Everyone in Linjin City knew that among the six great families, the Wen and He families shared a bond forged through life and death.
When Wen Shujun was eleven, He Muying of the He family pointed a finger at him and declared, "From now on, you're only allowed to play with me."
Later, the skies over Linjin City changed.
The Easterners' guns and cannons drew near, and a surviving heir of the former dynasty entered the fray with a shipment of arms. The tangled feuds between the great families were ready to erupt at any moment. Wen Shujun, once a well-behaved student at school, donned women's clothing and went undercover in a brothel to investigate an old case, becoming its most aloof and proud "courtesan." He navigated the company of the powerful, keeping wine for company, yet fought to the death to protect the last of his principles.
When He Muying returned from overseas, his first move was to surround the brothel so completely that not even a drop of water could get through.
Everyone thought the former best friends were about to become sworn enemies. Instead, they saw He Muying step over the wreckage, drape his bloodstained coat over Wen Shujun's shoulders, and grit out:
"Wen Shujun, if you ever risk your life behind my back again, I'll break your legs and lock you up in the He mansion."
Wen Shujun pushed his hand away and looked up coldly. "Commander He, I'm a dead man now."
"Dead?" He Muying leaned closer.
"Perfect. All my life, I've been missing a vengeful ghost worthy of me."
In this doomed game where everyone stands to lose, some sell out their country for power, while others hold a lonely city to the last for the sake of justice.
And the two of them don't even dare say the word "love."
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