In his previous life, he was the emperor's master Gu Huaijin. He worked hard to assist the emperor, but in exchange for a glass of poisonous wine, he had everyone in his family beheaded.
In this life, he is Xie Huaizhang, the son of a guilty minister. He wakes up in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, poisoned with poison, and murderous at every step.
After rebirth, Xie Huaizhang's only goal is to survive in this fatal situation and avenge the Xie family's murder. On the way to escape, he met the mysterious Yun Yunyan, a young man from the Miao region. The two formed a life-and-death friendship, but were forced to separate due to heavy fog and their respective responsibilities.
However, the real chess game had just begun at the moment he was rescued.
The person who rescued him was Shen Ciheng, the prince of Northern Yan - a man who was held hostage in the Chu Kingdom, but was extremely beautiful and almost as clever as a demon. He seems to be an elegant and leisurely foreign nobleman, but in fact he is a chess player hidden in the shadow of the capital.
Shen Ciheng revealed all his secrets accurately: "The poisonous drink will not die, the culvert will be reborn, the guest of the Star Gazing Pavilion... Xie Huaizhang, you have a very hard life."
There was a giant crocodile in the court who framed the Xie family, and later there was the master of the Star Gazing Pavilion who wanted to control him. Xie Huaizhang thought he was a pawn struggling to survive on the chessboard, until he met Shen Ciheng.
This dangerous and charming prince extended his hand to him:
"You have your blood feud, and I also have my prison."
"Xie Huaizhang, how about becoming my ally and burning this capital with me?"
In this power game full of conspiracy, betrayal and witchcraft, two souls in desperate situations test and attract each other. From an alliance that exploits each other to a confidant who depends on each other for life and death, can they fight their way through the turbulent chaos and eventually become each other's only light? .
Intention: Stick to your heart in desperate situations, and plan for light in the darkness