Su Yao, a Daoist nun from Xuandu Temple, can divine life and death with a single reading and draw the boundary between yin and yang with a single stroke.
She comes to Chang'an to investigate the truth behind her parents' deaths seven years ago, but becomes embroiled in the city's strange cases: a painter dies suddenly, his pupils turn gold; a mural bleeds and predicts a rebellion; and a flying immortal musician plays a melody that ensnares souls.
Pei Yan, an administrative judge at the Court of Judicial Review, comes from a distinguished family and is as upright as jade. When solving cases, he recognizes only the law, not the person. At their first meeting, he thinks she's putting on a show with her superstitious tricks. She thinks he's rigid and dull.
Later, he watches her break a curse with talismans, reveal hidden images with cinnabar, and use a mural to uncover the secret of a powerful family's origins.
"Do Daoists handle murder cases?"
"Daoists don't handle murder cases. Daoists uphold the laws of heaven. If the laws of heaven won't handle it, I will."
She points to the hidden words written in blood in the mural. He sees another truth: a daughter using ink and brush to finish what her parents left undone.
A cool, haughty Daoist heroine × an upright, self-disciplined Court of Judicial Review hero. She is cool, he is principled, and they become each other's armor.
A mystery-focused plot, with a slow-growing romance. They clash at first, team up to solve the puzzle midway, and stand side by side in the end.
Dunhuang murals × the Ganlu Incident × Western Regions illusion arts × bizarre cases and intricate mysteries. This is not supernatural fiction; every mystery has a rational explanation.
The enemy she had pursued for seven years dies in the bloodshed of the Ganlu Incident.
In a corner of the mural, she writes the last words her mother left her:
"As long as the painting remains, so do I."
A thousand years later, the painting remains. And she still lives within it.
Theme: The road ahead is long. Never lose sight of who you are.
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