Above the smallest square, black and white form a path.
Those drawn into the game know nothing; those who set it up are devious.
Only one night of spring light lies hidden in the shadows.
[An impartial, principled judge, personally appointed by the emperor
&
A cruel, merciless Rakshasa general guarding the border]
The young master of the Song family had only just arrived in the capital when he solved a series of murders in one fell swoop. His fame spread far and wide, and he won the emperor's favor. He was appointed a fifth-rank official in the Investigation Bureau and personally given the title of "Iron-Faced Judge."
Meanwhile, General Jiang Huan, the commander of the cavalry, was ordered back to the capital to secretly investigate the chancellor's corruption.
On his first night back in the capital, Jiang Huan met the legendary "Young Master of the Song Family" at the capital's finest restaurant, Kelaixiang.
The young Song was happily chatting with the restaurant owner about the world's finest delicacies, only for the uncouth, violent general to call her "a pleasure-seeker who wallows in fine food."
Young Judge Song naturally couldn't swallow that insult, so she argued with him: "Sir, have you ever heard this saying?"
"What saying?"
"Don't judge until you've seen the whole picture!"
The man didn't answer. Instead, he deliberately leaned close to her ear and whispered: "Has Miss Song ever heard what the punishment is for deceiving the emperor?"
Oh no, she'd been found out on her very first attempt at dressing as a man.
Young Judge Song's verdict: Staying alive is hard!
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