Ink Shadow Determines the Country

The Dayin Dynasty was prosperous on the surface but turbulent undercurrents. Shen Mo, a folk painter with the special power of "ink eye", can see afterimages in paintings and identify lies on paper. However, due to this, his family was ruined and he hid in the market. A bizarre "real and fake prince case" broke out. Two princes with identical looks faced off at a palace banquet, shocking both the government and the public. In order to protect himself and seek the truth, Shen Mo was involved in the whirlpool and became the "counterfeiter" of the third prince, and was forced to partner with the cold shadow guard Xuan Qi installed by the emperor. One is thoughtful and uses his pen to peek into secrets; the other has extraordinary skills and follows him everywhere like a shadow. The two went from being wary of each other to relying on each other in life and death, and they were able to get through the turbulent court and rivers and lakes. They discovered that behind the case there was a huge organization named "Danqing Pavilion" that used calligraphy and painting to control people's hearts, and its goal was directly to subvert the imperial power. When the conspiracy touches Shen Mo's unbearable life experience, and when trust is repeatedly tortured by the desire for power, the two will finally use pen and sword to set the real order for this era with the intertwining of ink and shadow.