Knocking on the Heart

A pair of eyes that can see through people's hearts, and a game of chess with no way out.

Born into a humble family in Wu County, Bai Luosheng had an extraordinary gift: she could see things no one else could. A hunched shoulder, a sidelong glance, the accidental turn of a toe: to her, each was an open book, every word clear.

The day Zhao Zihong arrived in Wu County, the whole town said the Bai family had climbed to greater heights. Only Bai Luo saw the carefully calculated move hidden in his gaze toward her older sister.

What she didn't know was that she, too, was already caught in someone else's game.

The smiling peach-eyed man "abducted" her on the road from the capital and brought her to the general's residence. He bought her candied fruit, found her medical books, and shielded her from blades and arrows, trading his steely exterior for a little tenderness. She helped the Crown Prince see every hidden thread connecting the Sixth Prince's faction, becoming the "demon" feared throughout the court. With her eyes, she shielded the general from an arrow shot at his back.

Until a game of chess sent them to opposite sides of the blade.

At the moment the blade pressed against her throat, he was her only thought. He had said, "I have only you." He had said, "It's not too late." He had said, "From now on, you can come straight to me and ask." Those words flashed through her mind before she went to her death, and only then did she realize that she was afraid of dying, but even more afraid of him being hurt.

Beneath the schemes for power, love runs deep, yet life is fleeting. With eyes that see through everyone in the world, she alone cannot see her own fate. She wagers her life and wields her eyes like a sword, fighting for a just and honest world.

In this game of chess, who is the player, and who is the pawn caught in the game?

Premise: She wields her eyes like a sword, fighting for a just and honest world. The female lead grows along the way and enters the heart of the court's turmoil, purging the rot from the realm. She helps a future sage ruler bring peace to the ages.