ago, the entire Shen family was wiped out, and only eleven-year-old Shen Hanzhou managed to save his life from the pile of dead. The person who rescued him was Su Dingfang, the envoy of Fusi Town in Jinyiweinan Town - a man who should have stopped the massacre, but was half an hour late.
Fifteen years later, Shen Hanzhou is already the youngest member of a thousand households in Fusi, Beizhen. He is famous in the capital for his embroidered spring knife and a pair of eyes that can see through people's hearts. But the peace was broken when he was twenty-six years old: Su Dingfang was detained by the prince, the salt transport envoy from Jiangnan died mysteriously, and a forged Nanzhenfu Commander's Plaque pointed all the fingers at his mentor.
After an in-depth investigation, Shen Hanzhou discovered three bloody accounts that could overturn half of the court. The account books recorded not only the embezzlement of six million taels of military pay, but also the truth about the massacre of the family fifteen years ago. And the person who hides behind the scenes and directs everything is still high above the temple and holds the power of the world.
At the same time, a secret letter from Xiliang brought him news that made his heart stop - his sister Shen Nanxing, who had been separated for fifteen years, was still alive. She has become the leader of Xiliang Anbu and is heading to the capital with the jade pendant left by her mother and a team of dead soldiers.
Three days' deadline, three account books, and a jade pendant related to the fate of the country. The prince, the powerful ministers, and the royal guards were intertwined and strangled in the dark night of the capital. Shen Hanzhou must make a choice between the life of his mentor, the injustice of his family and the fate of the country - and should the Xiuchun knife in his hand strike at the enemy or cut off the past?
This is a tragic song about lies and redemption, a master-disciple tragedy, a conspiracy of revenge spanning fifteen years.
