In the eleventh year of Wenzhi, Emperor Wen murdered his elder brother and took the throne. Before appointing a crown prince, he made his second son, Lan Ruochen, Prince Chen and put him in charge of criminal cases. With the southwest on the verge of unrest and the capital in turmoil, powerful nobles secretly conspired with one another, while the assassins of the Shadow Pavilion ran rampant. Court officials were killed one after another, and dark clouds hung over the capital as fear and unease spread among the people. The mysterious Si Chengye stood apart from the circle of powerful nobles, stirring up a storm in the capital. Lan Ruochen joined forces with Si Chengye to clear away the fog, unravel the conspiracy, quell the southwestern rebellion, and secure the Wenzhi dynasty.
Theme: Two strong leads stand side by side at the pinnacle of power.
