Synopsis
Do you know when people feel the saddest?
It's when something they don't want to remember is, unfortunately, etched clearly in their minds.
That's why some people drink to drown their sorrows.
But I'm the unluckiest of all. I can hold my liquor too well. I want to get drunk and forget, but I can only stay clearheaded, over and over again.
Beneath the calm surface of Jining's capital, turmoil was brewing.
In the open, the Lingyun Sect and the Jining Imperial House stood as equal powers. In the shadows, Qixuan, a secret organization independent of both the imperial court and the martial world, was also stirring.
The conflict between the three gradually came into focus with the appearance of Chuliang, the Nether Lord of Qixuan.
The Nether Lord accepted a mission from the Guardian Lord. Succeed, and she would have a chance to live. Fail, and death was her only option. The Qixuan Moon Envoys assisted the Nether Lord in completing her mission. If she died, they would die with her.
In the first year of Tianqi, Chuliang, the Nether Lord of Qixuan, who knew no martial arts or spells, was suddenly sent to Lingyun. She was to impersonate Yi Luoxi, the Tenth Princess of Jining, and train there. Using the fact that the Lingyun Sect's leader was Yi Luoxi's uncle, she would find a chance to obtain Lingyun's secret treasure, the Cloudscale.
Qixuan Moon Envoy Shili was sent along to assist the Nether Lord.
Could they really succeed in using underhanded tactics against a great sect? Before they could make any headway with the Cloudscale, the two were sent down the mountain to exorcise evil spirits.
As the past gradually came to light through their exorcism missions, someone in the Jining Imperial House wanted Chuliang dead as soon as possible, while the Lingyun Sect, contrary to all expectations, risked everything to protect her. Shili's true purpose was exposed, and Chuliang was captured.
Just as the Jining Imperial House began to gain the upper hand and the conflict between the sect and the imperial family grew increasingly irreconcilable, Shili's feelings for Chuliang began to change.
But then everything was turned upside down.
She said to Shili:
---If one day I fall from this cliff, will you catch me?
---I will protect you with my life...
---Don't say it. Leave yourself some room to back out.
---The world is about to fall into chaos. Have you achieved your goal?
Luoxi smiled.
---I'm putting this world back on the right track.
Those closest to you become your enemies. Fathers and sons distrust each other. There is endless pretense and scheming without end.
When the past is finally revealed, who will repent, who will rage, and who will expose the scars buried deep in their heart? What choices will everyone make?
Have you ever heard the saying: Everyone in Qixuan is a hopeless lunatic.
You spent ten years turning me into the very thing I hate most.
You say I wear a thousand faces, but in the end, all I want is fairness from Heaven.
Theme: You say I wear a thousand faces, but in the end, all I want is fairness from Heaven.