A middle-aged executive whose marriage has failed finds himself out of work and in dire straits, just as his mother needs money for surgery. By chance, he discovers an old street-market painting his father had hidden away. It turns out the painting once fetched tens of millions at a domestic auction house, so he contacts the auction house to find a buyer willing to pay a high price, thinking his life is about to turn around.
But the old Korean painting, which has been forged a second time, turns out to be a clue in a major case. To quietly erase the traces of their crimes, the mastermind arranges for him to deliver the painting thousands of miles, planning to intercept him along the way and even seize a chance to kill him. The protagonist fights to save himself, and is fortunate to receive help from a Korean woman living in China to study archaeology. Together, they repeatedly escape danger, while she actively searches for a way out for him.
But this passionate young woman has long been brainwashed. In truth, she has been secretly investigating the painting all along. She believes that the lower half of the painting bears a talisman written on Xuan paper, a spell that can reverse time and space. She wants to use it to help her cult reverse history. And so the two head west in pursuit of the painting, embarking on a hilarious adventure of deadly pursuit, survival, and treasure hunting, tangled up in love and hate.
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