The Peach Falcon Bureau

A beginning as clichéd as they come.

Eight thousand years ago, a war between gods and demons raged for three thousand years. Neither side could gain the upper hand, so the God Lord and the Demon Lord agreed to end this "endlessly long" war in an exceptionally refined manner, within the Realm of the Void.

A game of chess between god and demon, each holding a piece.

The god said: Win, and all will be well across the Three Realms and Six Paths.

Lose, and all living things will be engulfed in flames of karma for three thousand years.

Therefore, losing is not an option.

They say that to the north, Feng Yusheng is a beauty born of wind and rain; to the south, Liu Qiannian is a beloved beauty who has endured a thousand years.

They say that in this lifetime, Liu Qiannian has loved only one person.

They also say that Feng Yusheng and Liu Qiannian once shared a celebrated romance, a tale of a gifted scholar and a beautiful woman.

Five thousand years have passed, and no one knows what the gods and demons wagered five thousand years ago.

Nor do they know whether their wager really lasted five thousand years.

All they know is that, for the past five thousand years, the world has prospered, and the people have lived in peace and contentment. The gods must have won, the people guessed.

Little did they know, the game had only just begun.