Ghosts sway from the locust trees in the back courtyard of the Mu residence, while the feast in Feiyue City reeks of blood. A sacred herb from the Western Regions fuels power struggles at court, and the cold gleam of the Fuzi bracelet reflects a family's blood feud.
What sparks will fly when a carefree coroner meets a mild-mannered yet aloof official of the Court of Judicial Review? Will they crack a major case, or become trapped in the labyrinth of the martial world and the imperial court?
Only after peeling away the layers of bizarre cases do they discover that this so-called golden age is nothing but festering sores wrapped in brocade.
"They say there are no wrongful convictions in a golden age, but they can't see the filth hidden in the darkest corners. They can't see that a sacred herb from the Western Regions is worth a fortune, while human life isn't worth even one ten-thousandth as much."
Su Yun x Si Qing
Theme: Satirize human nature and celebrate the beauty of the human world.
