The story takes place in old Shanghai. Wu Sicheng, chief inspector of the police station's criminal investigation team, receives orders to obtain the secret transaction ledger of Weixin Casino within three days. The Shanghai Public Security Bureau secretly pays a hefty sum to hire professional assassin Qin Yue to assist Wu Sicheng. All the mysterious events begin with Qin Yue's arrival...
The previous generation's grudges are left for the next to settle. The sharpest blade wounds both others and itself... In this turbulent age of clashing powers, she cannot have what she wants, and what she obtains is something she cannot cherish. She is skilled at disguises, yet ends up trapped in the role she created for herself. Driven by fate, she is called a cold-blooded killing machine...
Amid all the layers of fog, what is the truth behind everything? Some pursue the truth without giving up, while others know it but keep running from it. They are all afraid, afraid that the person standing against them in the end will be the one they cannot bear to lose.
At last, the clouds part and the truth comes to light. The thing they feared most is about to happen...
When they first met, she wore a purple qipao with black flowers and sat on the table, smoking a cigarette. She was breathtakingly alluring, playing the role she had set for herself. In the end, she wore a plain white qipao and collapsed into Wu Sicheng's arms. Her qipao was stained with spots of scarlet, like flowers embroidered upon it. She was ethereal and otherworldly, caught in a drama of her own making. That Nine-Phoenix qipao was finally consumed by fire, bringing an end to a love born in a time of chaos…
To be honest, I may not be able to fill this hole in my lifetime. Fortunately, I have been looking forward to it.
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