Clear Moonlight Falls on the Night Terrace

Su Ye is determined to reopen the long-buried case of the Xu family massacre. She carefully lays a trap designed to break the guilty from within, and the three witnesses who gave false testimony back then die one after another under bizarre circumstances. Their inexplicable deaths ignite rumors throughout the city, and everyone believes the Xu family’s vengeful spirits have come to claim their lives. Shen Yan, an official in the Ministry of Justice, sees through the illusion: this is no divine retribution, but a trap woven by human hands. He knows Su Ye is behind it, yet instead of arresting her, he invites her to join him in investigating the case.

The two set out together, pursuing a string of bizarre cases while staying alert to the mastermind lurking in the shadows, using the game of revenge to make others do the killing. At the same time, they constantly test and outmaneuver each other. Su Ye is sly and flirtatious by nature, always finding ways, deliberate or otherwise, to tease Shen Yan, who is usually so proper and self-possessed, repeatedly throwing him off balance. Shen Yan is calm and meticulous, carefully choosing his words, yet he cannot help letting his guard down for her. Suspense is laced with lighthearted humor as blood feuds and a racing heartbeat pull them back and forth. Together, they strip away the illusion of ghosts and gods and draw ever closer to a shocking secret buried beneath imperial power.