Another Northern Expedition by the Southern Song ended in failure once more, struck by both a mutiny and an ambush. Yet the commander, Chen Ruohe, mysteriously died outside Dasan Pass. Years later, his son Chen Zhuoqing is unwittingly drawn into the martial world, then caught in the whirlpool of court intrigue. The truth behind that defeat is like a veil as thin as a cicada's wing: right before his eyes, yet difficult to draw aside. Right and wrong, good and evil, truth and falsehood all come down to a single thought in the martial world. With wounds worn smooth by the years, where will Chen Zhuoqing go from here?
