When the heavy rain in Ulanmutu Mountain burst out a corner of strange golden light, a life-and-death game spanning a thousand years has begun. Xiao Ya, an archaeologist of Khitan descent, and He Laowai, who mastered the secrets of tomb robbing, were forced to join forces. Following the ancient prophecy that "wherever the golden phoenix hovers, the divine light shines on the secluded capital", they opened the true mausoleum of the Khitan Empress Dowager Xiao under the bloody cliff.
Deep in the underground palace, the golden burial clothes are as bright as before, and the jade book recording the secret terms of the Chanyuan Alliance lies there. But what is awakened along with the funerary objects is a curse that has been sealed for thousands of years by the shamans of the Liao Dynasty - the phantom in the mural is wielding a knife to kill people, the resentful spirits of the deceased are stirring up a biting storm, and the golden mask is emitting whispers that corrode the mind. What's even more deadly is that the golden book "Heritage" engraved by Empress Dowager Xiao herself is tearing up all historical records in the first person, showing the iron-bloodedness, loneliness and foresight of a female politician.
The violent intrusion of a modern tomb robbing gang caused the curse to go completely berserk. Xiao Ya and He Laowai were forced to make the ultimate choice between cultural relics and life, plunder and protection. This is not only an archaeological expedition, but also a bloody dialogue with historical truth - only by understanding the glory and fear of that woman thousands of years ago can we calm down the anger that spans time and space. When the eyes of the living and the dead meet through the dust, the answer is not in the tomb, but on the scale of each person's soul.
Concept: A female archaeologist of Khitan descent joins forces with a repentant tomb robber to uncover the subversive truth about Empress Xiao Chuo in the underground palace of the Liao Dynasty guarded by shamanic spells, and complete the redemption of their respective souls.