In the fourteenth year of Jingyuan in the Great Liang dynasty, the old Cangzhou case was reopened. Shen Que carried seven remnants of a broken sword technique and walked with a slight limp in his right leg. He had no desire to compete for supremacy; he only wanted to clear his father's name. The great clans each concealed their own schemes, while a hidden hand closed in at every turn. Without miraculous powers or lucky encounters, he relied solely on his wits to deal with all sides, seeking a chivalrous path of his own amid a storm of old grudges and blood debts.
