In a parallel world, in Changsha in 1932, Zhang Qishan, leader of the Xiling Raiders, crosses paths with Er Yuehong, head of the Hong troupe, over a Song-dynasty bronze begonia-shaped vessel. When an overseas auction house brings the Nine Gates' secret treasure back into the spotlight, Lord Buddha intervenes in the investigation as a senior military official, while Boss Hong has already laid covert plans in the antiques trade. From a secret imperial edict hidden in a compartment in the bronze vessel to a case involving the smuggling of chemical reagents at the Xiang River docks, the two men become each other's mirror and counterpart amid a shifting era where truth and illusion intertwine. Gradually, they discover that they are the key to unlocking the "Nine Gates' Cycle of Reincarnation." When Er Yuehong finds a bronze begonia petal tucked into the second button of Zhang Qishan's military uniform, he finally realizes that the young officer who tossed gold leaves to listen to opera at their first meeting in the pear garden twelve years ago had already set the threads of fate in motion.
Theme: In another world, we love each other.
