Three lives, one mirror of truth.
Su Chen has just recovered from a serious illness. He is the heir to the Hanbei throne, a boy of only ten. Yet his mind holds the memories of two lifetimes.
In his first life, he was a modern public prosecutor, crossing swords with all comers in court.
In his second life, he was called Cao Qin. Starting as a palace eunuch assigned to menial chores, he climbed step by step to become the all-powerful Duke of the Dark Mirror, founding the Dark Mirror Bureau and holding the world's secret reports in his hands. Officials trembled at his name. He was the hidden force behind the emperor's ascension, second only to the emperor himself and above all others, until a cup of poisoned wine brought his life to an end.
In this life, his father guards the frontier, his mother is gentle, his little sister is clingy, and his younger brother is mischievous. Life at the manor is noisy, but warm all the same.
Yet the Dragon Vein Continent is far from peaceful. Five kingdoms stand in opposition, while within the Cangxuan Dynasty, undercurrents stir at court and powerful enemies watch from beyond its borders. Martial sects are scattered across the land, and the spirit cultivators and blood cultivators are bitterly at odds. He also bears the debts of his previous life: some debts must be repaid.
It begins with the dragon vein beneath an abandoned racetrack, and with a battered cultivation manual used to prop up a bookcase. He will cultivate, build a power of his own, and use the methods of his first two lives to carve a different path across this continent.
The power eunuch's game of chess in his previous life; the young heir's chessboard in this one.
Watch as he turns the clouds with one hand and brings the rain with the other.
